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Great Minors for a Liberal Arts Major

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;minors-for-liberal-arts-major&sol;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-10348" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;01&sol;Great-Minors-for-a-Liberal-Arts-Major-200x300&period;png" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"333" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I&&num;8217&semi;ve written about good career choices for liberal arts majors&comma; including history&comma; English&comma; and psychology majors&period;  In this post I&&num;8217&semi;ll write about some minors to complement a liberal arts major and why they make good choices&period;  Employers like well-rounded applicants&comma; and having  a liberal arts major along with a technical or business minor will make you a more competitive candidate&period; Some minors to consider if you&&num;8217&semi;re a liberal arts major&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Business Administration<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A business minor will give you a foundation in accounting&comma; marketing&comma; and general management&period;  Whether you&&num;8217&semi;re goal is to start work or to attend professional school&comma; knowledge of the business world will be a great advantage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Marketing<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many liberal arts majors pursue careers in marketing after college&period;  Having a minor in marketing can give you an advantage over the competition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Human Resources Management<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Human resources management is another common career choice for liberal arts graduates&comma; particularly psychology majors&period;   Human resources management courses will teach you the business side of HR&comma; while your psychology courses will help you understand the behavioral and emotional aspects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Information Systems<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Technical skills will be important no matter what career you choose&period;  Employers expect a certain degree of computer skills and an information systems or computer science minor will demonstrate that you&&num;8217&semi;ve learned the basics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Education<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although education is a common career path for liberal arts graduates&comma; many are not prepared for the challenges of teaching&period;  By taking education classes&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll have a better idea of what to expect when you begin your teaching career&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Mass Media and Communications<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A mass media and communications minor can be a great compliment for English major wishing to pursue a career in media or journalism&period;  See Adrienne Carlson&&num;8217&semi;s guest post for career options for journalism majors&period;<strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To learn about more college majors and what jobs you can get with different majors&comma; visit our <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;jobs-liberal-arts-majors&sol;">Jobs for Your Major<&sol;a><&sol;strong> page&period;<strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;wpedon id&equals;&&num;8221&semi;11354&&num;8243&semi; align&equals;&&num;8221&semi;center&&num;8221&semi;&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon; middle&semi; display&colon; inline-table&semi; padding&colon; 3px&semi; line-height&colon; normal&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi;" title&equals;"certified 20 June 2010 21&colon;20&colon;43 UTC by Digiprove certificate P20806"><a style&equals;"border&colon; 0px&semi; float&colon; none&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi;" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;digiprove&period;com&sol;show&lowbar;certificate&period;aspx&quest;id&equals;P20806" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Tahoma&comma; MS Sans Serif&semi; font-size&colon; 9px&semi; color&colon; &num;636363&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; float&colon; none&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi; letter-spacing&colon; normal&semi;">  Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2010<&sol;span><&sol;a><&excl;--2E49FF2F63C913942839C885EFA9BA725DF51050D08A3CA3F47C08B4BC3B575C--><&sol;span><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;End--><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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