CNS MAJORS PRESENTATION

TREASURE, HARRISON, OLIVIA, RACHEL, MONTASIA

WHAT IS THE MAJOR?

● BCBG MAXAZRIA, SALES SPECIALIST, WASHINGTON DC

● BU-RIM MIDDLE SCHOOL, ENGLISH TEACHER, KOREA

● CLARK CONSTRUCTION, HUMAN RELATIONS/MARKETING,

BETHESDA, MD

● GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, LAW STUDENT, WASHINGTON DC

● HOUSTON DYNAMO, PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER, HOUSTON, TX

● CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLASSROOM BEHAVIORAL THERAPIST,

CLEVELAND, OH

● UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, MEDICAL STUDENT, COLUMBIA,

SC

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

WHAT IS THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR?

● PSYCHOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR. ● PEOPLE IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY SEEK TO UNDERSTAND

THE MENTAL PROCESSES, PERSONALITY, EMOTION, PERCEPTION, DEVELOPMENT, THOUGHTS, MOTIVES, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR, THOUGHTS, AND EMOTIONS.

● ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THIS KNOWLEDGE.

CAREERS● GRADUATE WORK IN PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELING

OR SOCIAL WORK. ● PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS: LAW, BUSINESS,

MEDICINE, OR MINISTRY. ● SOCIAL SERVICE (JUVENILE COURT, SOCIAL

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITALS, CHILDREN’S HOMES)

● OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGIST, ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR

SKILLS● PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A STRONG

FOUNDATION OF THEORY AND RESEARCH ACROSS VARIOUS AREAS OF PSYCHOLOGY; ALONG WITH THE METHODOLOGICAL, LABORATORY,AND STATISTICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND CONTRIBUTE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS: 2,348 MEMBERS

INTERESTING FACTS

● FAMOUS PEOPLE: HUGH HEFNER, NATALIE PORTMAN, DR. PHIL.

● PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE WFU WEBSITE.

AM I MORE INTERESTED OR LESS INTERESTED?

- NATIONAL GAMES COORDINATOR, CANADIAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS, TORONOTO

- CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR, WINSTON-SALEM- PASTRY PROGRAM, COOKING AND HOSPITALITY INSTITUTE OF

CHICAGO, CHICAGO- ARCHAEOLOGIST, METCALF ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS,

VERNAL- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, ORACLE, REDWOOD CITY- BEER CAPTAIN, HARPOON BREWERY, BOSTON- HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER, TEACH FOR AMERICA, ST.LOUIS

What is the Major?

ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR

WHAT IS THE ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR? ● ANTHROPOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HUMANKIND, FROM

ITS BEGINNINGS THROUGH PRESENT DAY● THE COMMON GOAL IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF WHO WE

ARE AND HOW WE CAME TO BE THAT WAY- BOTH SWEEPING AND MICROSCOPIC

● BROAD- CAN LEAD TO CAREERS LIKE LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, ETC.

● VALUABLE TO STUDENTS SEEKING TO DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN PLANNING, DECISION-MAKING, AND MANAGEMENT

CAREERS- ARCHAEOLOGIST- EMPLOYER TRAINER- FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER- GOVERNMENT SERVICE EXEC- HISTORIAN- HISTORIC SITE REP- LIBRARIAN- MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST

- MUSEUM CURATOR

- PALEONTOLOGIST

- PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER

- TRAVEL WRITER

SKILLS

- WRITING- PLANNING PROJECTS- INTERVIEWING- RESEARCH: SURVEYING, SAMPLING,

GATHERING, ORGANIZING DATA- CONDUCTING FIELD STUDIES- UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT

CULTURES AND DIVERSITY- COMMUNICATION- ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE ABILITY

TO SUMMARIZE INFORMATION

45 ANTHROPOLOGY MAJORS IN THE WFU ALUMNI GROUP ON LINKEDIN!

236 INTERESTED IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MINOR OR CURRENTLY STUDYING)

INTERESTING FACTSFAMOUS ANTHROPOLOGY MAJORS: JEFF CORWIN, HUGH

LAURIE, DAX SHEPPARD, GIADA DELORENTIS, GLENN CLOSE, MATT ELAM

- THE NAME OR TERM ANTHROPOLOGY IS A GREEK ORIGIN, ANTHROPOS MEANING “MAN” OR HUMANS AND LOGIA MEANING “SCIENCE” OR “STUDY”

- SOCIAL, CULTURAL, BIOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, AND LINGUISTIC SUB-FIELDS

MORE OR LESS INTERESTED?

WHAT IS THE MAJOR?

● U.S ARMY, 2ND LIEUTENANT, FT. RUCKER, AL● ORACLE, SALES ASSOCIATE, WASHINGTON D.C.● BALTIMORE ORIOLES, PITCHER, BALTIMORE, MD● J.P. MORGAN, ANALYST, NEW YORK, NY● CRAVATH, SWAINE, AND MOORE LLP, LITIGATION

LEGAL ASSISTANT, NEW YORK, NY

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL

AFFAIRS

WHAT IS THE POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR?

● POLITICAL SCIENCE IS THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICIES AND

POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. POLITICAL SCIENCE USES BOTH HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVES

AND SCIENTIFIC SKILLS TO EXAMINE THE UNITED STATES AND ALL COUNTRIES AND

REGIONS OF THE WORLD.

● AS A POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR, YOU WILL HONE THE WRITING,

COMMUNICATIONS, ANALYTICAL AND COMPUTER SKILLS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO A

LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION.

● SKILLS DEVELOPED WITHIN THIS MAJOR INCLUDE: SKILLFUL AT SPEAKING,

READING, AND WRITING; ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE IDEAS; ABLE TO

ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE WITH DIFFERING BELIEFS; SKILLED AT DEVELOPING

PERSONAL THOUGHTS/THEORIES; ABILITY TO ASSESS CRISES AND PROBLEM

SOLVE; AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS; AND PROPENSITY TO BE A LEADER.

CAREERS

● STUDENTS OFTEN PURSUE CAREERS IN BUSINESS; LAW;

CONSULTING; STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;

JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS; INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATION; FINANCE; POLLING AND CAMPAIGN

MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY SERVICE AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS); AND PRE-COLLEGE AND COLLEGE

TEACHING.

● AS SEEN, THIS MAJOR PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE STRONG

WRITERS AS WELL AS HIGHLY ANALYTICALLY AND STRONG

COMMUNICATORS, WHICH GEARS THEM TOWARDS PURSUING

CAREERS IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS.

● 2,420 POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJORS IN THE WFU ALUMNI

GROUP!

MORE OR LESS INTERESTED??

WHAT IS THE MAJOR?● Southern Methodist University - Law Student - Dallas, Texas● Teach for America - Teacher - Bay Area, California● Universal Studios - Associate Producer - Seattle, Washington● San Francisco Mime Troupe - Costume Design Intern - San Francisco,

California● CBS - Page - New York, New York● Centerstage - Stage Management Intern - Baltimore, Maryland● Effects Arts, Inc. - Actor - Winston Salem, North Carolina

THEATRE MAJOR

WHAT IS A THEATRE MAJOR?● Theatre is the activity or profession of

acting in, producing, directing, or writing plays.

● Either you make a living at your art, or you don’t.

● Through discipline, performers, directors, designers, and stage managers learn clear self-expression and therefore grow in their ability to communicate with others orally, visually, and in writing.

● Being a theatre major helps one learn about themselves and develop self confidence, organizational and analytical skills, and creative approaches to problem solving.

CAREERS● Actor/Actress● Advertising specialist● Artist Agent● Box Office Manager● Casting Agent● Clown● Costume Designer● Director ● Educator● Filmmaker● Hair/Make-up Artist● Marketing Director ● Production Assistant● Public Relations Specialist● Sales Person● Special Effects Manager● Stage Manager● Technical Director

SKILLS● Creativity● Expressive ability● Keen observation● Conceptual ability● Ability to work independently

and with others● Oral communication skills● Creative problem solving and

interpretation● Memorization skills● Quick thinking● Ability to relate to abstract

ideas

INTERESTING FACTS● Famous theatre majors are:

○ Jerry Seinfeld- also majored in Communications at City University of New York

○ Kourtney Kardashian- University of Arizona & Southern Methodist University

○ David Hasselhoff- California Institute of the Arts

● The word theatre comes from the Greek verb “to behold.”

● Theatre began in Ancient Greece.

● There are 144 Theatre Majors on LinkedIN from Wake Forest University.

ARE YOU MORE OR LESS

INTERESTED??

WHAT IS THE MAJOR???

AARC ENVIRONMENTAL, ASSOCIATE, HOUSTON TEXASADVISORY BOARD COMPANY, MARKETING ASSOCIATE,

WASHINGTON DCBB&T, MARKETING, WINSTON SALEM NCCITIGROUP, INVESTMENT BANK ANALYST, NEW YORK NYCOALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN IN LATIN

AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN, COORDINATOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECT, CONSEPCION CHILE

AU PAIR, ENTREPRENEUR, MADRID SPAINDUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, BILINGUAL

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY TECHNICIAN, DURHAM NC

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE● FOREIGN LANGUAGE: A

FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS A LANGUAGE INDIGENOUS TO ANOTHER COUNTRY. IT IS ALSO A LANGUAGE NOT SPOKEN IN THE NATIVE COUNTRY OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO, I.E., AN ENGLISH SPEAKER LIVING IN JAPAN CAN SAY THAT JAPANESE IS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO HIM OR HER.

● IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS ONE MUST BE ABLE TO LEARN, WRITE, AND SPEAK IN THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FLUENTLY.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLSSkills Developed

● Translating ideas/languages;

● Strong written and oral communication skills;

● Perception of word patterns and structures;

● Analyzing content;

● Gathering information;

● Summarizing;

● Comparing ideas/translations;

● Memorizing;

● Project development and follow through;

● Attention to detail;

● Understanding other cultures;

● Sensitivity to diversity;

● ability to clarify others’ thoughts and ideas.

CAREERS

Careers that often interest Foreign Language majors include:Editor/ProofreaderEducatorForeign Service OfficerInterpreterJournalistLanguage EngineerLexicographerLibrarianLinguistMissionarySocial workerTechnical writerTranslator

INTERESTING FACTS

Sandra Bullock was a Foreign Language Major

● There are 110 Foreign Language Majors on LinkedIN from Wake Forest University.

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