Arts & Sciences: Liberal Arts to a Career (WQ1)

About CAS 1220 WQ1

Helps students reflect on past experiences that suggest future career directions. In particular, students develop an understanding of how skills acquired in the liberal arts translate to careers. Students also learn how to prepare for the job-seeking process, focusing on resume and cover letter development, creating an action plan, and identifying resources that will assist in the transition from college to full-time employment.

Notes

Winter session dates: Mon Dec 28th - Fri Jan 15th; Asynchronous online. Open to degree and PACE students; Special Topics courses cannot carry CC designations System waitlisting enabled for this section.

Section Description

Wondering how to make the leap from liberal arts major to employed graduate? This course is for you! Learn the art of naming your knowledge and skills. Learn to write a great resume, and how to approach potential employers. This course makes preparing for life after UVM a little less scary.

By the end of the course, you'll have learned how to
• draft job-seeking documents (a resume and a cover letter)
• articulate a plan for exploring career possibilities
• make an action plan to guide your next steps
• identify campus and other resources that you can continue to draw on in your steps toward a career

Section Expectation

Our main units involve 1) reflecting on your experiences and articulating your goals 2) working on effective resumes and 3) working on effective cover letters and interview preparation. Expect daily reading and short writing assignments, and peer response sessions in the resume and cover letter sections of the course.

Our course moves quickly: It's a 1 credit course, which works out to about 45 hours of work (this includes time spent reading assignments, posting, writing your documents, sharing them with each other and discussing them).The online format gives all of us a lot of flexibility, but please realize that success in this course requires a commitment to read thoughtfully, write thoughtfully, and post thoughtfully on a pretty regular basis through the winter session.

Evaluation

Grading is labor-based, with 15% on journal entries looking back at your experiences; 35% on investigating career possibilities; 50% on drafting and revising job-seeking materials.

Important Dates

Note: These dates may change before registration begins.

Courses may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Show your interest by enrolling.

Resources

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• PACE Course Pricing
• Textbooks