The process of choosing a major can be challenging. The Starr Career Development Center recommends an action plan as you work towards making a decision.
Self-Assessment
A career counselor can assist you in identifying the critical factors about yourself which can impact your major choice and allow you to identify your options. These factors include:
- Interests - what do you enjoy doing?
- Skills - what transferable competencies do you possess?
- Values - what motivates you to succeed?
- Personality-Work Environment Match - what type of work setting would you enjoy?
Explore the Baruch Majors
Review the following Baruch major guides for descriptions that will help you gain a better understanding of your potential major choice.
- Accountancy
- Actuarial Science
- Business Communication
- Computer Information Systems
- Economics
- English
- Finance and Investments
- History
- I/O Psychology
- Management
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Affairs
- Quantitative Methods and Modeling
- Real Estate and Metropolitan Development
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
Speak to Faculty Advisors in your respective school:
Use the SCDC Career Library in NVC 2-150 to begin exploring the majors which you believe are a good fit for you and make an appointment with one of our counselors who can further guide you in the process.
Students also have the opportunity to develop their own major by creating an Ad Hoc Major.
All students interested in seeing Dr. Wendy Heyman regarding creating their own majors, must first take the Ad Hoc Major Workshop.
Action Plan
- Set goals for the exploration process
- Create a timeline and evaluate your progress
- Make a decision and assess outcomes
