Positive Comments
"Nice stuff, I like your style. Light and breezy but not glib or shallow. Neat." - Rick Townley, BoomersOnlyBlog.com
Spread the Word
Recently Published
- Need for Medical Detectives Grows in Health Care Professions
- 10 College Courses that will Change Your Life
- Don’t Burn Bridges: 10 Ways to Maximize a Job Transition
- 20 US Higher-Education Buildings Earn LEED Platinum in 2011
- Are You a Shark or a Dolphin? Two Types of Entrepreneurs
- What to Do with the Underutilized Genius on Your Staff
- Baltimore area looks good for 'college town' rental investors
- Companies: Hire social media strategists and let loose cannons fly
- Managing Social Media Marketing from Scratch
- Tips for writing easy-to-understand security policies
- How Zendesk Can Help Turn Your Support Team Into Brand Ambassadors
- How to Land (and Keep) a Social Media Job
- Strategic Self-employment for Career Stability
- Enhancing Your Employability for Nonprofit Jobs in 2011
- 21 Ways To Save Big on College Expenses
- Careers that Promote Positive Change in Africa
- Smart Ways to Use Google Docs for Better Online Group Learning
- Why 2011 is the Year to Get a Nonprofit Job
- Book Review: The Writer’s Essential Tackle Box
- Making More of a Difference: Choosing Careers with Big Positive Impact
- How to Make Decent Money Working in the Non-Profit Sector
- The Sick Person’s Guide to Surviving Holiday Hooplah
- Landing a Nonprofit Job Starts with the Right Resume
- Techie Seeks Non-profit Job: How to Be a Big, Misunderstood Fish in a Small Pond
- When Cover Notes Work Better than Cover Letters
- Matching Your Passion for Photography with a Promising Career
- 10 Careers for the Survivalist
- Take Steps Today to Become Your Own Boss
- Capture Your Passion in a Paycheck: Promising Careers for Photographers
- Is Graphic Design the Right Creative Career for You?
- 5 Tips for Making Good Money as a Freelance Writer
- Create a Promising Career from Personal Passion
- A Boomers’ Guide to Choosing Volunteer Opportunities
- Use Social Media to Help Achieve Your Goals
- Matching Your Personal Passion to a Promising Career
- Approach Your Career Plan Like a Project
| 10 College Courses that will Change Your Life |
|
When it comes to choosing which courses to take each semester, most students rely on brief descriptions in course catalogs and suggestions from student advisers. There are some courses, however, that deserve a better sales pitch. Even though many classes may be general education requirements or prerequisites, it is still up to the student to decide which courses to take first. Without a big-picture glimpse of how these courses can have a positive impact on the rest of your life, you might miss out. The following are some course offerings, available at most colleges and universities, that deserve special emphasis. What they teach you will take you much further than just the completion of your degree. If you take these classes seriously, you’ll learn valuable information and ways of thinking that will contribute to your lifelong success in work, society and family. Written for BrainTrack
"Most-read yesterday" - usatodaycollege Have you taken any of these?" - syracuseu "Interesting list to think about." - presidentwelsh "Great list!" - scholamerica "Sounds like an awesome spring semester" - amyruberg |