{"id":19448,"date":"2021-02-17T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=19448"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:24:08","slug":"meta-major-pathways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/17\/meta-major-pathways","title":{"rendered":"Meta-Major Pathways show way to degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/line.jpg\" alt=\"Meta-Major graphics\" class=\"wp-image-27675\" width=\"1280\" height=\"655\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graphics and animations by Jodylene Delosreyes, Interactive Media Design senior.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s your major? For students ready to graduate from the University of Washington Bothell, that\u2019s easy to answer. It\u2019s a more difficult question for arriving students, who may be uncertain or have only a broad idea where they want to concentrate their studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, they can find their way on <a href=\"\/degrees\/meta-major-pathways\">Meta-Major Pathways<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new advising tool offers pre-major students a way to hone their general academic inclinations into a collection of majors that align with their talents, interests and values \u2014 what they\u2019d love to learn about. \u201cIt\u2019s showing students possibilities,\u201d said Kathy Mitchell, assistant director of student success and retention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, Meta-Major Pathways connect what students learn to possible careers, Mitchell said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents wanted to know, \u2018Who hires people in this meta-major pathway, and what are the jobs they actually hire for?\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major exploration <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n    <div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meta Major Pathways Introduction\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cn2XPt1seu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For many new students, it\u2019s likely someone told them something like this: \u201cMajor in chemistry if you want to be a doctor,\u201d or \u201cMajor in business if you want to find a job.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students at UW Bothell are encouraged not to stop there. More choices and better advice are available through Meta-Major Pathways, said Mitchell, adding that the tool helps students see that they have many ways to achieve their goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe group the majors together in a way that makes sense to students and also makes sense to where they\u2019re going next, where they want to go,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Meta-Major Pathways tool was developed by the Office of Student Academic Success in collaboration with academic advisers and the Offices of Admissions, Career Services, Orientation and Alumni Engagement. It builds on \u201c<a href=\"\/news\/january-2020\/degree-maps\">degree maps<\/a>,\u201d another advising tool at UW Bothell that documents course requirements for each major, quarter by quarter. The pre-major advising team started using Meta-Major Pathways with new students arriving for the 2020-21 school year, Mitchell said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can find more information on the <a href=\"\/degrees\/meta-major-pathways\">webpage<\/a> where all available majors are arranged under five meta-majors categories: Technology &amp; Engineering, Arts &amp; Media, Health &amp; Natural Sciences, Education &amp; Society and Business &amp; Policy. Students can simply click on a category to see possible careers and graduate programs in the related fields. They also can find undergraduate research, internship and study-abroad opportunities \u2014 as well as clubs and activities where they can make friends and contacts with people who have similar interests. See faculty and adviser videos about meta-majors <a href=\"\/premajor\/pathways\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meta benefits <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the benefits, many universities use tools similar to UW Bothell\u2019s Meta-Major Pathways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cResearch shows that meta-majors can support retention and a sense of belonging for students. They\u2019ll see a community of students with similar interests,\u201d said Cinnamon Hillyard, associate vice chancellor for student success. \u201cWith this framework, we can easily link students to faculty, advisers and alumni and then develop targeted programming.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Djelli Berisha, now a senior majoring in Biology who plans to attend medical school, said Meta-Major Pathways would have helped him when he started at UW Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt first, I didn\u2019t want to major in Biology, and I was leaning more toward [studying] chemistry or public health. Upon further exploration into the Biology curriculum at UW Bothell, I became intrigued at the intersections between biology and chemistry, understanding the chemistry of molecules and how that pertains to biological life,\u201d said Djelli, who is also pursuing minors in Chemistry, Diversity Studies and Computing &amp; Software Systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s this kind of exploration and experiential learning that Meta-Major Pathways encourages for all students, which empowers us to find a major we truly love and can make careers out of,\u201d said Berisha, who also is president of the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafael Delgado, assistant director of Career Services, said the Meta-Majors Pathways also help students recognize there is more than one path to get to the same destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents who are interested in a particular industry can now explore the various degree majors associated with that industry focus,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cThey have more information to support their decision-making on relevant courses to explore. They can compare one degree to the other and make more informed decisions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interdisciplinary paths <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/kathy-mitchell-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Kathy Mitchell\" class=\"wp-image-27676\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy Mitchell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One might think the five meta-majors are the same as UW Bothell\u2019s five schools, but they are not. The meta-majors suggest options from any school. For example, Mitchell said, a student interested in technology or engineering would perhaps think first about the School of STEM. The Technology &amp; Engineering meta-major, however, shows students that there is also a degree called Science, Technology &amp; Society, which is offered by the School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For another example, someone interested in the Business &amp; Policy meta-major will find majors in Business Administration, Global Studies, and Law, Economics &amp; Public Policy. \u201cThere\u2019s not just one major,\u201d Mitchell said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta-Major Pathways also help advisers, Mitchell said. They can use the tool to target their communications and recommendations for students. For instance, advisers can tell students in the Health &amp; Natural Sciences meta-major about workshops for applying to medical school. And, students who plan an engineering major will hear they need to start taking math courses right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casting out well beyond graduation from UW Bothell, said Mitchell, the Meta-Major Pathways and degree maps show students what it takes and all the choices they have to get where they want to go. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students entering the University of Washington Bothell use the new Meta-Major Pathways advising tool to find a major that fits their interests, to stay on track and to connect to a relevant career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[228,202,204],"tags":[331],"school":[417,418,419,420,421],"class_list":["post-19448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-administration","category-campus-news","category-students","tag-advising","school-school-of-business","school-school-of-educational-studies","school-school-of-ias","school-school-of-nhs","school-school-of-stem"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"Contact Us","email":"test@uwb.edu","phone":"(206) 999-1234","box":"Box 358500","address_line_1":"18115 Campus Way NE","address_line_2":"Bothell, WA 98011-8246","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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