Useful Courses 101
By Liz Seasholtz
As fall semester begins, students are adding and dropping classes at a pace quick enough to make your computer freeze.
The realization you’re one class short of being a full-time student has just set in, and adding another class from your prescribed course track isn’t an option (Five accounting classes in one semester is just cruel.). Your parents not-so-delicately point out you need full-time status to receive healthcare coverage, and just as important, you need it to secure discounted season football tickets.
As the final deadline for add/drop looms, you might want to consider some courses that might not fulfill requirements, but can prove valuable once you land that first – or fifth – job.
Here are seven courses that will help your future career and diversify your looming course load:
1. Business/Communications Writing. One of the best skills job candidates can have is an aptitude for writing — a talent that is surprisingly hard to come by. Taking a course with a writing focus, specifically with a business angle, can teach you not only proper grammar, but correct format and etiquette for memos, resumes, and general business letters. Look for these classes in your university’s English or communications departments.
2. Interpersonal communication. Of course
you know you’re great at getting along with everyone, but understanding others.
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