What are Michigan's career pathways and how do they relate to my academic and personal development? Under Construction
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What are the 6 career pathways?
Arts and Communications
Careers in this path are related to humanities and performing, visual, literary and media arts.
Careers include architecture, graphic, interior, and fashion design, writing, film, fine arts, journalism, languages, media, advertising, and public relations.
Possible courses: art, English, creative writing, foreign language, journalism, photography
Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology
Careers in this path are related to the business environment.
Careers include entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, computer information systems, finance, accounting, personnel, economics and management.
Possible courses: math, language arts, computer science, business management, accounting, marketing
Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
Careers in this path are related to technologies necessary to design, develop, install, and maintain physical systems.
Careers include engineering, manufacturing, construction, service and related technologies.
Possible courses: drafting, science, physical science, physics, math, electronics,CAD
Health Sciences
Careers in this path are related to the promotion of health and treatment of disease.
Careers include research, prevention, treatment and related health technologies.
Possible courses: language arts, biology, chemistry, health, nutrition, math, physics
Human Services
Careers in this path are related to economic, political and social systems.
Careers include education, government, law and law enforcement, leisure and recreation, military, religion, child care, social services and personal services
Possible courses: history, government, social studies, language arts, psychology, child care
Natural Resources and Agri-Science
Careers in this path are related to agriculture, the environment and natural resources.
Careers include agricultural sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, fisheries, forestry, horticulture and wildlife.
Possible courses: agriculture, astronomy, chemistry, biology, math, botany, geography