Major 2 Career Videos + Curriculum
INTRODUCTION
The Major 2 Career video series and curriculum was created by Nohemy Chavez for The Puente Project as a free and accessible tool to promote knowledge, awareness, and validation for first-generation students.
The curriculum aims to promote various pathways by highlighting first-generation professionals and their unique journeys. The videos demonstrate that a major doesn’t equal a career and that higher education attainment leads to both economic vitality and growth in the communities first-generation people represent.
Curriculum
Folders
This free curriculum can be downloaded and adapted for your use.
If you have any recommendations or feedback, please contact Nohemy Chavez at nzchavez@berkeley.edu
Table of
Contents
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Sample lesson plan
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PowerPoint slide deck
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Student Reflection Worksheet for Videos
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STEM Student Reflection Worksheet for Videos
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Match That Activity + Answer Key
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Lifestyle Reflection Worksheet
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Informational Interview Questions
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STEM Informational Interview Questions
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Career Exploration & Transferable Skills Plan
YouTube Playlist
There are 20 videos each focused on a specific major but promoting two different career paths to demonstrate that a major isn’t tied to a specific career. There is also an Introductory video on what a major is based on Lezra Chenportillo’s First Gen Transfer curriculum. Most of the videos have professionals who were community college transfer students, most attended a public California university, and many earned advanced graduate degrees.
Major 2 Career Video Series
Majors:
1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Anthropology
3. Biological Sciences
4. Chemistry
5. Chicanx/Latine Studies
6. Communication
7. Creative Arts
8. Criminal Justice
9. Ethnic Studies
10. Engineering
11. Environmental Sciences
12. Exercise/Nutrition Science
13. Health Science/Public Health
14. History
15. Liberal Studies
16. Mathematics
17. Political Science/International Relations
18. Psychology
19. Sociology
20. Spanish