Module 9: Charting Your Course

Direct Your Future Module 9: Charting Your Course

Module 9 Objectives At the end of this module, you will be able to: • State the educational requirements for entry into occupations of your highest preference. • Select an educational path that you plan to follow after high school. • Select high school courses that will best prepare you for your occupational and education choices. 9-2 Direct Your Future

Module 9 After High School • Apprenticeship – training for a specific occupation through a combination of classroom and on-the-job experience. • Vocational-technical school – specialized training for specific occupations. • Community college – specialized training for specific occupations or the first two years of college in preparation for transfer. 9-3 Direct Your Future

Module 9 After High School, Cont’d • Four-year college – completion of four years of education after high school, majoring in a specific area, to get a bachelor’s degree. Four-year colleges can include any of the following: • Liberal Arts Colleges • Universities • Technical Institutes • Military service – getting training for any of approximately 150 civilian occupations in the military plus funds for additional education after leaving the military. 9-4 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Sample High School Courses • Computer Programming • Nutrition • Marketing and Sales • Physics • Physiology • Accounting • Biology • Botany • Business Principles • Calculus • Chemistry 9-5 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Architecture and Construction Sample High School Courses • Construction Trades • Electricity • Graphic Design • Physics • Art • Blueprint Reading • Calculus • Carpentry • Computer-aided Design 9-6 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications Sample High School Courses • Multimedia Production • Music Appreciation • Performing Arts • Public Speaking • Radio/TV Broadcasting • Theater Technology • Writing • Art • Choreography • Digital Photo Imaging • Drama • Filmmaking • Graphic Arts • Journalism 9-7 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Business, Management, and Administration Sample High School Courses • Computer Science • Entrepreneurship • Recordkeeping • Virtual Enterprise • Accounting • Business Finance • Business Law • Business Principles • Computer Applications 9-8 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Education and Training Sample High School Courses • Child Care and Guidance • Human Development • Psychology • Speech 9-9 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Government and Public Administration Sample High School Courses • Business Economics • Business Finance • Business Law • Business Principles • History • Psychology • Speech 9-10 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Finance Sample High School Courses • Accounting • Bookkeeping • Business Economics • Business Principles • Computer Applications • Database Management 9-11 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Health Science Sample High School Courses • Nutrition • Pharmacy Technology • Psychology • Physics • Physiology • Sociology • Zoology • Allied Health • Biology • Calculus • Chemistry • Child Development • Emergency Medical Treatment 9-12 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Hospitality and Tourism Sample High School Courses • Psychology • Public Speaking • Recordkeeping • Sociology • Travel and Tourism • Business Finance • Business Principles • Entrepreneurship • Hospitality/Food Services • Hotel/Motel Management • Nutrition 9-13 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Human Services Sample High School Courses • Marketing • Psychology • Public Speaking • Sociology • Business Principles • Child Development • Cosmetology • Law 9-14 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Information Technology Sample High School Courses • Desktop Publishing • LAN Maintenance • Recordkeeping • Web Design • Business Principles • Computer Graphics • Computer Presentations • Computer Programming • Database Design 9-15 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Sample High School Courses • Law • Psychology • Sociology • Writing • Criminal Justice • Criminology • Critical Issues • Emergency Protective Services • Fire Services 9-16 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Manufacturing Sample High School Courses • Machine Tool Technology • Manufacturing • Robotics and Automation • Technical Drafting • Blueprint Reading • Business Principles • Computer-aided Design • Electrical Science • Engineering Drafting 9-17 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Marketing, Sales, and Service Sample High School Courses • Entrepreneurship • E-Marketing • Store Operations • Web Design • Writing • Accounting • Business Economics • Business Finance • Business Law • Business Principles 9-18 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Science, Technology, and Engineering Sample High School Courses • Physics • Probability/Statistics • Robotic Construction • Robotics/Automation • Systems Analysis • Technical Writing • Calculus • Chemistry • Computer Programming • Computer-aided Design • Engineering Problem Solving • LAN Maintenance • Marine Biology 9-19 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Sample High School Courses • Electronics • Machine Tool Technology • Manufacturing Technology • Robotics • Automotive Mechanics • Business Law • Business Principles • Electrical Science 9-20 Direct Your Future

Module 9 Homework for Next Session • Talk with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and counselor about the high school education plan that you completed, providing them with it either electronically or in print form. • Talk with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and counselor about Activity 17. See how they react to your choice of occupations, tentative high school plan, and thoughts for education after high school. 9-21 Direct Your Future

Module 9: Charting Your Course