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Career Resources by Discipline/Major

Education

What can I do with this Discipline/major?

Common Career Titles for Education from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Adult Literacy and GED Teachers
Archivists
Career and Technical Education Teachers
Curators and Museum Technicians
Elementary, Middle and High School Principals
High School Teachers
Instructional Coordinators
Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers
Librarians
Library Technicians and Assistants
Middle School Teachers
Postsecondary Education Administrators
Postsecondary Teachers
School and Career Counselors
Self-enrichment Teachers
Special Education Teachers
Teacher Assistants

Other Job Titles:
Childhood Education Specialist
Program Director
Research Assistant
Tutor
Youth Counselor
Youth Development Facilitator


Career Insider Downloadable Guides

  • Vault Guide to Education Careers
  • Vault Guide to Library Careers

Follow these instructions to download the guides listed above:

  1. Log in to Career Insider (The first time you log in, you will need to follow the "New to Career Insider?" instructions. You must use your TU email address to create an account.)
  2. Click on the "Guides" tab on the far right
  3. Click on "All Guides (A to Z)" and scroll through the list to find the title you want.
  4. Click the "View Guide" button to access the guide



Internships and Research Opportunities

Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources.

Center for Professional Practice:
Hawkins Hall, Room 303
410-704-2567

Research/Internship Opportunities:

  • Consider interning abroad! Search for opportunities by using the keyword "internship."
  • Hire@TU internship postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)

Careers and Jobs

The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Career Mentor Database) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.

Sample Resumes

The sample resumes are provided for your information. We encourage you to look at the resume sample for your major in addition to the other samples that are included in our resume sample database.

Professional Associations

Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.

 

 

The Career Center
7800 York Road Building, Suite 206 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Call to schedule an appointment.
Express Hours: Monday – Thursday, 1 - 3 p.m. (No appointment needed for 15-minute consultation)

Phone: 410-704-2233
Fax: 410-704-3459
E-mail: careercenter@towson.edu


Department of Education

Academic Advising

Study Abroad

Career Mentor Database

Related Student Groups



Related resources: education book cover


Learn more about careers in education by visiting the career resource library.



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