Arts & Sciences

One of the great things about a major in the College of Arts & Sciences is that it has a broad application to many jobs and career paths. That can also be one of the hard things about it if you鈥檙e not sure where to start!

The following information is meant to be a starting point for you. There are many ways to build professional experiences, identify relevant job boards and find companies that are doing interesting work. Use these resources to help you get started in your internship or job search as an A&S student. If you need support in your job or internship search, your A&S Embedded Career team is here to support you. Read our career education tips for A&S students to help you find success now and in the future.

As a part of the largest college at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 with more than 60 academic programs, you and your peers are doing exciting things. Alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences include Nobel Laureates, MacArthur 鈥淕enius Grant鈥 recipients, National Medal of Science winners and a Pulitzer Prize winner. With a $79,000 average salary, 88% of students report being employed within six months of graduating from college. 92% of alumni report being satisfied or very satisfied with their job.

Some people like to claim that the liberal arts are dead, but that couldn鈥檛 be further from the truth. According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 93% of employers say that the ability for job candidates to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major. 96% of employers want employees with ethical judgment, integrity and intercultural skills. While the world of work may be uncertain, your liberal arts degree and the skills you gain in your academic journey will prepare you for professional success. Utilize the MySkills program to identify the skills you have now and learn about the skills you鈥檒l need to develop.

Handshake is the first place to start your internship or job search, but tailored job boards can be another helpful tool. Check out a few that are highlighted below and be sure to ask others working in areas you鈥檙e interested in what job boards they recommend.

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Arts and Humanities

Biologies

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Psychology and Neuroscience

Social Sciences

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There are a wide variety of employers who hire A&S majors. Use this as an example to get you started but be sure to expand your search beyond these employers.

Arts and Humanities

  • Accenture听
  • Amazon听
  • Boulder Brands听
  • Boulder County听
  • Boulder Valley School District听
  • CIA听
  • City of Boulder听
  • Denver Art Museum听听
  • Denver Public Schools听
  • Department of State听
  • Elevations Credit Union听
  • FBI听
  • Google听
  • IBM听听
  • Log Rhythm听
  • Markit IHS听
  • New Era Colorado听
  • Peace Corps听
  • State of Colorado听
  • Target
  • Teach for America听
  • University of Colorado听
  • US PIRG
  • Vail Resorts听
  • Wells Fargo听
  • Whole Foods听
  • Zayo Group听

Biologies

  • Array BioPharma听
  • AstraZeneca
  • Corden Pharma听
  • Covidien/Medtronic听
  • SomaLogic听

Physical Sciences

  • Boulder Community Hospital/Health听听
  • Namaste Solar听
  • Navigant Consulting听
  • NIST听
  • NOAA听
  • NREL听
  • Siemens Power Generation听
  • Thorne Nature Project听
  • UCAR/NCAR听
  • ZEAL Optics听

Psychology and Neuroscience

  • Boulder Community Health/Hospital听
  • Boulder Valley School District听
  • Denver Center for Trauma and Resilience
  • I Have a Dream Foundation Boulder County听听
  • Longmont Police Department听
  • M.E.S.A. Movement to End Sexual Assault听
  • Mental Health Partners听
  • Office of the State Public Defender听
  • Peace Corps听
  • SPAN Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence听
  • Teach for America听

Social Sciences

  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver听
  • City Year听
  • Colorado Aquaponics听
  • Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center听
  • Community Food Share
  • Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA)听
  • Environment America听
  • Expand听
  • Longmont Police Department听听
  • New Era Colorado听听
  • NREL听
  • Office of the State Public Defender听听
  • Peace Corps听
  • State of Colorado听
  • Teach for America听
  • Thorne Nature Project听
  • University of Colorado听
  • US PIRG

Professional associations can be a helpful resource to learn about career paths or to network with people working in roles that you might be considering. There are many more than the ones listed below. You can find more in the resource What Can I Do with This Major?, or by asking people about which ones they have joined.

Arts and Humanities

Biologies

Physical Sciences

Psychology and Neuroscience

Social Sciences