1. Linking Passions to Major Choice: Strategies for Advising Humanities Majors Luke Garton University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2. Whose Major is it Anyway? Find a partner (someone you don’t know)… Say what you think that person majored in. Why did you assign that major to your partner? Once both partners have gone… Say what you actually majored in. Why did you choose that major?

3.  27,845 students as of Fall 2015 (21,863 undergraduates and 5,982 graduates)  9 Colleges total plus the Schools of Art and Music  Over 170 majors, concentrations, and specializations University of Tennessee Basics Advising Models:  Vary by college  The College of Arts & Sciences has professional and faculty joint advising model  A&S recently shifted to departmental advisors/coordinators for the most highly populated majors: Psychology, Biological Sciences, Political Science, English, and History

4. Humanities Majors Religious Studies English Theology Classics Philosophy Foreign Language Musicology History Theatre Art History

6. Top 5 Reasons to Major in Humanities  You actually learn how to think and write  You’re able to do things that machines can’t do in a service economy  You learn to explain/sell an idea and actually deal with people  You’re in pretty good company  You acquire skills that last a lifetime http://www.businessinsider.com/11-reasons-to-major-in-the-humanities-2013-6

8. Major/minor in things you are: 1) Good at 2) Passionate about 3) Enjoy You MUST have all three to feel truly fulfilled! NOTE: Avoid the “easy major” myth!

9. “The Paradox of Choice” The more choices you have, the less satisfied you are Patient autonomy Regret less and don’t focus on opportunity costs