UNAS 1016 Designing Your Career: An Exploration Course
This course is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Woods College of Advancing Studies, and Applied Psych majors within the Lynch School of Education. Please note that this course is not open to freshman. In this hybrid course (combination of in-person and online sessions), students who are exploring their career interests will use self-assessment exercises, lively discussion, and thought-provoking activities to identify and reflect upon their values, interests, and skills and then connect them to career options. Using a design thinking framework, students will explore the eight skills that are most desired by employers and discover how they are developing those competencies during their time at BC. We will discuss ways to research varied career paths and learn targeted strategies to achieve meaningful professional goals. Students who are considering such questions as In what academic discipline do I want to major? What kind of internship do I want to pursue? What sort of careers am I interested in? will all benefit from this course.
Course overview
- Department
- University
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.03 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 9
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Audrey Ahlstrom | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Spring 2026 | Howard Thrasher | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 17 |
| Spring 2026 | Yvonne Mcbarnett | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 26 |
| Spring 2025 | Howard Thrasher | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 20 |
| Spring 2025 | Kayla Pelland | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 26 |
| Fall 2024 | Howard Thrasher | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 18 |
| Fall 2024 | Tara Raposa | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 14 |
| Spring 2024 | Howard Thrasher | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 28 |
| Spring 2024 | Kayla Pelland | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 27 |
| Spring 2024 | Tara Raposa | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 27 |
| Fall 2023 | Howard Thrasher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 of 21 |
| Fall 2023 | Tara Raposa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 of 21 |
| Spring 2023 | Kayla Pelland | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 27 |
| Spring 2023 | Rachel Greenberg | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 23 |
| Fall 2022 | Rachel Greenberg | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 23 |
| Spring 2022 | Julianne Smith | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 26 |
| Spring 2022 | Rachel Greenberg | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 27 |
| Fall 2021 | Julianne Smith | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 19 |
| Fall 2021 | Rachel Greenberg | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 11 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03