12/12/2023
By Kerry Willard Bray

The UMass Lowell Career & Co-op Center is committed to helping students find rewarding careers. To that end, we developed and were approved to offer career development courses for undergraduate students. Taught by our career advising team, the courses provide students with structured support and guidance about important career development topics and the opportunity to earn academic credit.

UMLO.1500 Career Exploration & Planning
Designed for undergraduate students who want to take a deep dive into the career exploration and decision-making process, this course has students examine their interests, skills, and values, as well as potential career paths. As a part of the course, students will complete CliftonStrengths for Students, an assessment that helps individuals identify their top talent themes. We’re offering two sections — one on North Campus, one on South Campus.

View UMLO.1500 on the Spring 2024 course schedule

UMLO.2000 Job & Internship Search
This course is designed to guide undergraduate students in developing a sound search strategy, creating tailored application and self-marketing materials, and practicing interview skills. The course will incorporate the Career Launch Method, a proactive approach to building social capital and tapping into the hidden job market. We’re offering three sections — one on North Campus, one on South Campus, and one for RHSA participants (sec 203, also on North Campus).

Pre-requisites for UMLO.2000 are: ENGL.1010 College Writing I, and ENGL.1020 College Writing II, or HONR.1100 First Year Seminar in Honors: Text in the City.

View UMLO.2000 on the Spring 2024 course schedule

Both courses are one-credit courses, offered on a pass-no credit basis and are capped at 20 students per section. There are no required textbooks and we are providing CliftonStrengths (UMLO 1500) and the Career Launch Method Workbook (UMLO 2000) at no cost to students.

We look forward to filling all the seats in these classes for spring as we support UML students wherever they are in their career development journey. Have questions? Please email kerry_willardbray@uml.edu