{"id":137,"date":"2020-12-16T01:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T01:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2020-12-16T04:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T04:34:20","slug":"parallel-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/parallel-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Parallel Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>Complete MyMajors Quiz: <a href=\"https:\/\/odu.mymajors.com\/quiz\">https:\/\/odu.mymajors.com\/quiz<\/a> . This quiz is a helpful tool for you find your interests listed as majors. You do not need to choose your top result, but should consider all of the top results and research them.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" width=\"323\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM.png 2880w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM-2048x1280.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/iayod001hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21447\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-9.24.28-PM-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>List your Parallel Major. Your Parallel Major must be an <strong>undergraduate<\/strong> degree offered here at ODU.\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">My Parallel Major would be Health Science\/ Health Service Administration.   <\/span><\/li><li>Why did you choose this as your Parallel Major? What interests you about this major? <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">I chose Health Service Administration because it was one of my top choices and it still had to do with the healthcare service.  After looking more into this major I realize it may be a good fit for me because health administrators get to &#8220;plan, direct, and coordinate&#8221; as well as &#8220;manage facilities, specific clinical areas and practices for groups of physicians.&#8221; Which are all things I am good at and I like to do. It is a leadership position which I have had experience in. This major can help me be ,ore into the business side as well as the health side which i would enjoy.<\/span><\/li><li>List some interesting facts about this major. <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand in this field is expected to grow by 20% between now and 2026. Responsibilities might include budget planning and implementation, program development and evaluation, department activity and protocol coordination, and personnel management. Most health administrators work 40 hours a week, though there may be times that longer hours are necessary.<\/span><\/li><li>Research at least one career that you can do with this major and provide information on that career. <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">A career for this major is a Medical and Health Services Manager. They plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations. They make about 100k a a year while only needing for 4-6 years of schooling. They can manage either an entire facility, a specific clinical area or department, or a medical practice for a group of physicians. They mostly work in a hospital setting as well as nursing care facilities and with the government. <\/span><\/li><li>Create a plan for pursuing this major<ol><li>Additional classes required (if applicable) <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">I would need an Information Literacy &amp; Research class, Principles of Public Health class, as well as the classes I would take for my major in Health Services Administration<\/span><\/li><li>How could you gain professional experiences to learn more about this area of study? <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">I could shadow or volunteer in a hospital to get aware of my surroundings <\/span><\/li><li>ODU List the advisor for this major (if Parallel Major is outside of the College of Health Sciences).  <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Major is inside College of Health Sciences <\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete MyMajors Quiz: https:\/\/odu.mymajors.com\/quiz . This quiz is a helpful tool for you find your interests listed as majors. You do not need to choose your top result, but should consider all of the top results and research them.&nbsp; List your Parallel Major. 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