For students who are exploring their career interests, we offer two options to guide you in designing a career of meaning and purpose that are based on concepts featured in the bestselling novel 'Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Loved, Joyful Life' by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans:
1) a one-credit hybrid course offered in the spring semester and
2) an asynchronous online badge you can complete at your own pace.
You choose which works best for you!
Design Your Career Course: At a Glance
OVERVIEW
Designing Your Career (DYC) is taught by Career Center career coaches. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Identify at least one career field that aligns with your interests that you would like to further explore.
- Identify at least one skill you hope to incorporate into your career paths that aligns with the skills employers are seeking in recent college graduates.Identify at least one career resource available to you given your current career needs.
- Articulate 1-3 next steps in your career discernment and planning.
Spring 2026 Sections
Designing Your Career: An Exploration Course (UNAS1016.3)
Mondays, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Howard Thrasher
Designing Your Career: An Exploration Course (UNAS1016.1)
Tuesdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Yvonne McBarnett
Designing Your Career: An Exploration Course (UNAS1016.2)
Wednesdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Audrey Ahlstrom
Career Design Toolkit: At a Glance
OVERVIEW
This online, asynchronous mini-course uses the design thinking framework to support you in your career journey. It is interactive and self-paced so you can start to design a career and life of meaning and purpose wherever and whenever you want.
Earn a badge by completing the Boston College Career Center's Career Design Toolkit!
The Impact of Designing Your Career
Allie Garret, MCAS '21
Spring 2019 DYC student
"After taking the class, I became more confident in my decision to switch my major from pre-dental to communications. I was locked into the pre-dental when I came to BC, but this class has taught me that it is totally ok not to know what you want to do off the bat. I feel like this class would benefit a lot of people who are struggling to pin down exactly what they are interested in."
John Gehman, MCAS '21
Fall 2018 DYC student
"Primarily, the DYC class changed how I thought about myself and my aspirations. The activities we did helped me to connect all of my different interests. I’m an International Studies major and it can be really broad. I was able to discover that within my major, I am specifically interested in human rights, indigenous rights, and LGBTQ rights."