Do you know what statistics is about? Do you know the employment situation of Uyghur majors in minority language and literature in China? Do you know the employment direction of agricultural materials majors… In many people's minds, "unpopular majors" are majors that no one wants to apply for and it is difficult to find a suitable job after graduation.
However, with the refinement of social division of labor and the development of higher education in our country, the employment rate of some very obscure majors remains high.
On June 4, reporters took these questions to Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics and Xinjiang Agricultural University. Experts and senior seniors explained the employment situation of "unpopular majors" in recent years to college entrance examination candidates who are about to enter university.
Unpopular candidate that year: Agricultural Materials and Environment Major
Employment status: "booked" before graduation
"What do you do with an agricultural materials major? This is an agriculture-related major. Do you want to go back to be a farmer after going to college?" Chen Liang asked himself this when he first received the admission notice.
There are not a few students who have the same doubts as Chen Liang. Many students go to college just to stay in the city and have a decent job. If they are asked to go back to work in the countryside after graduation, not only one or two will be reluctant.
But is the agricultural major really what the candidates think it is?
In fact, this is not the case. As a fresh graduate of the Agricultural Resources and Environment major of the College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences of Xinjiang Agricultural University, Chen Liang told reporters that he has signed a contract with Hami SDIC Luo Potassium Co., Ltd. before graduation. After graduation, he will continue to work in this major.
Faced with many students’ misunderstandings about agriculture-related majors, Zhu Junjin, a teacher in charge of employment at the College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences of Xinjiang Agricultural University, told reporters that parents and candidates should not rely on literal meaning when choosing a major. Agriculture-related majors do not mean farming. Candidates must understand what the major they are applying for actually studies and what employment is like.
"Take the agricultural materials major as an example. This subject requires students to master many aspects of knowledge such as soil science, plant nutrition, and fertilizer manufacturing. It is a basic subject of agriculture and involves all aspects. Judging from the employment situation in recent years, the agricultural resources and environment major is a major in short supply in the market, and the employment situation has been good. Judging from the data in 2012, excluding students who choose to continue their studies as graduate students, all the remaining graduates are employed." Zhu Junjin said.
In addition, Zhu Junjin suggested that when candidates and parents need to know the strength of the institution in the major they are studying, they can check the official website of the institution to see what the school's teaching staff is like and whether it has master's and doctoral degree programs. If some institutions do not provide students with the conditions for further study, candidates are likely to need to take cross-professional postgraduate entrance examinations after admission, which will naturally be more difficult.
Unpopular candidate that year: Statistics major
Employment status: Employment rate reaches 97%
In the summer of 2010, when Ma Wenying received the admission notice from the Statistics major of the School of Statistics and Information of Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, while she was happy to enter the university, she felt a little regretful in her heart.
Although she accepted a major transfer, Ma Wenying, who wanted to study taxation, was transferred to the statistics major.
After enrolling in the school in September of that year, Ma Wenying conducted a survey. "There are 40 people in our class, and no more than 10 of our classmates applied for statistics as their first choice. Most of them were transferred here."
Although she was unsure about the future development of her new major, four years of professional study allowed Ma Wenying to successfully sign up at the Agricultural Bank of China branch in Bozhou.
There are many statistics graduates who have similar experiences to Ma Wenying. Although they failed to enter their favorite professional field, their "unexpected" choice gave them an advantage in future employment situations.
Song Xiangrong, dean of the School of Statistics and Information at Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, told reporters that based on past experience, it was indeed found that when filling out applications for the college entrance examination, candidates and parents were reluctant to apply because they did not understand statistics and its employment direction. However, children who come through professional transfers have good employment prospects when they graduate. In 2012, the employment rate of the school's statistics major was as high as 97%.
According to the reporter's understanding, many colleges and universities in Xinjiang currently offer statistics majors. (Reported by reporter Zhou Kun)
