Welcome to the Education, Law, Public & Social Services Career Pathway!

The Education, Law, Public & Social Services Career Pathway at FGCU is for students driven by a desire to make a positive impact—whether that’s through teaching, advocating for justice, shaping public policy, or supporting individuals and communities. This career pathway focuses on service, leadership, social responsibility, and helping others through structured systems and support networks.

Examples of Education, Law, Public & Social Services Occupations:

  • Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor
  • Lawyer or Paralegal (with additional education)
  • Law Enforcement Officer or Forensic Analyst
  • Public Policy Analyst
  • Child Welfare Specialist
  • Correctional Caseworker
  • Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Legislative Aide
  • Criminal Investigator

Join the Education, Law, Public & Social Services Career Pathway on UConnect and take the next step toward a meaningful career in service, advocacy, and leadership.


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Students can set up an appointment with a career advisor to discuss the following topics:

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Teaching with Technology

Taught by Kevin Kelly
Put the “tech” into your teaching. Learn how to use technology to enhance course design, lesson planning, presentations, in-class activities,…

Designing for Digital Accessibility in Online Learning

Taught by Rolin Moe
Designing accessible learning experiences is essential for building inclusive and equitable education and training. In this course, professor and author…

RAD Lab: Revitalizing the City Block

Taught by RAD Lab
Architects do more than draw plans. They can revitalize cities and build communities by creating inventive shared spaces. Quartyard started…

Revit: View Range

Taught by Paul F. Aubin
Floor plans are an essential part of any Revit project. And one of the most critical (and confusing) aspects of…

Teaching Techniques: Blended Learning

Taught by Chris Mattia
Blended learning is all about the students: combining instruction with digital resources to help increase student achievement and engagement. In…

Revit: Architectural Families

Taught by Eric Wing
Revit families are an incredible feature, offering libraries of ready-made objects that can be used in CAD drawings or customized…

Learning Study Skills

Taught by Paul Nowak
Whether you want to ace your next test or simply retain information better (at work or at home), good study…

Crisis Communication

Taught by Laura Bergells
Every organization needs to plan how to communicate internally and externally in the event of a crisis. In this course,…

Music Law: Copyrighting a Song

Taught by Richard Stim
Registering a copyright to a song is not the easiest process, but it’s helpful for songwriters. It preserves your legal…

Learning SCORM and Tin Can API

Taught by David Rivers
SCORM, the Sharable Content Object Reference Model, integrates elearning content into learning management systems (LMSs), whether they’re proprietary or purchased…

Nonprofit Management Foundations

Taught by Leslie Crutchfield
Thinking about leading a nonprofit organization? Internationally renowned author Leslie Crutchfield provides a primer on nonprofit management and leadership. She…

Creating an Amazing Life

Taught by C.C. Chapman
Stuck in the day-to-day? It doesn’t take a life-altering event to start leading an amazing life. Content marketing expert and…

Urbanized

Taught by Gary Hustwit
Urbanized is a documentary about the design of cities. It looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and…

Revit Templates: Views and Sheets

Taught by Paul F. Aubin
Start customizing your Revit templates to save time and create consistent starting points for every architect in your office. This…

Instructional Design: Adult Learners

Taught by Jeff Toister
Adult learners have specific needs that have to be considered during the instructional design process. In this course, one in…

Instructional Design: Creating Video Training

Taught by Garrick Chow
In this course, Garrick Chow shares the tips, tricks, and training techniques he’s learned from over twelve years of leading…

Civil 3D: Basic Roadway Design

Taught by Eric Chappell
Roadway design is one of the most powerful capabilities of Civil 3D and one of the most common design tasks…

Copyright for Photographers: Rights and Releases

Taught by Carolyn E. Wright
The intersection of photography and law is a complex place. What are your rights as a photographer? Where and what…

Instructional Design: Needs Analysis

Taught by Jeff Toister
Need to understand the training requirements of your learners? A needs analysis is the first step of any ADDIE-aligned instructional…

Copyright for Photographers

Taught by Carolyn E. Wright
The intersection of photography and law is a complex place. At one of those crossroads lies copyright. Many photographers aren’t…

Contact & Location

Phone
(239) 590-7946
Address

The Center for Career & Exploratory Advising
10501 FGCU Boulevard South
Fort Myers, FL 33965

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm