Welcome to the Humanities & Arts Career Pathway!

The Arts & Humanities Career Pathway at FGCU is for students who are passionate about creativity, expression, culture, communication, and critical thinking. Careers in this pathway span industries where storytelling, design, research, media, and performance take center stage. Whether you’re exploring how the past shapes the present or using creative tools to inspire change, the arts and humanities offer endless possibilities for meaningful and impactful careers.

Examples of Arts & Humanities Occupations:

  • Graphic Designer
  • Journalist
  • Museum Curator
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Historian
  • UX Designer
  • Actor or Director
  • Editor or Copywriter
  • Communication Strategist
  • Musician or Composer

Join the Arts & Humanities Career Pathway on UConnect to explore your path, connect with opportunities, and turn your creativity into a career.

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Career Resources

PAGES is a career program designed especially for students in humanities, arts, and social science majors. We help students develop …

This resource is a collection of resume examples for the majors in the Humanities & the Arts career community.

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

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Audio Recording Techniques

Taught by Bobby Owsinski
Discover the industry secrets to recording crisp, rich instrument tracks and vocals in any type of recording environment. Join renowned…

Harnessing Curiosity to Be More Persuasive and Influential

Taught by Becki Saltzman
The 2025 World Economic Forum lists social influence, empathy, and curiosity as top-ten desired skills for employers. In this course,…

Exploring Photography: Family and Group Portraiture

Taught by Natalie Fobes
In this course, Pulitzer finalist Natalie Fobes shows how to capture engaging portrait shots of couples, families, and other groups…

Creative Inspirations: Mexopolis, Animation Studio

Taught by Sandra Equihua
Mexopolis is the husband and wife team whose animated television series El Tigre has defied all the rules and won…

The Creative Spark: Nick Onken, Travel and Lifestyle Photographer

Taught by Nick Onken
Is your passport current? We’re about to do some trekking—photo trekking—with travel and lifestyle photographer Nick Onken. Nick was originally…

Creative Inspirations: Troika Design Group, Design and Branding Agency

Taught by Troika Design Group
Ever wonder who’s behind those cool identity graphics on broadcast and cable TV networks? Come take a peek behind the…

Video Foundations: Cameras and Shooting

Taught by Anthony Q. Artis
Embark on the very first steps in the process of creating moving images. In this course, author Anthony Q. Artis,…

Video Foundations: Interviews

Taught by Anthony Q. Artis
This course introduces new and experienced videographers to the process of shooting quality interviews. Documentary filmmaker and instructor Anthony Artis…

Learning Graphic Design: Things Every Designer Should Know

Taught by John McWade
Appearance may not be everything, but how something looks has a fundamental impact on how it’s perceived, what it communicates,…

CSS Positioning Best Practices

Taught by Bill Weinman
Web designers and coders will be introduced to techniques to improve their results in CSS Positioning Best Practices. Beginning with…

Creative Inspirations: Harry Marks, Broadcast Designer

Taught by Harry Marks
Harry Marks is considered by many to be the godfather of broadcast design. More than any other individual, he changed…

Creative Inspirations: Dale Herigstad & Schematic, Interactive Design Agency

Taught by Dale Herigstad
Welcome to the future of media experience. Meet Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at Schematic—the company behind some of the…

Creative Inspirations: Stefan G. Bucher, Designer, Illustrator, and Writer

Taught by Stefan G. Bucher
Meet a truly monster graphic designer, Stefan G. Bucher. Stefan’s projects range from his Daily Monsters, to the Daily Letter…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York City

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores the use of elements such as location and natural…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York with Rodney Smith

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores the use of elements such as location and natural…

Troika’s ABC Brand Campaign: Start to Finish

Taught by Troika Design Group
Get an inside view behind the making of ABC TV’s fall promotional and brand image campaign, and watch a 60-second…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in Texas with Keith Carter

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores how to use location and natural light to create…

Creative Inspirations: Renegade Animation, Animation Studio

Taught by Renegade Animation
Renegade Animation has pioneered digital 2D paperless animation with a unique all-Flash workflow—and a bunch of really great cartoons! This…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Studio Portraiture

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technique…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Natural Light Portraiture

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technique…

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 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm