So I know what I want to do...

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<p>I know what I want to do.</p>

<p>I want to be a Director or Manager for a large non-profit organization focused on smart urban design and/or green building. For example, an Executive Director at <a href="http://www.CNU.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.CNU.org&lt;/a> or an Operations Manager at USGBC:</a> U.S. Green Building Council .</p>

<p>So my question is this; what is the best way to get there?</p>

<p>I've narrowed my majors search down to these fields:</p>

<ul>
<li>Urban Planning</li>
<li>Urban Studies</li>
<li>Communications</li>
<li>Political Science</li>
<li>Human Geography</li>
<li>Sociology</li>
</ul>

<p>But I'm not sure which one to take. I will double major if I have too. I would probably prefer too. Any ideas?</p>

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<p>Well, you will probably need a graduate degree. For your undergrad I would go with urban planning, it seems to be more closesly related to your career goals. Human geography seems like it may make sense too. A non-profit specific business degree may make sense as well. There are masters degrees specific to non-profit management, and I'm not entirely sure what their requirements are, but I'm fairly certain you could fulfill them while completing any of those majors.</p>

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<p>Contact people who have the type of job you want and ask them.</p>