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Students Pursue Life-Changing Careers With a Masters in Education
Posted by admin in Careers, Students Education on January 18, 2012
A number of college students feel so inspired by one teacher throughout their lives that they want to inspire other students in the same way. Pursuing an online degree in education is one of the best ways for students to take the first steps to being a leader and an educator in their community. Teaching can be tough, but it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs out there.
Education as a whole is the second largest industry in the entire United States, employing roughly 13.3 million jobs. Within the broad definition of education fall the four most recognizable jobs: teaching in kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school. These teachers held approximately 3.5 million jobs as of 2008, and employment in these fields is expected to grow about 13 percent between now and 2018.
Traditionally, the road to becoming a public school teacher at any of the levels of education requires completion of a bachelor’s degree from a school with a teacher education program followed by obtaining a license. Education programs are designed specifically for those who want to teach and include classes that teach education philosophies, psychology of learning classes and teaching methods. Most programs, even online programs, will require students to perform a student-teaching internship in order to get the first-hand experience of teaching before moving on to doing so professionally and independently. Read the rest of this entry »
Health Sciences Career Studies
Posted by admin in Careers, Health Sciences on December 21, 2011
The field of health sciences is extremely broad leaving students with the choice of what type of degree they would like to earn. The field encompasses career studies that prepare students to work in health care as assistants or technicians in a specific area. Educational opportunities can be found at a variety of colleges throughout the country.
With the field being extremely diverse many students start by entering a bachelor’s degree program. This is the case because many students enter the health sciences field after they have already earned an associate’s degree in their desired field.
Fields that can be entered within a health sciences degree include:
Dental Hygiene
Nursing
Physician Assisting
Surgical Technology
Applied Health Sciences
Occupational Therapy
These fields are joined by many other specializations that can be gained through degree programs from the associate’s to the PhD level of education. The most common entered programs are at the bachelor’s and master’s degree level. Education at the bachelor’s degree level consists of courses that supplement a concentration. Read the rest of this entry »