Applied Health Science - Community Health Educator
The Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Science (BSAHS) can prepare you to work in a variety of health careers, including both for-profit and not-for-profit health-related organizations. The program covers the basic technical and applied aspects of health science including health care delivery and leadership, health communication, policy, and ethics. Students majoring in the BSAHS with a concentration in the Community Health Educator track will be able to take the Certified Health Education Specialist Examination (CHES) offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Becoming a CHES opens many more public health opportunities.
Applied Health Science - Health Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Science (BSAHS) can prepare you to work in a variety of health careers, including both for-profit and not-for-profit health-related organizations. The program covers the basic technical and applied aspects of health science combined with coursework in health care organization, planning, budgeting, finance, supervision, and resource management. Students majoring in the BSAHC with a concentration in the Health Administration track will be prepared for both administrative and management roles in a variety of health-related organizations.
Applied Science - Health Management Track
Common careers associated with this degree include provider consultant, pharmaceutical sales, health insurance specialist, practice manager, laboratory manager, human resources manager and more. This degree program is excellent for mid-career adults already working in a wide range of applied fields. Degree core courses focus on accounting and bookkeeping; economics; legal, ethical, social, and/or international topics; supervision; marketing and communication.
Applied Science - Individual Track
As a student in the Individual Track, you’ll take courses based on your interests, backgrounds and needs. For example, if you have an associate’s degree in design technology and wish to change careers, you might choose courses in web development or graphic design. Or, similarly, if you have experience in advanced manufacturing and want to become a supervisor or manager, you might take courses in human resources, communication or management skills. The possibilities are broad with this degree. The courses prepare you to demonstrate your ability to think critically and solve problems; effectively present central ideas, issues and methods of inquiry specific to the fields studied; and apply knowledge and skills from general education.
Business Administration
The online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) gives you the knowledge to handle a company's operational, organizational, and managerial responsibilities. Designed for the entrepreneur or individual seeking to advance their career in business the program exposes you to core concepts of economics, management, quantitative business analysis, finance, marketing, information systems and more.
Business - Accounting
Accountants engage in a wide variety of tasks, including preparing financial statements; recording business transactions in order to keep track of a firm’s liabilities, assets, income, and expenses; working with new technologies, and developing and using information systems.
Business - Economics & Public Policy
A degree in economics & public policy empowers a student to make well-reasoned decisions about personal matters, business problems and public policy. Career fields include business, finance, banking, journalism, teaching, politics and government.
Business - Finance
The program is designed to give students broad exposure to finance areas that include corporate finance, investments, and financial markets and services. Our students develop the analytical, problem-solving and decision making skills to address both personal and business financial questions. Career opportunities include commercial banking, corporate finance, money management, insurance and real estate, among others.
Business - General Business
Students build a custom business degree program through their choice of courses from all of the business disciplines. This concentration might be attractive to entrepreneurs who need exposure to all aspects of a business, non-business students who would like to double major in business, or those who plan to specialize later with a graduate degree.
Business - Human Resource Management
Human Resources Management (HRM) consists of the policies, practices and systems that influence and support the behavior, attitudes and performance of employees. The type of work HR professionals typically perform includes the development and implementation of a large variety of human resource functions and programs such as hiring, staffing, training, human resource development, performance management, equal opportunity compliance, safety management, employee relations, wellness, communication and motivation programs.
Business - Management
Managers must be able to plan, organize and lead. These actions may involve motivating, budgeting, communicating, leading a team, disciplining, strategizing, or rewarding, all in the effort to help the organization run as effectively and efficiently as possible. Examples of careers in Management include management consulting, retail management, small business owner, supply chain management, sales and team management.
Business - Marketing
Marketing is the business function responsible for generating the ideas and connections that make money for the organization. A Marketing concentration prepares students for careers in many areas of marketing and many different types of organizations. Some examples include advertising, brand/product management, marketing research, not-for-profit marketing, public relations and strategic marketing management. Recent graduates have been hired by companies that include Yum! Brands, UPS, Brown-Foreman and Humana.
Business - Professional Sales
This program was created to draw high-ability students toward selling as a career, to better prepare students—regardless of major—for early success in professional selling careers, and to connect students with sales professionals in the Kentuckiana region. Selling careers span across many, many industries, thus making this a very versatile program of study.
Data Science
In the Information Age, enormous amounts of data are generated every day in a range of areas, including social media, search engines, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, hospitals, defense, and retail. Data science is now a rapidly growing, high-paying field. As a student in the BS in Data Science, you collect, organize, and analyze data to make meaningful conclusions. You write programs to perform data analysis on large, complex datasets. You evaluate the social, legal, and ethical issues that arise from the mass collection of data.
General Studies
The General Studies degree provides students with the flexibility to study a range of topic areas, equipping graduates with a varied skillset. From general abilities such as verbal and written communication, critical thinking and a commitment to integrity, to in-depth knowledge in your area of specialization, the B.G.S. degree builds on life and career experience to make students sought-after as leaders and problem-solvers. Career possibilities with this degree are endless.
BA/BS
History
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History
Studying history creates a trained habit of thinking in the long term and integrating a multi-disciplinary approach to the past by studying politics, society, the economy, arts and other intellectual and cultural facets of the human experience. Career possibilities with a degree in History are wide-ranging. History majors have found rewarding careers in research and writing, business, public history, teaching, journalism, banking, and government service. In the public sector, local, state and federal governments frequently employ graduates who have majored in history.
Informatics
Informatics encourages and facilitates the process of collecting, cultivating and organizing information for businesses, organizations and individuals. Careers in this field include software engineers and programmers, systems analysts, operations research analysts, web developers, IT consultants, information systems managers, computer scientists, surveyors and cartographers, among many other job possibilities. Concentrations are available in Business, Health Information and Legal Informatics.
Interdisciplinary Studies
This program typically requires students to complete the same core requirements as students in more traditional majors. In the upper division, students choose three unique disciplines as concentrations and earn at least 15 credits in each. This degree is an excellent foundation for entrance into graduate school – to pursue a Master’s degree in any field, including Interdisciplinary Studies – as well as a range of careers involving creative leadership and knowledge management.
Journalism - Multimedia Track
The Multimedia Journalism track is designed for students who are interested in pursuing careers that would use skills in multimedia storytelling. Those careers might include online, print or broadcast journalism; social media communication and marketing; advertising; public and media relations; non-fiction writing and narrative storytelling; photography, design, and visual communication; and others. You’ll develop professional portfolios and experience while in college that will help you land jobs and internships.
Journalism - Public Relations Track
This track allows students to focus on the growing field of public relations. Students in the track will start with building journalistic storytelling skills, including learning how to write for media, communicate with visuals, and use social media. They will then focus on learning how to use those skills within the context of strategic communications campaigns. Those studying Public Relations might find careers as PR account executives; social media managers; directors of communications and public affairs; event coordinators; internal communication specialists; and others.
Neuroscience
This is a multi-disciplinary program that takes you inside the nervous system and its relationships to mind and behavior, helping you understand how the brain and nerves are important for a range of abilities including thought, speech, learning, mental wellness and sensory functioning. This type of cross-disciplinary understanding is increasingly important both in research and psychology-related careers.
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Nursing
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Nursing
The RN-BSN completion program addresses the specific needs of working registered nurses returning to school to earn the BSN. It is designed for RNs whose highest academic credential in nursing is a diploma or associate degree in nursing. RN to BSN courses are offered using a variety of instructional methods to facilitate student learning and ease of degree completion. Upon admission to the nursing cohort, a registered nurse can typically graduate within one year.
Psychology
Psychological disorders, dreams, attachment in children, genetic influences on intelligence, shyness, eyewitness testimony, neuroscience, sensation & perception - these are just a few of the numerous topics covered in psychology. Although you may find many definitions, psychology is commonly defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Career options are varied and can include community service manager, health educator, human resources specialist, market research analyst, sales representative, guidance counselor, teacher and victim’s advocate, to name a few.
Sustainability
Sustainability studies is quickly becoming one of the most important fields as the global population faces increasingly pressing environmental challenges. As a student in the BA in Sustainability Studies, you study climate, energy, geography, history, sociology, and economics to understand the complex environmental problems of today. You learn modern conservation methods and techniques and adopt a transformative mindset so that you can become an effective agent of change.
