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December 30, 2019What Can I Do With a Bachelor’s of Business Administration?
When looking for an undergraduate degree with some of the same applicable and real-life skills that are learned in an MBA program, a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) should be at the top of your list. What is a bachelor in business administration? Essentially, it’s a comprehensive business education. The BBA gives you a window ...
- December 26, 2019
Public Health Careers: Why Should I Consider One?
Life expectancy is a pretty good measure of public health. Therefore, the reported decline in life expectancy in a number of high-income countries, including the United States, should sound a warning bell that the nation’s public health is facing a crisis. Experts point to a number of factors contributing to this increase in mortality, including ...
December 23, 2019Ask an Expert: Is Human Behavior Genetic or Learned?
Human behavior is both genetic and learned, the nature versus nurture debate has been resolved by modern science not as a contest but as a continuous interaction, where genetics provide biological predispositions and environment shapes how those predispositions are expressed. Twin and adoption studies, the most rigorous design for separating genetic from environmental influences, consistently find that genetics account for approximately 30% to 60% of variation in personality traits, intelligence, and behavioral tendencies, with the remaining variation attributable to environmental factors including family, culture, education, and life experience.
December 12, 2019What Types of Companies Look for Organizational Leadership skills?
What do Lockheed-Martin, Disney, Tiffany’s, Carnival Cruises, tech companies in Silicon Valley, the Aspen Institute, Vanguard, and Royal Caribbean, all have in common? They are all on the search for professionals who can deliver leadership in organizations, shape organizational change, and help others be the best they can be as part of a dynamic team ...
December 9, 2019Do I Need to Take the GMAT Before Applying to an MBA Program?
With your undergrad degree finished or nearing completion, now you’re thinking you may want to pursue a master’s in business administration (MBA). Of course, you need to do a little research first about your options. Start by learning about what is an MBA program and consider the reasons why this graduate degree may be the ...
December 5, 2019How Do I Transfer College Credits to National University?
Transferring credits to National University begins with submitting an application to establish your academic file, then having official sealed transcripts sent directly from each previous institution's registrar to the NU Office of the Registrar, after which an admissions specialist evaluates which courses transfer and how they apply to your degree program.
December 2, 2019Psychology and PTSD Counseling
Post-traumatic stress disorder affects 6-7 million people in the United States. While occurring mostly in the adult population, and often associated with Veterans, this mental health condition does not discriminate by age, career, or any other factor. Anyone who has experienced trauma or a life-threatening event can develop PTSD. Medical professionals know much more about ...
November 28, 2019What Will You Learn With a Public Health BS?
A Bachelor of Science in Public Health prepares graduates to improve population health, prevent disease, and address health inequities, combining foundational life sciences with epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, and the social determinants of health to build both quantitative and systems-level analytical skills.
November 18, 2019Adult Learning: Study Tips for College
Adult learning, formally called andragogy, is the practice of teaching and learning designed for adults, which differs fundamentally from childhood education by emphasizing self-directed, experience-based instruction tailored to immediate, real-world relevance rather than prescribed curriculum sequences.
November 14, 2019Can I Get a Master’s Degree Without Taking the GRE?
Yes, a master's degree without the GRE is widely available and increasingly the norm. The shift away from standardized testing in graduate admissions accelerated significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many universities moving to test-optional or test-blind policies that have since become permanent, replacing GRE scores with holistic review of undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, work experience, and personal statements.
November 7, 2019What Is a Bachelor of Public Health?
Augusten Burroughs writes in his memoir, Dry, which focuses on his alcoholism and subsequent recovery, “When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.” If you take this rather eloquent idea about an individual’s health and apply it to a wider group of people, ...
November 4, 2019What are the Top Five Financial Aid Questions Students Ask?
The cost of a quality education is rising every year. A traditional, four-year college program can total well over $100,000 by the time graduation rolls around. If a student isn’t working or doesn’t have family financial assistance, that can be a daunting amount of money to raise. Some students try to finance all of their ...
October 31, 2019How Should I Prepare for College as an Adult Student?
It’s a decision that a lot of adults wrestle with every day: Should I go back to school? If your answer is, “Yes!” here are five steps you can take to make your return to college as seamless and painless as possible.
October 28, 2019How Much Math Do I Need for a Psychology Undergraduate Degree?
Mathematics and psychology intersect more deeply than most students expect, particularly through statistics, psychometrics, and mathematical modeling, which form the quantitative backbone of psychological research at every level of the discipline. At the undergraduate level, psychology programs typically require statistics and research methods as core requirements, as the ability to design experiments, analyze data, and interpret results is fundamental to evidence-based psychological practice and scholarship.
October 24, 2019What Can You Do With a Master’s in Organizational Leadership?
Companies want their employees to be more productive and engaged, their teams more collaborative, their managers more effective, and their organizations more successful. Oftentimes, this means change; and to manage a company through a transformation takes a special kind of leader. Organizational leadership as a concept isn’t new, but it’s a growing area of interest ...
October 21, 2019On the Job With a Master in Organizational Leadership
Successfully juggling the demands of being a mother of four teenagers, a wife, and a full-time employee — all at the same time — is quite a feat. But when you add on yet another role: being a full-time student in an advanced degree program, you’ve reached a whole other level. And that’s precisely where ...
October 17, 2019Living in San Diego: Higher Education Options
San Diego, California, is known for its mild year-round weather, its proximity to the Pacific, its natural beauty, and its laid-back lifestyle. That’s what makes this sunny, southern California region such a great place to live. With a burgeoning tech scene and other rapidly growing industries, San Diego is also an attractive place to look ...
October 14, 2019Getting Your Construction Manager Degree Online
You only need to look at the changing skyline of many major cities to know that the construction industry is booming. But not everything is going according to plan on the nation’s construction sites. While U.S. construction firms should be focusing all of their attention on tackling the housing shortage and reimagining and reshaping the ...