Keyword Exclusive - New college programs
by: Debra Gibson Isaacs
Supplement to Hot New College Programs
More new programs
Meeting the needs of today�s world
More new programs
There was simply no way to list them all, but here are a few more of the intriguing new programs at Kentucky�s colleges and universities:
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY M.S. in Taxation: This program serves accountants, attorneys, and financial planners, as well as recent accounting graduates and non-accountants wishing to enter the field of taxation. It offers both the theoretical background and technical expertise needed to succeed as a tax professional at a time of sweeping reforms in our nation�s federal and state tax laws.
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Animal Studies (the only Baccalaureate degree of its kind in the world).
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Biology/pre-professional degree program, preparing undergraduate students for professional schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, physical therapy, and other professional schools of health sciences. The project includes a �fast track� option that will allow high school students to obtain college credit through distance education, enabling them to complete their bachelor�s degree in three years post-high school.
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE Music Performance: The emphasis is on vocal, conducting, sacred music, and instrumentals.
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Environmental Studies; Digital Gaming and Entertainment
LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE Psychophysiology: The program was created for pre-med students who didn�t want to major in biology. What�s surprising is that several students who thought they were pre-med, pre-pharmacy, or pre-dentistry decided to go into research or teaching instead. Psychophysiology is very much a liberal-arts science program�very interdisciplinary and integrated, which unexpectedly opens lots of new worlds and possibilities to students.
MSU Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Minor in Traditional Music Studies
SPALDING UNIVERSITY Applied Behavior Analysis
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY Computer-Aided Drafting
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY Philosophy, politics, and economics: An interdisciplinary major for students interested in a career in public policy, social work, or law, which also draws heavily on courses from other social sciences and the fine arts. Neuroscience: an interdisciplinary major drawing from courses in psychology, biology, and computer science
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Biostatistics; Music Therapy; Online Master of Arts in Arts Administration; Dentistry (4-year professional program and six postgraduate programs); Biopharmaceutical Engineering and Nanotechnology; Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE M.S. in Sport Management
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY B.S. in Meteorology, B.S. in Entrepreneurship
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Meeting the needs of today�s world
Complex doesn�t begin to explain the diversity of needs of society today. Kentucky�s colleges and universities have risen to the challenge and are offering classes and entire courses of studies designed to help students prepare to meet these challenges. Here are a few examples:
CENTRE COLLEGE The Global Center for Connected Campuses, or GC3. This new initiative will explore novel and practical ways to use technology in the liberal arts college setting. GC3 began its efforts with a student event, �Our Voice. Our Future,� as part of the 2012 Vice Presidential Debate at Centre College. GC3 will demonstrate how communications technology and social media can be used to excite and engage students, and to expand access to high-quality educational content to people and places it may not reach otherwise.
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY M.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY Minor in Chemical Dependency Counseling; Master of Science in Information Systems�Health Systems Management concentration; English as a Second Language Endorsement
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Securities Law; Advanced Legal Research
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE Graduate Certificate in Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis; M.S in Dentistry with Specialties in Endodontics, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, and Post-Professional Certificate in Prosthodontics (implant dentistry)
ST. CATHARINE UNIVERSITY M.A. in Leadership
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY Security Design; Robotics
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY M.S in Homeland Security Sciences
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To read the Kentucky Living February 2013 feature that goes along with this supplement, go to Hot New College Programs.
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