I am working as a recruiter but would like to eventually advance my career in Human Resource Management. Currently living in an Asian country and thinking about a graduate degree in the field.
I have found 5 schools as listed below:
Penn State
University of London
University of Illinois(Ed Masters, HRD)
University of Maryland
University of Manchester
Does anyone have experience with these programs or know about them?
In fact I will pursue another graduate degree in psychology/counseling but not too soon.
Any advice is welcome – only serious ones. Thank you in advance.
These are all ONLINE degrees by the way…!
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I noticed that NYU has an online management and systems. But, I’m looking for something along the lines of marketing, graphic design, and communications.
I have career experience (2-3 years), and my GPA my undergraduate program was weak.
What REPUTABLE online degree programs are there out there for me?
Personally, I am NOT looking for the classic online schools like Strayer, etc. I’m looking for programs that people wouldn’t associate with “online school” when I mention it.
Do I have any options?
I’m NOT looking for “online degree screening” Web sites. I have tried those.
I really am seeking specific examples of programs at schools.
E.g. “Masters in Managment and Systems at New York University…” .. or the “State University of X has an online Masters of Communications and has alternative admissions criteria.”
As I said, I have ALREADY SEARCHED.
I’m looking for SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS– and experiences others have had with those schools.
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Hello,
I’ll graduate this spring with an HR degree and planning to apply to the MBA program right away.
which is Fall 2010.
The application deadline is on April 1 2010
However, they are asking for the 4 year degree but I’m still in my last year being an undergraduate student. So should I send my transcript and let them know this is my last term?
OR I should first be fully graduated in order to apply?
Can MBA admissions folks find out if I’m currently enrolled in a graduate program via background checks, if I don’t notify them? And I have NOT yet completed my first semester yet, meaning the transcript will be blank. Can they find out by other means besides the transcript?
Anyone know of any online masters (graduate) degree programs in the United States that are online? IMPORTANT:I am only interested in programs from schools that have traditional on campus degrees as well. What I mean is not schools like University of Phoenix which mostly offer programs online. Here’s an example: Texas A & M has a masters program in math online: http://distance-ed.math.tamu.edu/
Even though Texas A & M is a well-known traditional school. I don’t mind if the degree has a small concentration in something else like education as long as the degree has a main focus on math. As I am not a Texas resident tuition would be about $1,000 per credit so I am looking for something cheaper.
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Graduate school isn’t right for everyone, but it does have its benefits. Take a look at 5 good reasons to go to graduate school and earn an MBA. See if any of them are right for your own personal, educational, and professional set of goals.
1. Show me the money: Like Cuba Gooding, Jr. said in Jerry McGuire, “Show me the money!” Typically, MBA graduates are more marketable to companies for management positions. Management positions usually pay more in salary than staff positions. And since a lot more companies today are making an MBA a condition for employment, by earning your MBA may actually mean that you will be “seeing more money!”
2. Professional growth & development: Many students enter an MBA program after they have been in the workforce for some time. This means that they have earned real-world experience after receiving their bachelor degree. Going back to grad school may simply be a personal or professional goal that you have set for yourself. By combining your real-world work experience with the advanced skills and training that graduate school can offer you, it can help you grow both personally and professionally.
3. Become a specialist: Many graduate schools allow you to choose a specialty when you are earning your MBA. This allows you to further advance your general business skills while becoming an expert in a particular field. For example, you may currently work in the marketing department of your company as a marketing assistant. You aspire, however, to become a marketing manager for one of the divisions of your company and one of the requirements for marketing managers at this particular firm is that they have to have their MBA. You can return to graduate school and earn your MBA with a special concentration in marketing. Even if it doesn’t land you a marketing management position in your current firm, it may very well land you one in another firm.
4. Opens doors of opportunity: Earning an MBA degree can open up doors of opportunity that may not have been opened without having one. Numbers don’t lie and the numbers show that MBA graduates have an increased chance of gaining access to the position that was beyond their reach before they earned their degree. You too may be able to land your dream job by going to graduate school and earning your MBA.
5. Build a network: Sometimes being successful in business and just in life in general is about who you know versus what you know. In grad school you are introduced to all different kinds of people from all different walks of life. Your peers and your professors are great resources for you in the business world. Graduate school allows you to build your own framework of a support and contact system to build strong business relationships.
While these are 5 great reasons to attend graduate school, you may have reasons of your own that are not listed here. Take out a piece of paper and make yourself a list of the reasons why you think you want to go to graduate school, and how earning your MBA may benefit you. Make an old fashioned pros and cons list and see which side has more reasons, pros or cons. The odds are that you will probably find more positive reasons to earn your MBA degree than you will find reasons not to attend grad school.
While every individual has their own reason or reasons for choosing to attend graduate school, there are two main reasons that usually come into play. The two most beneficial reasons for choosing to attend graduate school are:
1. To pursue careers in law, medicine, and university teaching an advanced degree is a requirement.
2. Professionals who wish to advance their careers receive in-depth training and acquire advanced skills in their area of study. Sometimes the purpose of gaining this knowledge is for personal growth and development and sometimes it is for career advancement and development.
So ask yourself these burning questions. The “why” you should attend graduate school just may appear while you are going through this little self-quiz. The answers to the questions will help you to analyze your own reasons for considering earning an advanced degree.
What kind of career do I want to pursue? Does this career choice require a graduate degree?
Certain career paths do require graduate degrees. If you want to be a doctor then there is no way around it. You will have to go to graduate school. Maybe you do not know what career you wish to pursue in the long run. That’s ok. Many graduates with bachelor degrees enter the workforce to gain experience to help them figure out what they truly want to do with their lives. After a few years (or sometimes more) these professionals may go back to school to earn their graduate degree for one of the two main reasons listed above.
Am I interested and motivated by the area of specialty that I would be pursuing?
While undergraduate school requires you to choose a major, the course of study offered to you is the broad and the basic knowledge of that study area. The focus of study in a graduate program is much more narrow on a specialty or specific area of interest. If you have no desire to further explore this area of study, then graduate school may not be the place for you. If you feel motivated and excited by delving into the depths of the specialty, then graduate is an option for you.
What types of job positions are advanced degree candidates in my area of interest currently involved in?
Do a little research and find out what graduates of your area of study are doing now. What type of achievements have they made? Where are they currently working? What do their jobs entail? Many colleges and universities publish this information about their graduates. You can also find companies that have positions that you are interested in pursuing and read biographies of their officers and directors, owners, and employees. This biographical information usually lists the degrees that they hold. You may even be able to contact school alumni or professionals to ask them questions about attending graduate school with relation to their current job position, etc.
Graduate school is not a place for everyone. You have to have the desire, motivation, and willingness to learn and take on new experiences. There are benefits to attending graduate school, but it is important to make sure that they are actual benefits to your personal situation.
Marist College has a number of online graduate studies programs for busy people looking to expand their knowledge while helping to achieve their career goals.
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