Industrial engineering is the type of engineering in which one is specifically trained in service industry production or manufacturing procedures; industrial engineers, more specifically, investigate ways to integrate materials, machines, people, energy, and information in more efficient and productive ways. Professionals in the field often enroll in college course online at the bachelor’s, master’s, or [...]
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Do you have a deep appreciation for art, but studio classes just aren’t for you? Perhaps earning an art history degree is right for you. With a degree in this field, you will begin to understand the influences and motivations behind the world’s great masterpieces as well as trends in contemporary art. Regardless of what [...]
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Philosophers – from Aristotle and Plato to Michel Foucault and John Dewey – analyze how we live and question the world in which we exist. A degree in this field offers career training by giving students the tools they need to construct sound arguments, practice logic, and think outside the box. Closely tied to a [...]
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All of us have indirect contact with technical writers on an almost daily basis; every booklet, guide, or manual you use to familiarize yourself with products – anything from a clock radio to a new computer – was written by a technical writer. Because of the constant innovations in science, technology, business, medicine, electronics, and [...]
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Due in large part to its flexibility, adaptability, and large vocabulary, English has become the universal language for entertainment, communication, business, and policy. Approximately 20 – 25% of the world speaks English (about 750 million people); therefore, those who master the language, particularly in writing, have a distinct advantage in the workplace as most [...]
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While it’s the designers who put the latest and greatest trends in fashion up on the runway, it’s the fashion marketers who get them off the showroom floor and into the stores so customers can buy them. An online degree in fashion marketing will provide you with the training you need to succeed in this [...]
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The field of women’s studies is one in which the roles of women in society, literature, politics, history, and culture are explored. Working with other academic disciplines, those in women’s studies look at things with a feminist point of view. With a degree in this discipline, graduates will be prepared to work in various fields, [...]
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Whether they hold the title ‘mediator’, ‘conciliator’, or ‘arbitrator’, it is the job of a conflict resolution and mediation specialist to help individuals resolve disputes outside of court, in a hearing that typically has less formality than a judicial court does. A mediator serves simply as a neutral party, generally only making suggestions, not giving [...]
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If you have the desire to impact the lives of those around you by designing the homes, office buildings, highways, parks, malls, and hotels in which they live, work, and enjoy free time, becoming an architect may prove to be the best career path for you. When you study to become an architect, you will [...]
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The practice of physical therapy dates back to 1921, when Mary McMillan, along with a few other women, founded the first professional association of the field – the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. The women dedicated to improving rehabilitative initiatives did not allow men to join the association until the 1930s, at which time the [...]
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