Graduate Global Pathway (1-Semester) - Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling

at Kaplan Group - Pace University - Westchester Campus USA

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course that prepares you for degree study. Sometimes a pathway course is necessary due to differences in national education systems, or to help you improve your academic or language qualifications to the level needed.

Build your future by studying in the USA, with a pathway course through Kaplan. If you hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements, this pathway program will help you progress to a master’s degree at Pace University.

MPA Public Administration: Government Management
Our Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is designed to train you to acquire strong analytical and administrative skills, and gain the management expertise you will need to succeed in the most rewarding and demanding areas of the national economy: government, healthcare, and nonprofit administration. The program’s mission is to prepare our students to become value-driven public service leaders, managers, and analysts by offering you the knowledge of roles, values, skills, and practices that will help you become competent global professionals capable of ethical, innovative, and creative leadership in public service, government, health care, and nonprofit organizations. The interdisciplinary curriculum enables you to occupy public service management and analyst positions across sectoral boundaries, as the program takes into account career and industry sector flexibility.

Government Management
The Government track is ideal for pre-service and in-service professionals interested in pursuing a public service career in the local, state, and federal government. This track is also suitable for individuals who are interested in pursuing political careers. Our Government Management track graduates are employed as municipal and assistant municipal managers, chiefs of staff, school district business leaders, elected officials, budget analysts, and directors, as well as executive and program directors and coordinators in various public sector agencies.

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course that prepares you for degree study. Sometimes a pathway course is necessary due to differences in national education systems, or to help you improve your academic or language qualifications to the level needed.

Build your future by studying in the USA, with a pathway course through Kaplan. If you hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements, this pathway program will help you progress to a master’s degree at Pace University.

MS Mental Health Counseling
With our 60-credit master’s in mental health counseling, you’ll be ready to flourish as a licensed practitioner in mental health counseling to provide clinical services to clients at agencies, hospitals, and private practices.

A Growing Job Market

• An integration of the understandings of cognitive-behavioral, existential-humanistic, and developmental counseling approaches
• The opportunity to develop a range of skills that will serve students in the variety of situations they will encounter professionally.
• An emphasis on hands-on skill development, as students become active participants in their education through training groups, role-playing, the observation of video vignettes of counseling sessions, and taping of practice sessions.

Our Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is designed to train you to acquire strong analytical and administrative skills, and gain the management expertise you will need to succeed in the most rewarding and demanding areas of the national economy: government, healthcare, and nonprofit administration. The program’s mission is to prepare our students to become value-driven public service leaders, managers, and analysts by offering you the knowledge of roles, values, skills, and practices that will help you become competent global professionals capable of ethical, innovative, and creative leadership in public service, government, health care, and nonprofit organizations. The interdisciplinary curriculum enables you to occupy public service management and analyst positions across sectoral boundaries, as the program takes into account career and industry sector flexibility.

Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Management track is geared toward public managers in the nonprofit sector with previous management experience or with advanced professional degrees. Students pursuing this MPA track can focus on three areas: managerial skills enhancement (for those in or preparing for a career as a manager or administrator of a non-profit organization); leadership development (designed for those interested in planning for and implementing social change); and social entrepreneurship (ideal for those in the private sector who have a particular interest in the social impact of for-profit business activities). Our Nonprofit Management track graduates are employed with varied sized-organizations in the areas of education, parks and recreation, community services, healthcare, immigration, etc.

Your MS in Applied Quantitative Economic Analysis and Policy will prepare you to become an expert in fiscal and monetary policy, enabling you to contribute in a meaningful and rewarding way to policymakers in the environmental, health care, or public sectors and business management fields. You will be prepared to meet the growing demand for analytical jobs in diverse settings, such as government agencies, think tanks, multinational organizations, and financial institutions.

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course that prepares you for degree study. Sometimes a pathway course is necessary due to differences in national education systems, or to help you improve your academic or language qualifications to the level needed.

Build your future by studying in the USA, with a pathway course through Kaplan. If you hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements, this pathway program will help you progress to a master’s degree at Pace University.

MS Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International
Want to go out and see the world? The growth of the English language worldwide is creating opportunities for teachers around the globe. The MS in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International is a 30-credit program that prepares teachers of English who want to work in international settings or with adult learners in the US. This non-certification program doesn’t even require an undergraduate degree in education.

Our nutrition and dietetics program was built with tomorrow’s nutritional challenges in mind—resolving the world’s rising rates of overweight and obesity, reviving sustainability and locally-sourced food, and improving access to healthful, affordable food for all people. In just two years you can earn your MS in Nutrition and Dietetics, complete the dietetic internship, and immediately sit for the CDR Exam that designates you as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).

Interested in biology, but not sure if you want to dive headfirst into a career in the sciences? The BA in Biology program is designed for students who want to pursue a non-scientific career that may require a significant background in the biological sciences. It allows you to cultivate a deep knowledge base in biology, and also provides a greater liberal arts background than a bachelor of science degree.

An Understanding Of Biology

• For students seeking a non-scientific career
• Provides a broader liberal arts background
• An opportunity to take more elective courses than the traditional BS degree program

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course that prepares you for degree study. Sometimes a pathway course is necessary due to differences in national education systems, or to help you improve your academic or language qualifications to the level needed.

Build your future by studying in the USA, with a pathway course through Kaplan. If you’ve completed high school with good grades, but don’t meet the entry requirements, this pathway program will help you progress to a bachelor’s degree at Pace University.

BA Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course that prepares you for degree study. Sometimes a pathway course is necessary due to differences in national education systems, or to help you improve your academic or language qualifications to the level needed.

Build your future by studying in the USA, with a pathway course through Kaplan. If you’ve completed high school with good grades, but don’t meet the entry requirements, this pathway program will help you progress to a bachelor’s degree at Pace University.

BBA Management: Business Management
Your BBA in Business Management will jump-start your career, giving you critical skills for any industry. The experience and skills you gain in relation to team building, decision-making, and risk-taking will make you stand out at your internship or first job as your career develops and evolves.

As an international student, you might need, or benefit from, a pathway course that prepares you for degree study. Sometimes a pathway course is necessary due to differences in national education systems, or to help you improve your academic or language qualifications to the level needed.

Build your future by studying in the USA, with a pathway course through Kaplan. If you’ve completed high school with good grades, but don’t meet the entry requirements, this pathway program will help you progress to a bachelor’s degree at Pace University.

BS Criminal Justice
With your BS in Criminal Justice, you can build a career path in private sector security or law enforcement—two fields that are always growing. Pace’s program equips you with a solid foundation in criminal justice and other related disciplines that give you the opportunity to concentrate on either law enforcement or courts and correction.