Undergraduate Academic Accelerator Pathway (2-Term) - Bachelor of Arts in Economics

at Shorelight Group - Adelphi University USA

Combine coursework from multiple departments to create a personalized, one-of-a-kind education. Tailor your degree to your specific intellectual pursuits and professional goals, whether they’re in the visual or performing arts, social sciences, natural sciences, formal sciences or humanities.

• Personalize your education, designing your own major from courses and tracks spread across our 50-plus departments.
• Benefit from small classroom sizes and one-on-one attention from distinguished faculty committed to your success.
• Gain a competitive edge in today’s job market through invaluable hands-on learning experiences.

Help make the world a safer place by working in law enforcement—become a police officer or join the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Secret Service or other enforcement agency. You can also make a difference as a lawyer, forensic psychologist, counselor, educator, advocate or analyst.

• Receive personal attention from distinguished faculty members who will connect you with career-building internships and life-changing leadership opportunities.
• Join a diverse community of criminal justice majors that regularly hosts events and professional development activities.
• Sharpen your critical thinking and data analysis skills, which are in high demand from employers across a wide variety of fields.

A Master of Science in Biology from Adelphi opens up a wide range of career paths. Some graduates go on to medical or dental school. Others participate in research doctoral programs. Many others go on to successful careers in biotechnology, public health, or environmental law.

To help you with your career goals, during your M.S. in Biology program you have the option to concentrate in one of three areas:

• Molecular biology
• Physiology
• Ecology, evolution, and conservation biology

A bachelor’s degree in history involves the study of people in different times and places, which develops moral judgment and expands our understanding of power, cultures, worldviews and what it is to be human. You’ll be prepared for further graduate studies, as well as the intellectual demands of many other professions, including law, education, journalism, civil service and business.

• Learn in small classes with world-class faculty who teach traditional and innovative techniques of historical investigation to gain a rich new perspective on the present, including the use of Adelphi’s University Archives and Special Collections for research.
• Build a deeper understanding of change within human societies that can be applied to a variety of careers.
• Grow as a scholar with the opportunity to present your work and grow as a leader at a variety of regional and national research conferences, or participate in fieldwork nationally or abroad.

With an information systems degree, you will be in high demand. You can work as a software developer, network and computer systems administrator, database manager or computer systems analyst. You can go on to business school to earn an MBA or another advanced degree.

• Receive personal attention in small classes taught by our expert faculty.
• Learn how to analyze, (re)design and manage information systems and information-based business processes to develop effective data solutions.
• Be career-ready by the time you graduate, equipped to bridge the gap between an organization’s information technology and business departments.

DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HUMAN MOVEMENT
Would you like a career in strength and conditioning, exercise leadership, or personal training? If so, the MS in Exercise Science is for you. The program prepares you to work with a wide variety of clients, including athletes and people with cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic issues.

A computer science degree opens the door to a successful career in many fields including industry, research and marketing. You can work as a software engineer, systems architect or data engineer, or you can become a specialist in the quickly growing fields of cybersecurity or cryptography.

• Learn in small classes with expert faculty who are focused on your success.
• Work one-to-one with faculty advisers to select one or more areas of specialization, such as software engineering, cybersecurity, game programming, applied science and foundations of computer science.
• Be career-ready upon graduation or study for one more year in our accelerated master’s degree program.

Kickstart your career in market research consulting, brand management, business development or green marketing. Become an entrepreneur, public relations or advertising/promotions manager, or search marketing strategist.

• Benefit from the Willumstad Winning Edge—six steps to boosting career success in any field of business.
• Build relationships with industry leaders by completing class projects for real-world clients like 1-800-Flowers.com, GEICO and Jovia Financial Credit Union.
• Leverage Adelphi’s career connections—internship placements, résumé guidance, job shadowing and more—to land your dream job right after graduation.

You can work as a producer or media planner for a TV or media company, or pursue a graduate degree in law, business or education (teaching). You can become a public relations associate, a journalist or pursue your own independent films. You can work in new media as a blogger, a content producer or a social media specialist.

• Receive personal attention in small classes taught by our expert faculty.
• Work innovatively with new media, like drone photography and podcasting.
• Participate in faculty film shoots or direct your own student work.

A Master of Science in Biology from Adelphi opens up a wide range of career paths. Some graduates go on to medical or dental school. Others participate in research doctoral programs. Many others go on to successful careers in biotechnology, public health, or environmental law.

To help you with your career goals, during your M.S. in Biology program you have the option to concentrate in one of three areas:

• Molecular biology
• Physiology
• Ecology, evolution, and conservation biology