Professional Studies
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June 11, 2020
Best Nursing Degrees
If you’ve been thinking about entering the nursing field to help make a difference in peoples’ lives, now is a great time to find the best nursing degree to fit your interests and career goals. Not only is the need for registered nurses (RNs) expanding, due in large part to the service demands of the ...
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June 8, 2020
Inside Info: Skills You Learn in Human Resources Courses
The role of the human resources (HR) department has always been important to the well-being of a company and its employees. However, in today’s workplace — which includes employees ranging from baby boomers to Gen Z — having an HR department with highly-skilled, versatile, and committed professionals is absolutely essential.
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June 1, 2020
Why Choose the RN to MSN Career Path?
You’re enjoying your career as a nurse, but you’re also thinking about the future. Maybe you feel confident in your skills and feel ready to take on a bigger role in nursing leadership and management. Perhaps you are developing an interest in a certain area of specialization and need to add to your skill set ...
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May 7, 2020
Is a Management Degree Right for Me?
Managers are in high demand. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 706,900 new management positions will become available by 2028. A management degree can lead to careers in administrative services, advertising, and promotion, architecture and engineering, human resources, finance, food service, sales and more. The career options with a management degree are plentiful ...
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April 30, 2020
What Will I Learn With a Bachelor of Management?
In today’s economy, companies with experienced leadership are thriving. A management degree prepares you to adapt your skills to any field and focus on the future of an organization. Management careers are available in every career area, from education to health care. “This degree is really industry-unspecific,” says Dr. Timothy Pettit, academic program director of ...
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April 27, 2020
Best Degrees for Law Enforcement Careers
When looking at career prospects, you’ll find few industries offer the wide range of opportunities that law enforcement does. Whether you choose to serve the local community as a police or probation officer or prefer a more globe-trotting lifestyle as a diplomat or intelligence agent, there’s a law enforcement option for everyone. There are generally ...
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April 20, 2020
Leadership Skills for a Human Resources Career
Taking a human resources career to the next level involves the conscious development of a range of skills that many people don’t think about. That’s why human resources leaders stand out — they have certain personal qualities that might appear to come naturally, but which can be also developed with focus and training. Excelling in ...
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April 13, 2020
On the Job With a Homeland Security and Emergency Management Degree
If you are interested in disaster management, security, or business continuity, National University’s Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management degree prepares you for a career in the public sector at city, state or federal levels, as well as jobs in private industry and nonprofit organizations. For one U.S. Army Veteran and National ...
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April 9, 2020
What Can I Do With a Bachelor of Arts in Management?
What do Doug McMillon, Tim Cook, Warren Buffet, and John Hammergren all have in common? Each of these CEOs earned a bachelor of arts in management before leading some of the world’s most notable companies. While earning a management degree doesn’t guarantee the same level of success as Apple’s CEO, a B.A. in management does ...
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April 2, 2020
What Can You Do with a Master of Human Resources Degree?
In the past few decades, globalization and technology have affected businesses of all kinds. Outcomes of this shift have included automation of many tasks, more efficient ways of accounting and bookkeeping, a move toward electronic communication, and an increased remote employee base. Along with this workplace evolution, the human resources department has changed as well. ...
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March 30, 2020
Boost Your Career With a Master of Human Resource Management Degree
Whether you’re already an HR professional or work in another people-oriented career, earning a master of human resource management degree could help you advance into higher-level positions within companies of all sizes.
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March 16, 2020
Nursing Leadership: What to Look for in an RN to MSN Degree Program
Finishing your nursing education and training can lead to a long and rewarding career. You can impact people’s lives, offering the first line of treatment when they are ill or injured and easing their fears with your compassion and guidance. In addition to making a difference for others, a career in nursing also offers you ...
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March 5, 2020
What Can I Do With an RN To MSN Online Degree?
You aren’t going to hear a lot of nurses complain about clock-watching or about a lack of opportunity. That’s because nursing is a fast-paced and rewarding profession that also offers job stability, plenty of opportunities for growth, and a great salary. If all that wasn’t enough to make nursing an attractive profession, it also has ...
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February 20, 2020
What Can You Do With a Master's in Homeland Security?
You’re looking to take the next step in your career by furthering your education. Well, you’re already on the right path if you are looking into the Master of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management at National University. If you decide to take the next step to enroll in the program, you will be ...
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February 6, 2020
Management 101: Understanding Organizational Leadership
Vision. Strategy. Empathy. These are just a few of the characteristics you might find in a good leader — and leadership is a skill in high demand in today’s business world. According to a 2016 poll published by leadership development platform Elucidat, 77% of companies are experiencing a leadership gap. Deloitte’s 2016 Human Capital Trends ...
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January 27, 2020
What Can I Do with a Homeland Security Degree?
If you’re wondering, “What can I do with a homeland security degree?” you might be surprised to find just how many career tracks are open to you once you earn such a degree. It might apply to more than you think. “Many of our active-duty military, Veterans, and adult students are interested in getting into ...
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January 2, 2020
What to Look for in a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership
You have the desire to lead people and be a change agent at your organization — or at one you hope to work for. You have an innate sense of seeing the hidden potential in individuals and know that a superbly-running and effective team can take an organization to new heights. You are a problem-solver, ...
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November 28, 2019
What Will You Learn With a Public Health BS?
The name of Dr. Alba Diaz is never very far from the conversation when speaking to faculty members about the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program at National University. She is described by one of her colleagues as “the embodiment of public health.” It’s easy to see why. Given her experience and commitment to ...
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