Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (STEM)

at Enrollment Advisory Group - Manhattan College USA

Nuclear medicine technologists help doctors diagnose diseases and in a safe, painless way by using advanced imaging methods to examine the function of internal organs. Organ imaging procedures lead to earlier diagnoses and better patient outcomes.

Why Choose Nuclear Medicine Technology?
If you have an interest in science and a desire to help people, nuclear medicine technology may be the right field for you. Every day, nuclear imaging procedures make a difference in the lives of patients by helping detect, diagnose, treat and monitor disease.

What Will You Learn?
You will learn about human organs and systems, and mechanisms of disease, and how radiopharmecuticals can help us visualize certain disease. All courses are human-centered to prepare you to interact with and comfort patients.

During the course of the program, you will accumulate 10 credits during your clinical internships working in a nuclear medicine department. In total this amounts to 180 full work days during which time you will learn to:

• Prepare the radiopharmaceutical
• Administer the injection
• Observe radiation safety and protection procedures
• Perform quality-control tests
• Prepare the patient and imaging instrumentation for specific imaging procedures
• Process the acquired data

Electrical engineering is the design, development, testing, and supervision of electrical equipment. This equipment allows people to access information and communicate globally, as well as transmit power from distant sources to demand centers.

Why Choose Electrical Engineering?
Electrical engineering is one of today’s most in-demand and high-paying industries. As an electrical engineering graduate student at Manhattan College, you will research and fine-tune your knowledge of physical and engineering principles to design and operate computers, power grids, wiring in buildings and other complex systems and devices.

What Will You Learn?
You will advance your knowledge of electrical engineering and computer science. The electrical engineering M.S. program curriculum results in an in-depth knowledge of:

• Electrical systems
• Electromagnetism
• Applied electromagnetics
• Optics

?Sociology is the scientific study of human social behavior. It examines social interactions, social organizations, and the influence that social groups, institutions and social structure have upon human behavior.?

Why Choose Sociology?
Sociology is at the core of the social sciences, and bridges many disciplines. Sociology majors go on to work in a variety of different fields, from social and market research to policy analysis to human resources and community activism.

What Will You Learn?
Sociology’s core curriculum includes Social Inequalities, Research Methods and Sociological Theories. Senior year culminates with a research seminar. As a sociology major, you will:

• Analyze the U.S. class structure and how class status affects one’s life
• Learn the logic and skills of social scientific research
• Gain first-hand experience collecting and analyzing data
• Survey major sociological theories, tracing contemporary approaches to classical sociologists
• Complete a capstone project based on original research

What Will You Do?
?The sociology program will prepare you for graduate school or careers in research, teaching, human resource management, civil service and beyond.

The field of religious studies explores religious beliefs, behaviors and institutions across cultures. It is a journey through the liberal arts that combines the study of philosophy, literature, history, sociology and fine arts.

What Will You Learn?
As a religious studies major, you will learn to:

• Understand and appreciate the world's diverse religious traditions
• Read and interpret literature
• Look at developments over time
• Examine how religion functions in society and impacts social thought
• Interpret the messages that human beings communicate to one another
• Be a critical thinker
• Communicate effectively with diverse groups of people

What Will You Do?
Because religious studies combines many different fields of knowledge, career opportunities are vast. Research and surveys show that employers look for smart, conscientious, engaged graduates with the type of skills honed in religious studies.

Some people choose to work in nonprofits or social services, where they feel they have a chance to make a personal impact. Others work in media, business, law or in education, where there are opportunities to teach and share information.

History is the study of the past. Historians explain how human relationships have changed over time. They are storytellers whose narratives are rooted in reality, and specific to a time and place. They are also scientists who weigh evidence, test theories and search for truth.

What Will You Learn?
As a history major, you will learn to:

• Think critically about the past
• Write clear, rigorous and engaging prose
• Organize evidence
• Analyze complicated patterns
• Conduct oral histories and archival histories
• Study culture and society

What Will You Do?
Learning to read, write and analyze information at a high level will prepare you for any career path. Employers value critical thinkers, and the demand for this skill is especially high in New York City. A degree in history will prepare you for many careers paths.

Literature and writing fundamentally shape who we are and how we see the world. As an English major you will explore what makes us human and experience the breadth of and depth of a single word. You will develop the skills of good writing and speaking.

What Will You Learn?
The English major is much more than reading and writing. It incorporates history, sociology, religion, philosophy, science and psychology — all of the things that make human civilization, well, human. As an English major you will develop an understanding of literary texts and the issues that shaped them while you learn how to:

• Communicate clearly in an appropriate tone
• Develop logical, eloquent arguments
• Observe and analyze complex information
• Set schedules and work under deadlines
• Think creatively and make meaningful connections across academic disciplines and to the world around you

What Will You Do?
English majors learn to analyze texts and articulate meaning through the study of literature, speech and writing. Employers often seek out well-rounded English majors because they are versatile, skilled communicators and can readily apply their training in a variety of careers.

Environmental engineering uses the principles of engineering, chemistry, biology and physics to address a wide variety of environmental problems from safe drinking water supplies to climate change.

Why Choose Environmental Engineering?
Environmental engineering is a broad and diverse discipline that applies scientific principles to solve real-world environmental problems. As a graduate of this program, you’ll be prepared for careers in private industry, environmental consulting firms and government agencies, and work to solve the many challenges of providing safe and reliable drinking water, clean air and waterways, proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste, effective environmental site restoration, and responsible management of our natural resources.

Our environmental engineering program is recognized nationally for producing well-prepared environmental engineers. The program dates back to 1939 and proudly boasts that six of its alumni have been inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.

What Will You Learn?
Our environmental engineering program offers both master’s of engineering (M.E.) and master’s of science (M.S.) degrees. In your studies, you will learn the engineering principles and design applications for:

• Drinking water treatment
• Municipal and industrial wastewater treatment
• Surface water quality modeling
• Groundwater engineering
• Environmental sustainability
• Climate change resiliency
• Water reuse and resource recovery
• Air pollution control systems
• Recycling
• waste disposal technologies

The future is in the next generation of students. As a vital part of the educational leadership team, school counselors provide valuable assistance to students, whether they are setting the tone in elementary schools or enhancing the learning process in secondary school or beyond.

Why Choose School Counseling?
The M.A. in school counseling program is designed for those seeking school provisional counseling certification, and prepares you for work in a variety of settings. It is grounded in research and shaped by the needs of schools and other organizations that require professional counseling services. Upon completion of the program, you’ll meet the requirements for provisional certification as a school counselor in New York State.

Art history examines visual culture from the ancient world to today in a historical and socio-economic context. It draws upon many fields, across many time periods and places. Art historians analyze materials, organize ideas, and write and speak persuasively about representational issues.

What Will You Learn?
As an art history major, you will:

• Research history
• Develop a visual vocabulary
• Analyze writing and visual images
• Organize ideas
• Interpret what you observe
• Graduate prepared for a variety of careers that use writing and visual analysis

What Will You Do?
Studying art history gives you the chance to pursue art in many creative contexts. It also boosts the skills needed for a career in education or business.

Computer engineering is the intersection of electronic engineering and computer science. Computer engineers create digital systems and devices that allow people to communicate information globally.

Why Choose Computer Engineering?
Computer engineers research, design, develop and test computer systems and processors, circuit boards, memory devices, networks, routers and other components. In this ABET-accredited computer engineering program, you will amass an in-depth knowledge of the following principles:

• Computer application software
• Computer systems, architecture and operation
• Communication systems
• Data communications and computer networks

What Will You Learn?
As you progress in your coursework in the computer engineering program, you will learn about:

• Parallel and soft computing
• Computer networks and architectures
• Electromagnetics, photonics, biophotonics, nanophotonics
• Imaging devices, image processing and pattern recognition
• Analog and digital electronics, control systems and signal processing
• Wireless and optical communications, wireless sensor networks

What Will You Do?
We live in a digital age, and the need for skilled computer engineers exceeds the number of existing qualified workers. A degree in computer engineering will prepare you to work in this dynamic and growing industry.