Bachelor of Science in Nursing

at MSM Group - University of Charleston USA

The Financial Planning curriculum is approved by the CFP Board of Standards and prepares students to sit for the CFP® certification examination.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the outlook for careers in Financial Planning is strong. The median pay nationally for personal financial advisors in 2018 was just under $90,000 per year (somewhat lower locally) and the predicted job growth for the next 5-10 years is 15%, which is much faster than average. There is a growing demand for financial planners as many current financial planners are close to retirement and many baby boomers are approaching retirement. Some of the career opportunities in Financial Planning include:

• Registered Investment Adviser
• Accounting and Tax Registered Investment Advisor
• Banking, Credit Unions, Trust Companies
• Discount Brokerage Companies
• Wirehouse Brokerages
• Life & Disability Insurance Companies
• Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
• Independent Broker/Dealers
• Government, Academia/Research

The Entrepreneurship major is an in-seat residential program on the Charleston campus. It is designed to appeal to learners at all life stages, including traditional freshmen students and adult learners seeking a flexible, efficient, and innovative learning experience. Students who major in Entrepreneurship will develop an understanding of business ventures in all phases, including conception, launch, and sustainability. Emphasis will be placed on innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving, identifying viable business opportunities, securing financial resources, and successfully identifying and reaching target markets using the Business Model Canvas.

Students who graduate with this degree will develop skills that will prepare them for careers as either an entrepreneur who establishes their own business or an intrapreneur who utilizes their innovative skills for another organization.

These skills include:

• Design-thinking problem identification and innovation
• Methodologies for risk assessment and assessment of success and failure
• Identifying consumer behavior patterns
• Research skills
• Analysis of market data

This program helps you better understand the behavior and processes of organisms, and to learn to appreciate psychology as a discipline, a science, and a profession.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
This track is if you plan to pursue employment immediately following completion of your undergraduate degree. It is available both in-seat and online.

From amateur sports to professional leagues, sports announcing to event planning, our Sport Business degree will prepare you for a wide range of career possibilities. The program consists of core business classes and a diverse selection of sport business classes to focus your career goals within the sports industry. The design of the program also encourages you to complete a second major or a minor in another field, enhancing your marketability in the job field.

Program Highlights

• Classes provide practicum opportunities, service-learning, and internship experiences that allow students to work and gain experience with a sports business organization.
• You’ll learn valuable life lessons from professionals in the industry.
• Small class sizes allow personal attention from faculty with sports industry experience.
• The program is based on the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) standards.

The Education program at the University of Charleston (UC) prepares students who will be committed educators, lifelong learners, and community servants. More specifically, the education faculty provides students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become an effective educator.

The mission of the Political Science program is to prepare graduates for employment, scholarship, or further study in the areas of law, public policy, or criminal justice in service to their professional disciplines and social communities.

• The Criminal Justice Concentration focuses on developing the skills needed to pursue careers in law enforcement, criminology, homeland security, or corrections with a focus on those skills needed in management positions. Students are also prepared to pursue graduate studies in Criminal Justice. The program structure encouragesstudentsto double major in other fieldssuch as Psychology, English, or Business. Prestigious internship opportunities with local and state government agencies provide valuable field-work experience in the discipline. Opportunities to present student research at state, regional and national meetings provide students with real world skills and allow them to network with professionals in the field. Students work with experienced and engaged faculty who are published authors and have taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Whether you are looking to advance your career or broaden your educational background, our MBA program includes both theory and practical experience to give you extensive insight into the business world.

You’ll learn from and network with other business professionals, as well as with professors and fellow students. Applied case studies develop skills in problem solving and teamwork, and our integration of communication, business writing, and interpersonal skill development into the program gives you the confidence to become a business leader – whether you are working for a small company, large corporation or starting your own business.

The English program provides a valuable educational experience for students who need the kinds of skills that employers increasingly demand—reading, writing, research, and critical thinking. The program’s flexibility allows students to acquire specific knowledge in media writing, graphic design, public relations, and other areas in order to gain real world application of these skills. The English program at UC emphasizes the following career paths for English majors: writers for web sites, businesses, media outlets, and nonprofit organizations.

Our undergraduate Business Analytics major is a recently designed and updated program which has all the important content, tools, processes and intellectual resources necessary to prepare students for a successful Business Analytics career. The job market for business analytics candidates with the right skills is expected to remain lucrative for the next 10 to 20years and so Business Analytics is an excellent direction for highly motivated students to move in. The program will help students develop quantitative data analysis skills, and corresponding communication skills necessary for solving real-world business problems and communicating solutions. This is an interdisciplinary major that utilizes courses from computer science and data analytics programs.

The Business Analytics major is offered as an in-seat residential program on the Charleston campus*. The program integrates professional exposure and an internship experience to better prepare students with the skills desired by employers. Business Analytics majors will take a 45-credit business core and have an opportunity to double major in complimentary areas of business or major/minor in fields outside the business area. The program covers critical topics such as Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning, using industry relevant tools. Needless to say, the program can be expected to be rigorous and intellectually stimulating!

Our major in Digital Marketing is designed to appeal to learners with an interest in applying marketing principles to digital technology in order to improve business and marketing decision making. The digital marketing major studies the history of Marketing as a discipline with special attention to 21st century digital marketing trends. Foundational material, history, theory, applied simulation, and professional marketing certifications will combine to produce a skilled, market-ready, marketing practitioner.

The Digital Marketing program is designed to produce a work-ready marketing manager for 21st century employment. Through application the students will research, create, and execute a digital marketing campaign. The rapid growth of social media and digital media is fostering growth in the number of employment opportunities for graduates with the skill set and experience in the application of digital technology in marketing. This interdisciplinary program utilizes two courses from Digital Media Design and integrates professional preparation certifications, an internship experience, and a digital marketing strategy capstone experience to better prepare students with the digital marketing skills desired by employers.