Drexel University's new Center for Graduate Studies delivers some of the nation's most innovative and highly-ranked graduate degrees to Sacramento's busy professionals. Evenings and weekends. At your pace. For your future.
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Business Administration
Drexel's part-time program (the LEAD MBA) is ranked among the top 10 in the country, and it holds the highest AACSB accreditation. Taught principally by tenured and tenure-track Drexel faculty, the LEAD MBA program integrates leadership and ethics, technology management, and industry perspectives while offering the opportunity to collaborate and compete with Drexel students three time zones away — the way business works today. Visit the LeBow College of Business (www.lebow.drexel.edu).
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Engineering Management
Like many areas of the country, the Sacramento region will continue to experience huge demand for professionals engaged in building (and rebuilding) infrastructure and in powering the region's growth. These engineering projects will require managers with broad substantive knowledge and leadership skills. Created after in-depth consultation with industry leaders, the Engineering Management master's begins with focused graduate credit certificate programs in Infrastructure Engineering Management and, for those with undergraduate engineering degrees, Power Engineering Management. A third certificate program in Engineering Management Leadership will be offered in the Fall of 2010. The master's can be completed through the University's top-ranked online program. Visit the College of Engineering (www.drexel.edu/coe).
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Higher Education
As the field of higher education continues to grow, experienced and credentialed education managers will play a significant role, not just in the education industry, but also in corporate, governmental, and nonprofit institutions. Drexel's MSHE prepares seasoned higher education managers and professionals, those looking for a career change, and recent college graduates, to apply the analytical rigor and leadership training typically associated with an MBA to the unique knowledge and technical skills needed to guide complex and dynamic institutions. Visit the School of Education (www.drexel.edu/soe).
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Human Resource Development
As the business world becomes increasingly complex, the need grows for human resources professionals who are equipped, not just to manage employees, but also to aid their professional development and improve the culture of the workplace. Drexel offers one of the few MSHRD programs in the nation that emphasizes a true human resources development curriculum with experiential and online features. Our graduates are in high demand as corporations and organizations recognize professional development and retention as a key strategic advantage. Visit the School of Education (www.drexel.edu/soe).
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Information Systems
Knowledge management and competitive intelligence are keys to success in every industry. Designed for computing professionals who are looking to advance their careers (though foundation courses are available to prepare career-changers for advanced study), Drexel's MSIS program equips graduates with the skills to leverage information and create solutions to problems through accessible, usable, and structurally sound information systems. Drexel's iSchool was named among the "most innovative" IT schools in the country by Computerworld. Visit Drexel's iSchool (www.ischool.drexel.edu).
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Library and Information Science
For those holding degrees in virtually any subject, from liberal arts to engineering, the iSchool's MS(LIS) program provides preparation for careers in the information field. Graduates hold jobs in public and academic libraries, museums, archives, Web development companies, law firms, the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, and more. The MS(LIS), one of just 62 such programs accredited by the ALA, is ranked 9th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, with specialties in Information Systems and Digital Librarianship rated third and sixth respectively. Additionally, the college's was ranked 5th nationally in Health Librarianship. Visit Drexel's iSchool (www.ischool.drexel.edu).
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Nursing Education and Faculty Role
Nursing is the top growth industry in the nation, but each year programs across the nation turn away more than 40,000 qualified applicants due to faculty shortages. The healthcare field needs qualified, experienced nurse educators to prepare the next generation of clinicians. Drexel's MSN in Education and Faculty Role is designed to provide working registered nurses who hold a baccalaureate degree with the skills and credentials to fill that role. The program is fully accredited by NLNAC and the CCNE. Visit the College of Nursing and Health Professions (www.drexel.edu/cnhp).
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Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management
The need for visible, accessible, and supportive nurse administrators is more urgent than ever before. Drexel's MSN in Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management program prepares working nurses to take on that challenge as directors of nursing, nurse managers and nurse executives in hospital, community health and ambulatory care environments. Through this program you can get the analytical, technological, and interpersonal skills employers are looking for. The program is fully accredited by NLNAC and the CCNE. Visit the College of Nursing and Health Professions (www.drexel.edu/cnhp).
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Public Health
Public health professionals are concerned with entire populations, attempting to prevent problems from occurring or recurring through education, policy development and advocacy, service, and research. By combining systematic perspectives, integrative approaches, and community-based experiences with innovative teaching, Drexel's Executive Master of Public Health (MPH) program prepares graduates to lead the nation's public health systems. The program, which requires a master's degree or three years related professional experience for admission, is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the nationally recognized accrediting body for schools of public health Visit the School of Public Health (publichealth.drexel.edu).
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Science of Instruction (including initial Teacher Certification)
The MSSI program prepares not only classroom teachers but teacher leaders, those who wish to transition into careers as teachers, and those non-credentialed classroom teachers currently employed in charter, parochial, or other specialized schools who wish to earn a California teaching credential for entry or advancement in the teaching profession. MSSI graduates are trained to translate theory into practice at the classroom, school and district level, building on longstanding Drexel research strengths in curriculum development, interactive technology, evaluation of instruction, and educational leadership. Visit the School of Education (www.drexel.edu/soe).
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