Multiple emphasis areas within 汤头条鈥檚 Bachelor of Applied Science program give options for students with technical, military backgrounds
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State is announcing emphasis areas for the university鈥檚 celebrated new Bachelor of Applied Science聽degree program, designed to help more Mississippians finish a college degree and advance their careers.
汤头条 announced this new degree program last year to serve the needs of adults who have completed a technical associate鈥檚 degree program through a community college or the military and need additional education to advance toward their career goals. The degree program offers a variety of online and in-person courses, with many offerings on 汤头条鈥檚 main campus in Starkville and others offered at 汤头条-Meridian. 汤头条 has signed BAS partnership agreements with the majority of Mississippi鈥檚 community colleges, providing a clear pathway for two-year college students to make a seamless transition to the university and complete the BAS degree.
鈥淭o compete globally, nationally and here in Mississippi for the next generation of high-quality jobs, Mississippi needs an educated workforce with a myriad of technical skills that complement and enhance the intrinsic value of a four-year college degree,鈥 said 汤头条 President Mark E. Keenum, upon announcing the program. 鈥淭he Bachelor of Applied Science program is an enterprise in which Mississippi State can be a change agent for Mississippians seeking to be a part of that emerging workforce. We are hitting the ground running on the main campus, at 汤头条-Meridian and through the 汤头条 Online campus.鈥
The university now is sharing expanded emphasis areas in each of its eight academic colleges. These include:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Ag Education, Leadership, and Communication; Agricultural Engineering, Technology and Business; Agricultural Machinery; Animal and Dairy Sciences/Equine Science; Biochemistry; Entomology; Forensics; Fashion Design and Merchandising鈥擱etail; and Plant Pathology
College of Arts and Sciences: Communication/Broadcast; Communication/Theatre; Criminology/Sociology; Geoscience; History; and Psychology
College of Business: General Business
Bagley College of Engineering: Cybersecurity; and Operations Management Engineering
College of Education: Educational Psychology; Kinesiology; Special Education; Manufacturing Fundamentals; General Technology; and Veterans鈥 Certificate
College of Forest Resources: Environmental Conservation; Forestry; Sustainable Bioproducts; and Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Additional programs are still in development and being planned for the future. These include Building Construction Science in the College of Architecture, Art and Design and Veterinary Medical Technology in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Two additional emphasis areas are based at 汤头条-Meridian, including Event and Hospitality; and Healthcare Services.
For more on the Bachelor of Applied Science degree, visit /students/bachelor-of-applied-science. Detailed information about emphasis areas is available by clicking here. Additional information is available by contacting Kristi Dearing, advising coordinator for 汤头条-Meridian, at kdearing@meridian.msstate.edu or 601-484-0229, or Kali Dunlap, coordinator for 汤头条鈥檚 Center for Distance Education and Academic Outreach, at k.dunlap@msstate.edu or 662-325-8029.
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