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| x remove Finance, B.B.A. | x remove Combined Degree: Public and Nonprofit Administration, B.A., B.S. and Public Administration, M.P.A. | x remove Multilingualism Undergraduate Badge | x remove Integrative Studies, B.A., B.S. - LEADS adult degree completion online | x remove Health Information Management, B.S. | x remove Combined Degree: Statistics, B.S. and Data Science and Analytics, M.S. | x remove Data Science and Analytics, M.S. | x remove Foundations of Tax Practice Graduate Badge | x remove Project Management Undergraduate Certificate, adult online | x remove Enterprise Resource Planning for non business majors, Undergraduate Badge | |
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147
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6-7
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Minimum 120 credits for degree plus certificate
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141
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36
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12
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12
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9
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All undergraduate students begin their academic career on the Allendale Campus. Students in this major continue their upper division studies downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus. 
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Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus. Graduate courses are a combination of online and in-seat on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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Learners will complete studies at the Grand Valley Allendale Campus.
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This degree can be completed online.
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Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.
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All undergraduate students begin their academic career at Grand
Valley's Allendale
Campus; classes for graduate students in this major meet downtown on
the Robert C. Pew Grand
Rapids Campus.
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Classes for graduate students in this major meet downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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Classes for the program are offered online or in-seat with online option downtown on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus in L. William Seidman Center in downtown Grand Rapids, MI.
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This program can be completed fully online.
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Students in this program study downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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| Coursework |
Aside from the business core, students study a variety of topics, including:
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Through rigorous coursework, collaborative projects, and hands-on experiences, students cultivate a deep understanding of the issues and emerge as professional and visionary leaders ready to inspire change and foster innovation. The following courses will be used toward completion of the combined degree:
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Each learner pursuing the multilingualism badge must complete MLL 200 or MLL 300 and one world language course from one of the following options. Track A (six credits) is for those speaking languages taught in the MLL department who have been awarded the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy. Coursework:
Track B (six-seven credits) is for those speaking languages NOT taught in the MLL department who have been awarded the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy. Coursework:
Track C (six credits) is for those speaking languages taught in the MLL department but without the biliteracy seal. These students must provide documentation of intermediate high proficiency on a commercially produced comprehensive language exam. Coursework:
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In addition to the degree, you can add a certificate in the following areas:
These certificates can also be completed as stand alone credentials in addition to the degree program. Must meet admissions requirements, please visit gvsu.edu/complete for details.
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Students study a wide variety of topics including:
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Students admitted to this program will count up to 12 credits of graduate work in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the undergraduate degree, and may count towards both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. Students are encouraged to meet with their graduate program director to ensure all requirements are met. Since the master's degree in data science and analytics is a
Professional Science Master's (PSM) program, four credit hours at the
graduate level involve an industry internship experience.
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The program consists of:
Students are expected to complete field experiences and collaborative assignments and projects.
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The badge is comprised of four courses, three credits each.
The badge is not a degree or certificate; however, if you choose to continue, completion of this badge and the other three taxation specialization badges will create stackable credentials towards earning a master's degree in taxation. Admission to the Seidman College of Business and completion of the capstone required to earn the MST, talk to a counselor for details.
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The project management certificate is comprised of 12 credits:
It is recommended learners take BUS 470 as the final course, as it is a culminating experience applying project management knowledge. These classes provide you with core training in the following competencies:
Visit the online course catalog for program details.
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The badge is comprised of three courses, a total of nine credit hours:
Students will learn the flow of business processes by observing and predicting the impact of various business transactions, analyze the inter-connectedness of different functional areas in organizations, execute key business processes in an ERP system, evaluate the impact of business process step in an ERP system on company operations, configure master data in an ERP system, and trouble shoot business process execution errors.
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| Career Options |
This program is designed to provide careers in:
The center provides students with experiential learning opportunities utilizing databases, such as WRDS (including CRSP and Capital IQ), and application-based exercises.
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Multilingualism is a marketable skill and an advantage in any field. Examples include business, education, government, international relations, health professions, social work, criminal justice, engineering, management, nonprofit and public administration, communications, and legal studies.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in health information management will grow 16 percent in the next decade, much faster than the average for all occupations. Jobs include director or manager, security officer, data analyst, and medical coder, just to name a few. High job placement offers the potential for maximum return on investment.
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Students will go on to have successful careers in:
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Students will go on to have successful careers in:
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According to an EMSI market analysis of job postings requiring a bachelor's degree between October 2018 and September 2019, project management is listed as a top hard skill, with 22,453 or a full 6% of all job postings requiring project management abilities. Further, a project management certification is a top qualification across all job postings, with 3,629 unique jobs requiring such certification. Project management training in Michigan can be a difference maker for job seekers, as Project Manager is itself the 7th most popular job title in Michigan, with 4,207 unique postings.
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| Skills Employers Want |
The B.B.A. in Finance at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual finance job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
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The Master of Public Administration at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual public administration job openings.
Source: EMSI, 2022
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The B.A. and B.S. in Integrative Studies at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
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The B.S. in Health Information Management at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
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The M.S. in Data Science and Analytics at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual data science job postings.
EMSI: Source, 2022
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The M.S. in Data Science and Analytics at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual data science job postings.
EMSI: Source, 2022
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