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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 Food and Beverage Service Undergraduate Badge x remove Enterprise Resource Planning for non business majors, Undergraduate Badge
Credits Required
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6-7
Minimum 120 credits for degree plus certificate
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Location

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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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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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:

  • Valuation
  • Investments
  • Derivatives
  • Banking
  • Financial modeling
  • Insurance
  • International finance
  • Portfolio management
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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:

  • PNH 520 (required) as an additional elective
  • PNH 612 for PNH 376
  • PNH 614 for PNH 420
  • PNH 620, 630, 660, 641, or 668 for an undergraduate elective
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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:

  • An approved 300-level language/culture/literature course in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.

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:

  • One 100-level course in a language taught in the MLL department.

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:

  • An approved 300-level language/culture/literature course in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.
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In addition to the degree, you can add a certificate in the following areas:

  • Applied Data Analytics
  • Business Fundamentals
  • Intercultural Communications
  • Leadership
  • Project Management

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:

  • ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT/HCPCS coding
  • Electronic health record software
  • Quality in health care
  • Health care law
  • Leadership practices in HIM
  • Strategic planning in HIM
  • Data analytics
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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:

  • Four classes in computer information systems
  • Four classes in statistics
  • Three professional science classes, including an internship
  • One elective course

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.

  • ACC 622 - Tax Research and Writing
  • ACC 624 - Corporate Tax 1
  • ACC 627 - Estate, Gift, and Trust 1
  • ACC 629 - Partnership Taxation

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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This program is online, except for an HTM 250 lab session held downtown on the GVSU Health Campus. The digital badge is comprised of three courses, a total of 10 credits:

  • HTM 201 - Good Food Gone Bad: Food Safety for Everyone
  • HTM 213 - Introduction to Food and Beverage Management
  • HTM 250 - Food Production and Kitchen Management
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The badge is comprised of three courses, a total of nine credit hours:

  • MGT 268 - Business Processes and Management Information Systems
  • MGT 351 - Enterprise Information Systems
  • BUS 410 - SAP TS410 Preparation

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:

  • Corporate finance
  • Financial institutions
  • Investments
  • Financial planning
  • Valuation
  • Private equity

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:

  • Finance and insurance
  • Knowledge storage and retrieval
  • Marketing
  • National security
  • Political science and polling
  • Public transportation and safety
  • Science and analytics
  • Social media analytics
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Students will go on to have successful careers in:

  • Finance and insurance
  • Knowledge storage and retrieval
  • Marketing
  • National security
  • Political science and polling
  • Public transportation and safety
  • Science and analytics
  • Social media analytics
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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.

  • Accounting
  • Financial Statements
  • Forecasting
  • Loans
  • Auditing
  • Budgeting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Investments
  • Financial Services
  • Financial Planning

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.

  • Accounting
  • Budgeting
  • Public Administration
  • Financial Statements
  • Auditing
  • Treasury
  • Forecasting
  • Purchasing
  • Public Relations

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.

  • Leadership
  • Customer service
  • Research
  • Strategic thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Team building
  • Project management
  • Event management
  • Communications
  • Intercultural competence

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.

  • Health administration
  • Information systems
  • Computer science
  • Risk Management
  • Cybersecurity
  • Leadership
  • Communication

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.

  • SQL Programming
  • Business Intelligence
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Agile Software Development
  • Dashboard
  • Business Analytics
  • Data Management
  • Big Data

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.

  • SQL Programming
  • Business Intelligence
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Agile Software Development
  • Dashboard
  • Business Analytics
  • Data Management
  • Big Data

EMSI: Source, 2022

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