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With Their Bachelor Science Degree Skills Online College Degree Program Grads Will Find Challenging Careers Abound
A group of teenagers in the Boston, Mass., area were scheduled to take time this summer exploring how the nanotechnology that makes iPods possible can be used to shut down cancer genes. The teens, high school sophomores and juniors, also tested local swimming waters for bacteria. They were part of a six week research internship program that’s held each year at Boston’s Northeastern University.
Rising high school seniors of both genders, on the other hand, spent six weeks of their summer in a Boston University Research Internship in Science and Engineering Program. Neel Hajare, one of more than 500 teenagers who has participated in the Boston University summer offering since its 1978 inception. With everyday supplies, such as knitting needles and Legos, Hajare added lasers and motors to design and build a CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) scanning robot. He also did the software programming.
“Intellectually stimulating” is how Hajare described the experience on the Research Internship in Science and Engineering Program. It was like nothing he had done in school. He’d had to figure out how to do something, had to improvise, he said. Hajare seemed pleasantly surprised by his success with the project.
In addition to offering opportunities to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines, colleges and universities throughout the country offer innovative programs with the goal of getting pre-college students like Hajare excited about the subjects. The students get to see first hand the diverse potential these subject areas have to offer. Agencies and organizations are also partnering to offer progressive STEM programs and services, in part since President Barack Obama Administration launched an “Educate to Innovate” campaign.
Science, technology, engineering and math degrees come in a variety of specialties and can lead to careers that are expected to see some of the fastest employment growth. Students who major in subjects such as science, technology, engineering and math might work with hospitals and healthcare agencies and organizations on computer technologies that can improve efficiency and patient care. They might otherwise work on ways to help secure drinking water supplies or to prevent beaches from eroding in storms and rising seas.
President Barack Obama is among those who have emphasized that STEM careers can help the United remain a leader in the areas of innovation and technology. The National Science Board earlier this year issued a report showing that the number of bachelor’s degrees in the United States, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom has remained relatively flat. Those in China, on the other hand, have increased sharply since 2002, according to the report.
Some of today’s STEM programs are intended for populations in society that have not had the same exposure in science, technology, engineering and math as some of the larger groups. Northeastern University’s “Connections” program, for example, is for female middle and high school students and, at the middle school level, allows students and Girl Scout troops to explore bugs and plants with a microscope, learn how to program a robot using Lego’s Mindstorms software and gain hands-on education in engineering and science by building things. There are also programs for K-12 students and teachers, those who have the ability to capture and keep the interest of students. Through Boston University’s Project STAMP, for instance, graduate and undergraduate science, engineering, technology and math majors work with area K-12 teachers to develop curricula for their classes.
Efforts such as these have been referred to as a “pipeline” for future STEM degree candidates and professionals. By pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math through traditional and university distance learning degree programs, students might find themselves surprised by their abilities and discoveries. In obtaining their technology degree and embarking on in-demand careers, they might also find themselves fulfilled by the strides they take and achievements they accomplish toward helping others or providing for a greater good.
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