Take your education in engineering or applied sciences further with an online master of nuclear engineering degree from North Carolina State University. Classes in the program include nuclear materials, radiation and reactor fundamentals, nuclear physics for engineers, radiation safety and shielding and reactor engineering. Students who are employed full-time are limited to taking two courses per semester. All students complete a thesis project and oral exam presentation over the Internet.
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in engineering (nuclear engineering is not required but students must show heavy coursework in math and general engineering) with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and three letters of recommendation. North Carolina State University is accredited by the Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
North Carolina State University
256-A Page Hall
Raleigh NC 27695-7547
877-254-0058
ncsu.edu
Capella University offers an online master of legal studies degree for students seeking to advance their human resources and employment law studies. Classes include business fundamentals, human resource management in the 21st century, building the law, workplace legal actions, strategy and business development, torts and employment, legal systems and managing data and information.
Interested students must have a bachelor's degree (any field) with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.3. Students may be interested to know that 78 percent of Capella enrollees are eligible for financial aid. Capella has been awarded accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission.
Capella University
225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402
888-227-2736
capella.edu
Earn a master of arts in environmental studies through the University of Illinois online program. Topics of study include environmental natural sciences, sustainable development, geopolitics, natural environmental policy act, environmental law, research methods in environmental studies, biology of water pollution, population and environmental policies. All students complete a writing project prior to graduation. The environmental studies program is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
All applicants must have taken an ecology course on the 300 level during their undergraduate studies along with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. A bachelor's degree is required, but students may begin taking online courses prior to admission.
University of Illinois Online
510 Devonshire Drive, Suite H
Champaign, IL 61820
866-633-8465
uillinois.edu