Masters Degree Courses
20 Masters Degree Courses that may be available online
Masters degrees typically are two-year degree programs and generally require earning a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment. Some programs may require applicants to earn a bachelor's degree in the same field as the master's program they are applying to while other programs may not have this requirement.
According to National Association of Colleges and Employers' Fall 2013 Employment Projections, the following four master's degrees have been reported by surveyed employers as desirable. This list may be beneficial to potential students who are looking to find employment after earning a master's degree.
Major | # of Respondents Who Will Hire | % of Total Respondents Who Will Hire |
M.B.A. | 96 | 49.00% |
Computer & Information Sciences | 82 | 41.80% |
Computer Engineering | 63 | 32.10% |
Accounting | 57 | 29.10% |
As such, the following list of courses may be considered helpful to take. The courses are all listed as required by various colleges and universities for earning a master's in business administration, computer and information science, computer engineering, or accounting. Some courses could be found online with credits being transferable. Students should check with their school of choice to determine if or how online classes can count toward earning a master's degree. Some of these classes may include:
- Economics for Business Decision Making (Microeconomics)
- Leading People
- Problem Finding, Problem Solving
- Financial Accounting
- Marketing Management
- Leadership Communications
- Operations Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Ethics and Responsibility in Business
- Quantitative Methods for Information Systems
- Business Data Communication and Networks
- Database Design and Implementation for Business
- Information Systems Analysis and Design
- IT Strategy and Management
- Financial Accounting Theory
- Emerging Technologies in Accounting and Auditing
- Forensic Accounting
- Challenges in Professional Accounting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Business Conditions Analysis
Sources:
University of Northern Colorado, Career assets, NACE Job Outlook for Nov 2013, 2013 -http://www.unco.edu/careers/assets/documents/NACEJobOutlookNov2013.pdf
University of California Berkeley, Hass School of Business, Core Classes - http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/academics/core.html
Boston University, Graduate Programs, Computer and Information Systems - http://www.bu.edu/met/programs/graduate/computer-information-systems/