Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Postgraduate Online Programs: What are the options that you have?

If you are a graduate and want to pursue a postgraduate course, you can do it through internet. There are scores of universities and colleges providing post graduate online degrees in the United States. You can pursue a postgraduate course even if you are a professional and are working in a company or you are engaged in your own business. The eligibility for pursuing a postgraduate study is that you should be a graduate.
At the postgraduate level, you can go for a degree, certificate or a
diploma program. Usually degrees are two years course while certificate and diploma are one or may be two years studies. There are also online PhD programs that you can pursue only after completing postgraduate degree. Universities and colleges start the academic session for online programs at various points in the year.
Information about enrolment dates, application deadlines and tuition fees, you can get from the website of the educational institution. For the distance
online learning, you can apply either using the standard Graduate Application Form, or the one sent out by the department concerned of the universities directly. Completed forms should be returned to the course administrator in the relevant department. Some of the postgraduate programs that you can choose for pursuing from a US university or a college are discussed below.
Currently online Master of Business Administration
(MBA) degree is being provided by many colleges and universities. The course has more demands among students. The MBA continues to be the degree of choice for people seeking advancement in the private business sector. It is generally a two or three years study. There are also specializations in postgraduate business and management courses.
Online postgraduate certificate and diploma courses are being provided in journalism, corporate communication and public affairs. This is for people interested in media studies. PG diploma courses in public policy, law and management are also provided. In these programs, you will study public policy, leadership and strategic management and comparative government.
If you are interested in hospitality, tourism and retail, there is PG diploma and MS programs in international tourism management.
For information technology students, there is PG certificate and diploma programs in Information Management. You can also pursue Information and library studies. In law courses, there is online PG certificate, PG diploma, MS and LLM programs.
There are online postgraduate programs in foreign language studies, criminal and justice, education and web design and development. If you are interested in
education, there are universities providing master in education, Postgraduate diploma in education as well as postgraduate certificate in education.
Columbus State University, Peru State University (NE), Troy University, Fort Hays State University (KS), California
State University at Dominguez, Mississippi State University, Dakota State University (SD), East Carolina University, Amberton University (TX), South Dakota School of Mines, University of North Alabama (AL), Oklahoma State University and Texas A&M University are providing online postgraduate degree. You must check before taking admission in any of the programs, whether the course and the institute are accredited or not.