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New major, certificates added to College’s offerings
Feb 27, 2008
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The Metro State Board of Trustees recently approved one new major and two new certificate programs at the College.
The
Department of Health Professions is adding a bachelor of science degree
in human nutrition – dietetics that seeks to meet future demand for
nutrition professionals who are prepared to address such issues as
food-related disease prevention and treatment services.
The
new major will allow graduates to become registered dietitians, a field
forecasted to grow more quickly than the average for all occupations
through 2014.
Department Chair Nancy Shanks sees the program
as a great opportunity for the College to meet the needs of students
she says have consistently inquired about a human nutrition major at
Metro State.
“The new major will be a ‘win-win-win’ for the students, for Metro State and for the community at large,” Shanks said.
Nutrition
Program Coordinator Christina Reiter says she is energized about the
expansion of service-learning opportunities fostered by the new
program.
“[Opportunities] include participating in outreach to
the area public schools, high school athletic teams, agencies serving
the elderly and underserved groups, and other organizations such as
government agencies, foundations and health care providers,” Reiter
said. “We are also hopeful that the new major will provide the impetus
for the nutrition faculty to provide nutrition counseling and services
to Metro State students, student-athletes, faculty and staff.”
Space commercialization
The
Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science will offer a 15-credit
certificate in space commercialization that addresses such topics as
payload and spacecraft design, bioastronautics, spacecraft control
systems and launch vehicles.
Department Chair Jeff Forrest
says that part of his professional and academic background is related
to commercialized space ventures.
“I have had as a long-term
goal to see the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department enter this
very exciting and challenging new field,” said Forrest. “Metro State
can be a leader in offering programs to prepare our students for
careers in commercialized space operations. Denver and the Front Range
are geographic centers for many commercial entities seeking ways to
conduct business via space operations.”
Speech, language and hearing sciences
The
speech communication program in the Department of Communication Arts
and Sciences will offer a leveling certificate in speech, language and
hearing sciences (SLHS) to permit students who have completed a
bachelor’s degree in another field to complete eight foundational SLHS
classes in preparation for graduate studies and employment in
speech-language pathology or audiology.
The certificate is
designed to put a student on a level playing field with students who
already graduated with a bachelor’s degree in SLHS from Metro State.
Jean
Lundy, associate professor of SLHS, says that approximately 25 percent
of SLHS students already have a degree and are seeking a career change
to become speech language pathologists and/or audiologists. Lundy adds
that many graduate programs recommend that students complete Metro
State’s new certificate program prior to applying.
“Students
with bachelor’s degrees in any field are eligible to apply to graduate
school,” Lundy said. “However, acceptance is competitive. One hundred
plus applications are received annually by CU and UNC graduate
programs. Admission is enhanced if students applying with a bachelor’s
degree in a field other than speech, language, hearing science can
demonstrate success in ‘leveling’ coursework.”
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