Digital Media Learning Center houses valuable resources for earning Adobe Certification

Validate your skills and prove your value to employers by earning certification as an Adobe Certified Associate. The Department of Communication, Media and Languages houses a testing center and offers a full line of Adobe series tutorials, exam study guides and in-person tutoring.

As an Adobe Certified Associate, you are instantly recognized as someone with the skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective digital communications. Certification opportunities are available for the following programs:

• Dreamweaver for web development
• Premiere for video creation
• Flash for multimedia creation
• Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign for visual communication 

Adobe Certification is a part of the course work for select communication and media, and art and design classes, so ask your professors about certification opportunities.

The Digital Media Learning Center is located in room 330 of Breckinridge Hall. Learning center hours are posted on the door.

For more information about Adobe Certification at MSU, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/adobe_certification.

Agricultural sciences degree offers range of specializations

If you’re interested in a degree in agriculture, Morehead State’s Department of Agricultural Sciences offers a range of options to allow you to customize your degree to suit your interests. Our range of programs will teach you about agricultural business practices, policies and economics, and you’ll gain valuable, hands-on experience in the field through labs at the Derrickson Agricultural Complex and Browning Orchard. You can choose from the following options:

• Agribusiness
• General agriculture
• Agronomy
• Agriculture education
• Animal science
• Golf course management
• Horticulture

MSU also offers an agriculture minor, which complements a wide range of majors in other fields.

For more information, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/study/agriculture.

MSU's Department of Art and Design offers new Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree is considered to be the most prestigious bachelor’s degree that one can receive in the visual arts. At MSU, you can now pursue your BFA in art and design, or art and design with teacher certification (P-12).

These professionally-oriented, specialized degrees will better equip you for entrance into a Master of Fine Arts program with disciplines such as painting, ceramics, graphic design, animation, printmaking and photography.

The new Bachelor of Fine Arts programs are more selective and you will have to apply for entrance into one of the programs (usually within your sophomore year). To apply for admittance, you must submit a portfolio application. Portfolios are reviewed twice a year by faculty (once in the fall semester and once in the spring).

For more information about the new Bachelor of Fine Arts programs, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/study/art. You may also reach out to MSU’s BFA coordinator, Chris Field (ck.field@moreheadstate.edu).

Online MBA at MSU is perfect for working professionals

If you’re a working professional considering an advanced degree, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Morehead State will take your education to the next level.

Morehead State was the first university in the state to offer an online MBA program, which gives you the flexibility to fit your classes into your busy schedule. The program can be completed in as few as 30 credit hours for students with a business-related undergraduate degree. Course hours are comprised of 24 core credit hours and six elective credit hours.

If you are interested in working in the health care industry, MSU’s MBA program has a track in health systems management. You’ll take classes and learn skills specific to the needs of the health care industry, including health economics, health care leadership and ethics, and more. You’ll also participate in directed research and clinical placements, giving you hands-on experience while you study.

For more information, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/study/mba.

Paramedic–to–RN program jump starts nursing careers

If you’re a certified paramedic who wants to become a registered nurse, the paramedic–to–RN program at Morehead State will let you earn your associate degree in nursing in as little as one year.

Coursework includes classes in mental health and advanced nursing concepts, and classes are combined with hands-on lab assignments and clinical assignments. You’ll get a well – rounded education that will prepare you for a rewarding career in nursing.  Career opportunities exist in the following settings:

• Assisted living centers
• Hospitals
• Physicians’ offices
• Public health clinics

MSU’s paramedic–to–RN program has a selective admission process, and a limited number of students are accepted each year. For more information about the program, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/adnpparamedic/.

Industrial education degree offers options

If you’re interested in becoming an educator, Morehead State’s industrial education program offers two options to prepare you for a teaching career.

You can earn a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education, Engineering and Technology, or a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education, Occupation-Based Career and Technical Education. Both degrees will prepare you to work as a career and technical education teacher in Kentucky.  Both degrees incorporate classes in manufacturing, management and technology systems with education courses, ensuring you’ll have a well-rounded education that will equip you with the skills to teach students about the latest manufacturing technologies, equipment and practices.

For more information about the industrial education program at MSU, visit http://www.moreheadstate.edu/engineering-tech.