On the cutting edge
Area schools offer hot new degrees and courses
High schoolers can become video game programmers at Adelphi’s new pre-college course.
IF you’re seeking ideas for academic study or a career path, New York area colleges and universities continue to be in the forefront for innovative degree and course selections. These options are all fresh for spring 2019.
Hofstra University
A new MFA in creative writing for Spanish wordsmiths is geared toward bilingual writers who wish to write for a bilingual or Spanish-speaking audience, reflecting the changing demographics of our country.
Additionally, Hofstra’s engineering department is launching a new Master of Science in engineering management, designed to give practicing engineers the skills necessary to advance in their careers.
The curriculum combines courses at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, with several new engineering courses offered at the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Graduates of the 30-credit program will be qualified for careers as project engineers, engineering managers and product engineers. (Hofstra.edu.)
SUNY Stony Brook
The Renaissance School of Medicine is working toward creating new opportunities for under-represented students to enter and find success in the medical industry.
This spring, the school’s six-week education program, Pre-medical Access to the Clinical Experience (PACE), offers opportunities to minority students in order to bolster their qualifications for medical school.
The program enables them to shadow medical researchers, experience mentoring from medical students, tour anatomy and other laborato- ries, take MCAT training and participate in professional development sessions enhance their pre-med status and experiences. (StonyBrook.edu.)
Stern School of Business, New York University
Tech Solutions is a project-driven, experiential learning class comprised of a small group of students for a semester long, company-sponsored project to design and build a working technical product.
The course includes visits from guest speakers who discuss their experiences in leading innovation. Last semester, one student teamed with Dow Jones to explore the viability of a multimillion-dollar revenue opportu- nity through the development of an online advertising tool. (Stern.NYU.edu.)
Adelphi University
Get a jump-start on a hot career path through Adelphi University’s summer pre- college program for high schoolers.
The Introduction to Video Game Programming offers students the opportunity to design and develop video games in multiple genres, learn event-driven program- ming with game engine software and create an online portfolio of their work so friends and peers can play the games they create.
No prior programming experience is necessary. (Adelphi.edu.)