Agora Sciences

As people become more and more concerned with the environment, industries are also following that path, and they need people trained in environmental issues. In the past, economic markets produced job opportunities that led to one degree or another being the credential to have in order to secure a high paying job. For instance, prior to the slowdown in the oil market, particularly before the 1980s, engineers of all types could expect high paying jobs in the oil industry or those companies serving the industry. In the 1990s people with degrees in computer science were so much in demand that the United States had to look overseas to fill its insatiable demand. The next hot degree of the future may indeed be the green degree.

For the last decade or so the number of people pursuing degrees in environmental science has steadily grown and continues to do so. But the number of degrees considered “green” has moved beyond just environmental science. Indeed it has moved beyond the sciences. Now other occupations such as business, law, and public policy require people with specialized training in environmental issues. Many analysts predict that soon most university programs within the sciences, business, political science, and other fields will offer green degrees or at least special concentrations in environmental concerns.

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In a recent study by The Bayer Corporation it has been reported than many minorities as well as women have been discouraged from pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM). The report indicates that the culprit is the American educational system. 

40% of today’s women and underrepresented minority chemists and chemical engineers in the United States say they were discouraged from pursuing a STEM career (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) at some point in their lives, according to the study (Bayer, 2010).

Those surveyed said that this happened to them mostly while they were in college, and the person most likely to discourage them is their instructor. Really? I found this study very interesting because I experienced this while I was an undergraduate student pursuing my computer science degree.

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If you are a professional currently working as a Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLTs) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLTs), you have probably realized at some point that having a Bachelor’s degree is essential if you want to advance your career, get a promotion and get better pay. That is why the University of Cincinnati has developed the Bachelor of Science degree program in Clinical Laboratory Science; a degree program that you can complete in its entirety without ever needing to attend classes on campus.

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