Chiquita’s Blog

Hello everyone!! This week I will be spotlighting Nursing! We have a lot of nursing majors at Austin Peay so this is a popular one..and my personal favorite..=).

Here is the suggested program of study for a Nursing major:

Freshman Year:
*BIOL 2010,2020 (plus labs)
COMM, Spch Core
ENGL 1010,1020
HIST 2010
Humanities Core
*PSY 1010
*SOC 2010
TOTAL HOURS:33 (Don’t worry this does not mean 33 hours a semester, it’s divided between the two semesters. Meaning 17 hours one semester and then 16 hours the next semester).

*Starred courses are designated nursing prerequisites that must be completed before starting the nursing program.

So freshman year is mostly for your prerequisite courses like english, history, psychology,biology, etc.

Sophomore Year:
*BIOL 2300 (plus lab)
ENGL 2030
HIST 2020
*MATH 1530
*PSY 3100
NURS 2020
NURS 2030
NURS 2040
NURS 2050
TOTAL HOURS:30

As you can see, the first half of your sophomore semester you’re going to be finishing up your prerequisite courses. The second half of the semester, if you’re accepted into the program, you start your actual nursing classes!

Junior Year:
NURS 3010
NURS 3020
NURS 3060
NURS 3070
NURS 3080
NURS 3100
NURS 3220
TOTAL HOURS:24

Senior Year:
NURS 4010
NURS 4040
NURS 4050
NURS 4060
NURS 4070
NURS 4080
NURS 4100
NURS 4220
TOTAL HOURS:33

Your Junior and Senior years will be all nursing courses. Before you know it you’ll be working in a hospital somewhere!

Here are some possible career choices for nurses:

-Travel Nursing
-Ambulatory Care Nursing
-Pediatric Nursing
-Renal Nursing
-Radiology Nursing
-Rehabilitation Nursing
-Substance Abuse Nursing
-Occupational Health Nursing
-Psychiatric Nursing
-Plastic Surgery Nursing
-Wound Care Nursing
-Hospice Nursing
-Maternal-Child Nursing
-Hiv/Aids Nursing
-Dialysis Nursing
-Cancer Nursing
-Cardiac Nursing

As you can see, there are plenty of career options for nurses out there. So you’re almost sure to find a job anywhere you go. Even better…the starting salary for a registered nurse ranges from $39,000-$49,700!! Sounds Good!! Just let me know if you have anything else you want me to find out or if you have any other questions!! Hope to hear from you!!

Hello again!! Now I know alot of you out there are undecided about what you want to major or minor in. Well luckily, Chiquita is here to save the day. =). My goal is to help you decide what area of study you would like to focus in for college. So each week I will spotlight a different degree Austin Peay has to offer. There are many so take your pick. If there are any degrees you would like to see me spotlight, please let me know and I will do my best to spotlight it for you. Feel free to ask questions or leave comments!

This Week’s Spotlight: Mass Communication

Mass Communication is a big field so let me break it down into specializations:

Broadcast Media
-prepares students for careers involving on-air performances,directing, audio and video production, promotion and management

Corporate Communication
-deals with careers involving advertising,marketing communications, public relations, media and management

Information Specialist
-deals with careers in the public or private sector including: work for the U.S. Information Agency as information specialists, also working for information-based services such as tourism and economic development

Internet Technology Specialization
-deals with careers involving Web Promotions,E-Commerce, Multi-Media, and Web Designing

Media Technologies
-deals with careers involving digital media,digital cinema,internet design and content, and acting/production

Print and Web Journalism
-deals with careers involving newspapers, book publishing, and magazine publishing

Possible Career Choices:

1.Public Information Specialist
2.Marketing Director
3.Columnist
4.Account Manager
5.Admissions Counselor
6.Publications Manager
7.Public Relations Manager

According to StudentReview.com, the average starting salary for a communications major is: $41,790!! (Sounds good to me)

Well I hope you all found the info helpful! Like I said earlier, feel free to ask questions and remember, Austin Peay offers all of these specializations!