A four-year degree is earned by completing 128 or more semester hours of required and elective courses. The bachelor’s degree prepares graduates for entrance into the work force or for progression toward a higher degree.
CARTOGRAPHER AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIST
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Career Pathway: Natural Resources & Agriculture
Cartographers and photogrammetrists work together to gather, measure, and analyze geographic information to develop maps and charts for various political, cultural, educational, or business-related purposes. Photogrammetrists plan aerial and satellite surveys to ensure complete coverage of an area. Cartographers then create visual representations of geographic data using information from these and multiple other sources. To learn more visit www.cartogis.org
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wage of cartographers and photogrammetrists was about $57,000 in 2012.
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REALISTIC careers
Internet Marketing Manager Information Security Analyst Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologist City Management Analyst Civil Engineer
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
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Career Pathway: Health Services
Biomedical engineers analyze and design solutions to problems in biology and medicine with the goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of patient care. Some develop artificial body parts to possible INVESTIGATIVE careers replace injured limbs while others build rehabilitative exercise equipment. Many Technical Writer install, adjust, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
To learn more visit www.bmes.org
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Salary Range for Biomedical Engineers: The median annual wage of biomedical
engineers was about $86,000 in 2012.
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Computer Systems Analyst Training & Development Specialist Systems Software Developer Environmental Engineer
INTERPRETER AND TRANSLATOR
Career Pathway: Arts & Communication
Interpreters (for the spoken word) and translators (for the written word) make crosscultural communication possible. To be successful they must understand and be sensitive to a region’s heritage and history. Other types of translators include those who specialize in American Sign Language (ASL) for the hearing disabled, for non-English speaking people in a courtroom setting, and for adapting a product or service to be used in other parts of the world. To learn more visit www.discoverinterpreting.com
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wage of interpreters and translators was about $45,000 in 2012. 22
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ARTISTIC careers
Meeting, Convention & Event Planner Athletic Trainer Special Education Preschool Teacher Architect Landscape Architect