Today's job markets are becoming increasingly competitive, and students are looking to obtain postsecondary degrees at a quicker pace in order to get a job faster. Earning several degrees also allows individuals to be more valuable to future employers.
For example, the Monterey Institute of International Studies has joined Middlebury College in launching new degree opportunities that combine both undergraduate and graduate studies, according to BizJournal.com. The schools hope that students will take advantage of these blended programs, which can be completed over the course of five years.
Pursuing these degrees allows individuals to earn their masters at the cost of one undergraduate academic year, the news source reports. By advancing their education at a faster pace, students can also enter the workforce sooner.
Students who work towards obtaining these degrees can enroll in several concentrations, including foreign language teaching, teaching English as a second language, international environmental policy, international policy studies as well as nonproliferation and terrorism studies.
In 2008, foreign language teachers held an estimated 74,800 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS also reports that during the next eight years, the employment of all of educators is expected to increase by 15 percent, and the demand will create approximately 256,900 new teaching positions.
