Describe your rationale for seeking a graduate degree and the features that led to your choice of the Human Relations program as the right focus for your studies.
At what age do most people begin looking at higher education? For me, the desire to be a lifelong learner has always been a driving factor. I caught the learning bug in 8th grade when I took latin at the community college. But how to be a lifelong learner? That was my struggle. I went through class after class, book after book, but I was always drawn back to business and psychology. Which lead to one of my best decisions. Due to this common denominator in my research, I chose to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Towards the end of my degree I accepted a job in Human …show more content…
How nature and nurture come into play. How personality affects everything from work ethic to overall outlook on life. I find it comforting to know the reasonings behind human interactions and it is fascinating to learn more about those. In a professional setting I want to incorporate how psychology, motivation, learning, and conflict impact the work environment. The most efficient ways to incorporate these things are being in a leadership position, teaching, or consulting. So a mixture of those three things is my goal. Right now I am trying to learn as much about human relations as possible. The masters NAU is offering meshes beautifully with my goals and what I am currently pursuing on my own. This degree is my next milestone and I am especially excited about the consultation with professionals already in this field. After completing this degree I want to continue to give back to the academic world by implementing my newfound knowledge. Ideally I will be able to create my own workshop from what I already know and will learn. Then I can study the results of that to perfect my teaching abilities and consult with external companies or
At what age do most people begin looking at higher education? For me, the desire to be a lifelong learner has always been a driving factor. I caught the learning bug in 8th grade when I took latin at the community college. But how to be a lifelong learner? That was my struggle. I went through class after class, book after book, but I was always drawn back to business and psychology. Which lead to one of my best decisions. Due to this common denominator in my research, I chose to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Towards the end of my degree I accepted a job in Human …show more content…
How nature and nurture come into play. How personality affects everything from work ethic to overall outlook on life. I find it comforting to know the reasonings behind human interactions and it is fascinating to learn more about those. In a professional setting I want to incorporate how psychology, motivation, learning, and conflict impact the work environment. The most efficient ways to incorporate these things are being in a leadership position, teaching, or consulting. So a mixture of those three things is my goal. Right now I am trying to learn as much about human relations as possible. The masters NAU is offering meshes beautifully with my goals and what I am currently pursuing on my own. This degree is my next milestone and I am especially excited about the consultation with professionals already in this field. After completing this degree I want to continue to give back to the academic world by implementing my newfound knowledge. Ideally I will be able to create my own workshop from what I already know and will learn. Then I can study the results of that to perfect my teaching abilities and consult with external companies or