{"id":1213,"date":"2021-06-22T11:23:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/deptsitetemplate\/?page_id=1213"},"modified":"2023-02-27T09:41:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T13:41:38","slug":"department-site-template-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/psm\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Science Master&#8217;s Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-position-center-center psm-cta mb-0 mt-0\" style=\"min-height:550px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/psm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2021\/09\/fishes-underwater.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-color-bg-alt-color has-header-main-bg-color-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional Science Master\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;degree programs provide an alternate professional career path for bachelor\u2019s degree holders in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ) or Social Sciences (Economics), to meet staff needs of the private sector and the government.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 mt-0 psm-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ml-0 mr-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color  has-background-dim has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-icon has-text-align-center wp-block-coblocks-icon has-text-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-icon__inner has-text-color has-color-bg-alt-color\" style=\"height: 60px; 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