Where New Intellectual Journeys Begin
The
University of Atlanta is a distinctive
institution of higher education, accredited by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and
Training Council (DETC): nationally recognized by the United
States Department of Education and by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation – CHEA. The University offers
cutting-edge programs in a spectrum of highly marketable
fields at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree levels in
addition to a number of specialized Certificate options.
With its Flagship Campus in Atlanta, Georgia (US), the
institution’s programs are available internationally, via
several blended delivery modes. Such hybrid models offer
maximized learning opportunities for those prepared and
eager to further their education and to enhance their
professional standing.
As a function of its never-ending reach for distinction, the
University has been the beneficiary of significant signs of
recognition: as one of few US-based institutions of higher
education approved for membership in the European
Association for Distance Learning (EADL); as a member of
DANTES, which oversees educational funding to active
servicemen in all branches of the American military; as an
institution approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs
for G.I. Bill funding; as a
member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the only body of the U.N.
with a specific mandate in higher education; as a member of
the American Council on Education (ACE); as a member of
America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST),
a private, nonprofit organization that strengthens mutual
understanding and cooperation between Americans and the
peoples of the Middle East and North Africa; as a member of
the UK-based Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE);
and as an approved training center and certification partner
of the American Academy of Project Management (AAPM).
A
university of standing, currently in a mode of enhancement
and expansion, U of A surges forward: a recently-appointed
leadership team of recognized specialists; a top-tier
internationally-recruited faculty (academicians and field
experts of acclaim who manifest both a passion for higher
learning and a proven commitment to student success), in
conjunction with new initiatives for 2009-2012 (including
expanded curricular options at the undergraduate and
graduate levels; inauguration of professional doctoral
programs; enhanced interactivity among program participants;
augmented global affiliations and collaborative
partnerships; an ever-more powerful support system provided
by all institutional departments and divisions; a broadened
array of delivery models; and the establishment of
learning-study-media centers in various regions of the
globe) -- notably signal the forward direction of the
University and its unwavering commitment to excellence.
The National Advisory Council of the University (stewarded
by the University Provost & Dean of Faculty/Executive
Vice-President of Operations, and supported by two faculty
co-chairs) is comprised of sixty-five (65) distinguished
scholars, field specialists, acclaimed practitioners &
consultants, whose authoritative command and expertise
ensure curricular distinction in all degree programs
offered, while continuing to buttress the university’s
status in higher education.
Strategic outreach initiatives have been specifically
fashioned so as to substantiate that all programs are
available and accessible to broad national and international
student populations world-wide who manifest the desire and
capacity for higher learning. A powerful, multi-faceted
support system is in place to foster success of students and
to maximize the university experience.
A host of recently-developed initiatives (the new five-part
University of Atlanta Monograph Series (sanctioned by, and
registered with the US Library of Congress); the founding of
a new journal, Virtualities: International Review of
Distance Learning – Library of Congress ISSN: 1941-7373; the
inauguration of a new annual symposium series on advances in
the sphere of E-Learning; the naming of Provostial Fellows
in recognition of outstanding achievement and promise; the
development of a special scholarship program; and augmented
accessibility across divisions) -- signal the breadth and
scope of the university’s vision, its unwavering commitment
to the high-pitched standards, to accelerated momentum as
well as its resolve to offer respected, intensive programs
of first-tier caliber via the most progressive and effective
modes of delivery.
The curriculum is marked by many distinctions, among them, a
powerful commitment to communicative competence and to
applied critical thinking (underscored in all courses, in
all disciplines, at all levels) and a special emphasis on
integrated global perspectives.
As a consequence of such diversity and cross-national
emphasis, we become an enriched, value-added repository for
expanded learning, wherein global perspectives and
multi-cultural exchange flourish.
In and by our difference, we stand apart: distinctive in
quality, devoted to the individual learner, contemporary in
content and presentation, attuned to the issues of the day
and to the needs of prospective students world-wide, seeking
always to set each program participant on an intellectual
journey into the future, yet committed unrelentingly to the
core values that have always underpinned, and continue to
underpin, the fundaments of higher education.
Join the University of Atlanta’s exciting global community
and set out on your new intellectual journey today.
ACADEMIC SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS
School of Business and Managerial Science
Bachelor's Programs
Master's Programs
Doctoral Program
School of Computer and Information Science
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
School of Criminal Justice and Law
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Program
Forthcoming
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
Note: Recognized professors (field specialists) are
in the early stages of programmatic and curriculum
development. Upon completion, the program must be
systematically reviewed and approved both by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and
Training Council and by the Nonpublic Postsecondary
Education Commission of the State of Georgia. Only
subsequent to both reviews and approvals may the
University initiate enrollments. We shall post all
significant updates throughout the requisite processes.
School of Educational Leadership
Forthcoming
- Master of Science
(MS) in Educational Leadership
Note: Recognized professors (field specialists) are
in the final stages of programmatic and curriculum
development. Upon completion, the program must be
systematically reviewed and approved both by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and
Training Council and by the Nonpublic Postsecondary
Education Commission of the State of Georgia. Only
subsequent to both reviews and approvals may the
University initiate enrollments. We shall post all
significant updates throughout the requisite processes.
- Doctor of Education
(Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership
Note:
Recognized professors (field specialists) are in the mid
stages of programmatic and curriculum development. Upon
completion, the program must be systematically reviewed
and approved both by the Accrediting Commission of the
Distance Education and Training Council and by the
Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission of the
State of Georgia. Only subsequent to both reviews and
approvals may the University initiate enrollments. We
shall post all significant updates throughout the
requisite processes.
School of Health Science & Healthcare Administration
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Forthcoming
- Doctor of
Science (D.Sc.) in Healthcare Administration
Note: Recognized professors (field specialists) are
in the mid stages of programmatic and curriculum
development. Upon completion, the program must be
systematically reviewed and approved both by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and
Training Council and by the Nonpublic Postsecondary
Education Commission of the State of Georgia. Only
subsequent to both reviews and approvals may the
University initiate enrollments. We shall post all
significant updates throughout the requisite processes.
School of Human Resource Management
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
School of Civil Engineering
Note: Recognized professors (field specialists) are
in the initial stages of programmatic and curriculum
development. Upon completion, the program must be
systematically reviewed and approved both by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and
Training Council and by the Nonpublic Postsecondary
Education Commission of the State of Georgia. Only
subsequent to both reviews and approvals may the
University initiate enrollments. We shall post all
significant updates throughout the requisite processes.
Graduate Programs (Forthcoming)
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) -
Environmental Engineering
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) -
Hydraulics and Oil-Gas Resources Engineering
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) -
Geotechnical Engineering
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) -
Structural Engineering
School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts and Sciences does not offer degree
programs, but is official home to all General Education and
support courses, particularly relevant for undergraduate
students.
General Education Courses Offered
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- Principles of Human Communication
- College Algebra
- General Science
- Survey of American History
- Western Civilization
- Introduction to Political Science
- American Government
- General Psychology
- Introduction to Business
- International Management
- Business Math
- Global History
- Introduction to World Politics
- Social Foundations
- Introduction to the Universe
- Concepts in Science
- General Sociology
- Global Sociology
In addition to the focus on disciplinary competence,
each course underscores, in line with university
objectives: (a) enhanced communicative skills; (b)
development of sharp critical thinking; and (c) global
perspectives.
