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Click on the name of an online program offered at American Public University to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the program by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Bachelor of Arts in African and African American Studies |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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The African and African-American Studies student will pursue a social science degree that covers a rich variety of African and African-American history, government, civil rights, culture, commerce, diplomacy, and international relations. Through the courses of study, students will learn of the great works and peoples of African society and literature, Africa’s situation in the 21st Century, the African-American’s historical and contemporary struggles and successes, among many other related issues. This degree is applicable to many different professional fields due to its strong liberal arts and social sciences component that emphasizes critical thinking, written communications, and quality research. |
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Bachelor of Arts in American Studies |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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The Bachelor of Arts in American Studies is an interdisciplinary social science degree. The curriculum covers aspects of American history, literature, government, culture, commerce, diplomacy, and international relations. Graduates of this program typically go on to employment in the education field, museums and historical societies, public relations, university presses and academic journals, or regional and literary magazines. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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The Asian Studies program offers over 50 course opportunities devoted to the study eastern civilization and its history; specific Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Russia, and Afghanistan, among others; and Asian arts, literature, and culture. Students may also study the most popular Asian religions such as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Child Development |
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Human Services |
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American Public University |
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The BA degree in Child Development is intended to provide the graduate for a life of enlightened understanding, regardless of the specific profession chosen. Students most interested in this degree include those involved in parenting; interested in human and family services occupations, counseling, governmental or non-governmental agencies or organizations focused on children’s issues; among other professions. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Corrections Management |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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The Bachelor of Arts in Corrections Management is a professionally focused degree that is designed to produce graduates who possess practical knowledge and associated critical thinking skills desired in the corrections field. Students will study the entire gamut of corrections and correctional administration, to include the history, management, social science, legal, and administrative issues associated with the policy, law, and management that govern the corrections field today. Students are also provided the opportunity to specialize their study of corrections through interesting courses that focus on unique aspects of the penal system and prison life, public laws such as the death penalty or gang suppression, or cutting-edge correctional measures that go beyond formal incarceration. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Criminal Justice prepares students for a career in law enforcement or corrections. The degree program provides students with knowledge in the areas of U.S. law enforcement, criminology, criminal investigation and community relations. Available areas of study help students focus on juvenile issues, causes of crime and criminal behavior, corrections and incarceration, investigative procedures and/or forensics and investigative techniques. Several concentrations are available providing students greater knowledge in specific areas of interest. The Criminal Justice program provides the student with an understanding of the United States Criminal justice system. The Curriculum offers a useful educational experience and academic skills for students who wish to pursue graduate study or possibly a career as a Police or Corrections Officer, Criminal Investigator, Probation Officer, Customs Officer, Secret Service Officer or Special Agent (FBI) (DEA). |
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Bachelor of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management |
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Public Services |
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The Emergency and Disaster Management degree is designed to provide students with a course of study involving emergency management planning and incident response, hazardous materials, response to weapons of mass destruction, the psychology of disaster, and associated public management and critical thinking and analysis skills. In addition to a core of study, students have the opportunity to focus their interests in topical areas of homeland security, public health emergency management, community disaster issues, and the environment. |
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Bachelor of Arts in English |
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English |
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The Bachelor of Arts in English is a liberal arts degree. Students in this program learn to organize their thoughts and ideas and express them with eloquence and clarity as they explore English, American, and World Literature. Students graduating from this program apply their skills and abilities in professions requiring exceptional communication skills such as public relations staff, editor, writer, desktop publisher, reporter, legal assistant, and research assistant. |
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Bachelor of Arts in European Studies |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This program of study offers over 50 courses focused on Europe and its history, peoples, cultures, governance, and security. Courses include study of Eastern Europe, Victorian Literature, Ancient Greece, NATO, Russian Military History, the Holocaust, and France in the Age of Enlightenment. Students have the opportunity to focus their studies in the following concentrations: English Literature, European History, European Military Studies, Russian Studies, Holocaust Studies, and European Philosophic and Religious Issues. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Family Development |
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Human Services |
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The family development degree is intended to provide the graduate for a life of enlightened understanding, regardless of the specific profession chosen. Students most interested in this degree include those involved in parenting, human and family services occupations, family or marriage counseling, governmental or non-governmental agencies or organizations focused on family issues, among other professions. |
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Bachelor of Arts in History |
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History |
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The Bachelor of Arts in History provides its students with an exhaustive array of opportunities to pursue the world’s great personalities, events, nations, trends, periods, conflicts, and markings of progress. Students in this program are exposed to the social impact, consequences, and changes of various pivotal historical events. They learn critical and analytical thinking, and effective writing and research methods. Students graduating from this program apply their skills and abilities as curators and archivists or in professions involving research, writing, editing, advocacy, politics, and historical preservation. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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This degree focuses on an interdisciplinary set of topics associated with homeland security, to include weapons of mass destruction planning and response, overarching issues of national security, terrorism, and public management. Students have the opportunity to focus in areas of homeland security organization, threats, resources, terrorism, law enforcement, public health, or emergency management. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management |
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Healthcare |
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This degree focuses on one of the fastest growing industries in the world: hospitality, to include focus areas in food and restaurant operations and management, the lodging industry and operations, parks and recreation management, entrepreneurship, among others. Students in this degree typically have an interest in owning or managing an enterprise or organization in the hospitality industry, but the degree is open to all students and is designed to provide a foundation of research, critical thinking, and writing skills that could be useful in further study and/or professional work. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies |
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Public Services |
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The Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies is designed for students who are currently employed or wish to pursue positions as military, civilian, or corporate intelligence specialists. Subjects covered in the curriculum are terrorism, espionage, national security, competitive intelligence, regional intelligence, the "war on drugs," and ethnic conflict. Students in this program study the issues that challenge intelligence professionals and learn how each issue fits into larger intelligence strategies. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies |
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General Studies |
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Taking the best of all AMU undergraduate majors, the Interdisciplinary Studies degree enables working adult students who might have a significant amount of transfer credit from life, work, or former academic experience to apply it towards a bonafide Bachelor of Arts degree. It is also a good choice for those students who may not know, or may not want to select, which major is for them. Such students will "get a little of everything" AMU has to offer. Flexible in scope, this degree provides the greatest amount of choice among all AMU undergraduate degrees; it gives students the opportunity to concentrate in more than one area of their choice from among the other majors, and it still leaves some room for the pursuit of electives. This degree has been structured in accordance with proven undergraduate liberal arts curriculum. A graduate from this program will develop his or her writing skills, critical thinking skills, and problem solving abilities. They will show breadth in their knowledge from more than one area of specialty, thus making themselves attractive to employers in more than one functional area. |
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Bachelor of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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International Peace and Conflict Resolution is tied to high demand knowledge in the world today – negotiation, mediation, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and conflict resolution. Students in this degree should expect an international orientation to their curriculum that allows them to focus in a specific region of the world while also gaining valuable insight into the skills necessary to step into international incidents, between countries, and among peacemakers to assist in the resolution of difficult problems. |
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Bachelor of Arts in International Relations |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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The Bachelor of Arts in International Relations gives students an understanding of the world and analyzes the nature of modern global relationships. Scholars, horrified by the events of World War I, founded the discipline of international relations. Through the study of past lessons learned in politics, economics, culture and history, students will debate and explore global economies, societies and cultures. This undergraduate program focuses on the central concerns of international relations - diplomacy, foreign policy analysis, international organizations, global development and international relations theory. Students study the possibility of another world war and explore ways to prevent it. This major provides an excellent foundation for careers in government agencies, the diplomatic service, international organizations, world trade, and finance and international media. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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Within a context of western civilization, the Latin American Studies program provides study of the region’s history, politics, culture, conflicts, religions, peoples, and structures of governance. Students have the opportunity to focus their studies in either Latin American History or Latin American Culture. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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The Legal Studies program is designed for those students who are interested in study of the law and legal issues or those who are interested in a social sciences-oriented degree that emphasizes American or international governance, civil and criminal processes, legal systems, and the theory and philosophy of justice. |
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Bachelor of Arts in Management |
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Business |
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American Public University |
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The Bachelor of Arts degree in Management prepares students for careers in managing organizational resources in government, profit and non-profit organizations and graduate study. The task of the manager is to coordinate the activities of people and resources to accomplish organizational objectives. The manager must perform a variety of roles for the organization to achieve its goals: planner, leader, motivator, innovator, problem-handler, decision-maker and critical thinker. Since the manager is focused on people and processes, the management program is designed to provide its students with a solid grounding in people skills, communication skills, and organizational skills. Graduates of this program typically go on to employment with various industries to include wholesale and retail services, the military, and all levels of the government. |
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