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BA/Social Science - Art History
Develop a sound understanding of the society we live in - individuals, families, communities, governments, and cultures - from various perspectives as you earn your Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (BA/SS) degree from Ashford University. Take a multidisciplinary approach to social sciences where different outlooks are applied and combined to real world issues. To qualify as your concentration in the Social Science degree program, you can transfer up to 12 approved credits of Communications coursework. Resulting in a well-rounded degree, your knowledge in the areas of art history, theory and appreciation will supplement your studies in Social Science. The credit you've already earned will not go unused and you'll be glad to know that you can transfer in these approved credits no matter when you took them. So, you'll graduate from Ashford with a dynamic degree that will enhance your opportunity for promotion within your chosen field.
Bachelor of Arts in General Studies
The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies is designed to meet the individual needs of the student. The development of critical thinking - the programs focus for the students - through the study of at least three different disciplines or fields of study from a broad range of interest areas including, but not limited to: Culture, Society, and the Environment; Liberal and Interpretive Arts; Information Management and Technology; and National and Local Security.This major offers students a chance to develop an appreciation and grasp of several academic disciplines. General Studies students are able to focus and build upon unique areas of study without the constraints of a regular major. Students graduating from this program are prepared for graduate studies where the focus will be narrower and apply their abilities and skills in helping professions, human resources, public policy, public relations, government related fields. The program also prepares students for entry into graduate studies.
BA in Liberal Studies - The Arts
Discover your abilities, find your vision, and pursue your passion. Follow your professional goals and personal vision. Art can lead you to a new career or take you on a personal journey of discovery. Beginners can discover the "artist within themselves" and forge their own artistic path while established artists can develop portfolios as they bring their work to a higher level. Our graduates have gone on to distinguished careers in photography, painting, sculpture, and many other forms of art. You work closely with a faculty mentor who gives you feedback, guidance and helps you discover a whole academic context for the work that most interests you, online. Learners of all abilities undertake studies in photography, sculpture, multimedia, painting, drawing, collage, crafts, art history, theater arts, and criticism. The study of art provides good preparation for many careers combined with other areas. Our undergraduate learners who graduate with a concentration in art often go on to a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art degree.
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
The Bachelor of Arts -General Studies degree places emphasis on writing for content and communication. The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies engages the student in higher-level curriculum in humanities,mathematics, natural sciencesbehavioral and social sciences, and communication.
Bachelor of Science - Multidisciplinary Studies
The Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Studies (BS-MDS) degree program provides students with a variety of options to meet University requirements for an undergraduate degree grounded in the liberal arts or sciences. BS-MDS is designed to meet the educational needs of students. The program provides a larger number of course selections so that a student can tailor his/her degree to specific career specialization areas. This degree program includes an "umbrella specialization" component allowing students to choose a specialty area within a larger structured liberal arts as well as sciences curriculumbroad-based general education requirement.
- Credit for work and life experience
- A versatile degree from a respected Jesuit university with over 150 years of history
- Convenient, interactive online courses that foster discussion among students and instructors
- Open up your career potential with the online Bachelor of Science in Professional and Liberal Studies from Saint Joseph's University.
Bachelor of Science in Professional and Liberal Studies
To help you enjoy more job mobility, move up the career ladder, and give you a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in your professional life, the Online Bachelor of Science in Professional and Liberal Studies from Saint Joseph's University is a degree completion program that combines the area of organizational leadership and development with the liberal arts .The BS in Professional and Liberal Studies completer program offers a versatile and practical education, designed with the adult learner in mind, with courses in Professional Communication, Social Responsibility, Organizational Development and Leadership, Philosophy and Theology and Personal and Financial Management that can be applied to a wide variety of career paths.A specialization in Organizational Development and Leadership is also offered in this 45-credit-hour completion program. The curriculum takes an interdisciplinary approach that combines the concepts and theories of Organizational Development and Leadership with the practical skills of project management, oral and written communication, and computer proficiency, all of which can be applied across multiple industries and positions.Benefits and features of the Online Bachelor in Professional and Liberal Studies include:
Bachelor of Arts with Arts Administration Individualized Concentrations
Are you a civic leader, community artist, arts leader, volunteer board member, or someone interested in the practical aspects of arts management and want to complete your degree? Or, are you considering pursuing a career related to the field of arts management? You'll meet many others who are working at and volunteering in a wide array of arts and cultural organizations, through UMass Online's Bachelor of Arts with Arts Administration Individualized Concentrations program, and will have access to arts management colleagues from around the world. In Arts Administration Individualized Concentrations courses you can gain credit for life and professional experience and you'll have a chance to apply your knowledge immediately to a case study organization--ideally, your own nonprofit. Potential areas of concentration include Board Development, Arts Programming, Arts Education, Strategic Planning, Arts Marketing, Fundraising, Program Evaluation, and Financial Management.