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The online Bachelor of Science in Health Care Coordination prepares students to effectively coordinate resources to optimize individual health outcomes. Changes in the health care system place greater emphasis and financial incentives on preventing disease and maintaining healthy lifestyles. This has increased demand for care coordination services to assist individuals and their support teams

Through this degree program, you will have a thorough understanding of health care systems, community and public health, community resources, health education, and health advocacy. You will be prepared to collaborate with individuals, families and integrated multidisciplinary care teams to meet complex health needs while navigating current and future trends in public policy that affect the delivery of health care.

You will also learn models for health care coordination and concepts and practices to facilitate transitions of care. As a graduate of this program, you may find positions as a health care coordinator, health care navigator, health advocate, or health educator.

In our technical world, graphics are an essential way to communicate information. Being able to create, evaluate, organize and disseminate visual messages to a broad audience is a valuable skill. Through an intensive program of study emphasizing theory and practice, the online Bachelor of Science in graphic information technology (web concentration) integrates diverse applications of digital communication and information as used in industry, commerce, education, and government.

As a graphic information technology (GIT) student, you'll learn web development and interactive technologies, computer illustration and digital publishing, photography for online delivery, and other technologies relevant to the cross-media nature of the graphic information industry. You'll also have the opportunity to explore areas such as security, usability, entrepreneurship, and e-commerce. GIT students are prepared for positions such as web designers and developers, user experience designers, digital media specialists, and advertising executives, among others. As a graduate of this program, you can expect to find employment in government, corporate, non-profit, and cultural organizations. Recent examples include Shutterfly, Boeing, Digitaria digital marketing agency, Leo Burnett advertising, i4software, Blue Media, Fairytale Brownies, and the Phoenix Zoo.

The BS in Geography program provides you with a distinctive perspective of the modern world through the lens of its natural elements. This program focuses on the spatial patterns in natural science in features such as landforms, plants, weather and water. You will explore social or environmental science in relation to economic patterns, human populations and transportation.

As a graduate, you will be qualified for a broad variety of careers, including cartographers, GIS specialists and analysts, hydrology and water resource specialists and environmental impact analysts. You will also be prepared for graduate work in areas such as climate science, cultural geography, urban and regional analysis, GIScience and spatial analysis, and environmental and landscape dynamics.

The degree in Food and Nutrition Management provides students with the ability to apply nutrition principles to food production. This concentration is designed to provide students with an understanding of the food industry so they can manage and market food and develop a food or menu that meets a specific nutritional guideline.

Course work focuses on a strong foundation in food purchasing, production and planning. Additional course work in management, marketing and nutrition prepares students for a variety of food service positions. With additional education and professional training, students also may become credentialed as certified dietary managers, school food service and nutrition specialists, or registered sanitarians.

The Bachelor of Science in family and human development will equip you with specialized knowledge in human development from infancy through the life span as well as the formation, development, and dissolution of families. We provide you with an excellent liberal arts education that enables you to develop strong research, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Through a broad range of courses and learning opportunities, you'll develop proficiency in written communication, statistics, and research methods while honing a unique ability to communicate clearly and listen carefully.

As a student, you'll take a variety of courses on contemporary issues related to the development of individuals and families as they relate to their diverse social worlds. These courses cover such topics as life span human development, adolescence, marriage and family relationships, parenting, and the impact of ethnicity, culture, gender, and work on individual development and family interaction patterns. Our graduates routinely go on to successful careers in social services, government, and business. Others benefit from a highly dynamic and interactive learning experience and go on to pursue graduate and doctoral degrees in family and developmental sciences, counseling, social work, medicine, and law.

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) program in engineering management is ideal for new students with interests in business and engineering or professionals currently employed in technology jobs that would like to finish or pursue their undergraduate engineering degree online. The curriculum provides a breadth of engineering science and design with depth in one specific area suitable for practice. This knowledge is augmented with an understanding of business practices, organizational behavior, and management skills to enable you to succeed in the management of a scientific or engineering operation following graduation.

In addition to the diverse career opportunities available in engineering management, you'll be provided with a foundation of strong management skills. You'll also acquire a deep understanding of current management and leadership principles and will understand the business ramifications of their designs and their improvements.

From nanoscale electronic devices to the U.S. electric power grid, the Electrical Engineering degree program will prepare you for a career in areas including energy production and distribution, information processing and management, healthcare technology and delivery, global sustainable development, economic growth and security, and communications and data networking.

The program’s award-winning faculty will guide you through fundamental engineering courses along with specialty courses in analog and digital circuits, electromagnetic fields, microprocessors, communications networks, solid-state electronics, and electric power and energy systems. The program integrates the fundamentals with practical real-world experience in an online environment. Labs incorporate a combination of practical hardware along with industry-standard design and simulation tools to provide you with the applied skills needed in today’s global engineering environment.

The Bachelor of Science in criminology and criminal justice offers you the chance to explore the impact of crime and effective approaches to reduce it at the local, state, and federal level. As an online student, you'll learn about the policies and practices of criminal justice system components, including law enforcement, corrections, and the courts. The program helps develop the research, analytical, and communications skills required for working in complex criminal justice occupations. You'll have the opportunity to learn from professors who are recognized leaders in their fields as well as from a prestigious group of criminal justice professionals with expertise in policing, gangs, fraud, corrections, and courts.

This degree will prepare you for a position in the criminal justice system and corporate security at a time when the industry is experiencing steady job growth. Many graduates choose to build upon the strong intellectual base they develop through this program and pursue advanced degrees in law, criminology and criminal justice, or other social science disciplines.

The online Bachelor of Science in Community Health is designed for students who want to create healthy, sustainable communities with an emphasis on working with specific populations. Through this degree program, you will learn about working in partnership with private and public organizations to address the health needs of diverse populations by providing advocacy, building capacity for community services, service coordination, education, monitoring, evaluation and interventions within a community setting.

As a graduate of this program, you may find positions providing health education, health promotion, care coordination, healthcare navigation, and advocacy services for patients, families and communities. Examples of careers include community health worker, health care coordinator, health services administrator and health promotion evaluator.

As a BS in communication student, you'll have the opportunity to enroll in some of our communication electives, which are geared toward providing you with conceptual knowledge as well as practical skills to successfully manage communication issues in the context of contemporary workplaces. These courses cover a variety of topics, including business and professional communication; leadership, persuasion, and social influence; conflict and negotiation; intercultural communication in the global marketplace; the impact of gender, race, and class on communication; and training and development. We offer students foundational knowledge of communication theories and research methods with courses that will provide you with the tools to understand, analyze, and respond to communication problems and opportunities in a variety of contexts, including workplace teams and community, civic, and cultural groups.

As a graduate of this program, you'll be equipped to pursue a career in sales, human resource management, public relations, event planning, nonprofit management, and a host of careers in which critical thinking, statistics and research, and effective communication skills are central components. Others may choose to pursue graduate degrees in communication or related areas including law and business.