"ACU is proud to add more degrees to its online offerings," said Dr. Carol Williams, associate provost for distance education. "As ACU seeks to broaden its Christian influence and educational reach nationally and internationally, online programs play a significant role. By expanding our offerings to non-residential adults, we allow people from literally all over the world to obtain a high-quality Christian education."
ACU Online's bachelor's degree completion program (Bachelor of Applied Studies) offers emphases in Family and Community Services, Gerontology, Human and Professional Administration, Information Technology Services and Administration, Liberal Arts, Sociology and Sociology/Criminal Justice. Besides the current master's degree that prepares school principals, ACU Online now offers several other options for the Master of Education, including Reading Specialist and Special Education. Master's degrees in Higher Education and Organizational and Human Resource Development round out the new degrees. Building on the strength of ACU's current master's degree in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, all online master's degrees contain courses in conflict resolution.
ACU professors develop courses in partnership with a team of specialists at ACU Online. The team includes media specialists, as well as course designers, specializing in online pedagogy.
"This development model ensures that ACU faculty have the training and resources they need to create courses that engage the student and promote high-level learning," said Williams. "These are not the traditional correspondence courses simply put online, but rather courses that take advantage of the latest in technology to facilitate a deep-learning process. Therefore, students from all over the world will experience the high quality Christian education that ACU provides."
For more information, visit the ACU Online website.
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