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The student teaching experience is designed to emphasize the achievement of state standards leading to certification and to present individuals with growth opportunities that best prepare them to assume the duties of a certified classroom teacher.
Throughout the program, students are required to complete a minimum of hours of verified field experiences, covering a variety of developmental levels. The focus of each observation will relate to specific course content.
The program is designed for students who want to become elementary school teachers and includes a clinical component requiring field experiences and student teaching above and beyond program coursework. Graduates will demonstrate both practical and scholarly knowledge in their use of analytical, critical, and innovative thinking to improve the performance of educational institutions. Historically, education has been a field of constant evolution and debate, with the pull of philosophical, cultural, and political influences felt throughout the industry.
As such, contemporary educators face formidable challenges unlike those of their predecessors including to: design and facilitate learning in culturally diverse classrooms; manage the needs of multiple stakeholders; develop their classrooms, schools, and systems effectively and efficiently in the face of severe funding pressures; address the demands of regulatory bodies; and meet the outcomes established by the greater educational community. As the education system undergoes these radical changes, there has been a drastic increase in the need for leaders who are capable of designing innovative curricular models in their institutions and of consistently improving their students' outcomes.
The Certificate is designed to emphasize curricular leadership that improves instruction and educational outcomes. In these courses, learners will work in a cohort of approximately 12 peers and be required to spend approximately 25 hours per week on required course work. Graduates will demonstrate both practical and scholarly knowledge in their use of analytical, critical, and innovative thinking to improve the performance of educational institutions by utilizing technological innovations to support and enhance the educational process.
Historically, education has been a field of constant evolution, continually shifting to meet the rapidly expanding needs of learners and demands of our society.
The correct utilization of educational technology plays a key role in establishing education reform and transformation in the 21st century. Learners will develop in-depth knowledge of the analytical, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes necessary to implement the new and expanding technologies into the classroom and to promote technological competence in their administrations. In addition, learners will explore germinal and contemporary research in educational technology, instructional design, instructional media, and distance learning.
The program is designed to emphasize educational leadership and to focus on applied research and practical applications that improves the design, development, and integration of appropriate learning technologies into education, industry, and government Program Goals.
The program prepares students to lead innovative, institutional policy changes and improvements within complex educational environments involving multiple stakeholders. The program addresses the diversity of higher education entities including public and private colleges and universities, governmental entities, accrediting and regulatory bodies, and higher education professional associations. The Doctor of Education program prepares early- to mid-careerists in diverse educational settings to strategically manage complex educational organizations.
Through utilization of best practice, knowledge of regulation and policy, and a deep understanding of drivers for innovation in educational environments, learners will apply these insights and contribute in a solution-oriented way to the growing body of research on transforming educational systems. The standards-based program is designed to provide principal candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to be successful school leaders who can apply theory to practice.
The program encompasses instructional leadership, organizational management, technology management, and data-driven decision-making. An administrative internship is an integral component of the program, providing candidates with a field-based experience in the various aspects of school administration and supervision.
The program includes a clinical component requiring field experiences and an administrative internship above and beyond program coursework. Learners develop competencies and expertise necessary to align education and training with strategic objectives and human services foundations across an enterprise with culturally diverse populations.
Learners expand their knowledge in andragogical theory, instructional design and strategies, assessment of learning, delivering online learning, management and marketing, and technology integration.
In addition, learners engage in practice through collaborative learning, social media, and community-based learning. Graduates will be able to serve adult students, colleagues, industries, and communities as expert educators and trainers.
The program is only intended as an advanced degree. The Master of Arts in Education program with a specialization in Curriculum and Instruction is intended to afford P educators the opportunity to enhance their curriculum, instruction, and leadership repertoire by expanding their knowledge of assessment, instructional strategies, integration of technology, professional development, data-driven decision making, and mentoring and coaching. Educators will develop teacher leadership skills by exploring the latest research, trends, and strategies.
Graduates will be able to effectively collaborate with all stakeholders and serve their students, colleagues, and communities as ethical leaders committed to excellence. This program focuses on elementary student learning by improving the educator's responsibility for that learning.
Clinical Practice student teaching is an integral component of the Teacher Education Program. The clinical practice is designed to emphasize the achievement of state standards leading to certification and to present individuals with growth opportunities that best prepare them to assume the duties of a certified classroom teacher.
Throughout the program, students are required to complete a minimum of hours of verified clinical experiences covering a variety of developmental levels. The focus of each experience will relate to specific course content and professional preparation. Documentation will be maintained in the student's professional portfolio.
The program is designed for students who want to become elementary school teachers. Rigorous course work, clinical experience, and clinical practice are integral components of this program. Candidates complete a minimum of hours of verified field-based clinical experiences at appropriate grades and content levels to prepare them for a culminating clinical practice as a student teacher.
During their clinical practice student teaching , candidates work with a cooperating teacher at a school site and with a University of Phoenix faculty supervisor. All clinical experiences are aligned to state and professional standards and prepare candidates to be effective educational professionals.
The Master of Arts in Education MAED with a specialization in Special Education is a graduate degree program preparing candidates for teacher licensure in the field of special education. Candidates for this program have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to gain the pedagogical skills and knowledge that will assist them in becoming effective special education educators.
The program's curriculum includes orientation to the exceptional child, foundations and methodologies of mild disabilities, diagnosis and assessment of disabilities, structured English immersion, reading and language arts instruction, inclusion strategies, and collaboration and resource management for the special educator. Throughout the program, students are required to complete a minimum of hours of verified field experiences.
Students' field experiences are designed to prepare them for student teaching. Student teaching is an integral component of the Special Education Program. Student teachers work with a cooperating teacher and with a University of Phoenix faculty advisor during a field-based experience in mild to moderate special education setting.
The student teaching experience is designed to emphasize the achievement of state standards leading to certification and to present individuals with growth opportunities that best prepare them to assume the duties of a certified teacher. The program is designed for students who want to become special education teachers. The Bachelor of Science in Health Management BSHM degree program is designed to develop the professional knowledge and skills of managers in a dynamic and evolving health care industry.
Students who have existing credits from health-related programs will be prepared for management opportunities in the health care industry. The program focuses on providing knowledge and skills for strategic decision making, regulatory compliance, finance, and technology. The mission of the Doctor of Health Administration degree program is to develop healthcare leaders by educating them in the areas of active inquiry, critical thought, and scholarly dialogue.
The program prepares students from diverse backgrounds to: lead and meet the demands of rapidly changing healthcare organizations; shape the structure of complex health systems and their future evolution; contribute to the existing body of knowledge through publication of innovative and timely research in well-respected, peer reviewed journals and presentations at reputable conferences.
The Master of Health Administration v provides leaders and aspiring leaders in the health sector with the insight and skills necessary to drive the future of healthcare by facilitating cross-system transformation and improving outcomes for patients, populations, and providers. The program's curriculum, built via close collaboration with industry and academic experts, anticipates emerging needs trends in the health sector.
Areas of inquiry include industry and organizational dynamics in the health sector, visioning the future, forming strategic relationships, leading with authenticity in health care systems, creating a sustainable personal legacy, and transformation and execution in diverse health system contexts. The competency-based Master of Health Administration program MHA-CB is designed for working professionals in the healthcare field who wish to demonstrate mastery of industry-aligned competencies via a rigorous, fast-paced format.
MHA-CB engages students in a critical analysis of emerging needs and anticipated trends in an industry marked by increasing diversity and complexity. As the health industry continues to undergo unprecedented growth, "health" is beginning to encompass everything from patient care to community engagement to overarching system design. To reflect sector growth and diversification, the ACHE competencies have been scaffolded to a higher, more global level and then mapped to program content, to provide UOPX students with a rigorous and integrated experience that requires both critical thinking and creativity, while remaining aligned to professional and industry standards.
The Master of Health Administration prepares leaders and aspiring leaders in the health sector by providing the competencies necessary to drive the future of healthcare through effective facilitation of cross-system transformation and the improvement of health outcomes for patients, populations, and providers.
Areas of inquiry include industry and organizational dynamics, visioning the future, forming strategic relationships, leading with authenticity, creating a sustainable personal legacy, and transformation and execution in diverse health system contexts. The program provides UOPX students with an academically- rigorous and integrated experience that requires both critical thinking and creativity, while remaining aligned to professional and industry standards.
The concentration in Health Care Privacy and Compliance is designed for individuals who have an interest in facilitating and maintaining organizational integrity in health care systems. The program focuses on the knowledge and competencies necessary to assist the healthcare industry in compliance practices, ethical considerations and policy implementation regarding privacy, regulatory affairs and legal obligations.
The purpose of the certificate is to prepare learners for successful navigation of the emerging field of health care compliance, and to respond to the diverse regulations, best practices in the compliance profession of the healthcare industry.
The concentration in Health Care Informatics presents informatics as the strategic acquisition, interpretation and utilization of data to lead organizations in the health sector. The focus of the program is on informatics as an evolving and interdisciplinary field related to the sourcing, compiling and synthesis of data across the health sector. Topics include staffing to meet an organization's informatics needs, assessing the interoperability of systems, effectively sourcing data from repositories within and outside the organization, and presenting data in health organization contexts.
Learners of the Community Health Leadership program will master public health competencies necessary to lead community health programs and public health initiatives that positively impact the health of individuals, families and diverse populations.
This program will prepare learners to lead community health need assessments; engage, mobilize, and organize community stakeholders; create and implement sustainable strategies and programs for diverse groups; and be an advocate for improving social health determinants that impact community health outcomes.
This program is not accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. This program does not prepare or lead to any type of licensure or certification. This certificate is designed for individuals that want to work with information technology within the health care industry. Focus is on database concepts, information networking and telecommunications, system design, and the project management of health information systems. Students will blend health care concepts with technology terminology and skills for preparation within the growing technology sector of the health industry.
The Associate of Arts with a concentration in Business Foundations focuses on a variety of business essentials including management theory and practice, information systems, financial accounting, critical thinking and effective managerial communications.
Students will explore business principles and learn to apply problem solving strategies to real-life scenarios. In addition, students will also discuss the effects of culture and ethics in current global and domestic business environments. The Bachelor of Science in Accounting BSACC promotes identification with, and orientation to, the accounting profession and is designed to provide knowledge and skills necessary to an accounting career.
In addition to the key accounting course work at the introductory and intermediate levels, critical areas of study including auditing and taxation are required in the program.
The importance of ethics and international issues are emphasized throughout the curriculum, along with core competencies in technology and communication. The program utilizes specific accounting problem-solving software to provide students with practical knowledge of the accounting field.
The program also addresses the goals of professional values, communications and leadership skills, strategic and critical thinking skills, and technology skills of the professional accounting environment and provides additional coverage on the International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS. Students are also exposed to varied business disciplines including economics, statistics, law, corporate finance, and marketing to provide the general business overview and context necessary for accounting studies.
This program is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, including the accounting processes and knowledge areas that lead to professional certification. The Bachelor of Science in Business BSB undergraduate degree program is designed to prepare graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively apply various business principles and tools in an organizational setting.
The BSB foundation is designed to bridge the gap between theory and practical application, while examining the areas of accounting, communications, diversity and inclusion, economics, finance, business law and ethics, management, marketing, organizational behavior, business analytics, and information systems. Students are required to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the undergraduate business curricula through a business capstone course.
The Bachelor of Science in Management BSM degree program is designed to develop the professional knowledge and skills of cross functional managers in an organization. The BSM degree enhances skills necessary for improved organizational effectiveness in a dynamic and evolving workplace.
The program focuses on the development of management roles and emphasizes skills necessary to align resources, and to improve communication, productivity, and effectiveness. Upon completion of the program, students will possess the skills and competencies needed to determine and implement key management decisions and develop skills in leadership, human resource management, change management, and core business functional areas.
These deepening insights will provide aspiring leaders with the competencies necessary to grow their leadership capacity in business settings through a mastery of business administration scholarship and praxis, effectively apply of this insight to current business environments, and produce solution-oriented organizational research. As the global information economy evolves, organizations are becoming increasingly complex and innovative, with organizational models and practices becoming crucial for successfully addressing this complexity.
Consequently, leadership in this dynamic environment requires higher, more sophisticated levels of knowledge and skills. The Post Master's Certificate in Business Administration program is designed to serve this need by providing doctoral-level education to professional practitioners in business and management.
The Organizational Leadership and Decision-making Certificate is designed for working professionals who hold a master's or doctoral degree and have a critical interest in advancing their organizational leadership skills in order to face the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment brought about by the digital age.
This certificate program will prepare students who already have a foundation in management by developing advanced leadership skills that can effective positive change and increase an organization's competitive edge through targeted-decision making. The Certificate in Research Essentials is designed for working professionals who currently hold a master's degree with a strong interest in developing essential research skills in both qualitative and quantitative research methods in the social sciences.
This certificate will prepare students to have foundational research knowledge and practice into areas of applied research in their organization. The Doctor of Business Administration program prepares mid-careerists across the sector to bring new insights to bear on the practice of business administration, providing aspiring leaders with the competencies necessary to grow their leadership capacity in business settings through a mastery of business administration scholarship and praxis, effectively apply of this insight to current business environments, and produce solution-oriented organizational research.
Through engagement with the leadership literature, personal reflection, and a critical look at strategies for further development, learners demonstrate their competence by applying what they learn to current organizational environments.
Students in the Graduate Accounting Certificate will develop an understanding of accounting concepts and applications. Students will also become competent in the use of appropriate analytical tools and technologies. They will be sensitive to legal, ethical, and social values in the conduct and communication of accounting practice and decisions. The Graduate Accounting Certificate is designed for students who want to enhance their accounting management skills, enter the accounting profession, or complete additional coursework required for the CPA exam.
While completing this program, students who may be planning to take the CPA exam will utilize CPA Test Preparation software in conjunction with their course work. Students in the Graduate Project Management Certificate program will develop an understanding of project management concepts, applications, and the five processes that define project management. The concentration is based on standards as tested by the Project Management Professional PMP certification examination.
The Graduate Project Management Certificate program is designed for students who want to enhance their project management skills, become project managers, or complete additional coursework in preparation for Project Management Professional PMP certification.
The Master of Business Administration MBA program prepares students in the functional areas of business allowing them to develop managerial skills necessary to be effective in a rapidly changing business environment. The program is designed for students with an interest in entering or advancing their careers in business.
The program reflects current research of leadership competencies as well as graduate business standards as reflected by existing international accreditation agencies. In addition to the University learning goals, the MBA program prepares students to do the following:. Discover how diversity and values strengthen working relationships and contribute to effective problem solving. In addition to the University learning goals, the MBA program prepares students to do the following: -Recognize and solve problems systematically to make better business decisions.
The Master of Management degree program promotes the development of management competencies through the practical application of theory, business and management diagnostics, and the formulation of creative management and consulting solutions.
Students will acquire a wide range of tools, concepts and methodologies to design, conduct, and follow through on successful leadership and entrepreneurship practices. In addition, students will be able to actively develop their interpersonal and business-related management skills in order to foster leadership, creative thinking, collegiality, and teamwork ability in an international context.
The Master of Management will provide students with first-hand knowledge of the tools and techniques used by successful consultants in the competitive leadership, entrepreneurship and management industry.
The Business Analytics certificate will prepare students with the skills necessary to analyze data to make impactful business decisions that will improve the competitive advantages of an organization. Students will learn the skills of extracting meaningful information from digital data sources and make decisions regarding operations, sales and marketing, research and development, and other core business functions.
Topics covered within the program include information technologies and applications; data mining, data analytics, and data visualization; practices for the collection, integration, analysis, and presentation of business data and information; and data ethics and security.
Students will also be provided with the opportunity to apply these core business analytics skills to industry-specific cases through the selection and completion of elective courses within the program. The Finance Planning certificate emphasizes fundamental and advanced financial planning concepts, theories, and practices to promote well-informed personal financial decision making.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to examine the areas of personal finance planning, investment analysis and portfolio management, retirement and benefit planning, and insurance planning. Students will integrate advanced topics in financial planning through practical application.
The Management certificate emphasizes managing human and fiscal resources within the structure, culture, and missions of any organization. The program provides students with the opportunity to examine the areas of innovation in business, human resource management, change management, organizational negotiations, and strategic management.
Students will integrate advanced topics in management through real-world business application. The Human Resource Management certificate prepares students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of human resource management and its strategic relevance in business. The program addresses the legal and ethical components of the decision making process involved in the human resources environment.
Students will also develop an understanding of the critical business implications for human resource professionals today and in the future.
HR practitioners and managers must be equipped with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of human resource management, along with strong skills in the areas of systems thinking, problem solving, influencing, negotiating, communications, and leadership.
This program is consistent with generally accepted human resource management principles, including the professional certification knowledge areas. The Certificate in Leadership and Management program is designed to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to effectively lead others within a variety of organizational settings and situations. The program includes content related to organizational leadership, business strategy development, decision making, change management, effective communication, performance improvement, and entrepreneurship.
The Marketing certificate addresses how to identify customer needs, how to communicate information about products and services to customers and potential customers, where to market, the pricing of products and services, and how to respond to growing demands in different countries and cultures. The program builds upon the foundational marketing course and allows further study in the areas of consumer behavior, marketing research, public relations, product and brand management, and small business marketing.
Marketing managers need creative, analytical, and leadership abilities to manage the marketing function of the business enterprise. The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology Program is to prepare students use psychology applications in contemporary life and employment settings such as business and industry, government, education, military and community agencies.
This program provides a foundation in developmental, social, cognitive, and behavioral psychology with a concentration in the interactions and impacts of media and technology on humans. The Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology provides a contemporary perspective on the applications of psychology to mediated communication, relationships, learning and the role technology plays in human interactions. This program does not prepare students for professional certification or licensure as a psychologist.
The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology is to prepare students to support healthy organizational cultures and to address organizational issues by applying psychological principles to personnel, administration, management, sales and marketing functions within an industrial and organizational setting. This program provides a foundation in Psychological theories and methodologies used by industrial organizational psychology practitioners, social, cognitive and motivational processes and ethics.
The Bachelor of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology provides a foundation in psychology and its relevance and applications to industry and organizational settings. The Master of Science in Psychology focuses on the scientific study of human behavior including cognition, motivation and emotion.
The program provides training in four core areas: biological bases of behavior, acquired or learned bases of behavior, social, cultural and systemic influences on behavior and individual differences in behavior. We offer more than degrees and certificate programs through our diverse schools and colleges. Your education is our priority. Our academics help prioritize your goals. The courses you take at University of Phoenix are tailored to reflect our collaboration with companies in diverse sectors.
Our faculty have extensive experience in their respective fields; they help you do more than learn—they help you experience. We try to prepare students to apply knowledge that they gain right away, so they can improve and be comfortable in the work they're doing and be prepared for the future. Our classrooms are designed to work around your busy life.
You can choose online or on-campus classrooms, and some programs offer a hybrid of both. Online learning puts you in control of the time and place of your class; all you need is a reliable internet connection.
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