Athabasca University Degree
Athabasca University (AU) is a publicly funded institution of the Province of Alberta and reports to the government through the Minister of Advanced Education. Through the Post-secondary Learning Act, the government authorizes Athabasca University Governing Council to grant degrees and govern its own affairs. Members of Athabasca University Governing Council are appointed under the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
Accreditation
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Council for Distance Education, Canadian Association for Distance Education, Canadian Association for Graduate Studies.
Athabasca University (AU) is the first Canadian university to be awarded accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The Commission is one of six regional organizations in the U.S. that accredits universities.
MSCHE has closely examined the way AU does business and found that AU meets its rigorous international quality standards for higher education institutions. The peer review was conducted according to a set of criteria established by MSCHE to maintain and strengthen the quality and integrity of higher education.
The accreditation means that students, prospective students and stakeholders in North America and around the globe can have further confidence in the calibre of Athabasca University's courses and programs; they now know that AU academic offerings, student support services and institution as a whole meets and in some cases exceeds internationally established standards in addition to internal and provincial quality assurance practices.
Athabasca University achieved accreditation in June 2005.
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Featured Programs [3]
Anthropology Degree
Athabasca University offers BA degrees concentrating in Anthropology. Graduates will be familiar with the four sub-fields of Anthropology: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. The aforementioned implements a vast understanding of the people throughout the world and adopts a comparative and holistic approach to understanding humanity of the...
Health Care Administration Degree
Athabasca’s Bachelor of Health Administration focuses on the rising costs, shortage of human resources, and aging populations plaguing the Canadian Health Care system. It also aims to create administrators and managers capable of evolving the system. Students' critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills are stressed during the three year program, which consists of ninety credit...
History Degree
The Bachelor of Arts in History program at Athabasca University prides itself on preparing individuals for a broad range of careers in fields such as research, preservation and restoration, collections management, and many museum-related jobs. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a broad base of historical knowledge that will allow them to understand contemporary events within a...