Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs

at University of New Haven USA

This program is designed to provide students the ability to explore and combine aspects of the theoretical foundations of national security, intelligence, international affairs/politics and develop competency across a broad range of methodologies supporting national security concepts. It will develop in students a working knowledge of the most prominent features of the global security construct with an emphasis on the United States’ national security enterprise and key global states, concerns, and concepts. The program will examine the components of national security as it ranges from security policy development process, operations, the legal authorities that support and constrain both of these, the politics and international affairs that drive the process and the intelligence that informs the decision-makers. The program will have an international focus and will encourage study abroad. Graduates of this program will be leading candidates for future employment or continued education.

Program Outcomes:

• Develop a working knowledge of the most prominent features of the global national security construct with an emphasis on the United States’ (U.S.) national security enterprise.
• Convey key security studies concepts, along with the language, logic and legal foundations of national security with an emphasis on the U.S. program and key individual actors within it.
• Apply, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, knowledge of DIME-FIL approaches and Objective/Ends, Ways, Means, and Risks approaches to historical and current national security issues.
• Create, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, a research design paper, a policy analysis brief, or a national security brief about the implementation of national security policy and practices.
• Conceptualize potential solutions to contemporary problems and anticipate future national security challenges and threats.

The International Business - Finance degree is designed to provide in-depth expertise in the discipline of finance while it concurrently provides students with a broader, global business perspective. Such perspective is essential to operating in today’s increasing complex multi-national business context. The program ensures students have a proficiency in a second language, enhanced socio-cultural awareness and a robust study abroad experience. Today’s business climate is marked by fluid and interconnected financial markets, widely available technological advancements that increase global connectivity, increased international trade, and the emergence of vibrant growing economies in what were formerly considered third world countries. Increased globalization has necessitated that managers have a broad, holistic perspective that incorporates the diverse components of an international business degree. Such a degree will become increasingly valuable as the trends associated with 21st century commerce progress.

Program Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of financial markets and institutions and be able to apply the basic principles of corporate finance, international finance, and investment analysis.
• Students will evaluate how the cultural and legal differences between the country in which they studied abroad and the U.S. would impact how they operate in that country.
• Students earning a B.S. degree in international business - finance are required to complete 121 credits, including the university core curriculum (41 credits) and the business program core (30 credits).  Further clarification and additional requirements are outlined below:

Students earning a B.A. degree in communication with a concentration in film production and media entrepreneurship will build the knowledge and skills related to film production in addition to a solid grounding in communication entrepreneurial fundamentals.  Through coursework emphasizing writing, production, and distribution, as well as laboratory and available internship opportunities, students will learn to become competent and well-rounded film production professionals.

Students earning a B.A. degree in communication with a concentration in film production and media entrepreneurship are required to complete a total of 121 credits as follows.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the program will:

• demonstrate interpersonal and applied communication skills in human communication theory, writing for the media, and media design and production.
• be effective team members.
• complete increasingly complex aesthetic and skilled-based projects in strategic communication.
• use industry-based software to create real world applied solutions.

In the past quarter century, no other branch of science has undergone the kind of advancement in technological progress that has been observed in cellular and molecular biology. We live in an age when the ability to sequence the genome of every new child entering the world is just beyond the horizon. This wealth of information will come with great responsibility and will dramatically reshape and broaden our understanding of human health and disease. With these advances have come massive investment and increased workforce demands within both public and private biomedical sectors.

Broad in its application yet focused on clear training goals, the master’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology provides students with the theory and skills to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of biomedical research. Students gain hands-on training in the laboratory skills most desired by today’s bioscience employers, and they have the option to either complete a research thesis project under the guidance of a departmental faculty member or to choose a non-thesis option that culminates in a capstone.

Students also have the opportunity to join active faculty-led research groups, tackling important questions in cancer biology, virology and vaccine design, microbial pathogenesis, DNA damage and repair, and embryonic development. Graduates from our program are well trained and have gone on to successful careers in research and development at biotech start-ups and in technical positions at large pharmaceutical companies. Our alumni are also well-positioned to enter doctoral programs for further study.

The central curriculum prepares you for an exciting future by stressing both the technical and conceptual aspects of a number of scientific specialties, including the following subject areas:

• Biochemistry
• Cell biology
• Genomics
• Molecular biology 

You will study, and receive training in, various forms of forensic field technology such as ground penetrating radar, laser scanners, portable instruments, and biometric devices. The utilization of these instruments are critical to modern criminal investigations. Also, restricted electives associated with the program allow you to develop specialized knowledge in areas such as bloodstain pattern analysis, firearms evidence, and forensic anthropology.

You will complete a minimum of 42 credits of graduate work, which includes a required internship or research project designed to fulfill the Master of Science Capstone requirement. In this, you will benefit from the strong connections that the University of New Haven has forged with local and state police as well as the state medical examiner.

Who Should Apply to this Program?

• Those with an undergraduate degree in criminal justice, investigative services, or forensic science a relevant degree
• Police officers
• Novice/beginner Crime Scene Investigators/Technicians
• Those with a desire for a career in the crime scene investigation field
• Those with a desire for a career in death investigations in the Medical Examiner/Coroner System

As the only master's program in industrial engineering available at an accredited institution in the state of Connecticut, this unique experience at the University of New Haven prepares students for future advancement in systems optimization, quality assurance, manufacturing, engineering management, procurement, the efficient use of both human and technological resources, as well for management positions in operations, supply chain, and technology.

All applicants are required:
To hold an undergraduate degree in engineering, science, or a related field with a strong quantitative background, in addition to a competency in mathematics through calculus.

As a student in the University of New Haven’s Master of Arts program in industrial/organizational psychology, you will bring psychological principles to the workplace to benefit both employees and employers.

Through this program, you will:

• Learn to work with individuals and groups on organizational change and development, leadership and management development, conflict management, team dynamics, and strategic human resource management
• Benefit from opportunities to participate in internships or complete thesis research.
• Enjoy a flexible course curriculum and schedule that accommodates graduate assistantships, internships, or full-time jobs
• Have the option to complete a practicum project at the organization where you are currently employed
• Complete the program in two years (full time) or less than three years (part time)

Within each program option described above, students may concentrate in industrial-human resources, organizational development, or conflict management. A concentration requires 12 credits of electives, which are counted as part of the 21 credits required in the elective option (Thesis, Internship/Practicum, or Approved Electives) selected by the student. If a concentration is selected, the student must notify the program coordinator as well as the Registrar. A concentration is not required if the student’s educational or career goals can best be met without this specialization.

Program Outcomes

• Students will master theory and techniques related to core areas of industrial-organizational psychology including talent identification and development, work motivation, training, human capital practices, organization and group behavior.
• Students will learn how to employ the knowledge gained through their classes to the workplace through supervised experiential learning opportunities such as internships, practicum, case studies, and applied research projects.
• Students will conduct applied organizational research and interpret research used to make business decisions.

A total of 45 credits is required of candidates for the master of arts degree in industrial/organizational psychology. Candidates for this degree must complete 24 credits of basic program requirements. Another 21 credits (including concentrations, program options, and electives) are chosen after consultation with the program coordinator in light of the student’s academic and professional goals. Students may not complete more than nine credits of electives until they have satisfied the basic requirements. Up to nine credits of electives may be taken in other departments, such as industrial engineering, economics, management, marketing, and public administration.

The University’s full-time MBA program, which is one of only two in Connecticut – and less than 30 across the U.S. – that offer concentrations that are STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) certified by the federal government, enables you to both master new skills through rigorous coursework and build a portfolio of experience through internships and real-world learning opportunities that will prepare you to excel.

Our program is a great choice for those who’ve recently completed an undergraduate degree or who are looking to continue their education straight out of college. The program’s schedule allows for students to complete the program in as few as 12 months for those who meet the criteria to waive the three business foundation courses, and carry a 12-credit hour load. Students who do not meet the waiver criteria may complete the program in less than two years.

 Management Finance

The concertation advances the student’s knowledge of the efficient and effective management of financial matters in an organization.a

The objective of the Master of Science in Accounting program is to provide an in-depth framework for corporate, forensic, AI/analytics, and taxation accounting inquiry, devised in structure and content from the entire scope and process of accounting-information-based economic decision-making. The existence of such a framework is intended to provide graduate accountants and professional practitioners with an opportunity to share in the development and assessment of issues of accounting interest within a decision-making context. Additionally, the Master of Science in Accounting program is designed to provide non-accountants and practitioners with the accounting credits requisite for certification.

The AI/Analytics concentration provides the tools for data analysis used in auditing, predictive modeling, forensic accounting, and business operations analytics.  These tools will enhance the traditional skillsets provided in the Master of Science in Accounting core.  This is a cutting-edge field in the modern American marketplace.

Program Outcomes:

• Students will demonstrate familiarity with the fundamental concepts and knowledge in their concentration areas of Corporate, Forensic, Tax, or AI/Analytics.
• Students will be able to apply knowledge from 1.1 toward analysis and analyze data using technology and information systems and using appropriate quantitative and analytical techniques.
• Students will able to integrate knowledge from functional Accounting areas and formulate solutions that consider both the internal and the external environments of an organization.
• Students will be able to analyze the effects of business transactions using Accounting fundamentals.
• Students will able to demonstrate an understanding of social responsibility in accounting and its effects on stakeholders.
• Students will able to demonstrate the ability to apply a variety of ethical principles within the Accounting practice.
• Students will be able create well written documents related to Accounting topics.
• Students will recognize and explain how different Accounting sub-disciplines interrelate.