Bear's Guide requests help!

Bear's Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning is seeking information on new schools and new programs for its 16th edition. While I have some idea of new programs (one need only look at the majors now available from APUS or the programs now available at University of West Alabama to get an idea), your help is greatly appreciated. The database needs to be updated with all new programs from, say, January 2002.

While I'm quite happy that you like your school, we're really only looking, at this point, for new programs and schools (and not specific recommendations for which are good programs).

And for the curious, the lead author for this edition will be Mariah Bear. I have been asked this past weekend to come on board as co-author. My part of this project will be collecting all of the minutiae on each and every one of these programs and writing them up.

And, yes, as in days of yore, the apostrophe has now been moved back to before the 's'. Feel free to respond here or through my e-mail at tom(at)tomnixon.net. Thanks for your help!


Tom Nixon

 

Hey Tom,

Do you have an online database that has programs that you have already looked at? Reason being is that I just don't want to be giving you a list of programs that you already know about.

 

No, I don't, but since I just began compiling information this morning, my best guess is that you won't be hitting anything I've already seen.

Please feel free to fire away. Any and all suggestions welcome (as long as they're new - the database is quite good up to that point).



Tom Nixon

 

I'm reserving all my information for the forthcoming Ox's Guide to Distance Learning for Peckerheads.

 

Master of Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, (Professionally Accredited by APA, AICP and ACSP) http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/degree/crp.htm

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resource Management, CSU Bakersfield, http://www.csub.edu/erm/

Master of Sustainable Development, Central Queensland University (AU), http://handbook.cqu.edu.au/pages/pgprg_cu15.html

Master of Science in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University (UK), http://www.dmu.ac.uk/Subjects/Db/?course=1119

Master of Science in International Securities, Investment and Banking, University of Reading (UK), http://www.ismacentre.reading.ac.uk/nav2/default.asp?page=6&area=DISTLEARN

Master of Science in Sociology, Salford University, http://www.sociologymastersonline.org.uk/

Master of Science in International Development, Tulane University, http://www.payson.tulane.edu/graduate/ms-intro.htm

Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems, Penn State University, http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/gism/

Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems, Northwest Missouri State University, http://cite.nwmissouri.edu:2000/nwonline/gismajor.html

Master of Administration with a concentration in Public Planning, Northern Arizona University, http://www.geog.nau.edu/grad/madmin/index.html

Graduate Certificate in Financial Markets, Illinois Institute of Technology, http://www.stuart.iit.edu/cfm/programs/icertif.html

Graduate Certificate in Community and Economic Development, Penn State University, http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/cedev/index.shtml

Master of Arts in Human Geography, Macquarie University (AU), http://www.es.mq.edu.au/humgeog/postgrad2.htm

Master of Science in Geology, Master of Science in Palaeobiology, Macquarie University (AU), http://www.es.mq.edu.au/geology/postgc.htm

 

I haven't seen this one talked about very much (come to think of it I don't think I've seen it discussed at any length period).

Cornell University (E-Cornell)
www.ecornell.com

Coleman College (MS is Business & Technology Management)
http://www.coleman.edu/main/directory/graduate/msbtm/index.shtml

Dominican University (MS in Education Concentration: Literacy)
http://www.dom.edu/soe/programs.asp?program_id=97&type_id=graduate&schnav_id=2070&tschnav_id=1017

Illinois Inst. of Technology/Gas Inst. of Technology (Master of Gas Engineering)
http://www.chee.iit.edu/grad/grad_gas/grad_gas.html

Stetson University Virtual School (High School)
http://www.stetson.edu/celebration/stetson-flvs_affiliation.shtml

University of Miami Online High School
http://www.umohs.org/

University of Saint Mary
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/university-saintmary/online-degree.htm

Berkeley College
http://www.berkeleycollege.edu/Online/index.htm

PCDI/Ashworth College (Have added several diploma and degree programs since '02 most notably the addition of master's degrees)
www.pcdi.edu

Northwest Nazarene University (MBA and Master of International Business Administration)
http://www.nnu.edu/

 

(Online) Master of Advanced Study in Criminology, Law, and Society, University of California at Irvine, http://unex.uci.edu/distance/mas-cls/index.asp

 

(Online) Master of Arts in Legal Studies, California University of Pennsylvania, http://www.cup.edu/graduate/legal/index.jsp

 

Boston University

Online Programs:
Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
Executive Undergraduate Degree Completion Program
Master of Science in Management (in a variety of fields)
Master of Criminal Justice
Certificate in Emergency Management and Organizational Continuity

http://www.bu.edu/met/programs/online/index.html

 

Central Michigan University

Distance Education Programs:
Bachelor of Applied Arts (Administration)
Bachelor of Science (Administration)
Bachelor of Science (Community Development)
Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (Charter School Administration)*
Master of Science in Administration
Doctor of Audiology
Doctor of Health Administration

*Newest program

http://www.cel.cmich.edu/ecampus/

 

Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education, composed of 14 universities and two centers in Pennsylvania, uses the Keystone University Network as its distance education platform and has developed a number of distance education programs -- from certificates and associates to masters -- over the past decade.

http://www.keystoneu.net/deprograms/index.cgi

 

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

Merged with DeVry Institute of Technology to form DeVry University in 2002.

Master of Business Administration*
Master of Accounting & Financial Management
Master of Human Resource Management
Master of Information Systems Management
Master of Network & Communications Management
Master of Project Management
Master of Public Administration

*Oldest program offered, but Educational Management concentration within this program is the latest addition to the various concentrations; all other master's programs are relatively new

http://www.keller.edu/programs/index.html

 

Good afternoon!

The Doctor of Social Science program at the University of Leicester (see http://www.clms.le.ac.uk/courses/doctorate/ on the web) admitted its first students in 2003, so I believe it qualifies as a new distance learning course.

Good luck with the book!

Regards,

J. Ayers

 

Golden Gate University

Major restructuring of academic offerings between 2000 and 2002

Cybercampus Programs:

Master of Accountancy
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
MBA with a concentration in Accounting
MBA with a concentration in Finance
MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management
MBA with a concentration in Information Technology
MBA with a concentration in International Business
MBA with a concentration in Management
MBA with a concentration in Marketing
MBA with a concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Master of Science in Enterprise Systems Management
Master of Science in Information Technology
Master of Science in Systems and Network Management
Master of Science in Finance
Master of Science in Finance with a concentration in Corporate Finance
Master of Science in Finance with a concentration in Investment Management
Master of Science in Financial Planning
Master of Science in Human Resource Management
Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications with a general concentration
Master of Science in Marketing with a general concentration
Master of Science in Taxation
Executive Master of Public Administration

http://www.ggu.edu/cybercampus/DegreesCourses/DegreesCertificates

 

University of the Philippines Open University

Master of Public Management degree program effective AY 2005-06

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2005/01/22/life/up.open.university.offers.mpm.through.distance.education.html

http://www.upou.org/academic/programs/programs.htm

(The university is the premier university in the country and is one of Asia's top universities.)

 

(Online) Undergraduate Certificate Program in Security Management and Homeland Security, University of Massachusetts Lowell, http://continuinged.uml.edu/certificates/security.cfm

 

Pepperdine University

Programs went online (still not 100% online) only two or three years ago:

Master of Arts in Educational Technology
Doctor of Education in Educational Technology
Doctor of Education in Leadership, Administration, and Policy

http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/welcome/locations/online/

 

I'd be interested in reading about Durban Institute of Technology's programs that can be done at a distance, like its DTech programs.

I'd also like to see an update on the TSA/UNISA situation.

Empresarial got left out of BG 15, IIRC.

 

A MyFuture search has returned a number of external/or online programs . I admit that 2337 results is somewhat excessive and the database isn't perfect. I do not know how many of the courses are open to international students (not Australian/New Zealand), but most of them should be. I will track down a previous Bears' Guide and compare differences and post again with a summary.

One note though - it does not list any "Doctor of Philosophy" programs. The only doctorates listed are the professional doctorates which are "American style" with coursework and a more applied focus.

 

I have tracked down a copy of Bears' Guide 15th ed, and I realise what I have left above would be of little help. I didn't realise it was so recent and that it had so many Australian Universities listed. It is still a useful resource, but not for this purpose.