A degree can prove essential to advance your career. Barry University’s accelerated seven-week terms allow you to progress at your ideal pace, whether online or face-to-face. Our flexible, career-driven curricula celebrate your life experience and professional knowledge.
Barry University is dedicated to assisting you with the best opportunities for completing your education. We value what you bring to the table, so we offer credit for your real-life learning experiences through our Experiential Learning Portfolio. You’ll receive an individualized educational plan based on your previous school, work experiences and life-demands. Barry is here to support your academic and professional success!
Locations:
Miami, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Florida
Flexibility:
Evening Classes
in-person or online
Start Terms:
January, March, May, July, August, October
Semester:
7 Weeks
Credits:
Transfer, Prior Learning and Military credits may be accepted!
Let’s connect! Schedule a 1:1 virtual meeting at a time convenient for you.
During an Adult Learner Transfer Day appointment, you will learn in advance how your hard work will transfer to Barry University (even if you have not yet submitted an application for admissions.)
Appointments are available by phone and online.
REQUIRED: You must submit your transcript prior to your appointment. You can submit your transcript in PDF or other image file format to Barry University through your myBarry account or by emailing MyApplicationDocs@barry.edu.
Program Options
Obtain a knowledge of the structure of federal, state, and local governments, with an emphasis on public administration processes, issues, and the policy formulation required at each level.
Gain an understanding of the current public management environment, including the ethical issues inherent in public administration decisions.
Master techniques for measuring and improving productivity in public organizations, including an analysis of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the public sector.
Learn how to use National Planning Scenarios to adapt and apply emergency management skills to a broad spectrum of potential terrorist threats.
Apply the four-stage hazard mitigation planning cycle and multi-hazard identification and risk assessment (MHIRA) methodologies to analysis of a comprehensive array of disaster scenarios.
Explore the ethical, cultural, developmental, and research-related issues affecting the physical and psychosocial recovery of disaster-exposed individuals.
A versatile degree program that offers specializations in psychology and literature & humanities.
Prepares you for graduate work in your field of choice.
Offers diverse and well-rounded curricula that enable you to discover and hone your creative and analytical talents.
Gain a comprehensive foundation in leadership and administrative theory and practice relevant to many types of organizations—whether small or global, private, public, or non-profit.
Enhance your career needs by developing the administrative competencies associated with success in contemporary organizations.
Meet employers’ needs by preparing you to be a leader in the complex and continually evolving workplace environment.
Admissions
As an applicant for the degree completion undergraduate programs, you must be 21 years old and submit the following:
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