Degrees at Athabasca University
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.
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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...