Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Business + Commerce, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Child Care and Support Services Management | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the provision and management of child care services and that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children's developmental needs and interests and that provide safe and healthy environments. Includes instruction in child development and psychology; home- and institution-based child care; identification of diseases, injuries, and psychological trauma and applicable referrals; parent relations; personnel and business management principles; and related laws and policies. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology + Technician | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to master and use computer software programs and applications for inputting, verifying, organizing, storing, retrieving, transforming (changing, updating, and deleting), and extracting information. Includes instruction in using various operating system configurations and in types of data entry such as word processing, spreadsheets, calculators, management programs, design programs, database programs, and research programs. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
General Studies | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Health and Physical Education, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Human Development and Family Studies, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and the study of family systems. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Human Services, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Associate degree
Music, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Accounting | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Art Teacher Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Broadcast Journalism | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the methods and techniques for reporting, producing, and delivering news and news programs via radio, television, and video/film media; and that prepares individuals to be professional broadcast journalists, editors, producers, directors, and managers. Includes instruction in the principles of broadcast technology; broadcast reporting; on- and off-camera and microphone procedures and techniques; program, sound, and video/film editing; program design and production; media law and policy; and professional standards and ethics. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Business + Commerce, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Business Teacher Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach vocational business programs at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Chemistry, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Computer and Information Sciences, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Criminal Justice + Law Enforcement Administration | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
English + Language Arts Teacher Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Finance, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Fine + Studio Arts, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Graphic Design | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
History, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
International Business + Trade + Commerce | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Journalism | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design; journalism law and policy; professional standards and ethics; research methods; and journalism history and criticism. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Junior High + Intermediate + Middle School Education and Teaching | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the middle, intermediate or junior high grades, which may include grades four through nine by regulation. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation . | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Management Information Systems, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Marketing + Marketing Management, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Mathematics Teacher Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Mathematics, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Music, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Psychology, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Religious Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators. Includes instruction in planning and teaching lessons; organizing and supervising instructional activities; designing and developing instructional materials; and administering religious education programs and facilities. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Science Teacher Education + General Science Teacher Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach general science programs, or a combination of the biological and physical science subject matter areas, at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Social Studies Teacher Education | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Social Work | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Sociology | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bachelor degree
Sport and Fitness Administration + Management | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sport recreation services, and related services. Includes instruction in program planning and development; business and financial management principles; sales, marketing and recruitment; event promotion, scheduling and management; facilities management; public relations; legal aspects of sports; and applicable health and safety standards. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Master's degree
Curriculum and Instruction | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional material design and evaluation, curriculum evaluation, and applications to specific subject matter, programs or educational levels. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Master's degree
Finance, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Master's degree
Human Resources Management + Personnel Administration, General | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labor relations, sex roles, civil rights, human resources law and regulations, motivation and compensation systems, work systems, career management, employee testing and assessment, recruitment and selection, managing employee and job training programs, and the management of human resources programs and operations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Master's degree
Non-Profit + Public + Organizational Management | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that prepares individuals to manage the business affairs of non-profit corporations, including foundations, educational institutions, associations, and other such organizations, and public agencies and governmental operations. Includes instruction in business management, principles of public administration, principles of accounting and financial management, human resources management, taxation of non-profit organizations, and business law as applied to non-profit organizations. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Master's degree
Religion + Religious Studies | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior. | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Master's degree
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Any instructional program in teacher education, specific academic and vocational programs not listed in the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, General category. | |
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