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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

144 Hours

Course Duration

4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

24

Courses Offered In BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to the Humanities

  • The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. Topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts.

  • 6 Credits

  • Social and Cultural Geography

  • Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. Course examines how social life is structured at a variety of scales with respect to ethnicity, industries, services, urban patterns, and resources of world as a whole.

  • 6 Credits

  • English Composition

  • English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and professional writing. You will learn the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as you work to accomplish specific purposes. You will develop skills in writing unified, coherent, well-developed essays using correct grammar and effective sentence structure.

  • 6 Credits

  • College Algebra

  • College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.

  • 6 Credits

  • World Religions

  • World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping you understand the ideology behind the many religions that strive today. While it is impossible to cover all religions, it does cover those of the vast majority of people.

  • 6 Credits

  • Ethics

  • Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical theory and how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. This course examines ethical problems in such areas as mercy killing, personal relations, business, sexuality, medicine, and the environment.

  • 6 Credits

  • Art Appreciation

  • This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Upon completion, you should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.

  • 6 Credits

  • Pre-Calculus

  • This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to a brief review of basic algebra, the course covers equations and inequalities; functions, models, and graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities and equations.

  • 6 Credits

  • Human Biology

  • This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function of the major organ systems (nervous, endocrine, circulatory, reproductive, etc.) and the effects of diet, exercise, stress and environmental change on human health.

  • 6 Credits

  • World History

  • World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight major developments in world's history. This course emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that you can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Business

  • This course will introduce you to the principles and functions of business. Business will be discussed as a part of a total social, political and economic environment. The various functional areas of business will be discussed: economic systems, forms of business ownership, management, human relations, marketing, accounting and finance.

  • 6 Credits

  • Marketing Essentials

  • This course is designed to introduce you to the basic marketing concepts. It provides an overview of the marketing functions of selling, promotion, and distribution along with marketing research and strategic marketing process.

  • 6 Credits

  • Business Communication

  • This course is designed to give you a comprehensive view of communication, its scope and importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Accounting

  • The Fundamentals of Accounting course provides you with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of accounting; including Accounting Laws and Processes. This course focuses on user orientation of financial accounting, the uses of financial statements, how to analyze a business entity, and how the accounting system is structured.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Finance

  • Introduction to Finance is a course that introduces basic principles of finance. Through this course, you will be able to develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will help you build a base for pursuing a career in the financial industry.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management & Administration

  • The course is designed to discuss management theories, concepts, techniques, and practices in the context of complex, dynamic, changing and globalizing business world. Applying the functional or process approach to the study of management, the discussion will cover all main management functions: planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

  • 6 Credits

  • E-Business

  • This course explores what an e-business is and how it is managed. E-Business is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing both business and technology. The major characteristics, opportunities, and limitations of this form of business are explored.

  • 6 Credits

  • Human Resources

  • This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, appraisal, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and issues such as diversity training etc. are analyzed.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Construction Management

  • Construction management is a course that helps in managing the production of construction work. The range of work includes new build, refurbishment, maintenance, and increasingly, design. In addition to the core themes of management and technology this professional role requires a range of management skills including team working and effective communication. 

  • 6 Credits

  • Surveying

  • The construction industry is one of the largest industries in the world. This course covers the surveying activity in construction management and is delivering graduates with the concepts of different surveying techniques in Construction surveying and Land surveying.

  • 6 Credits

  • Construction Estimation

  • In this course, you will learn how to develop an estimate to be used for the competitive bidding of projects. It provides you with the entire Overview of the Estimating and Bidding Process along with different technologies that can be used in this process.

  • 6 Credits

  • Construction Materials

  • This course provides an introductory overview of the various materials used in construction. After receiving an introduction into fundamental principles of structural, physical and long-term performance, you would be able to learn about material and product manufacturing techniques and how they relate to mechanical and non-mechanical properties of the various materials.

  • 6 Credits

  • Construction Accounting

  • This course which will cover managerial accounting applications including financial statement analysis, project/job cost analysis and cash flow analysis, internal accounting controls, that will most definitely enhance and further develop your construction management skills set.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computer-Aided Drawing

  • This course is an introductory-level 2D and 3D Computer Aided Drawing class. CAD course is used to create, edit, annotate, and document drawings used in architecture, engineering, and construction. This is a course where you would learn to represent objects graphically and communicate this information using accepted drafting techniques, and practices.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to the Humanities

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The art of thinking critically.
    Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
    Myth.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literature.
    Art.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Music.
    The theater.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The musical stage.
    Television.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The cinema.
    Religion.
    Happiness.
    Morality.
    Life and death.

Social and Cultural Geography

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Building barriers in the middle east
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wal-mart in china
    Locating car parts plants
    Market segmentation

English Composition

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing to learn
    Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
    Preparing.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Composing.
    Rewriting.
    Formulating arguments.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using the internet for research
    Evaluating electronic and print sources.
    Apa documentation format.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cms and cse formats.
    Writing in the disciplines
    Writing in the humanities.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing in the natural sciences.
    Writing in the social sciences
    Design principles

College Algebra

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Review of the real number system
    Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Graphs, linear equations, and functions
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Systems of linear equations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
    Factoring
    Rational expressions and functions
    Roots, radicals, and root functions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quadratic equations and inequalities
    Additional graphs of functions and relations
    Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
    Polynomial and rational functions
    Conic sections and systems of inequalities
    Further topics in algebra

World Religions

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Characteristics of basic religions
    Native american religions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    African religions
    Hinduism
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Jainism
    Buddhism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sikhism
    Chinese religions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Shinto
    Zoroastrianism
    Judaism
    Christianity
    Islam

Ethics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is morality?
    Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
    Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Virtue ethics
    Absolutism versus relativism
    Freedom versus determinism
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Reward and punishment
    Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
    The taking of human life
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing
    Abortion
    Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
    Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
    Business and media ethics
    Environmental ethics

Art Appreciation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding art
    Visual elements
    Organizing principles of design
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing
    Painting
    Printmaking
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Graphic design
    Photography and filmmaking
    Digital art
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sculpture
    Crafts
    Product and clothing design
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Architecture
    Designed settings
    Historical styles in western art
    Understanding art on all levels

Pre-Calculus

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Graphs
    Function and models
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Polynomial and rational functions
    Exponential and logarithmic function
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Trigonomatic function
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analytic trigonometry
    Polar coordinates; vectors
    Analytic geometry
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Systems of equations and inequalities
    Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem

Human Biology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why study biology?
    Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
    Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Biological development and the human lifespan.
    Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
    Human biology and intellect.
    The human genome project.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
    Biology and mental illness
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
    Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
    The biology of aging.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Public health and biology.
    Critical thinking and human biology

World History

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
    Early civilization
    Nomadic societies
    Classical civilization: china
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classical civilization: india
    Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
    The classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
    The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
    Africa and islam
    East european civilization: byzantium and russia
    Western civilization: the middle ages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The spread of east asian civilization
    Centers of civilization in the americas
    The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
    The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
    Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The rise of eastern europe
    The ottoman and mughal empires
    East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
    The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
    World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
    The settler societies: the west on frontiers
    The development of latin american civilization
    The middle east and china in the imperialist century
    Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
    World war i and the end of an era
    The west in the contemporary period
    Eastern european civilization
    East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
    India and southeast asia

Introduction to business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the u.s. business system.
    Understanding the environments of business.
    Conducting business ethically and responsibly.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding entrepreneurship and new ventures.
    Understanding the global context of business.
    Managing the business enterprise .
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizing the business enterprise .
    Managing human resources and labor relations.
    Motivating and leading employees.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding marketing processes and consumer behavior.
    Developing and pricing products.
    Distributing products.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Promoting products.
    Producing goods and services.
    Managing for productivity and quality.
    Managing information systems and communication technology.
    Understanding principles of accounting.
    Understanding money and banking.
    Understanding securities and investments.
    Understanding financial and risk management.

Marketing Essentials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marketing: managing profitable customer relationships
    Company and marketing strategy: partnering to build customer relationships
    The marketing environment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing marketing information
    Consumer markets and consumer buyer behavior
    Business markets and business buyer behavior
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Customer-driven marketing strategy: creativing value for target customers
    Product, services, and branding strategies
    New-product development and life-cycle strategies
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pricing products: understanding and capturing customer value
    Pricing products: pricing strategies
    Marketing channels and supply chain management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Retailing and wholesaling
    Communicating customer value: integrated marketing communication strategy
    Advertising and public relations
    Personal selling and sales promotion
    Direct and online marketing: building direct customer relationships
    Creating competitive advantage
    The global marketplace
    Marketing ethics and social responsibility

Business communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding business communication in todays workplace
    Communicating in teams and mastering listening and nonverbal communication
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning business messages
    Writing business messages
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Completing business messages
    Choosing and using media for brief messages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing routine and positive messages
    Writing negative messages
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing persuasive messages
    Understanding and planning reports and proposals
    Writing and completing reports and proposals
    Preparing and giving oral presentations
    Building careers and writing rsums
    Applying and interviewing for employment

Fundamentals of accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting and the business environment
    Recording business transactions
    The adjusting process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completing the accounting cycle
    Accounting for a retail business
    Internal control and cash
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Receivables
    Inventory
    Long-term assets: plant assets and intangibles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Current liabilities and payroll
    Corporations and stockholders' equity
    Long-term liabilities
    The statement of cash flows
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statement analysis.
    Introduction to management accounting
    Job order costing
    Process costing
    Cost-volume-profit analysis
    The master budget and responsibility accounting
    Flexible budgets and standard costs
    Special business decisions and capital budgeting

Introduction to finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to the foundations of financial management - the ties that bind
    The financial markets and interest rates
    Understanding financial statements and cash flows
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Evaluating a firm's financial performance
    The time value of money
    Risk and return
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bond valuation
    Stock valuation
    Capital-budgeting techniques and practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting
    Cost of capital
    Determining the financing mix
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dividend policy and internal financing
    Short-term financial planning
    Working-capital management
    Current asset management
    International business finance

Management & administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to management and organizations.
    Management yesterday and today.
    Organizational culture and environment: the constraints.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing in a global environment.
    Social responsibility and managerial ethics.
    Decision-making: the essence of the manager's job.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Foundations of planning.
    Strategic management.
    Planning tools and techniques.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organizational structure and design.
    Communication and information technology.
    Human resource management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing change and innovation.
    Foundations of behavior.
    Understanding groups and teams.
    Motivating employees.
    Leadership.
    Foundations of control.
    Operations and value chain management

E-business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of ec.
    E-commerce market mechanisms.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reatailing in e-commerce: products and services.
    Consumer behavior, customer service, and advertising.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Company-centric b2b and collaborative commerce.
    Public b2b exchanges.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intrabusiness, e-government, c2c, e-learning, and more.
    Mobile commerce.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Laws, ethics, and cyber crime.
    Payments and order fulfillment.
    E-strategy, internet communities, and global ec.
    Infrastructure and application development.

Human resources

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing hrm
    Human resource strategy and planning
    Recruitment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selection: shortlisting and interviews
    The employment relationship
    Introduction to the learning process
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and development programmes
    Performance appraisal and performance management
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Payment systems
    Managing employee welfare
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health and safety
    Partnership, employee involvement and high performance working
    Discipline and grievance
    Dismissal, redundancy and outplacement

Introduction to Construction Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview
    Structural properties of areas
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Stress and strain
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Shear and moment
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Flexural stresses
    Shearing stresses
    Deflection and indeterminate beams
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Beam design and framing
    Elastic buckling of columns
    Trusses

Surveying

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Surveying fundamentals
    Distance measurement
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Leveling
    Angles and theodolites
    Total stations
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Traverse surveys and computations
    An introduction to geomatics
    Satellite positioning
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Horizontal control surveys
    Modern construction surveying practices
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Highway curves
    Highway construction surveys
    Municipal street construction surveys
    Pipeline and tunnel construction surveys
    Culvert and bridge construction surveys
    Building construction surveys
    Quantity and final surveys

Construction Estimation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The art of estimating
    Overview of the estimating and bidding process
    Introduction to excel
    Fundamentals of the quantity takeoff
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Concrete
    Masonry
    Metals
    Woods, plastics, and composites
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Thermal and moisture protection
    Openings
    Finishes
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fire suppression
    Plumbing
    Hvac
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Electrical
    Earthwork
    Exterior improvements
    Utilities
    Material pricing
    Labor productivity and hours
    Labor rates
    Equipment costs
    Crew rates
    Subcontract pricing
    Markups
    Pricing extensions

Construction Materials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Basic concepts
    Resultant of concurrent forces in a plane
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Equilibrium of concurrent forces in a plane
    Resultant of nonconcurrent forces in a plane
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Equilibrium of a rigid body
    Force analysis of structures and machines
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Friction
    Center of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia of areas
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Internal reactions; stress for axial loads
    Strain for axial loads: hooke and rsquo;s law
    Shear stresses and strains; torsion
    Shear forces and bending moments in beams
    Bending and shearing stresses in beams

Construction Accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Construction financial management.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Construction accounting systems.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Accounting transactions.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    More construction accounting.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Depreciation.

Computer-Aided Drawing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The components and interface of civil 3d
    A civil 3d jumpstart project
    The simple, but time honored point
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Civil 3d, the modern curvilinead
    Advanced digital terrain models
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Advanced profiles and sections
    Advanced corridor development
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Advanced site grading and virtual site designtm
    Piping for storm sewers and drainage
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Civil 3ds visualization capabilities
    Surveying