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Manhattanville College offers three accelerated undergraduate degree-completion programs for adult students: The degrees are in Behavioral Studies, Organizational Management and Communications Management. To earn the B.S. degree in an accelerated format at Manhattanville College, the student must complete 120 credits. Students who have a grade point average of 2.5 or better, are at least 21 years of age, and have a minimum of two years’ of work experience are eligible for the program. A maximum of sixty transfer credits from, a two-year institution or a maximum of 90 transfer credits from a four-year institution may be awarded. Students who have transferred into Manhattanville with more than 60 credits will be required to:
Entering students may challenge up to twelve credits for prior learning. Classes meet in the evenings and/or on Saturdays and are scheduled in seven-week modules. Each student is committed to substantial out-of-class work. In addition to fulfilling their major requirements, students must demonstrate breadth in their program of studies. Course work is required in four of the five academic areas which include: mathematics/science/ computer science, social sciences, humanities, foreign languages, and fine arts. In at least two of the areas a minimum of six credits is required. The breadth requirement may be satisfied by course work presented for transfer credit or by courses taken at Manhattanville.
There is rolling admissions for the Adult Accelerated Undergraduate Degree Completion Programs. Please note that transcripts from undergraduate course work can be preliminarily evaluated for transfer credits by the program director prior to completion of the application, for those who are interested.
Program Requirements:
The application process is as follows:
Please note that forms for application and immunizations are available online at the Manhattanville website, www.mville.edu
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Reid Castle, Room 224
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
This program provides a firm basis in the liberal arts with special emphasis on the social and behavioral sciences. Students must complete 60 credits in the liberal arts and sciences for the B.S. degree. They must complete forty – three credits in the concentration.
Prerequisites
Fundamentals of Psychology |
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Introduction to Sociology |
Required Courses
Environmental Science |
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The Biology of Health and Illness |
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Expository Writing |
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Career and Life Work Planning |
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Ethics and Social Responsibility |
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Human Development |
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Elements of Psychopathology |
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The Individual and Society |
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Social Statistics |
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Family and Society |
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Contemporary Social Issues |
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Social Research Methods |
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Final Integrative Project |
This program offers an overview of the field of management in a setting of the liberal arts. Students must complete thirty – seven credits in the concentration.
Prerequisites
Required Courses
Expository Writing |
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Finance and Planning Process |
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Career and Life Work Planning |
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Business Policy |
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Development and Change in Social Organizations |
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Entrepreneurship |
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Understanding the Marketplace |
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Managing Diversity |
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Economic Forecasting and Decision Making |
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Final Integrative Project |
Within the framework of a liberal arts education, this program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills that will prepare students for the dynamics of human interaction in the marketplace. Students must complete thirty – seven credits in the concentration.
Required Courses
Career and Life Work Planning |
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Expository Writing |
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COMM 3060 |
Seminar in Communications Management Concepts |
COMM 3061 |
Oral Presentation and Communication |
COMM/IDS 3062 |
Written Communications in Media and Management |
COMM/MGT 3032 |
Understanding the Marketplace and Competition |
COMM 3064/IDS 3064 |
Film and Media Aesthetics and Analysis |
Theories of Communications |
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COMM/ART 3066 |
Multimedia Environments |
COMM 3067 |
Communications Industries and Information Technologies |
COMM 3068 |
Interpersonal & Intercultural Communications |
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Mass Media and Society |
COMM 3098 |
Final Integrative Project |
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