The Career and Technical Education Studies program offers two specialization areas:
Program Development: The Program Development Specialization (pdf) is designed to prepare students to plan, supervise, conduct, and evaluate training programs in business, industry, and government. Look at Degree Plan (pdf).
Teacher Education: The CTE Teacher Education Specialization (pdf) is an NCATE approved program which prepares individuals to teach at the middle school level, the high school level, or at Career and Technical Centers. Certification is district approved in the areas of Business Education, Industrial and Technical Education, Health Occupations, and Marketing Education. Look at Degree Plan (pdf).
Go to web site for more information. For more information about this degree, please contact Dr. Jill White (jwhite@uwf.edu) or 850.474.3395. or Dr. Karen Rasmussen (krasmuss@uwf.edu) or 850.474.2301.
Information Engineering Technology (pdf) students focus on networking and telecommunications as they investigate how technology is used to support organizations. The program emphasizes designing, implementing and maintaining networks and telecommunications and distance systems. Combining technical and management proficiency, graduates possess skills that help them succeed in complex organizations by being able to apply solid problem-solving strategies to solve real-world problems. This program is offered fully online. Go to web site for more information.
Look at Degree Plan (pdf). For more information about this degree, please contact Mr. Russell Lee (rlee@uwf.edu) or Dr. Dave Dawson (ddawson@uwf.edu) at 850.474.2018.
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Interested in becoming a teacher? Considering a second career in teaching? There is a critical need for teachers across the U.S. The UWF College of Professional Studies now offers a fully online B.A. degree program in Exceptional Student Education. This is a Florida DOE and NCATE approved undergraduate degree program in Elementary and Special Education with ESOL Endorsement and is designed to prepare students who plan to teach children and youth with exceptionalities. Many aspects of the program provide the student with opportunities to work with these exceptional children. There are two academic specializations available in this fully online degree program.
The Exceptional Student/Elementary/ESOL Education Specialization (pdf) is an NCATE/DOE approved specialization that leads directly to Florida DOE certification in Exceptional Student Education, Elementary Education, and the ESOL Endorsement. It is designed to prepare students who plan to teach children and youth with exceptionalities. Graduates of the Exceptional Student/Elementary/ESOL Education specialization will be certified and “highly qualified” based upon the No Child Left Behind Act. Students must successfully complete the Florida Teacher Certification Exam in Exceptional Student Education, Elementary Education, General Knowledge, and Professional Education and participate in field experiences at their location to be certified.
The second specialization, Educational Studies, is NCATE, but not DOE approved. It prepares students to work in private settings or agencies that do not require graduation from an initial certification program. Students graduating with this specialization are not eligible for certification under Florida Department of Education criteria but may subsequently earn certification as they become eligible in one of Florida’s alternative certification programs.
Students are assigned to an Exceptional Student/Elementary/ESOL Education Pending major until they meet with an advisor in the department and complete other requirements. Admission to the Educational Studies specialization requires specific approval by the chairperson.
In Florida, estimates for the next five years project the need for 30,000 new teachers. UWF now offers the Dual Major in Elementary/Special Education online. This is a Florida DOE and NCATE approved undergraduate degree program in Elementary, K-6, and Special Education, K-12, with ESOL Endorsement. This program is designed to develop teachers who will be prepared for the instructional and leadership roles in elementary and special education. Go to web site for more information.
Look at Degree Plan (pdf). For more information about this degree, please contact Teacher Education Student Services (TESS@uwf.edu) or 850.857.6306.
Be part of a team! The Health Sciences team, that is. The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences is a two-year capstone degree program for persons holding AA, AS or AAS degrees from an accredited two-year college, or the equivalent. The BSHS trains students on issues impacting the design and deployment of health information systems and basic legal fundamentals of health care and public health. Students in this degree also study advances in health sciences research and technology, and learn to apply their knowledge of health economics to guide sound business analysis and decision making in health care. Students can pursue a track in one of eight concentration areas, with three of these tracks - Allied Health, Health Care Professional, and Medical Information Technology - available completely online!
Allied Health
Allied Health track (pdf) professions are the allies in health care systems, the support professions distinct from the medical and nursing professions that work together to make the health care system function. At the Associate's level, allied health professionals are often the licensed professionals involved in the delivery of health services. Allied health professionals pursuing a Bachelor's degree (and beyond!) are those seeking additional responsibilities in leadership, communication, education, or research during their careers. The Allied Health track complements the BSHS core with courses covering diseases, drugs, and cross-cultural areas, such as end of life ethics and gerontology. Courses in public health, disaster management, and occupational safety and health in the health care environment round out this track to help students comprehend and address the complex and inter-related issues surrounding the communication and delivery of related health care services at local, regional, and national levels.
Health Care Professional
The Health Care Professional track (pdf) in the BSHS was originally designed to address the difficulties encountered by junior college graduates with AAS degrees (e.g., dental assistants, radiology technicians, emergency medical technicians, medical technologists, etc.) in earning a BS degree. State-mandated courses required for certification and the core courses required for these specialties by junior colleges provide students earning this degree with a significant number of credits that do not count toward a BS degree. This track was designed in conjunction with Gulf Coast Community College (GCCC) to make the BS more easily attainable through adjustments in courses required of these students by GCCC and by adjustments in the transfer credits accepted for this track by UWF. Careful progress through an AAS degree at other junior colleges can also prepare students for this track. Students graduating from this concentration area receive training in professional writing, accounting, economic theory, principles of public policy, and end-of-life ethics. In addition, students examine issues related to medical disaster management and occupational safety and health in the health care environment.
Medical Information Technology
The Medical Information Technology track (pdf) is targeted to students currently working in health care with a two-year degree in a health care related field, possibly with no formal training in information technology (IT) and to those students holding a two-year degree related to any area of health information systems, or the equivalent. Students in this track have an interest in becoming more involved in IT-related projects or IT decision-making in their organizations. The track covers basic computer programming and database systems to prepare students to deploy new software tools to meet the needs of a clinical practice or administration. In addition, emerging trends in medical informatics are covered in the context of providing practical and up-to-date examples of technologies that have the potential to significantly improve communication, patient safety, and quality of care in health care and/or public health arenas.
Look at the BSHS Degree Plan (pdf) or Go to web site for more information. For advising questions, please contact: Mr. Steve Celestial at scelestial@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2885.
The Networking and Telecommunications Specialization (pdf) is an intensive professional development program for higher order skills in the design, implementation, and maintenance of network and telecommunications systems for training and education organizations. It provides an alternative path to the short term, time-sensitive, narrowly focused, application-specific skills training provided by commercial training concerns or community colleges in the form of a lengthier, more generalized, broad-ranging course of study. The program is highly technical without being too narrowly focused, and provides additional emphasis on developing strategies for the application of the technologies in innovative ways. Special attention is also devoted to development of planning and organizational skills required to implement and evolve complex systems as well as maintain them. Go to web site for more information.
Look at Degree Plan (pdf). For more information about this degree, please contact Mr. Russell Lee (rlee@uwf.edu) or Dr. Dave Dawson (ddawson@uwf.edu) at 850.474.2018.
The Maritime Studies Program (pdf) is designed to familiarize students with the dynamic cultural and natural resources of the maritime environment. Students gain the necessary knowledge and expertise to enable them to participate and contribute to our growing understanding and management of the maritime environment. Flexibility is the hallmark of UWF's Maritime Studies Program where you can tailor your degree program to your individual interests. Core courses provide an overview of the main areas of study. You will complete your degree program with a minor in your primary field of interest.Go to web site for more information.
Look at Degree Plan (pdf). For additional information about this degree, please contact Dr. John Bratten at jbratten@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2706.
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The University of West Florida's RN-BSN nursing program (pdf) prepares students to become clinical generalists who are leaders, managers, and lifelong learners. The role of the nurse is one that requires critical thinking, communication, independent judgment and familiarity with social, political, cultural, ethical and economic issues that affect health care and the nursing professional. Students learn to integrate research findings into nursing practice. This 100% online program track is open to RNs who hold current licensure (via ASN or diploma) and an associate degree from a junior or community college, or completed the General Studies curriculum. The UWF Nursing program is accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Look at RN-BSN Degree Plan. Go to the web site for more information. For additional information about this degree, please contact Linda Tibbits at ltibbits@uwf.edu or 850.473.7762.
This online Oceanography degree (pdf) is aimed at off-campus students who have an interest in oceanography and coastal & marine studies and who wish to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree. Strongly rooted in the sciences, the program has at its core twelve oceanography courses, which span all four of the traditional components of the field of Oceanography--Biological Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Geological Oceanography, and Physical Oceanography. Go to web site for more information.
Look at the Degree Plan (pdf). For additional information about this degree, please contact Mr. Steve Celestial at scelestial@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2885.
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