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A one hundred percent (100%) online, thirty (30) credit program designed to provide students with the skills and experiences that are needed in this high priority foreign language field. Emphasis is on reading, writing, and speaking in Modern Standard Arabic.

A new interdisciplinary degree program builds on the strength of the University’s associated-level engineering technology program and other technical training programs in the region. It will prepare graduates for careers such as production team leader, quality coordinator, new product development coordinator, production analyst and industrial sales specialist.

This program provides specialization in both domestic and international public policy, utilizing face-to-face learning at the Bloomsburg campus and the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, as well as online courses.

This Doctoral program will be unique in the Commonwealth and the nation, designed to address a critical shortage of safety professionals with advanced skills. It will be offered via both distance education and through on-site experiential learning providing graduates of the program with advanced skills in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control and prevention of safety, health and environmental hazards in the workplace.

Developed in response to a specific request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the new Master of Science in Strategic Studies in Weapons of Mass Destruction degree program will provide career agents with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify threats to critical assets; to prevent, delay, intervene and respond to attacks on critical assets; and to fulfill the growing need for experts in the field of strategic studies in weapons of mass destruction.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is the first university in the System and the Commonwealth to offer a low-cost, affordable Bachelors of Applied Science degree to students with Applied Associate degrees.

The Technical Leadership program will provide graduates of Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) technical degree programs with a direct pathway to a baccalaureate degree. It is designed to offer technical professionals in the Commonwealth the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to not only go beyond their knowledge in their specific technical field but also to effectively assume technical supervisory or management roles. The degree’s focus on the leadership, supervision and management skills required in today’s high-technology work environment makes it an applied baccalaureate degree well suited for students with an A.A.S. degree.

Bloomsburg University offers this B.A.S. degree completion program by co-locating and offering the program through varied instructional delivery methods in partnership with a community college(s). The proposed methods include, but are not limited to, face-to-face and online.

Maintaining a corps of highly-qualified science teachers is an important component of increasing economic competitiveness in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. 

The eighteen month 30-credit program is designed for those who have earned a baccalaureate degree in a scientific discipline from an accredited institution. At present, no other science-specific, post-baccalaureate teacher certification programs exist within PASSHE or the region for highly qualified, second career teachers.

This cohort-based program consists of technology blended coursework as well as extensive field-based experiences.

The new degree in natural gas production and services is designed to prepare graduates for various career paths in the natural gas industry. The five concentrations within the program—permitting and inspection specialist, mud logging/geology specialist, environmental specialist, geographic information systems specialist and safety management specialist—have been identified by industry employers as well as major corporations in the Northern Tier of the Commonwealth as meeting a critical need. The program is closely aligned with the emerging and growing careers in the drilling industry as outlined by the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association.

This graduate degree program is designed to address the need for mental health counselors to work in rural areas and to work with military veterans, especially those who may be suffering with post-traumatic stress syndrome.

The program will utilize both online and interactive (ITV) delivery methods to all easy access by potential students who may already be working full time. The need for mental health counselors in these two areas of expertise is expected to increase rapidly throughout the next decade.

This program is designed to prepare students for careers developing large-scale software while working in highly effective development teams.

Graduates will have the skills necessary to design, construct and test large-scale software systems. They will understand the tools and techniques used by software development teams to plan and manage such projects, and will be ready to help meet the large and growing demand for trained software developers in the Commonwealth and surrounding region.

The Bachelor of Science degree in mechatronics engineering technology at Cal U. will be offered beginning in Fall 2013. The program is designed to provide graduates with a high-tech skill set and knowledge in mechanical, electrical and computing technology through automated control and information systems.

The state Department of Labor and Industry has identified these skills as a high priority for future jobs. In a study of 280 U.S. companies, growth rates averaging 20 percent were reported in the manufacturing, service, medical and robotics sectors, all of which represent future employers for graduates of the new program.