Flexible Independent Study

Ashbourne University has flexible programs suited to meet your professional and personal needs. You will be assigned a mentor who will help you plan your degree program to meet your unique educational goals.

Options for study:

	one-to-one independent study with a faculty member
	distance learning
	study groups with other students learning the same material
	cross-registration at other colleges and universities
	internships

Faculty Mentors

The emphasis at Ashbourne University is on the individual, and the heart of the University's individualized approach to education is the one-to-one relationship between a faculty member and student. Upon enrolling in the University, you are assigned a mentor from the dynamic staff of the University of Ashbourne, who helps you plan and co-ordinate your course of study. Besides providing instruction in their own fields of specialization; mentors advise you about the academic alternatives open to you, assist you in designing your academic programs, identify the instructional resources to support study at the University and evaluate the overall quality of your work.

The Ashbourne University faculty is specifically trained in the special one-to-one model which the University offers. Our faculty comes from a variety of backgrounds, including traditional colleges, industry, state, government and private business. Approximately 87 percent of the full-time faculty hold advanced degrees in their field of expertise. Many have received grants and awards for distinguished teaching and/or research. Ashbourne University faculty members are uniquely qualified, experienced and suited to work with mature students.


Course Listing

Ashbourne University offers numerous academic programmes for all levels of learning -- Bachelors, Masters and PhD. Many of the programmes are available through distance learning. Each has their own prerequisites and requirements for courses of study.

The following is a sample of the programmes that are currently available for both Bachelors and Masters degrees. Doctoral programmes are designed with guidance towards completion of higher-level contributions in each field.