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Athabasca University is Canada's leading distance education specialist, created by the Government of Alberta in 1970. The central campus is located about 145 kilometres north of Edmonton and there are additional learning centres at Calgary and Edmonton.
Areas of Expertise
As an open university with no formal admission requirements for most programs, Athabasca offers around 550 courses and 60 programs through distance education. This includes a wide variety of bachelors' degrees, the largest Executive MBA program in Canada, North America's first Master of Distance Education program and a unique Master of Health Studies. Instructional methods include the full range of distance-education tools: Internet communications, radio and television broadcasts, audio and videotape, CD-ROM and print, and other packaged materials delivered through the post. Students study in their own communities and most follow a self-paced route with toll-free telephone access and e-mail access to tutors. Around 20% of students choose "paced" study, which involves participating in groups and following the group's schedule. Self-paced students set their own study schedules within the time allowed for course completion. This, combined with the ability to start most courses at the beginning of every month, gives maximum flexibility to students.
- Accounting Bachelor; Online
- Anthropology Bachelor; Online
- Applied Mathematics Bachelor; Online
- Applied Mathematics Post-diploma; Online
- Architecture Bachelor; Online
- Architecture Post-diploma; Online
- Arts Bachelor; Online
- Arts Diploma; Online
- Arts and Science Bachelor; Online
- Business Technology Management Bachelor; Online
- Business Technology Management Post-diploma; Online
- Commerce Bachelor; Online
- Communication Studies Bachelor; Online
- Computing and Information Systems Bachelor; Online
- Computing and Information Systems Post-diploma; Online
- Criminal Justice Bachelor; Online
- English (Four Year) Bachelor; Online
- Governance, Law, and Management Bachelor; Online
- Health Administration Bachelor; Online
- History (Three Year) Bachelor; Online
- Human Resources and Labour Relations Bachelor; Online
- Human Resources and Labour Relations Post-diploma; Online
- Human Resources Management Bachelor; Online
- Human Science Bachelor; Online
- Human Services Bachelor; Online
- Inclusive Education Certificate; Online
- Labour Studies Bachelor; Online
- Management Bachelor; Online
- Marketing Bachelor; Online
- Nursing (Post L.P.N.) Bachelor; Online; Distance
- Nursing (Post R.N.) Bachelor; Online; Distance
- Political Economy Bachelor; Online
- Psychology (Four Year) Bachelor; Online
- Psychology (Three Year) Bachelor; Online
- Science Bachelor; Online
- Sociology (Four Year) Bachelor; Online
- Sociology (Three Year) Bachelor; Online
- Women's and Gender Studies Bachelor; Online
Academic Year
Type of System Continuous
Entrance Dates Any
Notes: Year round registration for most courses and programs with studies beginning at the start of any month. The master's degrees and e-classes are an exception to this with groups of students following a more traditional semester based pattern.
Language of Instruction English