{"id":15690,"date":"2016-03-11T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T20:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=15690"},"modified":"2016-12-20T11:55:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:55:56","slug":"excellence-in-online-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/excellence-in-online-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence in Online Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15698 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/Best-Online-Degree-e1457727358466.jpg\" alt=\"USA. Arizona. Page. Horseshoe Bend. Man with notebook\" width=\"463\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/Best-Online-Degree-e1457727358466.jpg 463w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/Best-Online-Degree-e1457727358466-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/Best-Online-Degree-e1457727358466-299x161.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>UCF <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebestschools.org\/rankings\/best-online-colleges\/\">ranks at No. 15<\/a> in the nation for the Best Online Colleges for 2016, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebestschools.org\/\">thebestschools.org<\/a>.\u00a0 Online learning has increased tremendously over the last decade.\u00a0 It is estimated that\u00a0over 7\u00a0million higher education students are e-learners.\u00a0 E-learners make up about one third of the\u00a0overall higher education student body population in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019s College of Sciences has several online bachelor degree programs that also\u00a0rank in the top 15\u00a0in the nation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online B.A.\u00a0Anthropology degree has a current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebestschools.org\/rankings\/best-online-bachelor-in-anthropology-degree-programs\/\">ranking at No. 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online B.A Sociology degree has a current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebestschools.org\/rankings\/best-online-bachelor-of-sociology-degree-programs\/\">ranking at No. 6.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online B.A. Political Science degree has a current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebestschools.org\/rankings\/best-online-bachelor-in-political-science-degree-programs\/\">ranking at No. 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online\u00a0B.A. Psychology degree has a current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebestschools.org\/rankings\/30-best-online-bachelor-psychology-degree-programs\/\">ranking at No. 14<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the website, the top 25 online\u00a0degree programs in the nation were ranked based on quality of program, types and range of courses offered, and faculty strength, as well as school awards, rankings, and reputation.<\/p>\n<p>UCF&#8217;s Anthropology degree program\u00a0helps students develop a broad understanding of humans and the human condition. The curriculum features the study of disciplinary subfields such as Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, and Cultural Anthropology.\u00a0 For more information on this program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/anthropology-b-a\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019S Sociology degree program\u00a0helps to educate students\u00a0on the systematic study of social change, group life, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. The degree provides valuable insights into social factors, including gender, age, ethnicity, race, social class, and education, which affect work and how organizations function.\u00a0 Students gain critical thinking and analytical skills that prepare them for careers in a broad range of fields such as\u00a0research analyst, behavioral analyst, law enforcement, counselor, marketing research, advertising, public relations, human resources, child welfare, victim advocacy, event planner, and environmentalist to name a few.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information about this online program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/sociology-b-a\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UCF&#8217;s\u00a0Political Science degree program\u00a0gives students a solid grounding in public policy and the American political system, as well as other political systems within the context of global forces, social movements, international conflicts, cultural diversity, and competing ideologies. Students learn to analyze the political process on local, national, and global scales.\u00a0 Political science students receive valuable preparation for participating in community organizations, public policy dialogues, and electoral politics. Their training also prepares them for elected and appointed government positions.\u00a0 For more information on this program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/political-science-b-a\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UCF&#8217;s Psychology degree program helps students to understand how people&#8217;s minds work, leading to practical skills that many employers desire.\u00a0 This degree helps pave the way for jobs in social services, human services, counseling, and community relations.\u00a0 This degree also prepares students for graduate study in psychology, social work, medicine, law and business.\u00a0 For more information on this program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/psychology-b-s\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCF ranks at No. 15 in the nation for the Best Online Colleges for 2016, according to thebestschools.org.\u00a0 Online learning has increased tremendously over the last decade.\u00a0 It is estimated that\u00a0over 7\u00a0million higher education students are e-learners.\u00a0 E-learners make up about one third of the\u00a0overall higher education student body population in the U.S. UCF\u2019s College [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[32,3,38,13,22,16,28],"tags":[3473,3600,3613,3621,3643],"class_list":["post-15690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anthropology","category-awards","category-breaking-news","category-news","category-psychology-departments","category-political-science-departments","category-top-news","tag-ucf-anthropology","tag-ucf-online-degree","tag-ucf-political-science","tag-ucf-psychology","tag-ucf-sociolog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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