Ana G. Mendez University

Accountancy

The Master of Accountancy aims to advance knowledge around new accounting practices, business performance evaluation, tax planning, and forensic accounting techniques, including fraud investigation and analysis of financial statements based on international accounting standards. It also advances knowledge of the ethical and legal considerations of the accounting profession and the managerial skills necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment.

Accounting

The certificate is designed to provide expertise in essential accounting areas, including accounting and financial reporting systems, business law, federal income tax, information systems auditing, forensic accounting, and fraud examination.

Accounting

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting exposes students to vital knowledge and skills used in accounting positions, such as accounting principles and theories, intermediate and advanced accounting, cost accounting, tax accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, professional standards and ethics, and accounting research applied to for-profit companies, government and nonprofit organizations.

Bookkeeping and Accounting Technology

The Bookkeeping and Accounting Technology program is designed to prepare students to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation and general accounting principles and practice.

Business Administration with specialization in Accounting

This Master's degree program in Business Administration is designed to provide the skills, knowledge and abilities necessary in the area of Accounting. It is geared toward the fundamental characteristics of an accounting manager, emphasizing the accounting skills and knowledge required in today's changing economy, along with the use of technology and management capabilities.

Business Administration with specialization in Agribusiness

This specialization prepares students for the decision making and planning process in the agribusiness industry. It presents theoretical and practical concepts related to the production and consumption of goods and provides strategies to achieve organizational goals according to global economy standards.

Business Administration with specialization in Finance

The MBA with specialization in Finance provides students with theoretical and practical concepts of management, in particular entrepreneurial management, with a strong emphasis on finance based on global and regional case studies. It prepares students for roles in financial risk management and corporate finance, developing the analytical financial skills necessary in commercial or entrepreneurial settings.

Business Administration with specialization in Human Resources

The graduate of the HR Management program will develop social conscience and ethics as well as the knowledge, skills and abilities to work professionally in a diverse, highly complex, changing and regulated organizational environment. Comprehensive and interdisciplinary educational gains allow the graduate to exercise professional, managerial and business functions within local, national and global contexts.

Business Administration with specialization in Information System Management

The doctoral program in Information Systems Management is designed to provide a theoretical basis to improve the knowledge of management information systems. It prepares students for careers in performance management, teaching and research involving the design, analysis, implementation and operation of computerized information systems associated with economic and organizational issues.

Business Administration with specialization in International Business with Focus on Latin America

The MBA specializing in International Business with a Focus on Latin America provides students with superior theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the creation and development of new international companies as well as effective management in multinational companies at the regional and international level.

Business Administration with specialization in Management

The MBA with specialization in Management allows the student to explore theoretical as well as practical elements of modern management and changes in the field. It also prepares the student for different administrative jobs in commercial and industrial companies.

Business Administration with specialization in Management

The doctoral program in Management is designed to provide a theoretical basis applied to enhance managerial decision making. It encourages theoretical and applied research on the fundamental aspects of business management and prepares students for careers in performance management, teaching, research and consulting.

Business Administration with specialization in Management and Strategic Leadership

The MBA with specialization in Management and Strategic Leadership is geared toward people aspiring to leadership positions in business organizations. The curriculum emphasizes the development of leadership skills, vision and strategic planning, ethical values, communication skills and the effective application of new technology.

Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and Sales Management

The MBA with specialization in Marketing and Sales presents the student with the function, theory and modern practices of trade within organizations. It develops technical competencies and the ability to conduct market investigations, marketing planning, sales forecasts, and promotion campaigns.

Business Administration with specialization in Project Management

The MBA with a specialization in Project Management prepares students with the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to meet the expectations of a project and increase the efficiency of processes, work groups, and companies. Students develop skills for decision-making, strategic planning, human resource management, and project risk management.

Business Administration with specialization in Supply Chain Management and Logistics

The MBA with specialization in Supply Chain and Logistics provides the student with the necessary knowledge to work with the management of materials and its functions of planning, purchasing, and control of production and inventory.

Communications

The Bachelor of Arts in Communications prepares students to work in the media: radio, television, press, internet, etc. Students can become a professional in journalism (print, radio, television, digital), public relations or advertising.

Community Health

The Community Health Bachelor's program prepares students for careers in a variety of community and public health settings, including governmental and non-profit health agencies, health care facilities, worksite wellness programs, and schools. Graduates promote healthy lifestyles and wellness through educating individuals and communities, developing health promotion and disease prevention strategies, and advocating for community health initiatives.

Counseling with specialization in Clinical Mental Health

The Master of Science in Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health is designed to prepare candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to work with individuals, groups, and families presenting with mental and emotional disorders, as well as to promote mental health and wellness. The program prepares students to be capable and responsive licensed professional counselors in a variety of settings.

Criminal Justice

Graduates of the Master of Public Administration with specialization in Criminal Justice will be trained to administer, design and evaluate service programs within the components of the Criminal Justice System related to prevention, security, protection and investigation of crime and delinquency.

Criminal Justice

This program ushers students to academic and professional environments related to the Criminal Justice field, providing a detailed view of the field with specific emphasis on the legal, forensic, and academic aspects of the discipline. It addresses current topics such as multiculturalism, alternate sentencing methods, rehabilitation processes, and cybercrimes, preparing graduates for professional positions or graduate study in law or the social sciences.

Criminology

The Bachelor of Science in Criminology allows students to understand the causes of criminality, how society reacts to it and the interrelations between law and society. It includes learning from a humanistic and interdisciplinary approach, theories of crime and methods used to study crime, law and society, providing a broad perspective on the complex relationships between legal, social, political, historical and psychological influences that affect criminality, justice and legal processes.

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Environments

The Doctoral program in Education with specialization in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Environments prepares a professional with the theoretical and practical knowledge to apply the principles and foundations of the curriculum in the design, implementation and evaluation of educational programs. The learning environments provide an approach to the curricular aspects that affect the training of the curriculum specialist in the selected study environment.

Cybersecurity

A program that focuses on the technological and operational aspects of information warfare, including cyber-attack and cyber defense. Students learn the role of an information technology security specialist, ethical hacking, how to prevent IT attacks, the use of physical security, and proficiency in network device security and access control models, legal and ethical issues, and cyber warfare systems development and acquisition.

Cybersecurity

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity provides students with the technical, analytical, and strategic competencies needed to protect digital assets and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems.

Cybersecurity

The Associate in Science in Cybersecurity program gives students the necessary knowledge, skill, and abilities to address today's organizational cybersecurity challenges. Graduates are prepared to identify and analyze cybersecurity-related issues and implement and maintain technical security-based solutions that address organizational risks and threats.

Digital Marketing

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Digital Marketing covers the latest trends in online marketing applied to the business world and the digital transformation of companies. Students are trained to achieve company objectives by executing a digital marketing plan, integrating digital marketing tools into marketing strategies from planning and execution to analysis and optimization.

Educational Leadership

The Educational Leadership program is designed to prepare future school administrators with the skills and competencies needed to become outstanding bilingual leaders in public education K-12 institutions.

Educational Leadership

The Doctoral program in Education with specialization in Educational Leadership aims to prepare a professional with the theoretical and practical knowledge to apply organizational processes and leadership theories that promote the development of strategies, mental habits and values for creative and highly effective leadership in an educational institution.

Elementary Education

The B.A. in Elementary Education prepares elementary teachers as generalists with knowledge in literacy, math, science, and social studies. The program provides foundational training in educational theory, practice and techniques to build safe and productive learning environments, and offers a path to a bachelor's degree with a track to certification or non-certification.

Environmental Planning

This specialization prepares students to assume management responsibilities in the environmental field, developing competencies in environmental management to assume leadership positions in the public and private sectors. The main goal is to prepare an educated and skilled professional who contributes to solving the world's environmental problems to achieve sustainable development.

Finance

The certificate deepens knowledge of corporate finance, covering both theoretical and practical aspects. Students gain insights into managerial finance, valuation techniques, risk and return analysis, corporate capital structure, money and banking, and investment and financing decisions.

Finance and Economics

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics prepares a professional with knowledge of the financial operations of companies and local and international economic systems who can work in private and public companies, as well as self-employed.

Forensic Investigation

The Associate Degree in Forensic Investigation introduces forensic investigation from a theoretical and practical perspective. Students are prepared to apply techniques, methods, procedures and basic knowledge to perform the necessary skills as a forensic investigator.

Graphic Design

The Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design prepares the student to work as a graphic designer, mastering the language of design in its visual and non-visual dimensions. Graduates are trained to judge the quality and effectiveness of design projects and can work as Creative Director, Package Designer, Textile Designer, Corporate Identity Designer, Brand Designer, Advertising Designer, Art Director, and Print Director.

Healthcare Administration with specialization in Health Services Management and Evaluation

The Master of Healthcare Administration with specialization in Health Services Management and Evaluation provides integrated development through critical and creative thinking, preparing professionals to perform successfully in middle management in health care organizations. It emphasizes knowledge and a holistic vision of the management and evaluation of services, quality of service, and maintaining balance between service provision, management, and the fiscal side.

Health Services Management

The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management prepares students to perform successfully in primary and intermediate management in health service organizations. What distinguishes these professionals is their knowledge in the fields of public health and management and the integration of both fields, ensuring the balance between the provision of public health services and effective administration.

Hispanic Marketing

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Hispanic Marketing is designed so that students acquire the necessary cultural knowledge about Hispanic consumers to use marketing strategies that establish more successful campaigns. It provides the foundation for using culture as a localization tool, especially within larger Hispanic markets.

Human Resources

The certificate is designed to offer expertise in essential human resource areas, including employment and labor law, employee training and development, reward systems, recruitment and selection, assessment models, conflict management, and compensation and benefits models with an international perspective.

Human Resources Management

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources develops professionals with the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies required to perform technical, administrative, managerial and research functions in public and private organizations at local and international scenarios, training students as analysts or specialists in the essential functions of human resources management.

Information Systems

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems prepares students to obtain and apply the knowledge and proficiency needed in computer skills as well as network technology, required to design, develop, and support information systems. It also enables students to analyze existing systems to optimize and support company operations and make effective management and planning decisions.

Instructional Design and Technological Integration with E-Learning

The Master of Education with specialization in Instructional Design and Technological Integration with E-Learning is designed for students to learn the various models of instructional design and apply them in their work scenario, integrating technology, multimedia, e-learning and distance education.

Liberal Arts

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts is designed for students with previous learning experience at undergraduate level at other institutions, providing the opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree and prepare to compete for entry level positions in a specific area or apply for a graduate program. Students must choose one of five major tracks: Psychology, Communications, Business Administration, Education, Biology or Religion. This program is not designed to meet licensure requirements.

Management

The certificate is designed to offer expertise in essential management areas, including organizational behavior, strategic planning, project management, leadership and development, quality management, and decision-making processes, with an international perspective.

Management

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Management prepares students with skills that meet business demands and fill administrative positions in government or private organizations. The manager is responsible for the management of the company and must effectively use the resources of the organization to achieve the company's goals and mission.

Management and Strategic Leadership

The certificate is designed to provide expertise in key areas of strategic management and leadership, including strategic planning, leadership development, decision-making processes, performance management, change management, and global business strategies.

Marketing and Sales Management

The certificate is designed to provide expertise in key marketing and sales areas, including market analysis, strategic marketing planning, sales techniques, consumer behavior, brand management, marketing research, and integrated marketing communications, all with an international perspective.

Massage Therapy

The Massage Therapy program is designed to prepare the student to appropriately evaluate and document the client's condition and identify the different therapeutic massage treatments indicated according to the client's condition. Students manage different types of massage techniques such as aesthetic-spa, medical-spa, energy-holistic, sports, and clinical chair massage, among other allied modalities.

Medical Assistant

This program is designed to provide students with the administrative and clinical knowledge and skills to assist doctors in daily routine with patients and be a connection between doctor and patient. Includes instruction in basic anatomy, medical terminology and medical office procedures, examination testing and treatment procedures.

Medical Billing and Coding

The Medical Billing and Coding program is designed to introduce students to the diversity of health care. Students learn about privacy, confidentiality, electronic medical records, quality management, medical coding and billing, and are able to perform coding, billing and medical record maintenance in a variety of health care settings.

Nursing

The Associate of Science in Nursing degree prepares students to meet the requirements for the NCLEX-RN examination by the National Council of State Board of Nursing and meets the standards of the Florida Board of Nursing. The curriculum consists of 67 credits and 510 hours of hands-on laboratory, clinical and simulation hours.

Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track prepares registered nurses for leadership in primary care to families and individuals of all ages. With a focus on high-quality, patient-centered primary care, the program offers both didactic and clinical experiences and prepares students to sit for national certification as family nurse practitioners.

Nursing Practice

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is designed to prepare experts in nursing practice, building upon master's programs with an educational foundation in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and systems leadership. DNP nurses are prepared to perform nursing interventions that influence healthcare outcomes, manage patient care and populations, administrate, and develop and implement health policy, and the program includes a substantial clinical component.

Nursing (RN to BSN)

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) aims to offer students with an Associate Degree in Nursing the opportunity to meet and obtain the requirements for a bachelor's degree. The courses are distributed between general education, professional core, and major.

Nursing with a Role in Administration

In the Master of Science in Nursing with a Role in Administration, the graduate may exercise leadership as an administrator in diverse health scenarios in a precise, effective and ethically responsible manner, converting current and future challenges in the health industry into opportunities. This program is not admitting new students.

Office Systems with Medical Billing

The Associate Degree in Office Systems with Medical Billing enables students to acquire the knowledge and skills to work in an environment of automated medical office. It specializes in the use of medical terminology, procedures and medical office management and processes to perform medical billing transactions efficiently.

Organizational Development

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Organizational Development prepares professionals with the skills to promote the development of public and private organizations from the perspective of human talent development. The emphasis is on organizational design integrating internal and external elements that influence the productivity and motivation of the individual and can impact the operation of the company.

Paralegal Studies

This program is designed to prepare students to work in the legal field for law firms, banks, corporations, and government agencies in the performance of delegated, substantive legal services under the supervision of a licensed attorney. Students receive instruction in substantive and procedural law in areas such as civil litigation, real property, legal research and writing, business organizations, and legal technology.

Patient Care Technician

The Patient Care Technician program prepares the student in patient assistance, geriatric care, and nursing assistance. Content includes taking vital signs, collecting specimens, 12-lead EKG, basic phlebotomy techniques, safety and security procedures, and personal patient care procedures for entry-level employment in the health industry.

Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician program enables the student to assist the pharmacist in the dispatch of medication and become a valuable asset of a team. The student will be able to perform in various pharmacy environments such as retail, hospital, specialty, infusion, compounding, or home healthcare settings.

Pharmacy Technician

The Associate of Applied Science in Pharmacy Technician aspires to develop students with the knowledge and skills to perform as an important component of the teamwork of a pharmacy. The pharmacy technician helps the pharmacist dispatch medication prescribed by the doctor, and graduates are qualified to work in hospital and community pharmacies as well as other licensed distributors of pharmaceutical products.

Phlebotomy Technician

The Phlebotomy Technician diploma prepares the student, under the supervision of physicians and other health care professionals, to draw blood samples from patients using a variety of intrusive procedures. Includes instruction in basic vascular anatomy and physiology, blood physiology, skin puncture techniques, venipuncture, venous specimen collection and handling, safety and sanitation procedures, medical ethics, EKG and professional conduct.

Pre-Kindergarten/Primary Education

The Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Kindergarten/Primary Education prepares students to meet the standard knowledge and skills specified for teacher preparation, including content specific standards, teacher standards and pedagogical standards of effective teaching in Pre-K through 3rd grade and impact on student achievement.

Project Management

The certificate program is designed to offer comprehensive knowledge in essential project management areas, including project initiation, planning and execution, cost management, scheduling, as well as risk management, quality control, and performance assessment.

Psychology

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology prepares graduates to continue graduate studies in all areas of professional practice in psychology (e.g., counseling, clinical, school, industrial/organizational, and international psychology). In addition, students acquire knowledge and skills to perform research, prevention, and the provision of basic services in mental health care.

Public Relations

The Master of Arts with specialization in Public Relations prepares students in comprehensive public relations, able to build and maintain relationships between organizations and their audiences, with knowledge of new digital platforms in communications. It offers knowledge of new trends in public relations focused on a globalized and changing world, with a curriculum focused on theory and practice.

Public Relations

The certificate is designed to prepare students in comprehensive public relations, able to build and maintain relationships between organizations and their audiences, with knowledge about new digital platforms in the field of communications. It offers students knowledge of new trends in public relations, focused on a globalized and changing world, with curriculum design focused on theory and practice.

Public Relations and Advertising

This program prepares students to work in the field of public relations and advertising, both in public and private agencies and/or in their own companies. Students can work on developing and executing strategies in these fields.

Small Business Entrepreneurship

The Small Business Entrepreneurship diploma is designed to prepare students to perform marketing and management functions associated with owning and operating a small business.

Small Business Operation

The Small Business Operation program is designed to prepare students to develop and manage independent small businesses. Includes areas of planning, organizing, directing and controlling of business, with emphasis on selecting theories of management and decision making and the knowledge and understanding necessary for managing people and functions.

Social and Community Services

The program provides preparation and development for professionals to advise individuals in post-secondary institutions, businesses, and community organizations in the advancement of their education, professional development and career planning, with a background in principles, theories, and practice of advising and general counseling. This program is not designed to meet licensure requirements for the social work and counseling professions.

Social Work

The program prepares students for Social Work practice with a clinical specialization, able to contribute leadership and guidance to programs and services for vulnerable populations in the United States and other societies across the world. The context and geographical location of the program offers students the opportunity to meet the needs of a variety of vulnerable populations.

Social Work with specialization in Administration of Social Programs and Social Policy

The program provides preparation and development for professionals in advanced social work administration practice in social change and innovation for institutions, community leaders, and entrepreneurs. Students develop as both practitioners and scholars, applying practical solutions to large-scale social challenges affecting vulnerable populations and gaining competencies for management or executive leadership positions in social work, human services, and social policymaking.

Special Education

The Bachelor of Arts in Special Education prepares students to meet the standard knowledge and skills specified for teacher preparation for effective teaching in Pre-K-12th grade. The program is designed to prepare students to become effective special education teachers capable of working with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities and in differing developmental stages.

Supply Chain Management and Logistics

The certificate is designed to provide in-depth knowledge in key supply chain management and logistics areas, including supply chain design and planning, procurement and inventory management, logistics coordination, ERP systems, cost control, risk management, and performance optimization.

Teaching of English as a Second Language

This specialization is designed to provide candidates with a background in the principles, theories and practice of second language acquisition, learning and teaching. It seeks to prepare educators who can assume positions of leadership in ESL education as teachers or English supervisors in public or private schools, and as professors in institutions of higher education.

Technical Studies

Upon completion of the program, the student earns an Associate in Science in Technical Studies with a specialized path in technology, health administration, or business. The program integrates approved credits from licensed and/or accredited post-secondary entities with a selected concentration package complementary to the occupation, enhancing professional skills and abilities.

Telecommunications and Networks Systems Administration

The program provides students with in-depth knowledge of the principles of Converged Networks, including design, implementation, security and management, with a strong hands-on approach.

Web Design

The Associate Degree in Web Design prepares the student to become a Web Designer, an expert capable of dealing with the Internet's continuous string of advances, with the training and skills to define, create, and design websites. A web designer configures telecommunications systems to ease people's access to content and audiovisual information.