Antioch University-Los Angeles

Applied Arts and Media

The BA in Applied Arts and Media (BAAM) is designed for undergraduate transfer students who have a minimum of 27 college credits in a specialized or technical area of the arts. This interdisciplinary degree honors past professional areas of study while allowing students to expand their creative horizons and gain a critical perspective on the creative and business aspects of arts and media.

Applied Studies

The Applied Studies major gives students who have earned an associate's degree in a technical area the forum to build upon those skills by developing a broader contextual understanding of their profession while advancing their liberal learning perspective. Students integrate career or technical preparation with studies expanding skills in written and oral communication, social and ethical issues, and problem solving.

Applied Technology and Business Leadership

The Bachelor of Science in Applied Technology and Business Leadership gives students who have earned an associate's degree in a technical area an opportunity to develop business skills that will help them advance in their professional field. The major prepares students with practical business tools and a leadership perspective, with emphasis on how business and organizations can benefit from a social lens and ethical considerations.

Clinical Psychology

The MA in Clinical Psychology (MAP) is the degree for students seeking to be licensed in California as Marriage and Family Therapists and/or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (with additional coursework). The 90-credit program provides practical clinical experience in a wide range of community-based mental health settings and can be pursued through a general practice or one of several specializations.

Creative Writing

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing represents the study of literature from the perspective of the writer, offered as a low-residency program devoted to the education of literary artists, community engagement, and the pursuit of social justice. Genres of study include creative nonfiction, fiction, literary translation, playwriting, and poetry.

Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Education

This certificate program assists experienced early childhood educators earn academic credit for experiential learning from professional work in the field, designed to help students build a bridge toward completing a 4-year degree. The multilingual-friendly, cohort-based program combines current coursework with prior learning credits.

Environmental Studies, Sustainability and Sciences

This B.S. in Environmental Studies, Sustainability, and Sciences (ES3) degree prepares the next generation of environmental professionals. Students transfer in some undergraduate units to complete their BS degree with engaging online courses and optional field study courses, emphasizing practitioner preparation and service.

Health Counseling and Psychology

The BA in Health Counseling and Psychology (HCP) is a professional preparation degree embedded within a liberal arts undergraduate framework. Students undertake foundational coursework in psychology, health sciences, mind-body integration, and counseling toward understanding and promotion of physical health and wellbeing.

Human Development

The Human Development major is specifically designed to address the changing social structures of contemporary society and the processes that underlie human development across the lifespan. The HD curriculum is for those whose professional concerns will contribute to the development of life skills in the individual.

Liberal Studies

The BA in Liberal Studies is a degree completion program built on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, lifelong learning, and social responsibility. Students design their own plans of study and choose an area of concentration to focus their studies.

Management

The Bachelor of Arts in Management program prepares graduates for careers in a global community by developing their capacities to adapt to and influence societal change. Students become knowledgeable about social, political and economic issues affecting business while gaining competence in the traditional areas of management.

Psychology

An individually designed, 60-unit MA degree in Psychology with an emphasis in the student's area of developing professional interest within psychology (such as organizational psychology, health psychology, spiritual psychology, career counseling, or psychology and the arts). Students completing this course of study do not meet criteria for licensure but are qualified for a variety of fields or for entry into doctoral programs.

Psychology

The BA in Psychology is designed to provide students with a foundation in psychological theory and research. Students develop competencies in writing and interpersonal communication as well as psychology-specific skills, engaging with ethics and socially responsible behaviors, in a versatile degree that supports career choices and graduate work.

Teaching of Creative Writing

A post-MFA certificate completed one semester beyond the MFA, in which students undertake systematic study of the theory and practice of teaching creative writing and composition as preparation for classroom and workshop settings. It is open to students holding an MFA in Creative Writing from AULA or another accredited institution.

Urban Communities and Justice

The Bachelor of Applied Arts in Urban Communities and Justice serves students committed to working on community and justice issues. The major prepares students to work as community professionals, advocates, and change-makers who understand their communities and the forces that disadvantage certain groups within them.