University of Hawaii-West Oahu

Applied Forensic Anthropology

The certificate in Applied Forensic Anthropology exposes students to applied, skills-focused aspects of forensic anthropology. This certificate may be completed independently or with a bachelor's degree, and makes students more competitive for careers addressing social problems.

Applied Science (Culinary Management)

The concentration in Culinary Management offers working professionals who have earned the Associate in Science degree in Food Service with specialization in Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, or Institutional Food Service Management the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree and to continue for advanced education in culinary management.

Applied Science (Facilities Management)

The Facilities Management concentration in the Bachelor of Applied Science program prepares students for professional positions within the built environment sectors. The concentration provides students with technical and managerial skills to implement comprehensive sustainable operations and maintenance of facilities management systems.

Applied Science (Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing)

The Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing concentration strives to create a pathway for the dissemination of traditional healing knowledge and skill that will serve as a model for other indigenous groups. Training in Native Hawaiian traditional healing practices focuses on conflict resolution, massage, and herbal medicines.

Applied Science (Health Professions)

The Health Professions concentration is a health program that offers students a focused, effective start to a career in healthcare. The concentration is modeled on an integrated curriculum that includes foundational courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, and the liberal arts, as well as application-based coursework in healthcare.

Applied Science (Information Security and Assurance)

The concentration in Information Security and Assurance offers both a four-year program at UH West O'ahu and transfer pathways for University of Hawai'i Community College students who have completed articulated Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degrees.

Applied Science (Information Technology)

The concentration in Information Technology offers a transfer pathway for students with an Associate of Science degree in Information Technology or a similar major. The program offers the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree and to continue for advanced education in Information Technology.

Applied Science (Respiratory Care)

The concentration in Respiratory Care offers working professionals who have earned the Associate in Science degree in respiratory care the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree and to continue for advanced education in respiratory care. The additional requirements in the liberal arts and sciences contribute to increasing academic skills development.

Asian Studies

The University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu offers students the opportunity to study the cultures of Asia in an interdisciplinary program leading to an Academic Subject Certificate in Asian Studies. This academic credential is included on student transcripts and can be the first step toward employment in a variety of professional and academic fields related to Asia.

Business Administration (Accounting)

The concentration in Accounting is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of accounting and the skills necessary to analyze, evaluate and report financial information as well as identify local and international issues that affect the business environment. The program is offered in-class and through distance learning instruction.

Business Administration (Data Analytics)

This program prepares students for professional roles as business data analysts. Business data analysts apply analytical techniques and methods to identify meaningful patterns and create visualizations that enhance organizational decision making.

Business Administration (Facilities Management)

Facilities management is an evolving profession that seeks to sustainably integrate the natural environment with the built environment. Facilities management professionals need a solid foundation in sustainable best-practices to efficiently and cost-effectively integrate human assets with an organization's physical and technical assets.

Business Administration (Finance)

The study of Finance analyzes the process of obtaining and allocating financial capital for the purchase of real capital. One of the main areas of focus is the risk-return relationship and the maximization of return for a given level of risk. Students will have a strong knowledge of analytical and mathematical concepts applied to finance.

Business Administration (General Business Administration)

The concentration in General Business Administration prepares students for management roles in small to multinational organizations. Students receive a solid foundation in business objectives and processes and are provided with an understanding of the perspectives that form the context of business, including ethical and global issues; the influence of political, social, legal, regulatory, environmental, and technical issues; and the impact of demographic diversity on organizations.

Business Administration (Hospitality and Tourism)

The concentration in Hospitality and Tourism is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the skills necessary to manage operations in large and small hospitality and tourism related businesses including hotels, restaurants, food service, airlines, travel agencies, and more.

Business Administration (Management)

The concentration in Management prepares students for management occupations in today's increasingly complex competitive business environment. In addition to receiving a strong foundation in business objectives and processes, students are provided with an understanding of management principles as applied to business ethics, entrepreneurship, human resources and operations.

Business Administration (Marketing)

The study of Marketing involves analyzing processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners and society at large. Marketing students learn to evaluate and develop advertising, public relations, and direct mail campaigns as well as examine the science of consumer behavior and business in the context of promotion and publicity.

Creative Media (Communications and New Media Technologies)

Creative Media (Design and Media)

Creative Media (General Creative Media)

Creative Media (Video Game Design and Development)

Cybersecurity (Cyber Operations)

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity provides students with an advanced cybersecurity education in information security, mathematics, computer science, and computer engineering. The Cyber Operations concentration builds on that foundation with advanced technical topics including defensive and proactive activities, industrial control systems and SCADA cybersecurity, cyber investigations, cyber detection and response, and wireless technologies.

Digital Marketing

The certificate program in Digital Marketing is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in digital marketing practices. The certificate is also available via distance delivery.

Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

This certificate is approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the courses required for the certificate meet the national standards established for disaster preparedness and emergency management administrators. The certificate can be earned independently or along with a bachelor's degree.

Education (Early Childhood Education, PreK-3)

UH West O'ahu has an articulated non-licensure pathway for the Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education for students who have completed the Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education from one of the UH system Community Colleges. This program is delivered via hybrid modality.

Education (Elementary Education, K-6)

Education (Middle-Level and Secondary Education, English)

The Division of Education offers a dual degree in Middle-level (grades 6-8) or Secondary (grades 6-12) English Education and English. Upon successful completion of the B.Ed. in English Education, the student will also be awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities with a concentration in English.

Education (Middle-Level and Secondary Education, General Science)

Education (Middle-Level and Secondary Education, Social Studies)

Education (Middle-Level Education, Mathematics)

Education (Secondary Education, Biology)

Education (Secondary Education, Mathematics)

Gender Studies

A Gender Studies certificate emphasizes progressive and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of gender. The certificate is designed for all undergraduates to acquire a focused understanding of gender theory and to apply that theory to the world around them, with practical value in fields such as counseling and social work.

Hawaiian

The certificate focuses on building proficiency in Hawaiian language. Students fulfill 15 credits of upper division Hawaiian language courses, and there are 16 credits of prerequisite elementary and intermediate coursework. The certificate is also available via distance delivery.

Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing

The Certificate in Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing allows students to add traditional Native Hawaiian and indigenous healing knowledge to their existing professional credentials. It may be added along with any degree program.

Hawaiian-Pacific Studies

The certificate program in Hawaiian-Pacific Studies offers students grounding in the histories, cultures, languages and contemporary issues of Hawai'i and the Pacific. The certificate is relevant in the hospitality, education, government, and non-profit sectors and is valuable for students who intend to work in Hawai'i or the wider Pacific.

Health Care Administration

The certificate program in Health Care Administration prepares students to contribute to the delivery of quality health care for all. The certificate can be earned as a self-standing credential or along with the Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, and is also available via distance delivery.

Humanities (English)

The Humanities concentration in English offers students the opportunity to critically and creatively examine literature; artistic expression; cultural, social, and rhetorical analyses; and a wide array of reading and writing practices. Students begin their studies with survey courses that introduce four emphasis fields: literary studies, creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and cultural studies.

Humanities (Film, Media and Popular Culture)

Students enrolled in the Humanities Film, Media, and Popular Culture concentration engage in rigorous interdisciplinary analysis of everyday cultural productions including film, television, popular music, and journalistic media. Drawing on historical scholarship, literary studies, music scholarship, and philosophy, students develop critical thinking skills and learn to argue effectively.

Humanities (Hawaiian-Pacific Studies)

At the foundation of the Hawaiian-Pacific Studies program is the perspective and understanding that a single ocean connects the islands and the peoples of the Pacific and Hawai'i. The curriculum is designed to provide a foundation of knowledge that includes art, history, languages, literatures, and contemporary issues of all Oceania.

Humanities (History)

The History faculty help students develop an understanding of the past that guides them through the present and prepares them for the future. Historians study how human societies have shown change and continuity over time. Students of History develop skills in evaluating evidence, organizing information, formulating arguments, and writing narratives and expositions.

Humanities (Mathematics)

The BA in Humanities with a concentration in Mathematics is a four-year program which prepares students with a foundation in the liberal arts to serve professional, career-related, and applied fields, based on state and regional needs. The program prepares students for careers in secondary education and other areas requiring a strong foundation in mathematics, or for success at the graduate level.

Humanities (Philosophy)

Labor Studies

The Labor Studies certificate program empowers students with the knowledge to improve their working lives and equips them with the skills necessary for labor resource specialists. Courses address workers' rights, labor laws, collective bargaining, and labor theories. The certificate is available via distance delivery only.

Long-Term Care

The certificate in Long-Term Care provides students and health professionals working in the field with enhanced credentials and greater career mobility. The certificate may also be used as part of a degree program. It is available via distance delivery only.

Music

The Certificate in Music provides UH West O'ahu students with a foundation in music theory together with a self-curated course of study. Students who perform in community ensembles, or who are interested in the role of music in film and documentary, will find the Certificate in Music useful.

Natural Science (Applied Mathematics)

Students with a concentration in Applied Mathematics develop a high level of proficiency in mathematical and computational knowledge through tools such as differential equations, probability, matrices, and computer programming. Graduates are prepared to enter the workforce in areas such as actuarial science, computer science, and quantitative analysis.

Natural Science (Health Sciences)

Students with a concentration in Health Sciences complete between thirty-five and fifty credits of health science related coursework beyond the credits required for General Education and the Natural Science core. This includes courses on clinical healthcare, factors related to human health and disease, and community health.

Natural Science (Life Science)

Students with a concentration in Life Science complete thirty-eight credits of courses beyond the General Education and Natural Science core, with several electives that allow students to gain experience in their chosen area of interest. Coursework includes biology, zoology, cell and molecular biology, physiology, botany, and marine biology.

Public Administration (Community Health)

The concentration in Community Health provides students with a diverse set of skills in the areas of community engagement, community health education and promotion, and community action research. Developed as a hybrid concentration, it is geared toward aspiring community health workers and health education specialists.

Public Administration (Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management)

Public Administration (General Public Administration)

Public Administration (Health Care Administration)

Public Administration (Justice Administration)

Public Administration (Long-Term Care)

The long-term care environment is growing rapidly as the population continues to age. The Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with a concentration in Long-Term Care is designed to address the needs of the growing elderly population accessing long-term care services and to provide the skills and competencies needed to lead and manage long-term care facilities and community-based services.

Risk Management and Insurance

The Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance is designed to prepare students for careers in the risk management and insurance industry. The certificate is also available via distance delivery.

Social Science Health and Medicine

The certificate program in Social Science Health and Medicine offers students a social science perspective on health, medicine, and health care. It may be added along with any degree program and is also available via distance delivery.

Social Sciences (Anthropology)

Anthropology is divided into subfields for examining human diversity across time and space. As a holistic discipline, anthropology produces an encompassing picture of human life through examination of the interplay between human genetic variation and the environment, ancient and historical societies, and conditions in today's globalized world.

Social Sciences (Economics)

The economics program provides students with knowledge of the theory and tools of modern economic thought with a distinguishing focus on the history of economic ideas and alternative economic theories. Students are taught how to apply what they have learned to societal issues, business and financial problems, and community concerns.

Social Sciences (Political Science)

Political science at UH West O'ahu puts government and policy analysis in the larger context of the search for the best way to live. Any particular way of life is studied in its totality: what it is, what it was, and what it could and should be.

Social Sciences (Psychology)

Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. The psychology concentration is designed to provide a well-rounded baccalaureate level education in psychology and exposure to a second social science discipline. Students are exposed to course offerings in psychology sub-disciplines that include developmental psychology.

Social Sciences (Sociology)

Sociology is the systematic study of social life. Sociologists study social processes in human societies including interactions, institutions, and change. Courses are provided in three broad areas of substantive study: social psychology, organizations, and stratification.

Social Sciences (Sustainable Community Food Systems)

The Sustainable Community Food Systems program prepares students for jobs in the sustainable food and agriculture sector in Hawai'i and beyond. It is a multi-disciplinary, experiential and applied education program focused on pressing social and ecological issues in food and agricultural systems, incorporating problem-based and hands-on learning.

Substance Abuse and Addictions Studies

The certificate program in Substance Abuse and Addictions Studies is designed to help students meet the State education requirements for certification as substance abuse counselors and to provide continuing education for practitioners in the field.

Sustainability Issues

The certificate in Sustainability Issues offers students an interdisciplinary grounding in sustainability. It may be added along with any degree program and is also available via distance delivery.