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Westwood Online - Anytime, Anywhere Learning.
You're here, you're there. You want a career but how can you fit school into the mix? The answer is Westwood College, Online. This is a way for you to get a quality Westwood education from your own home or anywhere there's a computer with internet access, and do it on your time.
Working around your current schedule and commitments, you can start and finish an associate degree in less then 17 months or a bachelor degree in less than three years and be on your way to that new career.
Westwood College Online isn't just about reading books or taking tests; it's about ensuring you learn the career-oriented skills necessary to begin your new career. And because each program is designed through a collaboration of instructors and business leaders, you get an educational experience that will help you succeed in your chosen field.
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Programs Offered:
Associate - Computer Network Engineering
Computer networks are the backbones of companies. In Westwood's Associate Degree Program, you will learn how to design, build, maintain, and upgrade sophisticated computer systems for business and industry that allow people from around the world to maintain access to information and to each other. This career program focuses on the technical aspects of computer networking.
The Computer Network Engineering program is designed to provide students with the skills required to design, install, configure, and maintain enterprise-wide networks. In addition, the combination of technical and general education courses in the program helps students develop skills in critical thinking, logic, communication, and problem-solving. The program helps prepare students for entry-level jobs in the industry including network administrator and computer support specialist.
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Associate - Graphic Design and Multimedia
If you have a strong creative sense and enjoy using the computer, you might be suited for a career in graphic design. Designers work on everything from illustrations and advertising layouts to animation and multimedia production. This program teaches the fundamentals of graphic design and gives you hands-on experience with industry relevant technology to prepare you for this fun and creative career.
The Graphic Design and Multimedia program prepares students for entry-level jobs in the graphic design and multimedia industry. Students learn to create effective designs that communicate visually in both print and multimedia environments. The combination of technical and general education courses in the program helps students develop skills in critical thinking, logic, communication, and problem solving. The program prepares graduates for positions as graphic designers, production artists, web page designers, and multimedia designers within a diverse industry.
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Associate - Software Engineering
Creating applications that allow people to take advantage of the power of computers is one of the most exciting career fields available today. It calls for the use of both technical and creative skills. Programming software is virtually universal across industries and includes application development, database systems, Internet applications, or industry/company-specific applications.
The Software Engineering curriculum is designed to provide students with the skills required to design and implement computer software. In addition, the combination of technical and general education courses in the program helps students develop skills in communication and problem-solving. The program helps prepare students for entry-level jobs in the industry, including computer programmers, database analysts, software developers, and Web site developers.
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Bachelor - Animation
The demand for Animators will continue well into the future as more focus is placed on high-tech digital media, special effects, and 3D animation.
With the right education, an Animator learns to combine visual effects with live action to breathe life into 2D and 3D objects by modeling bone, skin and features, and then adding animated lifelike motions. At Westwood College you get that education. Because animation is a blend of art and technology, those working in the field will not only require creativity and good visualization skills, but also specialized training in industry-relevant design software and digital media equipment to be competitive and successful.
Westwood's Animation program covers topics such as the laws of human motion, physics, psychology as applied to 2D and 3D characters, life drawing and rendering techniques, and the application of audio and video to an animation project.
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Bachelor - Computer Network Management
One of the fastest ways to get into one of the fastest growing fields!
Computers, and the technologies behind them have altered virtually every facet of our society. We shop, bank, and book our vacation and business travel arrangements online. Computers alter the sounds of the music we listen to. They enable virtually instantaneous communication with people at the far corners of the world. Computers even influence the films we see, from the computer world of The Matrix to the computer-generated animation of Lord of the Rings. In short, information technology is all around us, every day, in every way.
you can develop the necessary technical, business management, troubleshooting, systems analysis, and fine-tuned communication skills to enter this exciting career field.
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Bachelor - Fashion Merchandising
The Fashion Merchandising Program equips students and working professionals with the skills necessary to establish and advance a career in the growing field of fashion merchandising. The program combines an introduction to the global fashion industry, as well as the basics of the design and creation of fashion items. In addition, the program provides a solid foundation in critical business skills necessary for a successful career in merchandising including marketing, consumer behavior, retail management, and contemporary business technology.
The Fashion Merchandising Program provides students with a solid foundation for success in Fashion Merchandising entry-level positions such as assistant fashion buyer, fashion buyer, catalog manager, special events coordinator, and fashion coordinator.
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Bachelor - Game Art and Design
A passion for video games could be your advantage in an industry whose stock in trade is fun and fantasy. But game design also requires artistic skills, and only highly qualified graduates will find jobs focused on video game interactive software that run from game design, to the military, health care, television, and even education.
Strong creativity, design, computer, and problem solving skills are the keys for success in this exciting and growing field. With these specialized skills in mind, Westwood College has designed a Bachelor degree program in Game Art & Design. As with all Westwood College programs, you'll acquire real-world applied knowledge through our hands-on teaching approach. Best of all, Westwood also provides you the conceptual knowledge you need to be productive and successful in your new career.
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Bachelor - Game Software Development
Amazing as it may sound, playing video games could be the first step to a career. Thousands who work in the video game industry say their passion for playing is what drew them to their jobs.
A love of games is an advantage in an industry whose stock and trade is fun and fantasy, but game development also requires serious technical skills and only highly qualified people will find jobs. Strong mathematical, computer, and analytical skills and aptitude are keys for success in this field.
With these specialized skills in mind, Westwood College of Technology has designed a degree program to focus specifically on software engineering fundamentals and game software development. You can develop these necessary technical skills in software development. These can then be applied to high-tech careers in fields like game development and interactive entertainment.
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Bachelor - Information Systems Security
Systems security has become increasingly important for national and international business. This focus is only expected to grow in the years ahead. Security breaches have impacted every industry, and have cost companies literally billions of dollars in lost revenue and productivity. The recent national terrorist activities has required the computer networking industry to seek out employees with skills focused on the areas of systems security.
Westwood's Information Systems Security program focuses on network management and systems security. Students are given the technical troubleshooting, systems analysis, and fine-tuned communication skills needed to successfully enter this field.
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Bachelor - Interior Design
The demand for Interior Designers will continue well into the future as more focus is placed on ergonomics, high-tech construction materials, and continually changing national and local building codes.
An Interior Designer can work in a wide range of positions focusing on either residential or commercial interiors, sales, merchandising or specialized design for very specific facilities. Those working in the field will not only require creativity and good visualization skills, but also specialized training in design, materials and market specific building codes to be competitive and successful.
With these necessary skills in mind, Westwood College of Technology has designed the bachelor and associate degrees in Interior Design to focus on the technical, creative and human facets of interior design. With a Westwood degree, you can develop the necessary technical skills and fine-tune your creative skills to enter this growing career field.
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Bachelor - Visual Communications
Graduates of Westwood’s Visual Communications program have the opportunity to enter an exciting, creative field that offers the opportunity to work on everything from illustration and advertising, to animation and multimedia production. Graduates of the program typically pursue positions working for advertising agencies, in-house design departments, design companies, web-design firms, and Internet companies. Graphic designers with a proven portfolio also have success pursuing freelance opportunities.
A bachelor degree in Visual Communications is designed to prepare students with the design, marketing and technical skills necessary to advance in the field of Visual Communications. In addition, the combination of management and general education courses in the program help students apply skills in general management, critical thinking, logic, communication, and problem solving to workplace challenges.
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Bachelor - Web Design and Multimedia
The growth of the Internet, the birth of the Web, and the heavy emphasis on electronic media has led to the creation of a whole new industry and design field, Web Design. Web sites are considered critical for many businesses today and the industry is thirsty for designers who can design sites with ads that inspire reaction and response from the huge international Web audience.
Those working in this field will not only require good creativity, conceptual, and visual skills, but also require specialized training in high-tech software and computers, e-commerce, scripting and authoring to be competitive and successful. Staying on top of changing technology and market needs is the key to staying on top in this profession.
Westwood College of Technology has designed the Bachelor Degree in Web Design and Multimedia to focus on the technical, creative and relevant business knowledge required for this field.
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Bachelor - Business Administration - Accounting
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Bachelor - Business Administration - Marketing/Sales
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