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Doctoral & Master's Degrees in Management
and Applied Economics
Specifically designed for
professionals
who
possess significant post-baccalaureate coursework.
Overview
Our
candidates hold positions in the private and public sectors. They work
in hospital and health administrations, in large, midsize and small
service and manufacturing businesses. What these candidates share is
the desire to enhance their career path and increase their earning
capacity. The prestigeand knowledge acquired from graduate study
enables these professional and personal potentials to be realized.
Unlike other universities, IUGS will accept all graduate credits from
accredited institutions, as well as approved continuing education
courses. You, therefore, may now have enough coursework for your
master’s or doctoral degree. For your doctorate you would need a
seminar and a dissertation or a written and an oral examination. For
your master’s degree you would need a seminar and a thesis or a written
and an oral examination.
Discuss your academic future with us.
Call our admissions office
(888-989-GRAD).
Accreditation and Affiliations
International University for Graduate
Studies is accredited by the
Ministry of Education of the
Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis, a Caribbean nation that has
been a member of the
British Commonwealth since 1983.
Accreditation from a sovereign country is the highest form
of accreditation. For more information about accreditation
standards and procedures, as well as a list of accredited
institutions, please go to the St. Kitts & Nevis Government
web site, www.gov.kn.
Official letters conferring and
explaining our accreditation are posted on the
University’s web site.
IUGS is included in the World Higher Education Database,
maintained by the International Association of Universities.
Founded in 1950, the IAU is an NGO maintaining formal
associate relations with
UNESCO and is listed online at
http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/list.html.
In addition, the University has:
• Approval for tuition reimbursement and
payment from major U.S. hospitals, unions and government and
private institutions;
• Co-sponsored “Continuing Education
Programmes” with U.S. and International certification and
licensing agencies and organisations;
• Graduates and current candidates who are
practitioners, administrators and educators, and who hold
and have held key positions in private and public
organisations.
.
How Long does it take to earn the degree?
On a part-time basis, candidates are anticipated to
complete their degree requirements in six to eighteen months.
Determining criteria are dedication and the candidate's previous
academic and professional portfolio.
Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Applied Science (D.A.S) and Doctor of
Business Administration (D.B.A) Degree
Requirements
A relevant master's degree
Documented pertinent
professional experience
81 credits,
which include the following.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
66 post-baccalaureate
credits
graduate credits in transfer.
An eight-day residency at
the University in St. Kitts, West Indies (3 Credits).
A Dissertation and an Oral
Defense (12
Credits).
Doctor of
Applied Science (D.A.S) and Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A)
72 post-baccalaureate
credits
graduate credits in transfer, prior to, or after admission.
An eight-day residency at
the University in St. Kitts, West Indies (3 Credits).
A written project and an oral
examination (6 Credits).
Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.) and
Master of Science (M.S.) Degree Requirements
A relevant bachelor's degree
Documented pertinent
professional experience
36 credits*,
which include the following.
Master of
Business Administration (M.B.A.)
27 post-baccalaureate
credits*
graduate credits in transfer, prior to, or after admission.
An eight-day residency at
the University in St. Kitts, West Indies (3 Credits).
A thesis and an oral
defense or a written project and an
oral examination (6 Credits).
Master of Science (M.S.)
27 post-baccalaureate
credits*
graduate credits in transfer, prior to, or after admission.
An eight-day residency at
the University in St. Kitts, West Indies (3 Credits).
A thesis and an oral
defense or a written project and an
oral examination (6 Credits).