Albertus Magnus College is offering several new academic programs, ranging from e-sports to gaming to social media, for the fall 2022 semester, which starts this month.
The programs, according to officials, are designed to help meet the demand of today’s employers and the interests of today’s students.
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Sean O’Connell said the college has had the flexibility to take on new challenges throughout its 100-year history.
“Whether it was opening doors to male students in the 1980s, pioneering online learning in the 1990s or pivoting on a dime during the pandemic, Albertus has answered the call: providing employers with graduates who are career-ready,” O’Connell said.
New undergraduate majors include English, writing and media; project management; public health; and social media.
The college is offering a new undergraduate major concentration in computer information systems, web design and application development.
Undergraduate students can now minor in the following new programs: e-sports administration and management; game arts; social media; and video.
Albertus is offering a new graduate program concentration in master of business administration, finance.
Albertus is also now providing students with the opportunity to earn an M.S. in STEM education via distance learning.
The college previously announced that it has formed a new partnership with Fairfield University to help students interested in becoming nurses earn their degrees faster and to help meet the high demand for nurses. Through the partnership, Albertus students can earn a second bachelor of science degree in nursing by completing 15 additional months of study.
Founded in 1925, the Catholic college’s main 50-acre campus is located in New Haven’s Prospect Hill neighborhood, and offers traditional undergraduate and accelerated adult degree programs. The East Hartford campus offers accelerated undergraduate and graduate degree programs for working adults.
