Appalachian State University

With the Bachelor of Science in Communication, Advertising offered through Distance Education at Appalachian State University, you can study online as you explore advertising topics like sales management, international retailing, media ethics, brand communications, advertising copy and design and media planning.

The Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies program at Appalachian State University provides you with a solid foundation in core principles and practices to help you build the requisite knowledge and skills to plan, deliver and evaluate persuasive communication.

This degree provides students with the business knowledge and skills needed to effectively and efficiently manage organizations in a rapidly changing, dynamic and competitive global marketplace.

This is your opportunity to seize your passion and turn it into a CTE undergraduate degree. CTE teachers get to teach highly relevant subjects to students at both the middle and high school levels, showing today’s youth how to use the latest technologies and compete in business and industry. In addition, graduates of the CTE undergraduate degree program may choose to enter the industry as trainers, community colleges and career centers as instructors, and cooperative extension agencies.

Through Appalachian’s Child Development undergraduate degree program, you will combine academic research with real-world practicum to better facilitate children’s success during a pivotal time of discovery, learning and growth. Explore the roles and responsibilities of the birth through kindergarten professional, including ways to foster and engage learning.

Elementary: Whether you’re a pre-service or in-service elementary teacher, Appalachian State University’s Elementary Education undergraduate degree program offered through Distance Education provides a robust combination of academic and field experiences to prepare you to make significant contributions to the field of education.

Middle Grades: The Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education program at Appalachian State University will help you instill your students with a love of learning and help them gain confidence as they grow into teenagers and young adults.

Special Education: Through this Distance Education program, you'll learn the skills essential to working with exceptional students. In addition, this program gives you the knowledge, leadership skills and experience to make a difference in the classroom.

Study for this degree includes the social, economic and political processes involved in the development and change of social service institutions, the dynamics of human behavior and the intervention methods and their applications to a wide variety of situations and clients.

This program will prepare you to apply integrated training, organizational development and career planning and counseling skills to the design, management and evaluation of programs to improve individual productivity, employability and organizational effectiveness.

That’s why this Nursing (RN-BSN) program, which is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, provides the academic knowledge and skills necessary to advance in the nursing field, helping you seek a higher level position and/or to apply for graduate study in nursing.