Laurel College offers specialty degrees honoris causa based on cumulative, verifiable work experience through private employers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
If your employer does not currently offer an honors degree program based on work experience in your specific field, please contact us for information on setting up a program with your company.
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Honors degrees currently offered:
Broadcasting Arts
Mass Communications (B.F.A.Comm., M.F.A.Comm., Ph.D.Comm.)
Laurel College degrees in Broadcasting Arts and Mass Communications are offered through the Robert Weston Smith School of Broadcast Communications and cover a variety of disciplines, including radio/television announcing, radio/television production, broadcast journalism, media marketing and copywriting, and management in radio and television.
Business Administration
Hospitality Management (Hotel and Restaurant)
Office Management
Sales and Marketing
Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Culinary Arts
Degree in Culinary Arts/Cooking Arts (B.C.A., M.C.A., D.C.A.)
Fine Arts
Theater and Music Performance
Degree in Fine Arts (B.F.A, M.F.A., D.F.A.)
Theater Arts
Music Performance (Instrumental)
Music Performance (Vocal)
Music Business
Music Production
Religion and Theology
Ministry (B.A.Min, M.A.Min, D.D.)
Laurel College degrees in Religion and Theology cover a variety of inter-denominational disciplines, individually and collectively, including Ministry, Christian/Bible Studies, Pastoral/Church Leadership, and Ceremonial Officiants/Celebrancy (weddings, vow renewals, memorials, baptisms, etc.). Bachelors degree (B.A.Min.) offered at four years continuous experience; Masters degree (M.A.Min.) at eight years; Doctorate of Divinity (D.D.) at twelve years through the John Leland School of Theology and Religion at Laurel.¹
¹ — The John Leland School of Theology and Religion at Laurel College is a private, faith-based educational institution and is not affiliated with the John Leland Center for Theological Studies (leland.edu) at Arlington, Virginia.
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