School Details
Established in 1957, Stony Brook University has evolved from a math and science teacher preparatory institution into a comprehensive university. With 13 schools and colleges, SBU offers over 200 undergraduate, 100 master’s, and 40+ doctoral programs.
Stony Brook University delivers a variety of online opportunities, ranging from nursing and health sciences to engineering and education programs. With most courses delivered asynchronously, students enjoy added flexibility to attend classes on their schedule. Continued goals include:
Quality improvement
Ongoing orientation for students
Growth of new programs
Professional development for staff and faculty
The university celebrates diversity and focuses on positioning its programs for the global community. Other commitments include promoting equality, civility, caring, responsibility, accountability, and respect while appreciating differences and similarities.
Stony Brook’s online learning is renowned, offering flexible courses taught by world-class faculty. The university provides various student resources, including such services as:
- Counseling
- Online library access
- Writing assistance
- Academic success support
- Technology help
Stony Brook University’s online education empowers students globally, fostering personal growth and contributing to a better world.
Accreditation & Licensing
Stony Brook University is accredited by:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
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Art & Liberal Arts
If you’re looking for an online MA that revolves around you and your career, consider this program from Stony Brook. This interdisciplinary degree can be tailored to your individual goals. While studying subject matter relevant to your career, you’ll improve your communication and analytical skills. You can also choose to integrate a graduate certificate within your program and gain another credential for your resume, along the way.
Business
The General MBA degree provides a broad range of skills and knowledge in all aspects of business leadership. Completion tracks are available both for students with a business undergraduate degree and for those with a degree in another area.
With the generalist program, you can choose graduate business electives in any subject area. Tailor the program to meet your personal interests and career objectives. Graduates can pursue leadership positions in sectors such as business, healthcare, government, and nonprofits.
Coursework in this online Business Administration degree covers topics in:
- Accounting
- Marketing
- Management
- Finance
- Operations
- Leadership
An MBA in Innovation prepares you to shake up the business world. Studies focus on entrepreneurship and new business development. You will learn how to connect invention and innovation with strategic business planning for successful business ventures.
Innovation is a highly sought after quality in areas from research and development to marketing. Students have the opportunity to focus on technology-based innovation for future careers in spaces such as biotechnology or alternative energy. This online Business Administration degree also offers key skills in subjects including accounting, marketing, management, operations, and more.
Students in the Innovation concentration can choose coursework such as:
- Organizational Development and Change
- Social Entrepreneurship
- New Product Marketing
- Continuous Quality Improvement
The Master of Business Administration in Operations Analytics prepares you to become a leader in day-to-day operations as well as strategic long term planning. The practical management and technological analytics skills you gain from this online business analytics degree program will make you an asset to any organization.
Core Business Administration classes offer skills in areas including management, marketing, accounting, finance, and more. Possessing a strong foundation in all business subjects prepares you for any business situation.
With the Operations Analytics track, you can choose courses such as:
- Data Mining
- Supply Chain Management
- Advanced Data Analysis and Decision Making
- Project Management
- Continuous Quality Improvement
Stony Brook University offers a Master of Science in Human Resource Management. The program is designed to prepare professionals for the field or advance their existing careers. The ability to effectively manage human resources is critical to the success of any organization. HR professionals must possess the broad-based knowledge and specific competencies necessary to align human resource functions with organizational goals.
Education
Combine your interests in sports and education. With this online physical education degree, you will become a New York State certified athletic coach. Examine a broad range of issues that impact the coach in today’s educational climate, including:
- Learning theories
- Social and psychological issues
- Principles of organization and administration
- Kinesthetic theories
- Injury care
If you decide to further your education, credits earned in this online physical education degree may be incorporated into the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree program.
Enroll in online higher education degrees and advance professional opportunities. If you are interested in gaining more knowledge in higher education and student affairs but are not ready or interested in completing a full master’s degree, this is a good option.
Gain a solid background and skills in higher education, becoming a leader in student affairs, academic affairs, or college/university operations. Combining theory and practice, this online higher education degree allows you to immediately put what you learn to use.
Courses will likely include:
- Foundations of Higher Education Administration
- Survey of College Student Development Theory
- Leadership in Higher Education
- Research and Assessment in Higher Education
Enroll in online higher education degrees and advance professional opportunities. Prepare for a career in higher education working with students either directly or in a service-related or administrative department.
Gain a solid background and skills in higher education, becoming a leader in student affairs, academic affairs, or college/university operations. Combining theory and practice, this online higher education degree allows you to immediately put what you learn to use.
Courses in this online education administration degree will likely include:
- Foundations of Higher Education Administration
- Survey of College Student Development Theory
- Leadership in Higher Education
- Research and Assessment in Higher Education
- Diversity and Higher Education
Engineering
The online Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering provides thorough training in the fundamentals of electrical engineering. This online program is ideal for professionals who are seeking career advancement. This upper-level two year program is rigorous and challenging.
Courses include, but are not limited to:
- Digital Logic Design
- Signals and Systems
- Semiconductor Devices
Classes are taught by dedicated and experienced faculty. Electrical engineers can work in aeronautics, finance, banking, communications, hardware/software technology, and more. Graduates possess the basic tools, concepts, and techniques to maintain the technological competition.
Healthcare
Stony Brook University offers the online Advanced Certificate in Nutrition. This certificate will provide the knowledge and skills to apply nutrition concepts to patient care.
The following courses make up the program:
- Current Topics: Maternal and Child Nutrition
- Advanced Communications and Counseling
- Advanced Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Issues and Trends in Nutrition
- Survey of Nutrition Concepts
With the tagline of “preparing the next generation of health care technology professionals,” Stony Brook University delivers with its Master of Science in Applied Health Informatics. The program exposes students to the following topics:
- Latest techniques and technologies in data analytics
- Clinical information systems management
- Project management of health informatics to improve patient outcomes
A team of faculty and industry experts developed the program to teach the application of data to solve problems in healthcare. The curriculum fosters evidence-based practice, critical thinking, leadership, and professionalism.
Students learn through case studies, problem-based learning, and student presentations. The emphasis lies on the development of skills, competencies, and knowledge to succeed in health informatics.
The program offers two modes of presentation. You can opt for online only, which excludes the opportunity to complete a practicum. The modified Hyflex format allows for in-person classroom attendance or synchronous viewing of lessons along with a Capstone project of either a practicum or a quality improvement project (the latter is also available to online students).
The Master of Science in Nutrition program at Stony Brook University meets the needs of clinicians and other professionals. Based in the Renaissance School of Medicine, the program appeals to practicing clinicians.
Two concentrations help to customize your education. You can choose from integrative nutrition therapy or advanced nutrition therapy and critical care. Coursework includes topics such as:
- Macronutrients and metabolic regulation
- Advanced communication and counseling
- Statistics
- Applications of nutrition research literature
The program meets the needs of dieticians, nutritionists, practicing physicians, and other healthcare practitioners. It also provides training for those with a bachelor’s degree to become healthcare providers.
Nursing
The online Advanced Certificate in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program from Stony Brook University offers Masters prepared nurses the opportunity to continue graduate education and specialize in another clinical area. Graduates of the program possess the knowledge and skills needed to:
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing and related sciences to improve nursing care across diverse settings
- Demonstrate leadership by collaborating and consulting with key stakeholders in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient care outcomes
- Apply quality and safety principles within an organization to be an effective leader and change agent
- Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and health outcomes for patient aggregates
- Ethically utilize data, information, and appropriate technology to evaluate and achieve optimal health outcomes
- Demonstrate political efficacy and competence to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and health outcomes of populations
- Integrate the concepts of interprofessional communication, collaboration, and consultation to effectively manage and coordinate care across systems
- Synthesize ecological, global, and societal determinants of health to design and deliver culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies
- Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement and lifelong learning
The online Advanced Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery program from Stony Brook University offers Masters prepared nurses the opportunity to continue graduate education and specialize in another clinical area. Graduates of the program possess the knowledge and skills needed to:
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing and related sciences to improve nursing care across diverse settings
- Demonstrate leadership by collaborating and consulting with key stakeholders in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient care outcomes
- Apply quality and safety principles within an organization to be an effective leader and change agent
- Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and health outcomes for patient aggregates
- Ethically utilize data, information, and appropriate technology to evaluate and achieve optimal health outcomes
- Demonstrate political efficacy and competence to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and health outcomes of populations
- Integrate the concepts of interprofessional communication, collaboration, and consultation to effectively manage and coordinate care across systems
- Synthesize ecological, global, and societal determinants of health to design and deliver culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies
- Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement and lifelong learning
The online Advanced Certificate in Nursing Education program from Stony Brook University offers Masters prepared nurses the opportunity to continue graduate education and specialize in another clinical area. Graduates of the program possess the knowledge and skills needed to:
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing and related sciences to improve nursing care across diverse settings
- Demonstrate leadership by collaborating and consulting with key stakeholders in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient care outcomes
- Apply quality and safety principles within an organization to be an effective leader and change agent
- Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and health outcomes for patient aggregates
- Ethically utilize data, information, and appropriate technology to evaluate and achieve optimal health outcomes
- Demonstrate political efficacy and competence to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and health outcomes of populations
- Integrate the concepts of interprofessional communication, collaboration, and consultation to effectively manage and coordinate care across systems
- Synthesize ecological, global, and societal determinants of health to design and deliver culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies
- Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement and lifelong learning
The online Advanced Certificate in Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program from Stony Brook University offers Masters prepared nurses the opportunity to continue graduate education and specialize in another clinical area. Graduates of the program possess the knowledge and skills needed to:
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing and related sciences to improve nursing care across diverse settings
- Demonstrate leadership by collaborating and consulting with key stakeholders in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient care outcomes
- Apply quality and safety principles within an organization to be an effective leader and change agent
- Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and health outcomes for patient aggregates
- Ethically utilize data, information, and appropriate technology to evaluate and achieve optimal health outcomes
- Demonstrate political efficacy and competence to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and health outcomes of populations
- Integrate the concepts of interprofessional communication, collaboration, and consultation to effectively manage and coordinate care across systems
- Synthesize ecological, global, and societal determinants of health to design and deliver culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies
- Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement and lifelong learning
The online Advanced Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program from Stony Brook University offers Masters prepared nurses the opportunity to continue graduate education and specialize in another clinical area. Graduates of the program possess the knowledge and skills needed to:
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing and related sciences to improve nursing care across diverse settings
- Demonstrate leadership by collaborating and consulting with key stakeholders in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient care outcomes
- Apply quality and safety principles within an organization to be an effective leader and change agent
- Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and health outcomes for patient aggregates
- Ethically utilize data, information, and appropriate technology to evaluate and achieve optimal health outcomes
- Demonstrate political efficacy and competence to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and health outcomes of populations
- Integrate the concepts of interprofessional communication, collaboration, and consultation to effectively manage and coordinate care across systems
- Synthesize ecological, global, and societal determinants of health to design and deliver culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies
- Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement and lifelong learning
Stony Brook University offers an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Registered Nurses. The curriculum includes upper level nursing and liberal arts courses. Learning experiences focus on the changing healthcare environment.
Coursework emphasizes skills in communication, collaboration, and leadership. Students learn a variety of theoretical models of professional nursing and healthcare in order to better care for individuals, families, and populations. Nurses will also gain proficiencies in the use of information management and patient care technologies.
Registered Nurses can pursue their master’s degree with this online program designed to fulfill the requirements of both the Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing. Stony Brook University’s RN to MSN program helps students apply principles from the sciences, arts, and humanities to patient-centered nursing practice.
Students learn nursing theories useful in guiding research, policy, and clinical nursing practice. Nurses in the online MSN degree program gain clinical expertise in the delivery of safe, quality care to diverse individuals, families, and communities. The program also incorporates studies in leadership characteristics to prepare students for advanced roles in healthcare settings.
The online Master of Science in Nursing / Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner degree program from Stony Brook University prepares nurses as expert providers of primary health care to young adults, adults, older adults, and their families across health care settings. The primary focus of the program is to prepare graduates to:
- Promote, maintain, supervise, and restore health
- Identify health risks
- Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic illnesses common in primary care
Graduates are prepared to function as educators, leaders, consultants, advocates, and change agents in the field.
The online Master of Science in Nursing / Neonatal Nurse Practitioner degree program from Stony Brook University prepares nurses as expert providers of health care to neonates and their families across health care settings. The primary focus of the program is to prepare graduates to:
- Promote, maintain, supervise, and restore health
- Identify health risks
- Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic illnesses
Graduates are prepared to function as educators, leaders, consultants, advocates, and change agents in the field.
The online Master of Science in Nursing / Nurse Midwifery degree program from Stony Brook University prepares nurses as expert providers of health care to women across the lifespan. The primary focus of the program is to prepare graduates to:
- Provide and/or collaborate in the care of women and the healthy newborn with a focus on normal birth in a variety of settings
Graduates are prepared to function as educators, leaders, consultants, advocates, and change agents in the field.
The online Master of Science in Nursing / Nursing Education from Stony Brook University prepares nurse-educators to teach new and advanced nurses, both in schools of nursing as well as in clinical settings. Graduates possess the knowledge and skills required to:
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing and related sciences to improve nursing care across diverse settings
- Demonstrate leadership by collaborating and consulting with key stakeholders in the design, coordination, and evaluation of patient care outcomes
- Apply quality and safety principles within an organization to be an effective leader and change agent
- Integrate theory, evidence, clinical judgment, research, and interprofessional perspectives to improve practice and health outcomes for patient aggregates
- Ethically utilize data, information, and appropriate technology to evaluate and achieve optimal health outcomes
- Demonstrate political efficacy and competence to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and health outcomes of populations
- Integrate the concepts of interprofessional communication, collaboration, and consultation to effectively manage and coordinate care across systems
- Synthesize ecological, global, and social determinants of health to design and deliver culturally relevant clinical prevention interventions and strategies
- Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement and lifelong learning
Graduates of the online MSN in Nursing Leadership from Stony Brook University will be prepared to take on leadership positions in nursing and healthcare environments. The program is designed for working nurse professionals, with online course delivery supplemented by on-site immersion experiences.
Students in this online nursing administration degree program learn leadership skills necessary to manage change and improve outcomes in nursing practice. Courses examine current and emerging technologies useful in the strategic management of healthcare delivery systems. Graduates will have a strong understanding of the values of respect, social and ethical responsibility, and professionalism in the practice environment.
Nursing Leadership courses cover topics such as:
- Communication and relationship management
- Business skills for nurse leaders
- Finance and economics in nursing leadership
- Legal, ethical, and regulatory issues in nursing leadership
The online Master of Science in Nursing / Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner degree program from Stony Brook University prepares nurses as expert providers of primary health care to children and their families across health care settings. The primary focus of the program is to prepare graduates to:
- Promote, maintain, supervise, and restore health
- Identify health risks
- Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic illnesses common in primary care
Graduates are prepared to function as educators, leaders, consultants, advocates, and change agents in the field.
The online Master of Science in Nursing / Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree program from Stony Brook University prepares nurses as expert providers of health care to patients with psychiatric or psychosocial issues across health care settings. The primary focus of the program is to prepare graduates to:
- Promote, maintain, supervise, and restore mental health
- Identify health risks
- Assess, diagnose, and manage mental health issues
Graduates are prepared to function as educators, leaders, consultants, advocates, and change agents in the field.