School Details
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s thousands of students attend a world-renowned research institution, which was founded in 1898 as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. The first brick was laid in 1900, and then classes began in September 1901. Degree programs included agriculture, stenography and mechanics. Today, Dr. Joseph Savoie, the University’s sixth president, oversees the state’s second-largest public institution, an international leader in computer science, engineering and nursing.
The university offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from various schools and colleges. They also offer assessments and career planning for students who are unsure of what to major in.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is committed to providing rigorous online degree and certificate programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Online programs are taught by faculty members who are dedicated, experienced, and certified. The university offers an affordable flat-rate tuition for all online students.
Accreditation & Licensing
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is accredited by:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
The General Studies bachelor completion online allows you to individualize your path of studies. Each of the three concentrations offered combine problem-solving, leadership and applicable skills in order to advance your career and personal goals. Concentrations include: Arts & Humanities, Behavioral Science and Applied Sciences.
Gain credentials to work in a wide range of fields, including:
- Communications
- Criminal justice and military science
- Healthcare administration and information management
- Recreation and kinesiology
- Environmental sciences and geology
- Political science
- And much more
This online completion program offers you added flexibility and support, while retaining equal academic standards to similar programs found on campus.
This writing online program incorporates professional and technical writing, applicable to industries utilizing print and online content. Completion of the Professional Writing certificate will also equip you with knowledge for grant writing, reports, procedural manuals and more. In addition to classroom studies, you will have the opportunity to gain experience through an internship.
This program can be completed in as little as one year, and will become a part of your academic transcript, should you decide to pursue future studies.
Business
The Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in Management at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is an online program focused on teaching business and management excellence that can be transferred into almost any career path within business or outside of it. The faculty is comprised of business professionals that are eager to help you achieve your goals in the professional world. The program is AACSB accredited, with guidance and advisors to help you along the way.
The online MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship is designed for students who want to thrive in the modern, competitive business environment. The concentration covers a broad spectrum of topics to prepare students for the business world while it also gives students the resources, support, and community necessary for their ideas to grow and thrive. The curriculum provides business concepts and practices along with a safe environment to test ideas, a strong professional network, and the confidence needed to make businesses successful. Courses teach entrepreneurial behaviors and innovations in small and large organizations while emphasizing planning, leading, organizing, and controlling using entrepreneurial techniques. You will learn to perform analysis, develop business plans and source capital, negotiate, and about key legal aspects in the field. Graduates have a deeper understanding of analytics, financial management, marketing, and economics, which are used in Entrepreneurship.
The online MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is designed for individuals interested in advancing their careers within business. The curriculum balances mathematical rigor with management classes, preparing graduates for careers in corporate finance or in C-suite positions in Finance. Courses will help you understand the complex financial world in almost any industry while increasing understanding of key strategic performance factors. You will learn about fundamental business principles including accounting, commercial and investment banking, investment analysis, portfolio management, and managerial economics essential to business operations.
Graduates are prepared to:
- Analyze stocks, bonds, options, and more
- Evaluate portfolio performance
- Apply advanced analytical techniques to a firm’s financial decisions
- Use accounting data
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers an online MBA program that is designed for busy working professionals who want to gain skills that will lead to success in a variety of business areas. This General MBA allows students to choose electives in a variety of areas instead of choosing from one particular concentration so that their career goals are met. Courses offer fundamental business knowledge in areas including finance, analytics, economics, and marketing along with skills in leadership that will help them advance in management positions. The curriculum integrates quality management, ethical considerations, international dimensions, technological applications, and more, while also introducing business knowledge, skills, theories, and practices.
This program participates in the Open Educational Resources Degree Initiative which helps eliminate the cost and hassle of traditional books by including course materials, including e-books, in the tuition. This also allows for access to the most current and diverse content.
The online MBA with a concentration in Global Management program prepares individuals for career success within the business field. You will take courses that offer in-depth knowledge in the areas of business operations of global markets, advanced financial management and planning skills, and multinational value chain. Courses provide an understanding of international economics and effective management of multinational companies while letting students explore the relationship between domestic and foreign goods. A specialized study of the cultures, environments, and ethics of international business is also available.
Graduates will:
- Understand issues affecting international business activities
- Use a multidisciplinary approach to integrating various facets of international business operations
- Learn about supply chain management of multinational trade operations and the evolution and trends involved
- Understand the international legal environment
- Manage businesses on a worldwide scale
The online MBA with a concentration in Hospitality Management program prepares students to work with people in restaurants, resorts, cruise ships, theme parks, and more. This program is beneficial for those seeking management positions abroad or just seeking to expand their current business by providing thorough preparation for global careers. Courses offer in-depth knowledge about business expansion and how to prepare feasibility studies and business plans for new locations. You will also develop insight into relevant industry problems and emerging issues that impact the domestic and global hospitality industry. Students will study international business expansion, learn to research and analyze facts and trends concerning economic and demographic factors that impact regions, and understand organizational theory and practice. You will learn about motivation, group dynamics, organizational structure, quality management, and leadership skills.
The online MBA with a concentration in Human Resource (HR) Management program prepares students to advance their careers working with a company’s most important resource, people. This program is designed to help students onto the fast track to competitive, upper-level positions. You will gain a deep understanding of business strategy and HR as well as leadership skills.
The curriculum prepares students to:
- Analyze the function and administration of the personnel department
- Help with employee selection, training, development, and planning for personnel needs
- Learn about organizational behavior, including employee motivation
- Learn about performance theory and practices
- Understand employment law and regulations
This program participates in the Open Educational Resources Degree Initiative which helps eliminate the cost and hassle of traditional books by including course materials, including e-books, in the tuition. This also allows for access to the most current and diverse content.
The online MBA with a concentration in Project Management program prepares students to act decisively and strategically in real world scenarios. As business operations grow faster and more complex, businesses are looking for professionals who are able to successfully create, implement, and manage business plans. The curriculum offers a solid business foundation with an emphasis on operational planning, scheduling and control, and the essential skills you need for the field. You will learn to act decisively and strategically in real world scenarios while developing skills to increase efficiency and profitability. In this accelerated program, students gain a foundation in project planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement. Graduates are familiar with various concepts and techniques related to budgeting, quality management, cost estimating, and cost control.
The online MBA with a concentration in Sales Leadership from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette combines solid business knowledge and the prestige of an MBA with the art of sales. The curriculum improves effectiveness in selling yourself, your ideas, and your company’s goods and services, along with your ability to grow and develop high performing sales teams. Courses teach students about the nature of negotiations, provides frameworks for building strategies for effective negotiations, and explores best practices for customer relationship management. Students will learn to manage customer relations which includes the rationale as to why organizations pursue long term commercial relationships as a marketing strategy, improve sales productivity, and explore the nature of conflict and conflict resolution.
This program participates in the Open Educational Resources Degree Initiative which helps eliminate the cost and hassle of traditional books by including course materials, including e-books, in the tuition. This also allows for access to the most current and diverse content.
With accelerated eight-week courses and flexible online scheduling, full-time students can complete their Master of Science in Accounting degree in just one year. Interdisciplinary electives allow you to customize the degree to best suit your career interests. An additional option exists for students without a bachelor’s degree in accounting to complete prerequisites.
Coursework examines topics such as social responsibility for accountants, auditing, and corporate tax. You will learn how to utilize data analytics tools to aid in financial decision making. Graduates can find careers in public accounting, industry, government, consulting, and research.
You can expect to study areas including:
- Managerial cost accounting
- Financial statement auditing
- Data analytics for accountants
Computer Science & IT
Education
University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers an online Graduate Certificate in Instructional Coaching. This program helps teachers facilitate change in their classrooms through instructional practices and diagnosing student needs. The coursework can be applied to a master’s program as well as produce an endorsement.
You can earn your Instructional Coach endorsement in Louisiana with the Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from UL Lafayette. This online curriculum and Instruction master’s program imparts expertise in refining, developing, or reforming curricula and instruction.
Besides an emphasis on multicultural and social justice, your online curriculum and instruction graduate program covers classroom technology. You learn to improve learning opportunities through educational technology and leadership. Graduates find success in such roles as:
- Lead teacher
- Curriculum coordinator
- Department chair
- Instructional specialist
Engineering
The online MS in Systems Technology degree program from University of Louisiana at Lafayette is designed to equip students with advanced problem-solving skills and cutting-edge tools to develop solutions to complex systems problems in a broad range of industries, including energy, manufacturing, chemical production, construction, and maintenance services. Courses cover topics such as:
- Total Quality Control
- Research Methods
- Lean Manufacturing
- Design Process
- Project Management
- Risk Assessment & Safety Management
Healthcare
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers the online BS in Health Services Administration. This degree was created to provide qualified healthcare administrators for entry and mid-level administrative and operational positions to meet these demands and to serve as preparation for entry in to master’s degree programs. A career in healthcare administration offers many options for employment in a variety of healthcare settings.
Sample of Program Courses:
- Long Term Care and Administration
- Vulnerable Populations
- Health Care Policy
- Business Finance
- Epidemiology
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers the online BS in Kinesiology with a concentration in Health Promotion & Wellness. This degree prepares you to improve the quality of life for individuals and groups in your community as a health educator or community health worker. Graduates of the program work to encourage healthy lifestyles and promote wellness through education in the workplace and in communities.
Sample of Program Courses:
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Stress & Stress Management
- Health and Sexuality
- World Health Issues
- Social Problems
Those who complete this degree and concentration are eligible to take the national certification exam to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers an online MBA with a concentration in Health Care Administration for students interested in positions within the business area of Health Care. The curriculum prepares students to lead and navigate within the health care industry through core MBA courses and courses in Health Care Administration. Courses will look at topics including the human, economic, and technological aspects of health care, providing skills that positively impact patient and business outcomes while advancing student careers. Students will also learn about day-to-day administration in health care and about financial and clinical operations. You will learn to apply management theories in health care settings, act professionally, and examine traditional legal and medical relationships as they relate to economic and ethical rules of conduct. Graduates are familiar with the public and private mechanisms for financing the treatment of illness.
Nursing
The online RN to BSN degree completion program from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is designed to provide students with the professional, research, leadership, and collaboration skills that promote wellness and identify and implement changes that improve patient safety, quality of care, and outcomes.
Nurse practitioners gain specialized knowledge in cardiovascular health and disease management with the online Graduate Certificate in Cardiovascular Nursing. The program consists of online coursework combined with in-person clinical practicum experiences and is designed to be completed in six months.
This online nursing degree examines chronic cardiovascular disorders including hypertension, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Courses explain ways to diagnose and manage cardiac disorders across a range of clinical settings, such as telemedicine, outpatient, and inpatient. Students utilize cutting-edge technology like telecardiology, remote monitoring, robotics, and mobile apps for healthcare.
The Family Nurse Practitioner track of this online Master of Science in Nursing focuses on the importance of evidence-based practice and patient care. Graduates are eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner national certification exam and apply for advanced practice licensure.
This online Nurse Practitioner degree is designed for working registered nurses who want to advance their career opportunities. Students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to improve the health of diverse patients of all ages. The curriculum consists of online learning combined with a variety of practicum experiences.
Students can expect to study topics including:
- Population-based primary care
- Generating evidence for nursing practice
- Health assessment and diagnostic reasoning for advanced practice
- Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nursing
The Master of Nursing program is a cooperative educational opportunity offered in partnership through Southeastern Louisiana University, McNeese State University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Nicholl's State University. Prospective students can enroll in their school of choice.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers an online Master of Science in Nursing degree focusing on Nursing Education. Graduates will have the educational requirements necessary to sit for the NLN Certified Nurse Educator examination.
Registered nurses can increase their career opportunities and prepare to teach undergraduate nursing students with this Master of Nursing Education online program. The curriculum includes components of online coursework along with in-person practicum experiences.
Courses cover topics such as:
- Teaching methodologies and technologies
- Measuring outcomes in nursing education
- Curriculum and program development
- Theoretical foundations of advanced nursing
The Master of Nursing program is a cooperative educational opportunity offered in partnership through Southeastern Louisiana University, McNeese State University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Nicholl's State University. Prospective students can enroll in their school of choice.