Hellenic American University
Established | 2004 | |
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Founder | President Leonidas Phoibos Koskos | |
Students | 432 (2018) | |
Undergraduates | 185 | |
Postgraduates | 247 | |
Location | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States, and Athens, Greece | |
Website | hauniv |
The Hellenic American University was founded in 2004 in
Description
Hellenic American University began with a small and focused program, a Master's in
Article 16 of the Greek Constitution prohibits the establishment of university-level institutions by private persons.[3] However, foreign universities can operate Greek affiliates, provided they do not use the word "university" in their name. Therefore, the Hellenic American University conducts most of its academic programs in Greece through an entity called the Hellenic American College, while degrees are awarded by the university through its Nashua offices.
Over the ensuing six years, the institution evolved steadily from its initial identity as a business school to its beginnings as a fully developed university: with NH-PEC approval, it developed and implemented twelve more degree programs: a Professional Master's in Business Administration (PMBA), a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), a Bachelor of Science in
In September 2011 the university started two new associate programs, the Associate of Science in General
The State of New Hampshire Post-Secondary Education Commission has granted the Hellenic American University the authority to grant the following degrees:
The Undergraduate Program at Hellenic American University incorporates the following major concentrations:
- Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- The Associate of Science in General Engineering
- The Associate of Science in Hospitality Management
The Graduate Programs offered at Hellenic American University are:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA)
- Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)
- Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (MAAL)
- Master of Arts in translation (MAT)
- Master of Arts in Conference Interpretation (MACI).
- Master of Science in psychology (MSPsy)
Hellenic American University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
References
- ^ "Vision and Mission".
- ^ https://www.hauniv.edu/images/pdfs/University-Catalog-AY-2019-2020.pdf Hellenic American University Catalogue, p.48
- ^ https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/f3c70a23-7696-49db-9148-f24dce6a27c8/001-156%20aggliko.pdf Greek Constitution