Cambrige University Online Courses

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin
The University of Cambridge needs no introduction in any area of education, as it is one of the oldest and prestigious universities in the world. Established in around 11th century, with 31 colleges under its recognition, it is an epitome of modern education today. With some popular names like, King’s College, Trinity College, Clare Hall College, Corpus Christi College, and Queen’s College, it has given the world, scholars like, Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, William Wordsworth, John Donne, Lord Byron, Stephen Hawking, C. S. Lewis, Salman Rushdie, E. M. Forster and many others.
From the Medieval Age to Contemporary, Cambridge has only improved its reputation with time, and catering to the present times, it has come up with its online school, which offer many programs and certificates to students, who could not be a part of the University, otherwise. The online wing is called Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), and offer a number of courses and facilities for the students.
Some popular Cambrige University online courses
Career and Professional Development Courses- ( The most popular courses throughout)
· Business and Communication
· Counseling
· Education, Teaching, Training
· International Relations
· Legal Studies
· Management and Leadership
· Politics
Evergreen Courses- ( The courses that are often selected by students)
· Architecture
· Astronomy
· History
· Environmental Studies
· Literature
· Religion
Weekend Courses- (Short Term)
· Markets and Fairs: From Medieval to Modern
· Turning Russia Upside Down: Lives and Times of Russian Revolutionaries
· The Victorians: An Era of Progress
· The Parsonage: A social History
· Medieval Wall Paintings
Master of Studies (M St) Programs- (Higher Degree Programs)
· Advanced Subject Teaching
· Applied Criminology and Police Management
· Building History
· Construction Engineering
· Historic Environmental
Madingley Weekly Programs- (Short Term)
· Invasion: Exploring the Clash of Cultures
· Health, Wealth and Poverty
· Saints or Sinners; The Representation of Women in Victorian Art and Fiction
· Found in Translation: Reading Tolstoy and Flaubert in English
· Polar Challenges in the 21st Century.
These are some popular courses offered by ICE, and they have also introduced some more short term courses and categorized them brilliantly , so that students can learn more and more, about the areas they are interested in.
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Top Online High Schools

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

In the modern world, where online higher education has come out as a boon for many students, there are many younger students also who have been itching to have a provision to study from their homes, and balancing their student’s life with their personal ones. Now young students can pursue an online K-12 education through reputed institutions and gain high school diplomas, and pursue their higher studies in the same way , as any campus college would have allowed them.

But before zeroing on an online high school education, you need to be a responsible and smart student, and look at the basic features of that institution, for say, its accreditation, its requirements and curriculum.

The top 10 online high schools are:

Stanford University Online High School
Based in California, and open to a global student, the School is accredited from Western Association of Schools and Colleges. A nice platform for the students of 7-12 grades, it follows a very sought out curriculum.

Allied National High School

A part of Allied American University, this is a private school which offers diploma courses and college prep subjects to the high schoolers. It is accredited from Distance Education and Training Council,.Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement, and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Kaplan College Preparatory School
With brilliant faculty, and Advanced and Honors courses, this institution is accredited from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation.

Indiana University High School
The online high school offers Advanced and college prep courses to the students and is accredited through the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.

Keystone National High School
A reputed and demanding online school , where students get a good platform to groom themselves for the college education, this institution is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools.

University of Missouri High School
Another reputed name for online high school education, this institution is accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

Laurel Springs School
With its brilliant curriculum and facilities, it is a renowned name in the field of online education, accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Christa McAuliffe Academy
It is a private high school, which also offer various Advanced, College prep and diploma programs to students through online means. It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools.

Insight Schools
This is a network of schools that the online world offers to the students, along with many programs, while accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Connections Academy
Another popular K-12 school, which offers Advanced , Preparatory and Diploma programs to the high school students, to graduate with, and to move to a smart and professional higher college education.

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