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With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

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The path to your perfect career begins with planning and support. Career Development has resources for you to help you make the most of your time at Barry. Guidance is just an appointment away.

Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.

Service-Learning

The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.

At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.

High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.

Dual Enrollment

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Campus Life

For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.

Curriculum

Leadership and Innovation (MS)

Leadership and Innovation (MS) Curriculum

Core Courses 18 Credits

  • This course is designed to develop the understanding and application of administrative leadership theory. The course uses research and analysis of great leaders (however defined) from a variety of domains, social, religious, political, business, athletic, or entertainment…to develop a more sophisticated comprehension of administrative leadership.

  • This course examines information systems in today’s organizations. Managing computer resources will be discussed with emphasis on the way information technology is used to meet organizational needs.

  • Explores major research designs and methods emphasizing underlying assumptions, inquiry aims, participant selection, data collection and analysis, interpretation of findings, conclusions, and reporting.

  • This course examines the technical and administrative aspects of complex projects. Students will learn the project life cycle and tools and create functional and technical requirements to plan and control projects.

  • This course is designed to create an awareness and sensitivity to the values and ethical issues inherent in private and public administration decisions. The Judeo-Christian moral basis for the values and ethical practices in government and business today will be presented along with the legal requirements for complying with legislated ethical standards.

  • This course develops the knowledge, skills, and competencies related to the design and planning of an innovative entrepreneurial project appropriate for a variety of organizational settings including in the private sector, non-profit organizations, and postsecondary educational institutions. It incorporates innovative entrepreneurship within organizations and analyzes how these concepts apply to different environmental contexts, such as global, social, academic, and non-profit.  

Executive Leadership Specialization (18 credits)

  • This course is an overview of Human Resource administrative functions in contemporary organizations, including human resource planning, human resource strategy, performance evaluation, employee benefits, compensation, career planning, labor relations, discipline, and safety and health. This course will examine how organizations meet their objectives through human resource administration and how human resources align with the organization’s mission, vision, and strategy.

  • The purpose of this course is to provide students in administration and non-financial administrators an opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the use and interpretation of basic financial concepts and how they relate to administrative decisions.

  • The course will address the administration and organizational behavior competencies required to succeed in the 21st century workplace. Emphasis is placed on managing and leadership for high performance in today’s dynamic work environment.

  • This course focuses on goal-oriented methods and techniques for developing administrative strategies necessary to lead departments and organizations. Strategy formulation and implementation are complex interactive processes that involve politics, organizational culture, values, vision, mission, and administrative styles which influence administrative decisions and outcomes.

  • Explores the training and development of a culturally sensitive workforce. Examines and explores innovative techniques for dealing with institutional "isms" (e.g., sexism, ageism, etc.) as they relate to management, training, conflict resolution, career development, mentoring, performance appraisals, team-building, and peer rating methods.

  • The Applied Project is a supervised capstone for the Master's program. It is an independent, web- supported study with a graduate faculty mentor/ instructor. The project is designed to build from knowledge gained during the program and to make connections between academic and professional work. Prerequisite:Successful completion of other coursework in the program.

Higher Education Administration Specialization (18 credits) 

  • Duration: 7 weeks   |   Credits: 3

    Explores those issues of a local, state, national, and international nature that impact the policies, personnel, and general day-to-day administration of an institution of higher education.

  • Duration: 7 weeks   |   Credits: 3

    Traces the historical and philosophical roots of higher education in America. Emphasis is given to European contributions to the ideas of the American college, the evolution and diversification of American higher education, and the pattern of higher education as it evolved through the 20th century.

  • Duration: 7 weeks   |   Credits: 3

    Analyses the legal structure of higher education including religion, academic freedom, employment, due process, student rights, accreditation issues, desegregation, tort liability, and other issues.

  • Duration: 7 weeks   |   Credits: 3

    Analysis of colleges and universities as social organizations with special emphasis on issues of administration, organization and governance of higher education.

  • Duration: 7 weeks   |   Credits: 3

    This survey course will introduce participants to many of the theories of development that inform student affairs practice. Students will be exposed to the four major categories of college student development theory which include: 1) cognitive-structural, 2) psychosocial, 3) typological, and 4) person-environment.

  • Duration: 7 weeks   |   Credits: 3

    Provides opportunity for general experience in the field of higher education. This practicum gives the student a variety of experiences in areas of higher education that would be new to the individual who is currently working in the field.

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