School of Social Science & Business

Learner designed study plans may be completed through the Behavioral Sciences & Business School. Learners select and work with advanced Ph.D. level professionals who mentor their independent studies and research investigations. The learner's interdisciplinary degree may concentrate on mediation, negotiation, leadership, business, growing entrepreneurs or leisure studies. Professionals design and develop their own personalized study plans with support from mentors or adjunct faculty. This forces the degree to be focused on personal interests and professional goals. Traditional faculty-developed curriculum may be incorporated (if this works best) to satisfy job requirements or professional certification or licensure. Such study plan employs individualized learning models appropriate to the candidate, including the following methods: tele-conferencing, interactive video, electronic mail, collaborative technology, independent study, tutorial relationships, on-site and off-site seminars. This enables studies and research to be done at diverse locations chosen by the learner.

Candidates may work from their own place, at their own pace, without creating unnecessary burdens on family or professional engagements. Mentoring goes on during the program development process to further reduce costs without sacrificing quality in the studies completed. We do this as an open university without walls. We offer supervision for professionals pursuing their licensure and approved continuing education in compliance with credentialing authority requirements.

A nonprofit research entity: Dialogue-Producing Consortium http://dialoguemakers.org is associated with AMIU. As feasible this non-profit provides the University community-based laboratories, professional expertise or hands-on service opportunities. We hope you may become a volunteer with it or otherwise appreciate its contributions to education, science and business in settings within and outside the USA (as an NGO).