Earn your Doctor of Education, Master of Arts or Graduate Diploma in TESOL Online

• Study in an accredited Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program taught by the world's foremost experts in TESOL
• Learn to teach English to non-native English speakers through the leading accredited TESOL program in the United States
• Live weekly face-to-face HD webcam classes taught by world-acclaimed faculty

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David Nunan TESOL Institute

Get TESOL Certified Online & Teach English at Home or Abroad

• Get certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) or Teaching English to Young Learners online in 15 weeks
• Learn to teach English to non-native English speakers through the leading TESOL certificate program in the United States
• Study in an accredited university in a program created and directed by world-acclaimed linguist and renowned TESOL author Dr. David Nunan

The Anaheim University Akio Morita School of Business was established in honor of Sony Founder Akio Morita's enterprising and innovating spirit, boundless energy, intellectual creativity, brilliant foresight, and global perspective. Founded upon the management principles of Akio , Peter Drucker and other renowned business leaders, the mission of the Akio Morita School of Business is to develop global business leaders, who will contribute to the development of sound economic and public policy in a globally competitive world, by integrating innovative online teaching, relevant scholarship, and business experience.

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The Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute offers Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), MBA, Diploma and Certificate Programs in Sustainable Management. Sustainable management looks beyond short-term quarterly profits, and focuses on long-term gain by incorporating the environmental and social costs of doing business into management decisions. The Online Green MBA empowers you to succeed in a fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible way. Learn about International Business Administration through courses from the Anaheim University Akio Morita School of Business Online International MBA Track and learn about Sustainable Management through"Green" courses in Sustainable Management through the Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute

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The Carland Entrepreneurship Institute

The Anaheim University Carland Entrepreneurship Institute is named in honor of its founders, Professor Jim Carland and Professor Emeritus JoAnn Carland, two of the most frequently cited authors in the academic field of entrepreneurship. University faculty members for over thirty years, Drs. Jim and JoAnn Carland helped to pioneer the academic field of entrepreneurship by developing the first Master of Entrepreneurship program in the United States in 2003. Today, the Carland Entrepreneurship Institute seeks to serve the public by training entrepreneurs and business leaders to drive economic development and to discover, create and commercialize new products, services and industries. Its mission is accomplished as graduates lead their organizations and entrepreneurial ventures toward success. 

DBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship

The Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) allows working professionals to obtain a DBA degree while working full time no matter where they reside. Anaheim University’s cutting edge online infrastructure provides an interactive and intercultural learning environment matched by no other. Earn your accredited DBA completely online and take advantage of the opportunity to major in one of four concentrations: Management, International Business, Global Sustainable Management, or Entrepreneurship. 9 foundation courses + 4 courses in chosen area of concentration + 2 elective courses + Dissertation = 60 credit hours Live online webcam seminars with experts in each field from around the world Earn an accredited Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in approximately 3 years while working full-time Reasonable tuition       Click here to view the program catalog Please click here to view Student Satisfaction rates 2013 - 2019 Click here to view the School Performance Fact Sheets   Learn More

Master of Entrepreneurship

Why Choose the Online Master of Entrepreneurship?

Complete your Master of Entrepreneurship program online while developing the knowledge, skills and self-confidence to create and grow entrepreneurial ventures.

Study from anywhere in the world and start your entrepreneurial venture

• Interact with your professor and fellow students around the globe
• Complete the M.E. program online anywhere while working full-time
• Online Master of Entrepreneurship courses start every 6 weeks

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Jim Carland, Ph.D.
Carland Entrepreneurship Institute Director Emeritus

Dr. Jim Carland holds a Ph.D. in Management Policy and Systems from the University of Georgia as well as an MBA from Western Carolina University. He has held Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) qualifications. He has published more than 70 articles in scholarly journals, 200 articles in conference proceedings, and a dozen books. He is among the best known scholars in the entrepreneurship discipline in the world, and in the surest form of scholarly recognition, a current Google Scholar search will reveal more than 3,500 citations of his work. Dr. Carland has taught for more than 30 years and has been the recipient of many teaching awards and recognitions. He was involved in the development and implementation of the first Master of Entrepreneurship degree program in the U.S. His work was recognized for being the best example of graduate entrepreneurship training by the USASBE in 2005. He is particularly interested in innovation as it relates to entrepreneurship. He first proposed an inherent link in 1984 in a seminal journal article in the Academy of Management Review. That article became a major factor in the subsequent differentiation of entrepreneurs from small business owners in the literature. Subsequently, he has interviewed, surveyed, and worked with more than 2,000 entrepreneurs.

Credentials

• Ph.D. in Management Policy and Systems from the University of Georgia & MBA from Western Carolina University
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) qualifications
• Published more than 70 articles in scholarly journals, 200 articles in conference proceedings, and a dozen books
• He is among the best known scholars in the entrepreneurship discipline in the world
• Google Scholar search will reveal more than 3,500 citations of his work
• Involved in the development and implementation of the first Master of Entrepreneurship degree program in the U.S
• His work was recognized for being the best example of graduate entrepreneurship training by the USASBE in 2005
• He has interviewed, surveyed, and worked with more than 2,000 entrepreneurs

In Memorium

JoAnn Carland, Ph.D. (1946-2013)
Carland Entrepreneurship Institute Director Emeritus

Dr. JoAnn Carland was a writer, entrepreneur, scholar and educator. She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Computer Systems from the University of Georgia, and an M.Ed. from Western Carolina University. Her writing career produced more than a dozen books and 200 articles, as well as five novels. In a 1997 article by Ratnatunga and Romano, she was noted as one of the most frequently cited authors in the world in leading entrepreneurship journals during the period 1975 through 1992. Using what she learned in the field, she had a great deal of success in entrepreneurship curriculum design. She designed and implemented the first Master of Entrepreneurship (ME) degree program in the U.S. and one of the first undergraduate majors in entrepreneurship. She was recognized by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in 2005 when it selected the ME program as the best in the Nation in that year.

She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Computer Systems from the University of Georgia, and an M.Ed. from Western Carolina University.

Her writing career has produced more than a dozen books and 200 articles, as well as five novels. In a 1997 article by Ratnatunga and Romano, she was noted as one of the most frequently cited authors in the world in leading entrepreneurship journals during the period 1975 through 1992, and she continues to be well received today.,

Using what she learned in the field, she has had a great deal of success in entrepreneurship curriculum design. She designed and implemented the first Master of Entrepreneurship (ME) degree program in the U.S. and one of the first undergraduate majors in entrepreneurship. She was recognized by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in 2005 when it selected the ME program as the best in the Nation in that year.

The Anaheim University Akira Kurosawa School of Film

Online MFA in Digital Filmmaking

The Online Master of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking degree is for individuals living around the world who wish to obtain a quality education from professors based in Hollywood and other leading film markets without having to relocate during their period of study. This program is for recent college graduates, as well as those who have pursued other professions but have a deep interest in filmmaking and a future filmmaking career. All MFA courses are taught 100% online, enabling you to study online while working full time and fulfilling your personal responsibilities.

• Interact with your professor and fellow classmates around the world through live webcam classes
• Specialize in a specific aspect of filmmaking through your selection of electives
• Meet face-to-face with industry professionals and gain hands-on experience with professional equipment at a one-week residential session
• Learn from professors based in Hollywood and other leading film markets without having to relocate during your period of study
• Earn your Master's in approximately 3 years while working full-time

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Bachelor of Arts in Communications: Film & Entertainment

Do you have an Associate's or 2-year college degree?

Earn a B.A. in Communications with a concentration in Film and Entertainment

The Bachelor of Arts in Communications Completion Program with a concentration in Film and Entertainment is for individuals living around the world who have already earned some college credit and wish to earn an undergraduate degree specializing in film and entertainment without having to relocate to do so. Anaheim University will accept up to 90 credits from other sources out of the 120 required for the degree; students who receive the full 90 credits may complete the BA degree in less than one year. The program is ideal for those who have already earned an AA degree, as well as those who have completed a sufficient number of undergraduate courses and have a deep interest in pursuing a career in film and entertainment.

• For students who have earned an Associate of Arts (AA) or 2-year college degree
• Transfer up to 90 credits and complete the B.A. degree in less than 1 year
• Study online while working full time and fulfilling your personal responsibilities

On July 13, 2019, Anaheim University established the Anaheim University Thelma Press Intercultural Institute. Thelma Press has contributed to intercultural relations, peace, and diplomacy for more than six decades through her roles as Co-founder of the Southern and Northern California Chapters of Sister Cities International, Co-founder of the Sister City relationship between San Bernardino, California and Tachikawa, Japan, and former President of the San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society. In 2018 she was recognized for contributing to promoting friendly relations and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States through the award of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, an award administered by The Decoration Bureau of the Office of the Prime Minister in the name of the Emperor of Japan. Over her lifetime, Dr. Press has received over 60 awards for her work in international relations including the designation of Global Envoy, the highest honor of Sister Cities International.

Thelma Press’s vast intercultural experience, beginning as a student of Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India, helped give rise to dedicating her life to the promotion of peace and goodwill among all people irrespective of faith, fortune, or nationality. She has been inspired by people she has met throughout her life including Mahatma Gandhi, and has strived to inspire youth to form a global community and create a world of one people.

In honor of Thelma Press’s spirit of peace and goodwill, the Anaheim University Thelma Press Intercultural Institute is developing undergraduate programs in Intercultural Relations. 

On March 31, 2022, Anaheim University established the Anaheim University Akira Yamamura Ferrotec Research Institute in honor of the global technology company Ferrotec Holdings and its entrepreneurial Chairman Dr. Akira Yamamura. The Anaheim University Yamamura Ferrotec Research Institute serves as an online platform for Anaheim University students and alumni worldwide to take part in practical research projects under the guidance of industry experts. 

About Ferrotec

Founded in 1980, Ferrotec is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with locations in Japan, U.S.A., China, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Russia. Ferrotec is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in a broad array of end products, manufacturing systems, and industries. Ferrotec provides its customers with advanced material, component, and assembly solutions that make their products work better, more precisely, and more reliably. Founded on a technology core of Ferrofluid magnetic liquid and Ferrofluidic® sealing products, the company and its product portfolio have grown to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Ferrotec is now a global enterprise characterized by substantial intercompany cooperation in research, manufacturing and marketing of products. The Ferrotec Group contributes to society as a manufacturer, and a company whose progress brings joy to its customers, shareholders, employees, business partners, the community, and all of its stakeholders. Ferrotec has grown to what it is today through the pioneering and innovative spirit of its Chairman Dr. Akira Yamamura.

About Dr. Akira Yamamura

Dr. Akira Yamamura established Ferrotec with two people in 1980. At the time, he was president of the Japanese subsidiary of Ferrofluidics Corporation. In 1987, he led a management buy-out of the company and then in 1999 acquired the former parent company. Dr. Yamamura has grown Ferrotec to become one of the most important companies in the electronics industry, with annual revenue growing to approximately US$680 million, 27 subsidiaries and more than 5,400 employees in Japan, the US, Europe and Asia. The original business of the company was distributing Vacuum Feedthrough, which applies Ferrofluid, magnetic field. Vacuum Feed-through is a key component to shield the vacuum environment, and utilized in semiconductor equipment, single crystal silicon ingot grower, FPD equipment, and thin film equipment for photovoltaic application. In 2012, Dr. Akira Yamamura was ranked #24 in Ernst & Young’s “World Entrepreneur of the Year" awards.

Anaheim University Yamamura Ferrotec Research Institute Research Fellows

Aymen Gatri, Ph.D., MBA

Dr. Ayment Gatri is experienced in leading diverse international teams on strategy, conflict resolution, and lobbying with a focus on optical communications security engineering with track and expertise in various industries and positions, including Cybersecurity, automotive, defense, and Digital Transformation for raw materials to energy industries. Dr. Gatri started as a member of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (German section) in 2011, and he is very active in transatlantic relationships. He was selected to participate as an advisor at the European Seminar, a European Youth Leaders Seminar, as well as in the Warsaw Security Forum Young Security Leaders 2018 in high-level rounds of discussion on the nerve centers of security policy within NATO and affiliated organizations, which included an international list of speakers and shifting viewpoints that all promised a rich and diverse forum for communication and information. Dr. Gatri is a co-founder of several start-ups including StartupgateX a Tunisian-based MENA start-up accelerator. Dr. Gatri founded the Cybersecurity Consulting and solutions provider Teligencia, a German base cybersecurity firm aiming to advance and support the next edge of digital and industry 4.0 cybersecurity transformation leverage. He relies on his academic track record in continuing research in the field of cybersecurity as well as innovation management as an adjunct lecturer. Aymen is still contributing to the democratic transition in his country of Tunisia and the African continent within his German background and experience in various fields of expertise among them the cybersecurity & digital transformation policies development as well as the bridge for technology know-how between all continents and the African continent. Dr. Gatri holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Northumbria University Newcastle, an MBA in International Business from Anaheim University, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wuppertal. 

Nishad Mendis, Ph.D., MBA

Nishad Mendis is currently working as the Manager of Energy Transition for Bureau Veritas, Australia. Before this, he worked for DNV as a Senior Electrical Engineer, Eltek as the Solution Engineer, and Alstom grid as a Design and Commissioning Engineer for HV substations. Nishad completed his PhD from the University of Wollongong (2012), MBA from the Anaheim University USA (2020), and bachelor’s degree from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2005). He is currently served as a Board Member for IEEE IAS Executive USA, an Honorary Fellow for the School of Electrical Engineering at Deakin University, and an industry advisory board member for Federation University. Also, he is serving as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversions.

Sridhar R. Pulikanti, Ph.D., MBA

Dr. Sridhar R. Pulikanti has over 15 years of experience in world-class organizations in the electric power industry. He has been designing commercially innovative & viable solutions in the areas of power conversion, power conditioning, power protection and power systems. Dr. Pulikanti has been working as a global R&D specialist at ABB Ltd, Australia & New Zealand, in grid-connected power conversion systems for critical power architecture designs and power conditioning systems design (especially, Energy Storage Systems). He worked as Senior Power System Engineer & Consultant at DIgSILENT Pacific, Australia. Dr. Sridhar R. Pulikanti worked as a Research Fellow on a renewable energy system integration project sponsored by the Australian Research Council at the University of Wollongong. He has been the author of peer-reviewed international journal publications and patent applications. Dr. Sridhar R. Pulikanti received a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India in 2003, a master's degree in electric power engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden in 2006, a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering s in power conversion systems and their applications in power systems from The University of Sydney, Australia in 2011 and an MBA degree in Global Sustainable Management from Anaheim University in 2022. Dr. Sridhar R. Pulikanti is a Senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) professional organization, USA. He served as Associate Editor for the journal, Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET)-Power Electronics, United Kingdom. He has been serving as a technical committee member for IEEE conferences around the world and as a reviewer of conferences, journals, and patent applications.