Associate of Arts in Information Technology
Axia College of University of Phoenix offers an Associates of Arts
degree with specializations in business, accounting, information
technology, criminal justice, health care administration, human
services management, communication, psychology, and
paraprofessional education. The Associate of Arts curriculum
provides a foundation and overview within the academic disciplines
of communication arts, social sciences, mathematics, life sciences,
and the humanities. Instruction focuses on the development of
student skills in writing, critical thinking, and information utilization,
as well as foundational competencies in the selected discipline. The
completion of an Associate of Arts degree represents an important
milestone for many students as they pursue their educational goals.
The Associate of Arts in Information Technology specialization
focuses on project management, the Systems Development Life
Cycle (SDLC), networking, Internet concepts and design,
programming fundamentals, as well as the Java programming
language. Courses build upon the fundamentals of computer and
networking design to give students a solid foundation to understand
basic programming concepts. In addition to many different types of
evaluations, students will participate in real-world scenario-based
problems and develop functional software applications.