School Details
Touro University Worldwide’s story starts with the founding of Touro University International (TUI). Dr. Yoram Neumann and Dr. Edith Neumann established TUI in 1998; it was the first university in the world to offer a regionally accredited doctorate program online with no residency requirements. In 2007, TUI was sold to a private equity group. In 2008, Dr. Bernard Luskin founded Touro University Worldwide to replace the educational void that the sale of TUI left. In keeping with its founding mission and principles, Touro University Worldwide prides itself on its Judaic foundation and the values that this represents. Those values involve a commitment to social justice, intellectual pursuit and service to society and the underserved.
TUW offers online programs leading to associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the following schools:
- School of Business
- School of General Studies
- School of Health and Human Services
- School of Psychology
TUW strives to insure everyone has access to high-quality education that may be pursued on their own time and from the comfort of their own setting. TUW is committed to developing a learning community that can help students achieve their individual academic goals. Graduates of Touro University Worldwide are equipped to lead, inspire, and educate in the workforce.
Accreditation & Licensing
Touro University Worldwide is accredited by:
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
Earn an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies through a flexible academic format with Touro University Worldwide. This program is designed for those interested in continuing their education at the undergraduate or graduate level. Customizable studies include but are not limited to:
- Arts and Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Mathematics
Courses are available fully online, with small class sizes led by faculty bringing professional experience to the classroom. Students will develop skills in communication, reading, writing, problem-solving and more helping to advance occupational opportunities. Take the academic step towards a better career or a bachelor’s to master’s degree with Touro University Worldwide online.
Business
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting online degree is available from Touro University Worldwide, providing students seeking careers in accounting or finance with a self-paced learning experience. This degree maximizes the number of transfer credits counted toward the degree, allowing students to graduate in a shorter amount of time. The curriculum prepares students for work in the accounting department for profit or non-profit organizations or to go on to graduate courses in business and accounting. Topics covered include:
- Financial accounting
- Accounting information systems
- Cash management
- Financial reporting
You will also learn problem-solving accounting skills in an online accounting degree program that is student-centered. For example, students benefit from the personal guidance that small class sizes allow along with a faculty that are industry experts who bring relevance to the classroom.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship online degree from Touro University Worldwide is a student-centered degree that prepares students to become small business entrepreneurs. As a 100% online degree, this program allows students to study in a flexible format that ensures they can meet personal and professional obligations while studying. Even though you will be learning at a distance, you will still have a personalized experience with small classes that allow professors to give each student more attention.
The curriculum in this online entrepreneurship degree covers the key components of entrepreneurship, including:
- Small business management
- Evaluation and implementation of business opportunities
- E-business formation and management
- Marketing
The program also covers the business and marketing knowledge and skills that are essential for a successful small business entrepreneur. Coursework includes solid theoretical training and practical problem-solving as students learn the benefits and risks of starting a small business.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources Management degree online is available from Touro University Worldwide. This program prepares students for careers in various fields, including human resource management, employee training and appraisal, human resource planning, and human resource legal expertise. Courses combine problem-solving human resource management skills with strong human resource theories, forming a strong foundation in human resources.
As an online human resources degree, this program is extremely flexible, allowing students to study when and where it is convenient. Since you can continue working while you learn, you will be able to begin applying the lessons you learn immediately to the workplace. Plus, with TUW maximizing the number of transfer credits that can be applied toward the degree, there is a shorter completion time available.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Touro University Worldwide is an online marketing degree. Graduates are prepared to continue on to a graduate program in business and marketing or to pursue a career in such fields as marketing, advertising, pricing, and product development.
The curriculum combines problem-solving marketing skills with a strong theoretical marketing and consumer behavior foundation. Courses are flexible in this online marketing degree, allowing students to complete a self-paced learning experience that is taught by professional faculty with marketing experience. Class sizes are limited so you will have a more personal learning experience with more one-on-one contact with the faculty.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management from Touro University Worldwide is an online project management degree. The curriculum in this flexible program combines problem-solving skills with a strong theoretical foundation of project management, team coordination, and project execution and evaluation. Courses improve skills in decision making, problem-solving, and leadership. Graduates are prepared for careers in such areas as project management coordination, project management specialization, project execution and management, and team coordination expertise, or they can pursue graduate degrees in project management or business.
With this online project management degree students are able to earn their degree without sacrificing their personal lives or careers. The limited class sizes ensure that each student receives more personalized attention from the expert faculty.
In about one year students are able to earn the Master of Arts in Public Administration degree online. Designed for working adults, this flexible degree allows students to continue working and meeting family obligations while studying. As you prepare to advance your career you will gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to excel in such areas as:
- Public Leadership and Administration
- Non Profit Management
- Policy Analysis
Students in this online public administration degree enhances your ability to understand, analyze, and control the organizational environment to manage effectively and to promote positive change. The curriculum combines theoretical and applied concepts using case studies and the real world experiences. You will examine such areas as government administration, policy analysis, and administration of government agencies, and human resources in nonprofit agencies. Graduates are prepared for careers in all types of nonprofit organizations, private organizations, and government and military organizations.
Touro University Worldwide offers an MBA with a concentration in Accounting degree online. This program prepares students for careers in a variety of fields, including finance, taxation, accounting, and budgeting. In addition to the business concepts covered in the MBA program, the Accounting concentration combines problem-solving management skills with accounting and finance theory. In this way students gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to solve problems in a global economy. Graduates are able to read and prepare financial statements and to address the financial needs of organizations.
As a 100% online accounting degree, this program allows students to work toward improving their future without sacrificing their present lives. This is a flexible and affordable option, allowing students to complete their degree in as little as one year of full-time study.
Touro University Worldwide offers an MBA with a concentration in Finance degree online. This program prepares students for careers in such fields as public finance, private finance, capital markets, and financial consulting. Courses are a combination of problem-solving financial skills and finance theory, allowing students to solve the complex financial problems companies face in a globalized business environment. Topics covered include:
- Budgeting
- Organizational funding
- Investment evaluations
- Capital markets
You will find that this online finance degree is both flexible and affordable. As a 100% online program, students are able to set their own pace and to work while they study.
The MBA with a concentration in Global Management, an online international business degree, is available from Touro University Worldwide. The curriculum combines problem-solving management skills with international management and leadership theory. Graduates gain the knowledge and skills necessary for careers in the globalized business environment, especially in the fields of international management, global management consulting, and international management leadership.
In as little as one year of full-time study students are global management experts, ready to become leaders, managers, and visionaries in business. They are also able to continue working and meeting family obligations while they are studying.
Touro University Worldwide offers an MBA with a concentration in Human Resources Management degree online. This program prepares students for successful careers in HR management, HR training and development, and HR compliance in the globalized business environment. As you study to become an HR management expert, you will complete a curriculum that combines problem-solving management skills with human resources and leadership theory. As a result, students are able to apply modern HR management principles to the workplace, creating a productive, efficient, and non-discriminatory environment.
This online human resources degree is both affordable and flexible. You can study wherever there is a computer and internet access, allowing you to continue your career while earning your degree.
Touro University Worldwide offers an MBA with a concentration in Marketing degree online. With this option students are able to graduate in as little as one year of full-time study. Plus, as you are gaining the knowledge and skills needed for success in the globalized business environment, you are able to continue meeting personal and professional obligations. This affordable and flexible degree allows you to study wherever you have a computer and internet access, completing your degree on your own schedule and timeline.
The curriculum combines problem-solving marketing skills with marketing theory. You will be able to apply modern marketing principles to evaluate and create successful marketing plans for companies. Courses provide the knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers in such fields as marketing, product development, and advertising.
Touro University Worldwide offers an MBA with a concentration in Nonprofit Management degree online. The curriculum is a combination of problem-solving management skills and management and leadership theory, preparing students to solve organizational and management problems faced by nonprofit institutions. You will gain the knowledge and skills needed to be a nonprofit management professional expert, applying modern management and leadership principles to nonprofit organizations in order to ensure efficient management.
This is a flexible and affordable degree option. You can complete the degree in as little as one year of full-time study while keeping your career on track.
The Master of Science in Business Analytics online degree is available from Touro University Worldwide. This program prepares students for careers handling data, providing them with the knowledge, skills, practice, and competencies needed to be a leader who can transfer data into business value. Courses incorporate multi-layered areas of study in such areas as statistics, data management, predictions and forecasting, strategies and data modeling, and more, so students are able to understand the data that transforms businesses and informs decision-makers.
Two concentrations are available is this online business analytics degree:
- Management—Emphasis is placed on operations, decision making with the use of large amounts of data to solve complex business programs
- Marketing—Focuses on providing students with the knowledge and skills to optimize marketing activities to enhance value derived from data
The Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree online from Touro University Worldwide is designed for experienced Human Resource professionals. Students build on existing knowledge as they study such topics as ethics, training and development, management culture, compliance, and organizational strategy. Emphasis is placed on real-world learning, allowing you to put what you are learning to use immediately. You will learn the knowledge and skills needed to handle an organization’s most important assets, its employees. The curriculum goes beyond this though, covering the many ways human resource professionals manage various administration functions within organizations of all sizes. The experienced faculty ensure students learn the most up-to-date information possible.
Computer Science & IT
The MBA with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence Management is an online technology management degree from Touro University Worldwide. Designed with working professionals in mind, students are able to study wherever they have access to a computer and the internet. You will be able to graduate in as little as one year of full-time study, but you have considerable control over the pace of your studies as well.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Management concentration is a unique blend of the skills and knowledge needed for a management career in companies that are part of the AI field. The curriculum examines the implications technology has on management and organizations, the challenges AI can bring to an organization, and the economic, ethical, business model, and impact of AI technologies on the business. Graduates of this online technology management degree have the knowledge and tools needed for success in AI Management along with the business concepts and skills that ensure they are successful leaders, managers, and visionaries in various organizational settings.
Criminal Justice, Safety & Law
Touro University Worldwide offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree online with a concentration in Criminal Justice. Courses in this program provide the knowledge and skills needed for careers in such areas as law, criminal justice, and forensic psychology. They also prepare students for positions in administration and management and to take part in the decision-making process that guides how the system works. This online criminal justice degree program features a curriculum that combines problem-solving legal skills with a theoretical foundation in the criminal justice system, forensic psychology, and the differences among various criminal systems through a sociological perspective. As a graduate, you will be prepared for a career as a legal consultant/specialist in profit or non-profit organizations.
Receive personalized instruction in small classes with the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Homeland Security Emergency Disaster Management from Touro University Worldwide. This online business administration degree features a professional faculty with experience in their field and the self-paced learning experience only found in an online degree. The curriculum combines problem-solving skills with a strong theoretical foundation in disaster preparedness and emergency management. Graduates are prepared for careers in government or in the private sector in such areas as risk assessment and preparedness planning, domestic emergency management, first and second responders management and preparedness, and the integration of emergency operation plans.
This online homeland security bachelor’s degree allows students to continue working and fulfilling personal obligations while earning their degree. Plus, with the way TUW maximizes the number of transfer credits that count toward the degree, there is a shorter completion time than like degrees.
Take your career to the next level with Touro University Worldwide’s online MBA with a concentration in Cybersecurity Management. This online technology management degree can be completed in as little as one year of full-time study and allows students to study when and where it is convenient. Like all MBA degrees at TUW, this concentration develops and teaches business concepts while honing the visions and skills of future leaders, managers, and visionaries of various organizational settings.
Students in this online technology management degree gain the knowledge and skills needed to assess the vulnerability of databases and to provide solutions to cybersecurity threats. Courses are a combination of problem-solving IT management skills and regulatory and compliance framework used to solve data management problems in various organizations. Graduates are prepared for careers in various fields, including cybersecurity, data management and compliance, management of IT infrastructures, and more.
Healthcare
The BS in Health Sciences from Touro University Worldwide offers convenience and flexibility. As one of the fastest-growing fields, you can prepare for a rewarding, high-demand career from the comfort of your sofa.
With three concentrations within this major, you can streamline your education to meet your interests and career goals. You can choose from the following tracks within this health sciences program:
- Healthcare administration—prepares administrators with high levels of expertise
- Health education—promotes preventative healthcare to save lives and costs
- Long-term care administration—positions administrators to serve as health advocates
The online health science coursework teaches students an effective, creative, and holistic approach to healthcare. Real-world professionals teach skills from professional strategies to foundational theories to address health disparities and outcomes.
Graduates find stable, rewarding careers where they can make a difference in the health and wellbeing of others. Potential employers include laboratories, clinics, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and community centers.
Touro University Worldwide offers a Doctor of Health Science. This program provides advanced education in the health sciences to a wide variety of healthcare professionals. Nurse practitioners, nurses, nutritionists, health administrators, and all sorts of therapists gain leadership skills and in-depth knowledge. Graduates have the skills to innovate within administrative, education, leadership, and research positions within professional health settings.
Students begin their program with required courses such as theoretical foundations in health science, contemporary topics in healthcare, and applicable research for healthcare professionals.
The outcomes of the program include:
- Professional skills
- The tools to create evidence-based solutions
- The development of research competencies that lead to change and growth within health science settings
The Doctorate of Physician Assistant (DPA) from Touro University Worldwide allows students to excel in their area of interest within the global healthcare industry. This fully online health science program provides a path for working professionals to achieve their DPA without a residency requirement.
The online health science curriculum, while enhancing your existing knowledge as a PA, also expands upon competencies you can use to further your career. This doctoral-level education emphasizes the following:
- Life-long education
- Clinical experience
- Career accomplishments
Graduates gain a thorough understanding of the research and theories needed in clinical competencies. This knowledge helps these professionals face the evolving challenges of today’s healthcare industry.
The Master of Business Administration online degree with a concentration in Health Administration Management from Touro University Worldwide is designed for working adults. In as little as one year of full-time study, and while still working, students are able to earn their degree. They are prepared for successful careers in healthcare administration, healthcare delivery, quality assurance, and more.
The curriculum in this online healthcare administration degree combines problem-solving management skills with an understanding of the structure and specific needs of the healthcare system. You will gain the knowledge and skills needed to successfully solve the complex management problems of healthcare organizations.
The Master of Business Administration online degree from Touro University Worldwide offers a concentration in Physicians & Healthcare Executives. The curriculum is a unique blend of the skills and knowledge needed for success in healthcare delivery and administration careers. Courses focus on the efficient management of medical practices and hospitals while allowing students to learn about challenges found in delivering high quality healthcare in these facilities. For example, this online healthcare administration degree looks at challenges in:
- Budgeting
- Contracting
- Human Resource Management
- Quality and Safety Compliance
This concentration is designed with the flexibility needed to select courses that meet the student’s specific needs in a medical practice and/or healthcare setting. Meanwhile, the core MBA courses ensure students know the managerial principles applicable to physicians or health care executives in applying managerial skillsets to medical practices, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations.
Touro University Worldwide offers two concentrations in its MS in Health Sciences program. You can opt for the public health track or the health education track.
The curriculum teaches competencies and skills in the health sciences. Graduates can perform program evaluation, research, and plan services to reduce health disparities. Both concentrations prepare graduates for leadership roles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programs in schools, communities, clinics, and worksite settings.
The mission of the Health Science Graduate Program entails developing leaders with competencies and skills to serve the disease-prevention and health-promotion needs of diverse populations near and wide.
The MS in Healthcare Administration from Touro University Worldwide prepares graduates with the skills, knowledge, and competencies to lead healthcare agencies. The program blends multi-layered topics such as health information systems, biostatistics, and epidemiology. Concepts taught within healthcare administration include:
- Marketing and communications for healthcare administration
- Financial management for healthcare administration
- Application of management strategies for healthcare administration
Graduates have the analytical skills, knowledge, and real-world practice for this high-demand career path. Potential employers include medical groups, hospitals, home health, non-profit clinics, and long-term care organizations.
Psychology & Human Services
Touro University Worldwide offers an online bachelor’s in Psychology with a focus on Child and Adolescent Psychology. Students will gain necessary skills for working with children and adolescents in a variety of settings.
Touro’s Psychology programs give students an understanding of human behavior and interpersonal relationships that can be applied to a variety of fields. Graduates will be able to work with children and teens in mental health, medical, and legal settings. Students can also pursue graduate studies in Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.
This degree concentration includes studies of:
- Child and adolescent development
- Abnormal child and adolescent psychology
- Psychology of special needs in children and adolescents
- Impact of society on children and adolescents
Individuals interested in applying psychological principles to elementary education can consider this online bachelor’s in Psychology degree program focusing on Elementary Education. The concentration explores concepts in student learning and motivation.
Touro University Worldwide’s Psychology programs give students an understanding of human behavior and interpersonal relationships that can be applied to a variety of fields. The Elementary Education concentration places an emphasis on developmental, learning, and motivational theories.
Topics of study within this degree concentration include:
- Structured English immersion foundations
- US History and the Constitution
- Educational psychology
- Theories of reading
Prepare to pursue a career in the legal system and field of criminal justice with an online bachelor’s in Psychology focusing on Forensic Psychology. Students will learn how to apply psychological theories to real-world situations.
Courses examine the concepts of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. Students will learn about the role of substance abuse and addiction in forensic settings. Graduates can further their studies with Touro’s master’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Forensic Psychology.
The online Forensic Psychology curriculum includes:
- Eyewitness testimony
- Insanity defenses
- Police interrogation
- Lie detection
- Offender rehabilitation
- Psychology of police officers
- Mental health courts
The online bachelor’s in Psychology with a concentration in Human Services allows students to pursue careers working with individuals in need. Students will learn the skills necessary to improve the lives of others in a variety of settings.
Graduates will be able to work in mental health and counseling environments, the community, justice systems, hospital and health care facilities, and more. Students can also choose to pursue an advanced degree in Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work.
Students will study a wide range of subjects within this concentration, including:
- Domestic violence
- Youth at risk
- Social justice and diversity
- Victim advocacy
- Developmental psychology
- Abnormal psychology
- Clinical psychology
An online bachelor’s in Psychology with a concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology gives you the skills necessary to apply psychological principles to the workplace. Graduates of this program will be able to help organizations improve performance and address employee needs.
This Organizational Psychology degree online teaches students problem-solving skills beneficial to for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Graduates can also pursue an advanced degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Courses within this degree concentration include:
- Effective client communication
- Applied social psychology
- Theories of attitude change and persuasion
- Cross-cultural issues in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Individuals interested in applying psychological principles to secondary education can consider this online bachelor’s in Psychology degree program focusing on Secondary Education. The concentration explores concepts in student learning and motivation for older children and teens.
Touro University Worldwide’s Psychology programs give students an understanding of human behavior and interpersonal relationships that can be applied to a variety of fields. The Secondary Education concentration teaches problem-solving skills necessary to work in school or counseling settings. Graduates can pursue advanced studies in Educational Psychology and Secondary Education.
The Secondary Education concentration includes course topics such as:
- Structured English immersion foundations
- Case studies in adolescent mental health issues
- US History and Constitution
- Educational psychology
- Theories of reading
Touro University Worldwide offers an online bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Special Education. Students will gain skills necessary to apply psychological principles to special education settings.
The curriculum explores concepts, theories, and models for helping academically at-risk students and students with learning disabilities. Touro’s Psychology programs give students an understanding of human behavior and interpersonal relationships that can be applied to a variety of fields. Graduates will be able to work in special education school or counseling settings or pursue graduate studies.
Students in this concentration will study topics including:
- Structured English immersion foundations
- Issues in learning disabilities
- Instructional methods for students academically at risk
- US History and Constitution
- Educational psychology
- Theories of reading
Learn how to help people and communities identify, prevent, and solve problems with an online bachelor’s in Social Work degree from Touro University Worldwide. The curriculum is designed to integrate online courses with field training for real-world learning and experience.
Students will learn how to help a variety of individuals and groups by providing guidance, counseling, referrals, and practical human services. The program places an emphasis on preparing culturally competent social workers and advocates for social change. Graduates will be able to guide their professional decisions with evidence-based research findings.
Career opportunities available to graduates include:
- Medical social worker
- Adoption social worker
- Youth counselor
- Case manager
- Classroom counselor
- Life coach
Distinguish yourself as a thought leader in the field with a PsyD in Human and Organizational Psychology from Touro University Worldwide. Gain a greater understanding of what motivates people to increase productivity and profitability and lower turnover in the workplace.
The doctoral-level academic environment of this Organizational Psychology degree online includes faculty research guidance. The first phase of the program includes courses in theory, research, and putting theory into practice. Students then complete a proposal and dissertation in a topic of their choice to conduct applied research for real-world solutions. This degree does not lead to any form of licensure.
Theory course topics included in this doctoral program include:
- The scholar practitioner model
- Psychology of organizational leadership
- Psychology of human resource management
- Psychology of collaboration in organizational leadership
- Applied I/O psychology
A master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) allows students to understand the unique dynamics present in family relationships. The program focuses on treating couples and families as a system, treating present-day problems, and identifying and treating mental health issues through understanding interpersonal relationships.
Courses examine the ways that marital and family dysfunction can impact serious issues including chemical dependency, substance abuse, eating disorders, childhood disorders, and other forms of psychopathology. Graduates can find careers in mental health organizations, government agencies, or private practice.
Three tracks are available within the online MFT major:
- Clinical
- Non-Clinical
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling (LPCC)
Learn how to make learning more effective with an online master’s in Psychology focusing on Educational Psychology. This concentration gives students the skills to examine how people learn in different environments.
Students will be able to identify approaches and strategies to improve the learning experience. Courses explore how to apply theoretical knowledge to implement Educational Psychology skills in real-world applications. Graduates can pursue careers in settings such as government research centers, community organizations, and learning centers. This degree does not lead to any form of licensure.
Students in this concentration will study topics including:
- Foundation of learning and cognition
- Career counseling
- Group counseling in school
- Group dynamics
- Professional ethics
Touro University Worldwide offers a master’s in Psychology online with a concentration in Forensic Psychology. Students will learn about Psychology-related issues involving crime and the legal system.
The program examines the law and Psychology, criminal behavior, and assessment in Forensic Psychology. Graduates will be able to find employment in settings such as nonprofit child protective services, family service agencies, victim advocacy, victim assistance programs, or as a court liaison officer. This online Forensic Psychology master’s program can be completed in as little as one year full-time.
Additional core topics studied in this major include:
- Developmental issues across the lifespan
- Group dynamics
- Professional ethics
- Applied research methods and statistics
The Health Psychology concentration of this online master’s in Psychology degree provides students the knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to help teach people and communities about the importance of healthy lifestyles.
Health psychologists lead programs regarding smoking cessation, nutrition, eating disorders, and issues surrounding emotional stress and psychological coping. Students will learn to understand the psychological processes involved in people’s behavioral health choices. The curriculum includes studies of the biological, psychological, cultural, behavioral, social, and environmental factors that affect human health and illness.
Graduates can pursue a career in a variety of settings including:
- Consulting
- Private corporations
- Nonprofit agencies
- Hospitals
- Universities
- Government
- Healthcare clinics
Graduates of this master’s in Psychology online with a concentration in Media Psychology will have the necessary skills to pursue a career in a variety of media outlets. Media psychologists can also work with schools, universities, and other private sector organizations to create educational materials.
The online master’s in Psychology from Touro University Worldwide can be completed in one year full-time. Students will learn how to combine 21st century psychology theories with professional skills for applied psychology settings. This degree does not lead to any form of licensure.
Courses in this degree and concentration include the following:
- Advanced media psychology
- Communications and persuasions
- Psychological impact of media and technology
- Principles of consumer psychology