American College Of Thessaloniki:
The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT), located in Thessaloniki, Greece, is the university division of Anatolia, a not-for-profit educational institution with a long and prestigious history that dates back to 1886. ACT is an independent American university chartered by the State of Massachusetts in the United States and accredited by NEASC, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (the accrediting body for Harvard and MIT) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
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Bachelor d
egrees in Business
- Finance
Global financial markets remain a dynamic sector of the world economy. Today the demand for finance professionals to interpret the flood of information and to implement trading and financial strategies requires that our students both understand theory and have hand-on experience. Our goal is to educate students for successful careers in financial management and through a careful balance between theory and hand-on learning.
- International Business
The International Business program deals with the challenges and the opportunities of working in a global environment. Students learn to analyze market and investment opportunities in other countries. Through a careful blending of theory and practical applications students are prepared to pursue careers in international companies or international organizations.
- Management
This Concentration deals with the challenges of leading organizations and working with people in a constantly changing economic environment. The Management program prepares you for a wide variety of positions or consulting. One of the most common career paths is to begin as a management trainee, the first step towards becoming a general manager of executive. Students can also prepare for a career in human resource management working in areas such as training and development recruiting ans staffing. Finally, management courses will advance your own personal leadership and negotiation skills.
- Marketing
Marketing is a critical function for all business since it involves the closest contract with customers. Marketing managers identify who a firm's customers are, what they need, and how the firm can best satisfy that need. As a result, this discipline plays a large role in creating profits for a business. Many successful marketing managers achieve high positions within an organization
. As a Marketing graduate you may find professional opportunities in sales, market research, retailing and advertising. More experience brings you advancement to marketing management, market analysis, and consulting.
Bachelor degrees in Information Technology
- Computer Science
The B.S degree in Computer Science is carefully designed to provide a modern program, balancing the study of software, hardware, theory, and practice. The curriculum features course sequences in all fundamental areas (programming, Databases, Operating Systems and Computer networks) as well as courses in other areas of the discipline (digital media, distributed systems, web development, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence).
The B.S. in Computer Science prepares the student for a career in the field of Computer Science and its applications and/or additional study in computer science at the graduate level. The objective of the undergraduate degree in computer science is to develop broadly educated and competent graduates with multiple career and academic options.
- Computer Management Information Systems
The B.S. Degree in Computer Management Information Systems is offered jointly with the Anatolia School of Business. It is a hybrid program that provides an excellent blend of technological knowledge in Computer science and Business skills. The program focuses on fundamental areas of Computer Science such as programming, Databases, and Computer networks as well as in other areas such as System Analysis and design, E-Commerce etc. The program has also a strong Business component with courses in all major areas of Business such (Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance and Economics).
The B.S. in Computer Management Information Systems prepares the student for a career either in the in the field of Computer Science and its applications or in the field of Business. The program develops broadly educated and competent graduates ready to pursue professional careers or graduate studies.
Graduate Degree programs
Graduate degree programs include a Master's program in Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in Banking and Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing and, through the school's collaboration with ALBA Graduate Business School, an Executive MBA, an MSc degree in Finance, and an MSc degree in Business Management.