QUALIFICATIONS OF TUA FACULTY

The number and qualifications of TUA faculty needed to teach an educational program varies from program to program. The minimum criteria for teaching courses at TUA’s undergraduate, master's and doctoral level are:

• A master’s or doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from a leading accredited university.
• A minimum of five years of work experience in the field.
• Contributes regularly to scholarly publications in his/her field. Has published at least 2 articles in the field in refereed journals.
• Didactical skills and being passionate.
• Flexibility to prepare coursework anytime, day or night, and post classroom presentations from any place that has an Internet connection.
• Through online education, can connect with — and make an impact on —students. TUA employs advanced educational technologies that make connections seamless.
• Lead classes that become like interactive online communities, with rich discussion that stems from students having the opportunity to think about their written contributions rather than in-class comments.
• Hone valuable online communication and instruction skills while sharing important information that impacts students’ lives.
• Experience working in a vocational education setting

TUA has 50 distinguished faculty members with a Ph.D. and with outstanding reputations for their teaching, research and service. TUA continues its focus on quality by maintaining strict guidelines on the selection, support and development of our faculty members. Most faculty members have previous online and on-campus teaching experience, and all are trained thoroughly on our platform so they are prepared to create an exceptional online experience for our students.

Our faculty members possess strong academic credentials and also bring a wealth of professional experience to the university. All faculty teaching undergraduate courses have a relevant graduate degree, and majority hold a Ph.D. from accredited universities. 95% of faculty teaching graduate courses hold a terminal degree (Ph.D.), and the remainder hold a relevant non-terminal graduate degree and are well-qualified to teach graduate classes due to exceptional professional expertise, exceptional graduate-level teaching experience, or both. About 70% of our professors are award winning academics, authors of many books and articles in refereed journals, keynote speakers at international conferences, and have at least 10 years’ experience in the Industry related to their field of interest and at least 7 years’ experience in Education. Professor Hubert Rampersad, Ph.D., for example, is a Harvard Business School endorsed best-selling author, former MIT Sloan guest professor, author of 15 books in 15-22 languages published by leading publishers, author of 25 articles in refereed journals, award winning academic, 25 years’ experience in his field globally and 20 years’ experience in education and he was featured in Fortune Magazine and BusinessWeek several times.

Several elements are utilized to connect TUA students to their faculty members, allowing for greater and more frequent communication and availability. Our faculty members interact with their students regularly to answer questions, participate in classroom discussions, and provide expert guidance on coursework. Our online environment also provides a space for one-on-one faculty assistance as well as an area for faculty-led chats in real time to promote class discussion and student inclusion.

TUA faculty members are our most important contributors to the quality of the student learning experience. As part of our process of continuous improvement of our students’ learning we actively support all our faculty members as they strive to make even greater contributions to the learning and the lives of their students. We do this through regular classroom observation and feedback, and through student, peer and faculty self-review.

View the current partial key faculty listing below. Detailed CV and list of publications of these faculty members are available.