Touro University Worldwide Offers Virtual Open House to Potential Students Throughout the Globe

Touro University Worldwide opens Virtual Doors allowing Students Interested in Earning an Online Master's Degree in Media and Communications Psychology to explore possibilities

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Touro University Worldwide will host its first virtual online open house tomorrow, December 1, 2011 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time for potential students interested in earning a Master's degree in Media and Communication's Psychology.

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Registration for the open house is available at: www.tourow.edu/openhouse

"This is wonderful for individuals interested in earning a graduate degree to explore their interests," said Dr. Toni Thomas Luskin, professor and director of the Media and Communications Psychology program. "It is what online learning and media and communications psychology is all about."

Touro University Worldwide launched the Media and Communications Psychology program in the fall of 2009 with 50 master's degree students. Since 2009, TUW has launched additional accredited master's degree programs, including:

• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Organizational and Leadership Psychology
• Physician's Assistant Program
• MBA
• Media and Communications Psychology

"Our Media and Communication's Psychology degree program includes the study of human behavior in various forms of media, from e-mail and texting to Twitter and Facebook.  No matter what your career choice may be, understanding the gravity and power of instant communication through the Internet is imperative," Luskin explained.

Current students in the Media and Communications Psychology program are identifying the benefits of understanding how the use of digital media has changed the way they work and live.  "I just got a Facebook ping from a friend saying:  'You're doing what all of us talk about, but haven't done.'  I've loved the pacing, content and colleagues I have encountered in my Master's degree program. It is an intellectual homecoming, yet nearly everything is new," said Martin Perlmuter, a TUW student and writer from the San Francisco Bay Area.

TUW is now enrolling new students every day.  To participate in the open house go to the website at: www.TUW.edu. To discuss a program or find out how you can apply, please contact:

• Heather Grace Hoglund, Director of Enrollment Management 818-874-4121 [email protected] 
• Matteo Indelicato, Senior Program Advisor 818-874-4118 [email protected]

Touro University Worldwide a division of Touro College Los Angeles, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).  TUW presently offers online Masters' Degree Programs in Business (MBA), Organizational and Leadership Psychology, Media and Communications Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy.  For program and enrollment information, visit: www.TUW.edu.

About the Touro College and University System (TCUS)

Touro is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, and Florida. Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro University Los Angeles and Touro University Worldwide are accredited divisions of  the Touro College and University System.  For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/media/.

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