The Embry-Riddle Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences develops and supports career-ready graduates and advances all students to be lifelong learners and leaders in their professional disciplines.
Through the general education program, the college emphasizes academic rigor in critical thinking, global perspectives, creative problem solving, communication skills, scientific and cultural literacy, as well as ethical interaction with the contemporary world. In its academic degree programs, the college focuses on applied studies that implement state-of-the-art curriculum to educate students for long-term success in their profession.
The college is comprised of the Departments of Emergency, Disaster and Global Security Studies; Human Factors, Safety and Social Sciences; Humanities and Communication; and Mathematics, Science and Technology.
The college conducts basic, applied, and translational research and engages in creative work; it provides mentored research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. In doing so, it fosters unique and innovative disciplinary, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, approaches and applications to STEM, social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and comprehensive civil security studies that have a societal impact.
Our vision is to be a destination college for multidisciplinary studies and impactful collaborative research as well as continue to be a national leader in general education, developing opportunities for our diverse student population to fulfill their educational goals and become responsive, responsible global citizens.
- College of Arts & Sciences Vision and Mission Statement
- College of Arts & Sciences Strategic Guidance 2023-25

Meet the Dean
Dr. Alexander Siedschlag
Alexander Siedschlag, Ph.D., M.A., is dean and professor of the College of Arts & Sciences at the Worldwide Campus. As the college dean, he is responsible for the academic and administrative leadership of the college with its more than 40 full-time and over 300 adjunct faculty in four departments, as well as for engaging with the whole community of its constituents and stakeholders to maximize the value delivered to students, professions, industry and society. All its degree programs are STEM-designated and fully available online to students across the country and around the world.
Students can choose from an associate degree in Emergency Management and seven Bachelor of Science degrees: Communication, Data Science, Emergency Services, Homeland Security, Human Factors Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies and Safety Management. Graduate students have a choice between four Master of Science degrees: Emergency Services, Human Factors, Human Security and Resilience, and Occupational Safety Management.
In addition to various minor courses of study, we also offer several certificate programs. All our offerings are summarized below on this page.

Degree Programs
Learn all about our online degree programs in one prospectus with this Portfolio Brochure Flipbook.

Annual Report
View the ERAU Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences 2023-2024 Annual Report.
The Annual Report can also be viewed as an accessible PDF.
Giving to the College
Support our college and ambitious goals in fostering positive global change through innovative education and research by making a gift.
Worldwide Honors Program
Our college is also the academic home for the Worldwide Campus Honors Program, which offers outstanding students an enriched educational experience while also giving them opportunities to enhance their virtual campus community and contribute to real-world community life for others.
Professional Education
Crisis Communication in Emergency Management | Internet, Communication and Security
Certificates
Associate Degrees
Bachelor's Degrees
Master's Degrees
Minor Courses of Study
Airport Baggage Handling Systems Implementation | Applied Data Science | Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Creativity | Aviation, Technology and Society | Communication | Crisis, Risk and Resilience | Economics | Emergency Services | Environmental Science | Homeland Security | Human Factors | Humanistic STEM | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | International Relations | Mathematics | Military Science | Military Studies | Occupational Safety and Health | Psychology | Research Foundations | Science Literacy | Security and Intelligence | Space Policy, History and Culture
Departments
Honor Societies
In This College
- Leadership
- Faculty
- Research
- Publications (open access via Scholarly Commons)
- Everything Quantitative for Teachers and Students (EQUATES)
- PATHWAYS to Student Success
- Virtual Environment for Communication: Teaching, Outreach and Research (VECTOR)
- Humanistic STEM (H-STEM)
- Events
- Newsletter
- Night Flight: Online Literary Journal
Contact Us
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
College Administrator for Academics & Faculty
Associate Director of Alumni Engagement, Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences