Transportation and Logistics Management Reviews

Great Choice for an Online School

By: mike.azzarello (In Progress) on June 22, 2009

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I began APU (the non-military part of AMU) in October 2008 for a Master's degree in Transportation & Logistics Management. I earned my BA at a brick & mortar school about 8 years ago and decided to head back to school for a career change. I looked into other schools such as the University of Phoenix, but after seeing the cost of tuition and reading some very very bad reviews I decided to give APU a try. I have no complaints about this school. In fact I cant remember the last time I learned so much in school. Sure, there can be a lot of work involved, and there is usually some type of paper due each week, but is fun material and isn't that hard, IF your willing to put the time into it.
I think one of the biggest problems for online schools and their bad reviews is that people just are disciplined to do the work. I learned real fast that you have to stay on top of the assigned work and you can not slack off. Again I have no complaints about APU / AMU and would recommend it to anyone who was looking into an Online program.

Mike

THIS SCHOOL HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND MADE ME RICH

By: tsifknits (Graduate) on June 11, 2009

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THE INSTRUCTORS ARE AMAZING BUT INTIMIDATING.  THEY ARE SO HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED, SO IT IS SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING.  A GREAT SCHOOL BY ALL MEASURES BUT YOU MUST BE DEDICATED AND MENTALLY CAPABLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A UNIVERSITY MADE FOR EVERYONE.  THOSE THAT WANT EASIER SCHOOLS BUT LESS PRESTIGE SHOULD STICK WITH THE PHOENIX, TROY, DREXEL STYLE SCHOOLS.  SINCE ATTENDING I HAVE HAD THE BIGGEST COMPANIES OFFER ME JOBS AND COUNTLESS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES CONTACT WITH JOB OFFERS.  IT HAS BEEN HARD WORK BUT I AM SO GLAD I HUNG IN THERE.  I HAVE HAD SCHOOLS THAT OFFER DOCTORATES ACCEPT MY APPLICATIONS I JUST CANT FIGURE OUT WHERE TO DO MY DOCTORATE BUT THEY HAVE ALL ACCEPTED AMU TRANSCRIPTS.  ALL AND ALL IF YOU HAVE THE SMARTS AND THE ABILITY TO GIVE YOUR ALL THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU

Profs Unresponsive. Classes on Autopilot?

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on April 14, 2009

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I don't think any of the graduate profs at AMU actually TEACH.  They post an outdated syllabus and canned questions, then sit back and grade papers.  That's IT.  They don't participate in discussions, or even tell students if they are on the right track, barking up the wrong tree, etc.

You are on your own. Literally!

To ask a question, you must email the prof. The books says they have 24 hours to respond, but I have had to send followups days later just to get an answer. And although the department head says papers will be graded within 7 days, I personally have had to wait three weeks to get a paper graded.

Study groups are not allowed. You are basically getting your degree completely on your own. No teacher, no classmates. In one class, there is actually NO BOOK required. The prof posts the questions along with "key terms for web surfing" (I'm not kidding) and you have to Google your way to the answers.

The materials they do distribute are outdated (many before 9/11), and are full of typos and grammatical errors.  The profs are sticklers for using APA format, but then contradict the examples in their own syllabus and mark papers down.

I kept thinking it was "just this professor" and things would get better.  It hasn't.  If I wasn't so many classes into my masters, I would quit.

AMU is Great!

By: bradleypowers1972 (In Progress) on April 24, 2008

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Have been taking classes with AMU for 2 years and have had an excellent experiance.  Any issues have been resolved quickly.  I am suprised that a few have had problems.  The classes and profs have been great and the reginal accred. puts the issues of a real/not real degree to rest.
For a working adult, this is a great university!

Highly Recommended

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on February 27, 2008

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If you work in the Transportation & Logistics field, this program is an awesome way to increase your knowledge and expand your horizons.  I was impressed with the experience and knowledge of the professors, as well as how closely this field of study related to my position in the Transportation field working for the Federal Government.

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