


- Description
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Mercy University is dedicated to making a high-quality education attainable offering more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs within its five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The New York metropolitan area college of nearly 11,000 students has four campus locations including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, and Yorktown Heights and offers more than 25 degree programs online.
Mercy is a member of the CIC Work Based Learning Consortium, generously supported by Strada Education Foundation and Ascendium Education Group.
- Portal website
- https://www.mercy.edu
Recent experiences
Understanding Human Behavior in Social Contexts 2025
SOWK 312
This experience provides companies and organizations with a team of upper-level social work learners who are trained to analyze and assess human development, social systems, and environmental factors impacting individuals, families, and communities. Throughout this course, learners will: Analyze how biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors shape human development. Assess individuals, families, and communities across various life stages. Apply evidence-based social work theories and research to real-world challenges. Engage in discussions on social justice, equity, and systemic barriers affecting human well-being. Evaluate interventions that support individuals at different stages of life. By collaborating with our learners, companies and organizations will receive insightful, research-based assessments of human behavior and development, with practical recommendations for interventions, policies, or program development.
Business Management Skills in Practice
MGMT 225
This project is for students on the Bronx campus of Mercy University. This experience focuses on equipping learners with the essential management skills required to thrive in both local and global markets. Participants will gain insights into environmental awareness, group dynamics, and organizational skills, applying sound management principles to real-world scenarios. Learners will be able to define management functions, understand ethical behavior, and discuss strategies for addressing environmental issues. They will also analyze managerial theories and assess organizational efforts, preparing them to tackle industry-relevant projects.
Software Engineering / Software Development
CISC 471 + CISC 575
Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Mercy University to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Learners in this program/experience : Understand the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge Want to gain practical experience in the planning, analysis, design, development, implementation and delivery of high-quality software systems Will learn and apply project management techniques Develop interpersonal and communication skills required for effective team work
Insightful Analytics: Data and Dashboards
ANLC 450
Our learners are capable of organizing, cleaning, and summarizing/visualizing data in a variety of different formats (see below), as well as offering advice on data collection and storage. Companies can benefit if they have data they wish to analyze but may not have resources to do so; or if companies wish to start up a data unit and need advice about which data to collect and how to store, organize, and retrieve it.