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Sets a strong foundation for students who are pursuing any career in business. Choose from a general curriculum or tailor your track toward a specific career sector, including hospitality and tourism, human resource management, marketing, information technology or more. Students will learn essential skills that are necessary for success in a business setting, including decision-making, problem-solving and leadership principles, as well as fundamental business and management procedures.

Sets a strong foundation for students who are pursuing any career in business. Choose from a general curriculum or tailor your track toward a specific career sector, including hospitality and tourism, human resource management, marketing, information technology or more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Every organization, whether privately owned, publicly traded or nonprofit, requires financial expertise. This degree seeks to equip financially focused business professionals with the leadership skills and knowledge necessary to obtain, administer and manage funds. Graduates may be interested in pursuing employment in investment banking, financial planning, accounting and more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance

This degree provides students with the knowledge necessary to pursue or advance in a career in hospitality and tourism. This degree program focuses on the management, operations, administration and more for hotel and tourism properties. Graduates may be interested in pursuing careers in restaurant or hotel management, event planning, sales and marketing management and more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Hospitality and Tourism

Obtaining this degree will equip HR professionals to maximize the efforts of organizational effectiveness and improve productivity while minimizing risk in the organization. By providing a well-rounded foundation to key concepts of HR management, graduates will have the knowledge to seek HR management careers that involve compensation and benefits, staffing, human relations and more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resource Management

In today&#8217;s growing global workplace, information technology is crucial to the success of any organization. This degree program prepares students to achieve an organization&#8217;s business goals through strategic IT methods including programming, development, system analysis and more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Information Technology

As global competition increases, the need for business professionals who can operate in an international business setting increases as well. In addition to fundamental business and management procedures, graduates also acquire skills in decision making, problem solving, and leadership.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - International Management

Well-suited for a variety of industries and organizations, this degree prepares business professionals who are seeking a managerial role within a business environment. The degree program emphasizes the development of leadership, decision-making skills and key aspects of management by exposing students to a broad foundation of business communications in the field of management studies.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management

Whether the focus is on products or services, marketing is a field that is crucial to the success of any organizations that seeks to sell. This degree teaches students how to understand consumers&#8217; wants and needs and how to develop marketing tactics that fulfill them. The degree program covers a variety of marketing topics including consumer behavior, marketing research, strategic marketing, advertising and more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing

Establishing procedures for complex projects, organizing teams, improving efficiency and achieving cost-effective results are at the forefront of a career in project management. This degree program prepares graduates for a career path that focuses on managing project workflow, efficiency and success. The degree program is designed to improve students&#8217; abilities to motivate employees, as well as concentrate on the importance of personal values, moral excellence and professional competence in the workplace.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Project Management

This degree program underscores the business acumen for those who are seeking a career in a sports-related environment. This may include those who are seeking to work for or with sports arenas, sports-related communications, sports teams and more. Areas of interest for graduates may include sports marketing, facility operations, corporate partnership management and more.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Sport Management

Students may learn how to effectively manage supply chain operations, from inventory control and tracking logistics to analyzing customer demand. Since this bachelor&rsquo;s degree in supply chain management is an online program, students can gain essential knowledge and industry insights without disrupting their personal lives and responsibilities.

Students may learn how to effectively manage supply chain operations, from inventory control and tracking logistics to analyzing customer demand. Since this bachelor&#8217;s degree in supply chain management is an online program, students can gain essential knowledge and industry insights without disrupting their personal lives and responsibilities.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Supply Chain Management

A concentration in forensics is fitting for entry-level or seasoned law enforcement officers who are seeking to further their knowledge of forensics as it relates to the judicial system. This degree program prepares criminal justice professionals in forensic psychology analysis as it relates to criminality, as well as an evaluation of crime scene investigative procedures and the reconstruction of criminal activity.

A concentration in forensics is fitting for entry-level or seasoned law enforcement officers who are seeking to further their knowledge of forensics as it relates to the judicial system. This degree program prepares criminal justice professionals in forensic psychology analysis as it relates to criminality, as well as an evaluation of crime scene investigative procedures and the reconstruction of criminal activity.

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Forensics

This all around program prepares both entry-level and seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds in the theoretical foundations, knowledge, skills, and practices of criminal justice administration inclusive of law enforcement, courts, and corrections. This program of study enables students to develop rational decisions and informed responses to the daily challenges one faces in law enforcement, courts, and corrections operations.

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

This degree prepares entry-level and seasoned professionals who are pursuing careers in criminal justice administration. The arson investigation concentration prepares criminal justice professionals to make rational decisions and informed responses to daily challenges in law enforcement, specifically in cases of arson. Fire investigation, analysis, fire behavior and combustion are a few of the topics of focus for this concentration.

This degree prepares entry-level and seasoned professionals who are pursuing careers in criminal justice administration. The arson investigation concentration prepares criminal justice professionals to make rational decisions and informed responses to daily challenges in law enforcement, specifically in cases of arson. Fire investigation, analysis, fire behavior and combustion are a few of the topics of focus for this concentration.

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration - Arson Investigation

The emergency management programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed within the field of emergency management. Each concentration focuses on a specific facet of emergency management including fire science, environmental science, occupational safety and health, and homeland security.

Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

Graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue leadership and administrative roles in EMS organizations. This degree program incorporates the legal, political and regulatory frameworks in EMS settings, including leadership, planning and development, risk management and administration in EMS systems.

Graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue leadership and administrative roles in EMS organizations. This degree program incorporates the legal, political and regulatory frameworks in EMS settings, including leadership, planning and development, risk management and administration in EMS systems.

Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services Administration - Emergency Medical Services Education

Graduates will be prepared for career advancement by examining theory, technology and collaborative practices commonly used in environmental management. A broad range of topics are covered in the program, ranging from important environmental issues facing our planet today to industry-level environmental best practices and regulatory compliance.

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management

A sustainability management degree with workplace applications&mdash;provides students with an educational foundation in sustainability and its potential for the environment, society and the workplace. Topics associated with this environmental sustainability degree include global climate change, biodiversity conservation, renewable resources and the environmental impact of industrial production.

A sustainability management degree with workplace applications&#8212;provides students with an educational foundation in sustainability and its potential for the environment, society and the workplace. Topics associated with this environmental sustainability degree include global climate change, biodiversity conservation, renewable resources and the environmental impact of industrial production.

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management - Sustainability

Learn about the relevant curriculum and instruction required for leadership positions within the fire service profession, including administration, fire safety and investigation. The fire investigation concentration is taught by academic field practitioners and covers relevant career topics, including forensics, evidence collection, analysis and criminal law.

Learn about the relevant curriculum and instruction required for leadership positions within the fire service profession, including administration, fire safety and investigation. The fire investigation concentration is taught by academic field practitioners and covers relevant career topics, including forensics, evidence collection, analysis and criminal law.

Bachelor of Science in Fire Administration - Fire Investigation

This entry-level program designed to provide students foundational knowledge in the field of health information science. The program offers a medical coding track that prepares students to become proficient medical billers and coders by providing the latest information related to medical coding, medical chart auditing, and insurance reimbursement.

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration

Students graduating with this degree are prepared for management-level careers in HR, including human resource managers, training and development specialists, compensation and benefits managers and more. This degree program aligns with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.

Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management

Designed for individuals to gain experience in systems analysis, programming, web development, networking, databases, and IT infrastructures. This online degree prepares individuals to develop applications, implement databases, maintain networks, and create websites with security as the focal point. The security core focuses on application security, intrusion detection, systems, IS auditing, and IS disaster recovery.

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Cyber Security

The program of study analyzes the development, maintenance, and management of computer-based information technology systems in organizations. This online degree program includes extensive training in the application of recordable information and knowledge along with the services and technologies to facilitate their management and use.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Study a wide range of topics such as structure and procedures of the U.S. intelligence community, historical analysis of intelligence operations and foundational concepts of how to approach analysis necessary for entry-level roles in the field.

Study a wide range of topics such as structure and procedures of the U.S. intelligence community, historical analysis of intelligence operations and foundational concepts of how to approach analysis necessary for entry-level roles in the field.

Bachelor of Science in Military Studies - Intelligence

This degree program is taught by experts in the field, many of whom are involved in advancing the industry on a national level. This degree program prepares students for career advancement into leadership positions in the safety field. The QAP designation allows graduates to apply for the Graduate Safety Practitioner&#174; designation with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health

Students enrolled in this program are able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge in safety and health theory and technology necessary to function at the safety and health professional level in industry. This degree program has been identified as Qualified Academic Program (QAP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). Individuals who graduate with a BS in the current program may apply to the BCSP for their Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) designation.

Students enrolled in this program are able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge in safety and health theory and technology necessary to function at the safety and health professional level in industry. This degree program has been identified as Qualified Academic Program (QAP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). Individuals who graduate with a BS in the current program may apply to the BCSP for their Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) designation.

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health - Fire Science

Occupational safety and health professionals who work in the oil and gas industry require a specific subset of knowledge and skills to keep their employees safe. This program leverages the expertise of academic practitioners who have first-hand experience in this industry to build a curriculum that addresses the hazards found within this unique environment.

Occupational safety and health professionals who work in the oil and gas industry require a specific subset of knowledge and skills to keep their employees safe. This program leverages the expertise of academic practitioners who have first-hand experience in this industry to build a curriculum that addresses the hazards found within this unique environment.

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health - Oil and Gas

The program&rsquo;s practical lessons are formatted to equip students for sustainability-related responsibilities in their professional roles. Subjects include the impact of industrial production on climate change, the benefits of biodiverse ecosystems and the opportunities provided by renewable resources. Critically, the program draws connections between these topics and workplace safety, corporate ethics and public health.

The program&#8217;s practical lessons are formatted to equip students for sustainability-related responsibilities in their professional roles. Subjects include the impact of industrial production on climate change, the benefits of biodiverse ecosystems and the opportunities provided by renewable resources. Critically, the program draws connections between these topics and workplace safety, corporate ethics and public health.

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health - Sustainability

This degree teaches students how to maximize the strengths of employees, enhance positive organizational change, establish continuous growth and more. The course material is applicable to situations that arise in every type of organization, including negotiation and conflict resolution, business ethics, team building, creative thinking, organizational behavior and psychology, and business policy and strategy.

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership

A criminal justice concentration explores how psychological concepts and theories are connected to criminal justice. This criminal psychology bachelor's degree focuses on the practices of the criminal justice system, as well as central theories and approaches to criminology and victimology.

A criminal justice concentration explores how psychological concepts and theories are connected to criminal justice. This criminal psychology bachelor's degree focuses on the practices of the criminal justice system, as well as central theories and approaches to criminology and victimology.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Criminal Justice

Focus on the lived experiences among different groups of people. In addition to diversity across races, cultures and ethnicities, this program also addresses diversity in terms of sexual orientation, gender identities and socioeconomics. Through this program, students can master the ability to assess changes within various environments in order to prevent marginalization and improve equality.

Focus on the lived experiences among different groups of people. In addition to diversity across races, cultures and ethnicities, this program also addresses diversity in terms of sexual orientation, gender identities and socioeconomics. Through this program, students can master the ability to assess changes within various environments in order to prevent marginalization and improve equality.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Diversity and Inclusion

A degree in forensic psychology provides students with foundational knowledge in forensic topics such as investigation, pathology and justice-related professions and settings. Through this program, students may gain insight into how human behavior influences criminal activities as well.

A degree in forensic psychology provides students with foundational knowledge in forensic topics such as investigation, pathology and justice-related professions and settings. Through this program, students may gain insight into how human behavior influences criminal activities as well.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Forensics

Learn to understand how psychology impacts the functions of an organization. Students pursuing this online industrial organizational psychology degree explore theories and principles behind industrial organizations with applications that improve processes and relationships in any business setting.

Learn to understand how psychology impacts the functions of an organization. Students pursuing this online industrial organizational psychology degree explore theories and principles behind industrial organizations with applications that improve processes and relationships in any business setting.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Industrial/Organizational

Students pursuing this psychology and mental health degree may gain an in-depth understanding of current psychological practices and their applications among practitioners. They also may develop the ability to assess psychological concepts that have a wide range of professional applications.

Students pursuing this psychology and mental health degree may gain an in-depth understanding of current psychological practices and their applications among practitioners. They also may develop the ability to assess psychological concepts that have a wide range of professional applications.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Mental Health

This MBA program is designed to develop applicable business skills by providing core and concentration courses in topics such as finance, strategic marketing, accounting, human resources, project management, and data analytics. Through this program, students also develop the ability to think strategically and make data-driven business decisions.

Master of Business Administration

A master&#8217;s degree positions you to pursue supervisory, leadership or administrative roles in human resource management within any number of work environments including corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and more.

Master of Business Administration - Human Resource Management

Focuses on skills necessary to effectively lead departments, divisions, or entire companies within the context of today&#8217;s global business environment. The MBA program at Columbia Southern University is designed to develop applicable business skills by providing core and concentration courses in topics such as finance, strategic marketing, accounting, human resources, project management, and data analytics.

Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Designed to develop applicable business skills by providing core and concentration courses in topics such as finance, strategic marketing, accounting, human resources, project management, and data analytics. Through this program, students also develop the ability to think strategically and make data-driven business decisions.

Master of Business Administration - Project Management

Prepare graduates to develop, implement and manage public programs and policies within a business setting. Well-suited for business professionals who seek to improve upon policy, this degree program equips graduates to lead these initiatives within an organization.

Master of Business Administration - Public Administration

Focus on theories, research methodologies, technologies and more that impact the criminal justice system. This degree program develops students&#8217; abilities to analyze, comprehend and resolve complex issues that affect criminal justice, preparing graduates to pursue careers as criminal investigators, special agents, private detectives, police identification and records officers and more.

Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

This program covers a wide range of advanced homeland security topics, including global terrorism, advanced theory and research, intelligence analysis, and weapons of mass destruction. Students complete a capstone course that draws upon knowledge gained throughout the program of study.

This program covers a wide range of advanced homeland security topics, including global terrorism, advanced theory and research, intelligence analysis, and weapons of mass destruction. Students complete a capstone course that draws upon knowledge gained throughout the program of study.

Master of Science in Homeland Security - Criminal Justice

Layer strategic risk-reduction practices essential to managing emergencies within a well-rounded homeland security curriculum. This program covers topics including emergency management leadership and decision-making, interagency disaster management, and legal aspects of emergency services management.

Layer strategic risk-reduction practices essential to managing emergencies within a well-rounded homeland security curriculum. This program covers topics including emergency management leadership and decision-making, interagency disaster management, and legal aspects of emergency services management.

Master of Science in Homeland Security - Emergency Services Management

Prepare to manage organizations, departments or divisions using critical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and effective organizational communications. This program layers a comprehensive homeland security curriculum with relevant management topics including crisis communication, strategic management, business policy, complex projects and information systems.

Prepare to manage organizations, departments or divisions using critical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and effective organizational communications. This program layers a comprehensive homeland security curriculum with relevant management topics including crisis communication, strategic management, business policy, complex projects and information systems.

Master of Science in Homeland Security - Management

This master&#8217;s program couples the highest levels of HR theory and practice with relevant, real-world scenarios, creating an opportunity for students to practice application while in the classroom. A master&#8217;s degree positions you to pursue supervisory, leadership or administrative roles in human resource management within any number of work environments including corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and more.

Master of Science in Human Resources

Obtain the knowledge needed to conceptualize, organize and launch successful information technology projects. Students explore topics such as big data analytics, cloud computing and enterprise information security in order to understand the implications of these technologies for businesses.

Master of Science in Information Technology

Delve into a range of topics including active, applied learning experiences and technical, pedagogical, project and program management. Through the program, students can learn how to develop engaging learning environments for diverse learners and how to model a systematic approach in their designs.

Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology

This degree program provides students with a flexible, relevant, and current curriculum that includes opportunities for students to demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge in safety and health theory and technology necessary to lead and oversee the occupational safety and health efforts of a medium to large organization.

Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health

Focus&#160;on emerging leadership theories, knowledge of global events, organizational innovation and more. The program of study includes an exploration of critical issues and emerging theories, employee motivation and morale, organizational change, communication strategies, training and development, strategic decision-making, business ethics, project teams, and business policy and operations.

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership

Develope knowledge necessary to help graduates resolve societal and organizational dilemmas, including those related to ethics, policy and more. The MPA program prepares graduates for careers in public, non-profit and private organizations in which they can develop, implement and manage public programs and policies.

Master of Public Administration

This degree program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to resolve societal problems. The MPA program prepares graduates for careers in public, non-profit, and private organizations in which they can develop, implement, and manage public programs and public policies.

Master of Public Administration - Criminal Justice Administration

Created for public managers who are interested in working as emergency disaster planners or emergency public managers, this provides students with the skills necessary to respond ethically and effectively to issues that are inherent in public organizations. This degree problem prepares graduates to address and minimize risk to both emergency responders and to the public.

Master of Public Administration - Emergency Services Management

Obtaining this degree is a comprehensive foundation of the core competencies of public health, enabling students to apply the principles in both research and practical contexts. The acquired skills equip students for positions in public, private, and international settings.

Master of Public Health

Designed to equip public health professionals to practice community health education in a wide range of public health settings. This program concentration covers a variety of topics that are inherent to a career in community health education including issues and trends in community health, health promotion strategies, health program planning and more.

Master of Public Health - Community Health Education

Columbia Southern University&#8217;s online Doctor of Business Administration provides an in-depth application of theory and research, facilitates methods to solve industry problems and matures students&#8217; decision-making and leadership skills within a business setting. Through an exploration of investigative skills and data analysis, graduates will be prepared to contribute new knowledge to a specific segment of the business administration industry.

Provides an in-depth application of theory and research, facilitates methods to solve industry problems and matures students&#8217; decision-making and leadership skills within a business setting.

Doctor of Business Administration

Through a comprehensive curriculum that features investigative studies, data analysis training and project-based study options, students may gain a strong foundation of theoretical principles and technical skills to create innovative solutions for today&#8217;s most pressing OSH challenges.

Doctor of Occupational Safety and Health

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