You'll be prepared to handle a variety of business roles with a degree in Management from Benedictine University. Our program provides a strong, fundamental business core and offers the following concentrations:

• Accounting
• Consulting
• Disaster Management
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing

Similar to a traditional management degree, our Organizational Leadership program provides a strong foundation in business. What sets it apart? An increased emphasis in leading and managing, which will prepare you for a variety of roles in any business environment, such as (but not limited to): Branch Manager, Supervisor, Manager of Human Resources and Marketing Manager. Customize your degree by choosing one of these concentrations:

• Consulting
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing
• Multi-Cultural Dynamics

In today's economic climate, long-term career planning is more important than ever. While some industries are shrinking, healthcare shows no signs of slowing down. With more than 2.5 million nurses currently employed, the healthcare industry is one of America's fastest growing economic sections. And earning your Master of Science in Nursing is a smart career move.

Benedictine's online MSN program combines rich interaction between faculty and students, with a flexible and innovative online learning environment. You can learn anytime and anywhere. It's a great way to balance the responsibilities of work, family and earning an advanced degree.

Customize your MSN degree with our flexible curriculum, designed for today's healthcare professional. Our 8 course core is combined with 4 additional electives to create your custom "area of focus", or you may choose one of our predetermined areas of focus that will help you develop the critical skills you want to advance your career. This unique approach to the MSN degree allows you to identify the courses and skill sets YOU need to advance your career.

Our Master of Education online seeks to nurture an understanding of teachers as researchers who use both formal and informal inquiries to answer both theoretical and practical questions. In this progressive program, you will learn how to design an instructional curriculum that develops and assesses a student's literacy capability, regardless of the student's challenges. Experiences in this program are truly meaningful and connected to real issues teachers encounter every day in the classroom.

Benedictine University's Master of Education in Reading and Literacy is offered fully online and designed for educators who want to help their students perform at a higher level. Additionally, the curriculum was created in accordance with preparation for the Illinois Reading Specialist Certificate. Students interested in earning the Reading Specialist designation in other states are encouraged to check with their state board for requirements.

Reading and literacy has become a specialized field and the demand for certified Reading Specialists continues to increase. Benedictine University, a leader in teacher education for more than 44 years, is offering an online Master of Education in Reading and Literacy to train certified teachers to address the literacy demands throughout the U.S. school system. This program is approved by the state of Illinois for K-12 reading specialist certification and may meet the requirements of other states.

What percentages of your students are reading below grade level? This M.Ed. is designed to provide you the knowledge and tools needed to address the specific literacy needs of your individual students. In addition, you will explore the many faces of performance-based assessment as a primary avenue for understanding complex behavior. Hands on experiences in this program are meaningful and connected to the issues teachers encounter every day in the classroom. Contact us today!

Re-Invent Your Future with the Benedictine University Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior
Benedictine's online MSMOB gives you the credentials and knowledge to become a leader in managing organizational change by helping others reach their potential and initiating solutions to a variety of workplace issues. This highly-recognized and internationally-acclaimed Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior has nearly 40 years of tradition, including over 23 years of history at Benedictine University. With this degree, you will gain insight on how and why people behave within organizations and learn to apply the appropriate methodologies to achieve positive results.

If you are seeking to advance to a high level of responsibility within your company or another organization, the MSMOB degree offers a variety of career paths and opportunities. This sought-after management credential can help open the doors to finding your ideal role among a variety of industries and organizations.

Business professionals know that an MBA is a valuable asset on the career ladder-especially during difficult economic times. Benedictine's online MBA degree program is designed to prepare you to successfully lead organizations through the challenges and pitfalls of the 21st century business environment.

Our online MBA program offers a robust business foundation curriculum as well as six concentrations to provide in-depth study in key management areas:

• Entrepreneurship and Managing Innovation
• Accounting
• Finance
• Marketing
• International Business
• Health Care Administration

Benedictine also offers an accelerated MBA program during which you can take two classes at a time to complete your degree faster-possibly in as little as one year. Both the traditional and the accelerated MBA offer a dual concentration to help you further increase your expertise and value in the job market.

Those with an undergraduate background in business may be able to waive up to four foundation courses, and in some cases, the GMAT requirement may be waived as well.

Where will you be one year from now? Jumpstart your career with an Accelerated MBA degree online from Benedictine University.

With Benedictine University's Accelerated MBA degree program, you could earn an advanced degree and upgrade your income potential in as little as one year. You will take two courses at a time and can finish the entire program in half the time it takes to finish a traditional program. Best of all, you aren't locked into the accelerated track. If you need to slow down, you are free to vary your course load as you work toward your degree.

With the Accelerated MBA program, you can:

. Earn your degree from an accredited, traditional university with a prestigious 120 year history
. Graduate in little as one year (dependant on undergraduate coursework taken)
. Choose from regular and fast-track degree options
. Customize your degree with one of six market relevant concentrations

The functions of the field of public health are vital: from communicating information about diseases to educating communities about proper diet and nutrition, public health practitioners help ensure society runs smoothly, keep medical costs down and encourage the spread of accurate and factual information. Benedictine's online Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program provides you with the essential tools to lead organizations, agencies and companies that deal with these tasks.

The Benedictine online MPH degree covers core areas of public health, such as:

• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology
• Health services management
• Health policy
• Behavioral and social aspects of public health
• Environmental health

Coursework may also intersect with related areas, such as urban planning, policy, advocacy, community organizing, social work and social sustainability.

Certificate Options
While you can apply the MPH degree to a wide range of population-based health concerns, you may want to add a certificate in a specific area of public health to increase your expertise and job marketability. Or you may choose to earn a certificate only. With requirements of just four classes, a certificate is a fast way to get up to speed on these crucial areas of public health:

• Health Management and Policy-learn how to evaluate and develop health care policy for hospitals, professional organizations, and governments
• Disaster Management-help communities, governments, and corporations anticipate, assess, mitigate, and recover from natural and manmade catastrophes
• Health Education and Promotion-educate people about wellness, healthy lifestyles, and disease prevention

Today's public health professionals are faced with both old and new public health challenges-the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the threat of bioterrorism, epidemics ranging from heart disease to cancer to obesity, the health of our increasingly elderly populations, the safety of our water and our food, and high-risk behaviors like smoking and substance abuse that endanger our health.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Master of Public Health (MPH) dual degree option adds the comprehensive business core of an MBA to the Master of Public Health.

The MBA/MPH program results in the earning of both the MPH and the MBA degrees. The breadth of the program enables students to take leadership roles and pursue a myriad of career opportunities across the healthcare spectrum.