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Capella University - School of Business

Progressive Curriculum. Professional Expertise.

Capella University's progressive curriculum and online delivery format mirror the pace and global reach of business today. Our faculty includes academics and professionals from all over the world who bring real-world business issues and insights to the courses to help you acquire the skills and tools you need to impact your career right now. You will gain recognition and reward in your current position throughout your degree program–and will prepare yourself for career advancement.

Bachelor of Science Degrees

BS in Business - Business Administration
Capella's specialization in business administration helps you develop the business management, interpersonal, and professional skills you need to advance your career and make an impact on your organization’s effectiveness. Create a personalized program by selecting elective courses based on your professional goals and needs.

BS in Business – Finance
The online bachelor’s degree specialization in finance will help you develop your knowledge of financial management and enhance your interpersonal and professional skills. You will be prepared to make an impact on organizational effectiveness within the financial services industry, or as a financial services professional in public or private organizations. Course work focuses on investment and portfolio management, international finance management, and corporate finance analysis.

BS in Business - Management and Leadership
For those who aspire to leadership positions, this online specialization focuses on developing the skills and competencies you need to successfully lead and manage within the organization. Throughout the program you will demonstrate the management, interpersonal, and professional thinking skills you need to advance your own career and impact organizational effectiveness.

BS in Business - Human Resource Management
As an HR professional, you may be involved in any number of critical organizational functions such as hiring, training, developing policies and procedures, and designing creative strategies to improve organizational effectiveness. This online program provides a solid foundation for understanding organizations, and positions you for HR leadership in your organization.

BS in Business - Marketing
The online bachelor’s degree marketing specialization provides breadth and depth in the fundamentals of marketing to help you build your career and increase your earning potential in areas such as customer relationship management, sales, distribution operations, product management or general business management. If you wish, you may focus your field of study to include an emphasis in sales and marketing or e-business.

Master of Science Degrees

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Capella's online MBA program is devoted to building professional effectiveness skills that advance your career–with courses on topics such as managing change, negotiation, and ethical leadership. Throughout your program, a professional coach will help you set and achieve professional goals, giving you a competitive edge in your workplace even before you graduate. Our progressive curriculum is respected: leading corporations, including Johnson & Johnson, Xerox, and Wachovia, recommend Capella University to their employees as a flexible, high-quality education solution.

MBA – General Business
Capella's online MBA general program is designed for working professionals who seek to advance their careers into middle or senior management, and leadership positions, and who desire the salary and recognition that comes with increased knowledge and effectiveness. More than 80 corporations – including Boeing, Xerox, and AT&T – recognize the quality and on-the-job relevance of our online programs, and recommend Capella University to their employees as a preferred education provider.

MBA – Finance
Capella's online MBA specialization in finance is designed to expand your knowledge in areas such as investment and portfolio management, international financial management, corporate finance analysis, and decision-making. You will acquire the strategic perspective required to interact effectively with your peers and senior management across the organization.

MBA – Marketing
Capella's online MBA specialization in marketing is designed to expand your knowledge in areas such as consumer behavior, international marketing, and market research. You will acquire the strategic perspective required to interact effectively with your peers and senior management in the broader organization.

Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organization and Management
Capella's online PhD in Organization and Management program prepares you to lead, teach, or consult in the field of business management from an informed and strategic perspective. Our flexible curriculum allows you to shape your education around personal, career, and organizational goals. From preparing comprehensives and research to choosing the topic for your dissertation, faculty and professional mentors maintain close contact to provide individualized guidance.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organization and Management – General
The online PhD in the organization and management general program will give you the expertise to lead, consult, or teach in the field of management from an informed strategic viewpoint. You may select online courses and electives from one or more specializations to build a foundation for research in an organizational and management topic of your choosing. General management electives are offered in areas such as finance, marketing, and operations, to provide a context for further study and research in more specialized areas such as HR management, IT management, and leadership.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organization and Management - Leadership
The online PhD in the leadership specialization will prepare you to lead, consult, or teach in the field of management from an informed strategic viewpoint in a complex and global business environment. You will learn to conduct and apply research to develop real-world answers to the challenges of the 21st century organization.

Residency requirements: Three 1-week residential colloquia taken in conjunction with program milestones.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organization and Management - Human Resource Management
The online PhD in the human resource management specialization will prepare you to lead, consult, or teach in the field of human resource management (HRM) in a complex and global business environment. Our curriculum is mapped to the HR competencies identified by SHRM in their recently published "The Competency Model for the New HR."

Residency requirements: Three 1-week residential colloquia taken in conjunction with program milestones.

Graduate Certificates

Human Resource Management
As a human resource (HR) professional, this certificate will help you develop a thorough understanding of behavioral and management theories critical to mastering fundamental competencies. You will explore the latest thinking and learn how to apply new techniques that will improve your effectiveness as a member of your organization's HR team. Your skills and expertise will position you as a leader within the organization and will have an immediate impact in your current position. If you decide to pursue an online master's or doctoral degree at Capella University, your certificate credits may be applicable toward your degree program depending on your area of interest.

Information Technology Management
The certificate in information technology management allows you to explore advances in system development and delivery practices and acquire the strategic business perspective required to interact effectively with your peers and senior management. Completion of this certificate is an ideal way to update a previously completed degree or to enter into a new degree program. If you decide to pursue a master's or doctoral degree at Capella University, your certificate credits may be applicable toward your degree program depending on your area of interest.

Leadership
The certificate in leadership prepares managers at all levels to serve in leadership and mentoring roles within organizations. Completion of this certificate is an ideal way to update a previously completed degree or to enter into a new degree program. If you decide to pursue a master's or doctoral degree at Capella University, your certificate credits may be applicable toward your degree program depending on your area of interest.