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Benedictine University - Online
5700 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532

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Informing Today – Transforming Tomorrow

Benedictine University is a regionally accredited and highly regarded associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degree granting institution. With a rich history dating back over 120 years, Benedictine has built its reputation on outstanding academic programs, credentialed faculty members, and service-minded graduates.

Learn More – Earn More

It's that simple. Let Benedictine University help you achieve your professional and educational goals. We offer associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree programs in a convenient online format, allowing working professionals from all over the world the opportunity to increase their earning potential, find high-profile positions, and advance in their chosen career.

Why Choose Benedictine University Online?

  • We have voluntarily frozen tuition at 2008-2009 rates for the 2009-2010 academic year. While other schools are implementing tuition increases and higher fees, Benedictine University remains focused on our students.
  • Convenience: Access your coursework anywhere via an easy-to-use, online platform enhanced by outstanding 24 x 7 technical support.
  • 100% Online: Complete your master's degree entirely online. There are no residency requirements.
  • Affordable: We offer affordable tuition and generous financial aid programs.
  • Interactive: Interact fully with your professors and other students in our unique virtual-classroom setting.
  • Transformative: Our graduates are prepared for a lifetime as respected, informed, and responsible citizens and leaders in the world community.

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ONLINE ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS:

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Benedictine's Associate of Arts in Business Administration (AABA) will give you the knowledge of economics, math, accounting, and entrepreneurship you'll use as tools throughout your business career, while showing you how they work together in the business context. You'll also study vital professional skills and topics, such as ethical practices, social psychology, oral and written communication, and technology--subjects you'll need to master to inspire confidence and respect as a professional.

Benedictine's online AABA prepares you for a job in the business world or can give you an edge when you want to move up. An AABA can serve as the foundation for a successful career in virtually every field of business. An Associate's in Business Administration can also open educational doors as a stepping stone to a bachelor's degree or further studies in business and management.

ONLINE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS:

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Online MS in Management and Organizational Behavior (MSMOB)

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Re-Invent Your Future with the Benedictine University Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior

Benedictine's online MS in Management and Organizational Behavior (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. You will gain insight on how and why people behave within organizations and learn to apply the appropriate methodologies to achieve positive results.

Your online master of science degree from Benedictine provides a comprehensive curriculum that investigates the human side of management. You will learn key aspects of human behavior within an organizational structure as well as timely topics such as ethics and social responsibility, service management, leadership and power strategies, and labor relations. The curriculum also includes advanced courses in financial management, organizational research and power strategies.

What's Different About the Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior?

The MSMOB shines the spotlight on areas beyond a traditional MBA to look at the motivations and behaviors of individuals within the organizational structure. While an MBA is concerned primarily with corporate management, the MSMOB focuses on the human side of enterprise. It provides a foundation for building and leading teams, managing change, and resolving the various conflicts that can arise within any company or organization.

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.

What Makes Benedictine University's Online MSMOB Unique?

There has never been a greater need for business leaders who can effectively guide an organization through the turbulence of today's rapidly changing business environment. The MSMOB program at Benedictine University will help equip you to meet these challenges with confidence and skill.

  • The online MS in Management and Organizational Behavior is a prestigious and established program in the field that is ranked among the top programs of its kind by the Organization Development Institute.
  • Benedictine is ranked one of the top master's universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report® in its "Best Colleges" edition for 2010.
  • Benedictine University's online master's degree programs are recognized for the small class sizes and personal attention expected of a top-tier, private university.
  • Our unique virtual-classroom setting provides ample opportunity for interaction with your professors and other students.
  • Outstanding technical support is always online when you are--24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Online Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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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.

About Benedictine University Online

Consistently ranked on US News and World Report's annual list of top master's institutions in the Midwest, Benedictine is an established institution with more than 120 years of history and a tradition of academic excellence. You'll earn the same highly respected MBA degree as our traditional, on-campus students with the convenience of the online format, so you can be confident that your education will help prepare you to navigate your organization successfully through market turbulence, organizational change and global competition.

Accelerated MBA

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

Online Dual MBA/MPH

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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.

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