Walden University

You can make a greater contribution to the greater good. And you can start today.

At Walden, we believe that knowledge is most valuable when put to use in organizations, communities, and families. We offer over 40 online degree programs with more than 140 specializations and more than 40 concentrations, all designed to help professionals gain the knowledge they need to have a real impact in their lives and the lives of others.

Our advanced degrees are intended to advance the quality of life not just for the Walden graduate, but for everyone he or she encounters. Whether it be in business, community and charitable service or friendship, to make a difference in any life is to serve the greater good. Doing so doesn't just make you a better corporate citizen. It makes you a better corporate asset, a better neighbor and friend, a better person.

As an accredited institution with 40 years of experience, Walden has graduated over 34,500 alumni, all of whom now have the credentials and desire to make a real difference and be a force for good.

To learn more about Walden degree programs and how we're helping adult learners make a positive change, submit your information in the form on the right.

You can make a better future. And you can start today.

College of Management and Technology

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School of Management

Whatever your business educational needs, gain the credentials and confidence that come from learning at an accredited university. In January 2008, Walden was ranked No. 4 as having among the largest online graduate management programs by enrollment, by U.S. News & World Report.

Walden's School of Management offers a comprehensive range of business and management programs--including bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D.--that can help you make a greater difference in your organization or field.

B.S. in Accounting

In today's increasingly complex and diverse business world, accounting professionals need a broad knowledge of accounting combined with technical and functional expertise. Walden's B.S. in Accounting program is designed to give you a strong foundation in accounting—both in theory and practical application—to help prepare you to advance your career and contribute to your organization.

Our program takes a unique approach that provides you with an introduction to how accounting tools are used in the context of the larger business environment. Then you will learn the knowledge and skills to design, manipulate, and implement accounting products. This intuitive approach to learning allows you to view accounting's role as more than a series of unrelated activities and details, and gives you insight into organizational and ethical issues.

The curriculum is aligned with the national standards set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), teaching critical content for those students who may wish to continue on to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).*

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008– 09 Edition, Accountants and Auditors, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm (viewed online Aug. 3, 2008).

B.S. in Business Administration

This program puts working professionals like you on a clear path to lifelong learning and success. Maximizing your career opportunities, making important contributions to your profession, reaching your potential--you define success, and Walden will help you achieve it. Through a program that combines academic theory with practical application, you'll gain knowledge and experience in areas vital to business and society, such as: social awareness, responsibility and civic engagement; cross-cultural competence; and evidence-based decision making in an information-rich world.

Concentrations

• General Program
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Public Relations

B.S. in Computer Information Systems

Gain the knowledge to work collaboratively within your organization to analyze and evaluate information-processing needs and construct solutions from an ever-changing set of technologies.

Concentrations

• Educational Computing
• Healthcare Informatics
• Human Computer Interaction
• Information Systems Management
• Information Systems Security
• Online Work and Communities
• Self-Designed

B.S. in Instructional Design & Technology

Walden's online BS in Instructional Design and Technology program prepares you to design effective learning experiences and training programs. Whether you are working in higher education, corporate training or military and government training settings, you can benefit from this online degree program--one of the few of its kind in the nation Combining academic theory with practical, hands-on experience, this degree program can help prepare you to excel in a career in the fast-growing field of instructional design and technology such as Instructional Coordinator/Designer, Training and Development Specialist, Curriculum Designer, Course Editor, Desktop Publishing, Web Design or Multimedia Specialist.

Walden offers the following concentrations:

• General
• Business and Organizational Change
• Human Factors and Interface Design

Master of Information Systems Management (M.I.S.M.)

Gain the knowledge and experience you need to pursue leadership positions in the information systems field and to make important contributions to your organization and profession.

Specializations

• Business Information Management
• Customer Relationship Marketing
• Enterprise Information Security
• IT Strategy and Governance
• Managing Global Software and Service Supply Chains

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

As an M.B.A. student, you need new insights and comprehensive cross-disciplinary skills to meet the increasingly complex issues and challenges of the global economy. Walden's M.B.A. program can help you gain the added credentials and valuable knowledge you need to advance your career. Throughout the program, you will have the opportunity to address challenges within your own organization so that what you learn in class can have an immediate real-world impact.

Specializations

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare System Improvement
• Human Resource Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Self-Designed
• Technology

Master of Science in Accounting

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Whether you are beginning your accounting career or seeking to advance in your current profession through a deeper understanding of advanced accounting principles, Walden's M.S. in Accounting program can help you reach your goals. Our curriculum is designed to strengthen your analytical and critical-thinking skills while you explore the latest regulations, trends, and issues shaping the accounting industry. The M.S. in Accounting program allows for a more focused examination of accounting trends and issues.

Accounting with CPA Emphasis - This specialization provides a balanced curriculum that reflects the coursework and credit requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA Examination in most states.* Blending accounting theory with its practical application also provides a solid foundation in problem-solving, managing risk, understanding the impact of regulatory compliance, and using accounting practices and tax strategies in a dynamic business environment that will be critical to your career goals.

Accounting for the Professional - Today's accountants face a number of new and emerging challenges, including the need to keep up with international accounting standards in order to effectively manage forensic and auditing issues. The Accounting for the Professional specialization will expose you to accounting theories, current trends and ideas in the accounting industry, and the techniques needed to manage regulatory compliance, business risk, and the future of an organization.

Self-Designed - You can design a specialization based on your goals and interests. The Self-Designed specialization allows you to investigate industries and technical accounting areas that might not otherwise be readily accessible. Tax analysis, systems thinking, nonprofit accounting, and government accounting are among the many subjects from which to choose.

*Most states require individuals to complete 150 semester hours in certain subject areas in order to be eligible to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam and/or obtain a CPA license. This program was developed to reflect the content requirements of certain states by providing graduate-level courses in topics such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and managerial accounting. Individuals seeking to become CPAs should review the educational requirements for their state to ensure the content requirements are being met. For more information, refer to the state's Board of Accountancy or related agency. Walden enrollment advisors can provide guidance on CPA requirements, however, it remains the individual's responsibility to understand and comply with all exam and licensing requirements. Walden makes no representation or guarantee that completion of Walden coursework or programs will permit an individual to sit for the CPA exam or obtain a CPA license. Please speak with an Enrollment Advisor for additional guidance.

Master of Science in Accounting & Management

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Whether you are beginning your accounting career or seeking to advance in your current profession through a deeper understanding of advanced accounting principles, Walden's M.S. in Accounting & Management program can help you reach your goals. Our curriculum is designed to strengthen your analytical and critical-thinking skills while you explore the latest regulations, trends, and issues shaping the accounting industry. The M.S. in Accounting & Management program allows for a broader overview of accounting and management issues.

Accountants as Strategic Managers - With the Accountants as Strategic Managers specialization, you can focus on creating growth and value for your organization through the design and implementation of effective business strategies. Building on five core accounting courses, this specialization can help enhance your decision-making, critical-thinking, and analytical skills to address the challenges and opportunities organizations face in today's business climate.

Self-Designed - Tailor your studies to complement your goals with the Self-Designed specialization. Build on the skills and knowledge gained in the core accounting program by choosing five management, leadership, and accounting courses that best match your professional objectives.

Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology

This program will teach you to apply theory, research, creativity, and problem-solving skills to a variety of technology applications in order to improve performance. You will also learn how to develop the analysis, design, and evaluation skills to assess, create, and manage training materials. These skills combined will offer you the ability to support technological advancement and training in educational institutions and corporate training classrooms. Through your coursework, you will gain the experience needed to be efficient and effective using technology and multimedia tools.

Specializations

General Program

The General Program offers a core of instructional design, research, project management, and evaluation courses designed to give you a well-rounded education with direct application in the workplace. With a heavy emphasis on leadership, problem-solving skills, and hands-on experience, this specialization provides a solid foundation for success.

Training and Performance Improvement

Become a powerful force in helping your organization thrive. This specialization focuses on managing and delivering training and improving workplace performance through instruction.

Online Instruction

Though distance learning is not a new concept, using the Internet for delivering course content is. With the Online Instruction specialization, you will learn from an experienced leader in creating online content development and instructional delivery and how to productively and innovatively deliver courses or training modules using online delivery methods. You will gain effective strategies for engaging and teaching distance learners and be able to assess student-learning outcomes in online environments.

Master of Science in Management

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Whether you are looking to advance your career in the business, nonprofit, or government sector, Walden's M.S. in Management program can help prepare you to successfully manage projects and processes and direct people. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become a more effective manager by learning to integrate and align organizational processes and systems, and motivate people to meet today's critical challenges and goals.

Specializations:

• General
• Global Management
• Healthcare Management
• Human Resource Management
• Managers as Leaders
• Project Management
• Research Strategies
• Strategy and Operations
• Sustainable Management
• Technology Management

Master of Science in Project Management

Help advance your career in one of the nation's fastest growing industries. The M.S. in Project Management allows you to learn the management and technical skills required to lead a range of projects and help your organization achieve its strategic goals. Explore ways to communicate effectively with stakeholders and to control project risks as you successfully develop and deploy initiatives for your organization. The program is designed to align with the standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and course content will help prepare you for PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) credential exam.†

†Eligibility for the PMP Credential requires individuals to first attain specific educational and project management experience, including 35 contact hours of project management education and a minimum of three years, or 36 months, of project management experience, during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks. The final step for earning the PMP Credential is passing the PMP exam. For more information, visit the Project Management Institute (PMI) Web site at www.pmi.org.

Specializations

• General

Ph.D. in Management

This program prepares you to anticipate the impact of global interdependencies, technology, and diversity on you and on the organizations you lead. Based on your applied research, you will gain a deeper understanding of the primary trends impacting the 21st-century enterprise.

Specializations

• General Program
• Accounting
• Engineering Management
• Finance
• Information Systems Management
• Knowledge Management
• Leadership and Organizational Change
• Learning Management
• Operations Research
• Self-Designed

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)

Walden's Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) is designed for experienced business professionals who are looking to translate their expertise into leadership positions as consultants or within their organizations. While just as academically rigorous as the Ph.D. program in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, the D.B.A. program tackles issues relevant to the workplace, so students can apply what they learn directly and effectively to their organizations.

In a nutshell, some of the main differences between the Doctor of Business Administration and the Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences look like this:

	D.B.A.	Ph.D.
Time to completion	3 years (varies individually)	5 years (varies individually)
Programs	Structured sequence of courses, leading to a doctoral study Choice of 9 specializations plus a self-designed option	Indiviualized research, largely self-directed, leading to 6 research papers and a dissertation Choice of 8 specializations plus general or self-designed options
Learning format	Doctoral study based on a real-world project within an organization or business	Traditional, self-paced doctoral study leading to a dissertation
Residency requirement	Two 4-day residencies (8 days total)	Two 4-day residencies and two 6-day residencies (20 days total)

Specializations

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Social Impact Management
• Technology Entrepreneurship
• Self-Designed

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

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School of Public Policy and Administration

Today's complex world calls for visionary public and nonprofit leaders who can facilitate real social change. These degree programs and certificates are designed to provide public sector and nonprofit professionals with the practical knowledge and proven skills to navigate successfully among government, private, and nonprofit organizations to create more effective, innovative community solutions.

Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Whatever your background, you'll have the opportunity to gain the management and organizational skills you need to lead diverse and complex nonprofit organizations and serve as a social change agent in local and global communities. Learn from scholar-practitioners who share their academic and professional experiences to help you quickly apply what you learn.

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Through in-depth research and practical coursework, you will have the opportunity to acquire the management and organizational capabilities you need to administer and oversee diverse and complex agencies as you work for the public good. Learn from scholar-practitioners who share their academic expertise and experience in the field to help you quickly apply what you learn.

Specializations

• General Program
• Health Policy
• Homeland Security Policy
• Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
• Law and Public Policy
• Local Government Management for Sustainable Communities
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Policy Analysis
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration

The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program prepares you to meet the challenges of governance and effective service delivery as government and nonprofit institutions increasingly become intertwined. You'll integrate scholarly research with your professional experience, gaining the knowledge, confidence, and expertise to create effective solutions. Earn your degree in two ways:

• Course-based
  This option is a structured program of study comprised of online courses. As a student, you will follow a specific plan for completion and may be eligible to graduate in three years.*
• Mixed-model
  This option is a more flexible program of study that includes online courses and Walden's signature Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs). Study independently and work closely with a faculty mentor to apply your research to an area in which you are passionate.

Graduate Degree Specializations

• General Program
• Criminal Justice
• Health Services
• Homeland Security Policy and Coordination
• International Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Law and Public Policy
• Local Government Management for Sustainable Communities
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Public Management and Leadership
• Public Policy
• Public Safety Management
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.

Certificates

• Graduate Certificate in Government Management
• Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Accreditation Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org; 1-312-263-0456.

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