Associate's - Business Administration

The business administration program offers students relevant choices to achieve their personal career objectives. The program combines required core courses in the liberal arts and sciences areas with courses from a variety of functional business areas. This associate degree provides a strong basis for students to continue their business studies to complete the Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Concentrations are available in the following areas:

• Finance
• General Management
• Marketing

Bachelor of Public Studies - Hospitality Management

Hospitality management focuses on various aspects of the hospitality industry to ground students in a solid understanding of industry standards and practices.

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Every for-profit and not-for-profit organization relies on accounting to generate information for decision-making purposes. Accounting captures information about an organization's operating, investing and financing activities and reports this information to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. The BS in Accounting prepares students for rewarding careers in this highly desirable field.

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

A comprehensive examination of business functions, theories, and practices, the business administration program offers students a choice of career objectives. Beyond the required general education core courses and business courses, students can choose courses directed toward a particular concentration.

Finance

The specialization in finance explores the growing sector of financial services provided by brokerage firms, commercial and investment banks, insurance companies, and other financial intermediaries. The finance curriculum provides students with fundamental financial management tools to be successful in analyzing and executing the financial aspects of managerial decisions. The finance concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration degree program prepares students for careers in or advancement within finance, financial management, controllership, and related professions.

General Management

A business must be organized and managed to achieve organizational goals. The management option allows students to explore the concepts and processes leading to quality management and achievement of personal and organizational success. Management career opportunities are varied and include general management, international business, human resources and specialties within these fields. The general management concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration prepares students for careers in or advancement within management and related professions.

Human Resources Management

Human resource management is critical to the operation of any organization. How human resources are managed contributes success of an enterprise. Managing human resources in today's complex organizational, legal, and economic environments requires professionals with special skills and knowledge in such areas as employee selection, training, appraisal and motivation, compensation and employee benefits programs, employment law and policy, and labor relations. The human resources management concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration degree program prepares students for careers in or advancement within human resources management and related professions.

International Business

Rapid expansion of international business motivates companies to seek out opportunities and consider threats originating beyond U.S. borders. The international business curriculum prepares future managers capable of understanding and functioning in the global economy of the increasingly borderless world. The international business concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration degree program prepares students for careers in or advancement within international business and related professions.

Management of Information Systems

Management of information systems is the application of information technology in business operations and management. Students have the opportunity to explore the application of technology in managerial functions, management of information resources, and consulting or entrepreneurial endeavors at the leading edge of technology in business. The management of information systems concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration degree program prepares students for careers in or advancement within management of information systems, information technology, and related professions.

Managerial Accounting

The managerial accounting concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration degree program prepares students for careers in or advancement within the private sector (industrial or institutional), business analysis, internal auditing, governmental, and related professions.

Marketing

Marketing affects every phase of business - from new idea generation for goods and services through commercialization and sales. Marketing offers career opportunities in fields such as advertising, customer relationship management, brand management, marketing research and retailing. The marketing concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration degree program prepares students for careers in or advancement within the marketing profession.

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Small businesses and start-up organizations present unique challenges for management as they strive to achieve organizational goals. Knowing and executing small business management and entrepreneurial concepts increases the likelihood of organizational growth and longevity. Small business career opportunities are varied and include general management, entrepreneurship, operations management and specialties within these fields. The small business and entrepreneurship concentration within the B.S. in Business Administration prepares students for careers in or advancement within the small business management and related professions.

Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies

The degree program in Interdisciplinary Studies prepares students for a wide variety of careers and graduate study. The program stresses knowledge and understanding by promoting the virtues of a broad-based general education. The Interdisciplinary Studies program offers students a broadly focused degree that develops competencies in several disciplines, and prepares graduates for the modern workplace. In addition, the wealth of elective credits available in Interdisciplinary Studies affords excellent opportunities for students with prior learning experience.

Business

The business concentration introduces students to a variety of fundamental business concepts to help organizations achieve goals and fulfill missions. Business career opportunities are varied and include management, marketing, operations, finance, and specialties within these fields.

Communication Arts

The communication arts concentration explores the variety of skills needed to produce and disseminate messages in the 21st century across multiple platforms - digital, written, and visual.

Hospitality Management

Hospitality management focuses on various aspects of the hospitality industry to ground students in a solid understanding of industry standards and practices.

Labor Relations

Labor relations are critical in the operation of any organization. Labor relations span several areas such as labor agreement negotiation, contract administration, conflict management with third parties, and other relevant knowledge areas.

Master of Business Administration

Ellis University offers an online MBA program for working adults interested in assessing theories and practices developed by academic business experts. Courses are grounded in scenario-based learning, and graduates of the Master of Business Administration program are exposed to the knowledge and skill that prepare them for career advancement in business.

E-Commerce

The E-commerce specialization provides students the opportunity to apply economic principles to evaluate the efficacy of the Web for creating business opportunities and integrating broader company marketing and strategy efforts.

Finance

The Finance specialization provides students an opportunity to advance their knowledge and skill levels in corporate finance and investments. Students evaluate investment instruments, analyze financing business activities, and apply theories for managing financial risk.

Global Management

The Global Management specialization provides students the opportunity to analyze and evaluate theories, principles, and practices for managing organizations within the global economy.

Health Care Administration

The Health Care Administration specialization provides students the opportunity to analyze and apply theories and practices designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations' operations and health care delivery systems within the health care industry.

Human Resources Management

The Human Resources Management specialization provides students the opportunity to evaluate theories and practices employed to manage organizations' most important assets, their human resources.

Leadership

The Leadership specialization provides students an opportunity to analyze and evaluate leadership theories, analyze the practice of long-term goal setting practices, examine approaches to facilitate change across large organizations, and assess the implications of business policies.

Management of Information Systems

The Management of Information Systems specialization provides students the opportunity to evaluate the use of information as a competitive organizational resource and to analyze the use of information technology to gain maximum competitive advantage.

Marketing

The Marketing specialization provides students the opportunity to analyze theories and practices related to constructing marketing plans, managing product development and marketing communications, and identifying new marketing opportunities provided by the electronic and global marketplace.

Professional Accounting

The Professional Accounting specialization provides students the opportunity to assess core practices and procedures used to develop internal and external reporting for an organization, and evaluate assurance techniques associated with external auditing.

Project Management

The Project Management specialization provides students the opportunity to analyze project management principles and techniques used to manage small and large projects across a wide range of business functions.

Risk Management

The Risk Management specialization provides students the opportunity to analyze theories and approaches that address the financial, information, personnel, and environmental risks faced by modern business organizations.

Master of Arts - Communication Arts - Advertising and Public Relations

The Master of Arts program in Communication Arts is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates sound theoretical principles of research and aesthetic design and cultural studies to achieve highly pragmatic and effective professional results. This program is designed for media professionals seeking further career development, and for recipients of undergraduate degrees in communication arts or other fields who are seeking to advance their knowledge and skills.

For this degree, students must submit a portfolio that is completed during their regular course work. This is not an independent project, but must be done in close consultation with a course instructor, verifying that the work meets professional standards. Typically, master's projects in this area can include multiple media presentations, public relations or advertising campaigns, complete media business plans, or scripts.

Master of Science - Computer Science

The Master of Science in Computer Science program is designed to serve a wide range of professional interests and thus takes a broad-based approach to practical computer applications. The curriculum emphasizes the relationship between computers and their areas of application. The program is designed for individuals interested in systems analysis and systems engineering, application software, software engineering, systems programming, data communications, microprocessors or computer graphics. Its curriculum is consistent with the recommendations of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Master of Science - Human Resources Management and Labor Relations

Human resources and labor relations are critical factors in the operation of any organization, and how they are managed often makes the difference between success and failure of an enterprise. Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous growth in the need for qualified individuals to manage these functions.

Managing human resources in today's complex organizational, legal, and economic environment requires professionals with special skills and knowledge in such areas as employee selection, training, appraisal and motivation; compensation and employee benefits programs; employment law and policy - EEO, OSHA, Workers' Compensation, ERISA; employee relations; and dispute resolution.

For those in a unionized workplace or those who represent labor unions, the above is important and study is also essential in collective bargaining, labor law and legislation, union organization and arbitration.

Concentrations are available in the following areas:

• Human Resource Management
• Labor Relations