• Business Management

  The BA in Business Management program prepares students for leadership roles in business and non-profit organizations. It emphasizes applying effective management in real world situations based on sound theory. A problem solving approach is applied using appropriate management tools for specific situations. Efficient management of resources is needed in every organization in today's environment and students learn to think creatively and critically about how to achieve organizational goals.

• Child Development

  The purpose of this degree is to educate learners to work with young children and families in early childhood settings. Practices of early childhood professionals focus on teaching strategies based on child development and learning styles; creating developmentally, individually, and culturally appropriate practices; assessing children's development and learning; and developing positive relationships with children and their families.

• Criminal Justice

  This purpose of this degree is to enhance interest, experience, and knowledge in the field of criminal justice. Professionalism, ethics, and leadership remain central themes throughout the program.

  This program is designed for students working in the criminal justice field who desire to improve the work they do and to position themselves for promotional opportunities. (This degree program is not intended for Minnesota peace officer licensure.)

• Exercise Science in Kinesiology

  The Department of Kinesiology and Health Science prepares students for thoughtful and informed careers in health and physical education, exercise and health sciences, and community health science education. During their tenure at Concordia, students are encouraged to participate in the student-led kinesiology organization- Concordia Health Alliance for Majors in Physical Education and Kinesiology (CHAMP) and to join industry professional organizations such as AAHPERD and ACSM.

• Family Life Education

  The goal of this degree is to articulate the definition and role of the Human Service professional — particularly the role of the family life professional.

  The broad principles and philosophy of family life education are explored including the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs, and the ability to define and establish.

• Food Retail Management

  The Food Retail Management major combines the building blocks of merchandising, marketing and management with the practical tools that individuals need in the business world. The program is based on concepts of adult education, which include an interactive classroom or online setting, limited lectures, and a focus on practical, hands-on learning. Ethics, innovation, merchandising, operations, economics, and consumer behavior are some of the topics explored throughout the curriculum.

• Human Resource Management

  The Human Resource (HR) Management major offers a practical and thorough study of human resource skills required by human resource practitioners. Students receive training in key skill areas of human resource and its application to the dynamics of today's and future organizations.

  The overall context of the course centers on human resources' role as a strategic partner within its organization.

• Information Technology Management

  Concordia University's Information Technology in Management (ITM) program bridges the gap with a degree program designed specifically to help IT professionals approach technology from a strategic business perspective.

  Successful IT managers understand technology is an integral part of business strategy. In the virtual world of technology, IT support is easy to outsource; strategic management is not. Prepare yourself to manage IT; prepare to succeed.

• Marketing & Innovation Management

  The Marketing & Innovation Management major combines the building blocks of marketing with the practical tools that individuals will need in the business world for years to come.

  The program is based on concepts of adult education, which include an interactive classroom setting, limited lectures, and a focus on practical, hands-on learning. Ethics, globalism, creativity, customer service, e-commerce, and entrepreneurship are some of the topics explored throughout the curriculum.

• Organizational Management & Leadership

  The Organizational Management and Leadership major brings together key ideas and skills useful in working with people. Students achieve an understanding of group behavior and its relation to organizational effectiveness by translating theoretical learning into practical, hands-on experience. By learning to implement ideas in practice, students apply concepts and themes from a variety of disciplines to effective organizational approaches. Students become proficient in understanding change, directing change, and making decisions.

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• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  Smart - because our MBA delivers the academic quality you expect with the results you need to succeed.
  
  Exclusive access to strategic planning software authored by Joel Barker and the Institute for Strategic Exploration is integral to our MBA program, helping you apply futurist business theory to real-world business challenges.

• Christian Outreach

  The Master of Arts in Christian Outreach is offered by the Oswald Hoffmann School of Christian Outreach (OHSCO) through Concordia University, St. Paul. This program equips church leaders with a deepened understanding of a theology of God's mission and provides the practical tools necessary to engage in the outreach ministries of the church.

• Criminal Justice Leadership

  This degree program recognizes the importance of leadership in the criminal justice field. The curriculum enables students to enhance professionalism, position themselves for leadership opportunities, and contribute to life transition by building upon experience and previous study.

  Students in this program come with a wealth of experience including law enforcement, courts, corrections, military and social service, which will uniquely benefit each cohort.

• Education - Differentiated Instruction

  The Master of Arts in Differentiated Instruction is designed to prepare teachers, and those in related fields such as psychology, to meet the learning needs of today's K-12 students. Emphasis is placed on literacy development, second-language learning, and mental health needs.

• Education - Early Childhood

  Early Childhood Education is the term given to the teaching of children from birth to age eight. Professional practices of early childhood educators focus on teaching strategies based on child development and learning styles; creating developmentally, individually, and culturally appropriate practices; assessing children's development and learning; and developing positive relationships with children and families.

• Education - Classroom Instruction

  The Master's in Classroom Instruction prepares highly effective, professional, decision-making and reflective educators who are able to evaluate educational research and apply it to the design and implementation of educational solutions to issues facing schools today. Special attention is paid to innovative instructional strategies to positively impact student learning.

• Education - Classroom Instruction (K-12 Emphasis)

  Today's reading teachers need to have the advanced knowledge, skills and strategies that are readily applicable to the classroom. This Master's in Classroom Instruction with Reading includes the opportunity for licensed teachers to earn a K-12 Reading endorsement through the Minnesota Department of Education following the completion of required field experiences integrated into coursework and passing the required Praxis II examination.

• Education - Educational Leadership

  The Master's in Educational Leadership provides students with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to be highly effective professional, decisionmaking, and reflective leaders for educational settings. Such leaders share a perspective that professional development is a lifelong endeavor and that administrative skills and legal and ethical understandings are critical.

• Family Life Education

  The primary objective of this degree is to articulate the definition and role of the Human Service professional, particularly the role of the family life professional. The broad principles and philosophy of family life education are explored including the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs, and the ability to define and establish leadership within the field. This program is NCFR approved and graduates will be Certified Family Life Educators.

• Organizational Management

  Students in the Master of Arts in Organizational Management program become proficient in both qualitative and quantitative tools to aid in decision-making, directing change, and understanding the importance of group dynamics and systems thinking within an organization.

• Human Resource Management

  The Human Resource Management program offers a practical study of human resource skills required by human resource practitioners. Students receive training in key areas of human resources and their application to the dynamics of today's and future organizations.

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