Ph.D. in Management

Begin the next chapter of your life with a management Ph.D. from Walden University. Using an interdisciplinary approach to the study of management, this program allows you to conduct self-directed, practical research on the issues that matter most to you. So whether you are preparing to share your expertise as an educator, a consultant, or an author, Walden’s management Ph.D. will give you the credentials you need to reach your lifelong goals.

Graduate Degree Specializations

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

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

Walden’s Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) program is designed for experienced business professionals who want to translate their industry expertise into leadership positions as consultants or as executives within their organizations. Developed with insights from experienced faculty members and leading business practitioners, the program emphasizes advanced decision-making and leadership skills, in-depth knowledge of both theory and applied research, and the ability to manage positive social change.

Specializations

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

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

When you earn a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Walden, you will join a network of successful business executives who have enhanced their knowledge, expanded their influence, and advanced their careers by developing their leadership and management potential. Through Walden’s membership in the Laureate International Universities network—serving more than 600,000 students on more than 100 campuses around the world—you will have access to exclusive opportunities and resources.

Specializations

• Corporate Finance
• Entrepreneurship
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare System Improvement
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Self-Designed
• Strategies for Sustainability
• Technology Management

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M.S. in Accounting

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 focused examination of accounting trends and issues.

Specializations

• Accounting With CPA Emphasis
• Accounting for the Professional
• Self-Designed

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. Walden’s B.S. in Accounting can help graduates progress toward meeting those requirements by offering 120 credit hours that include upper level courses in topics such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting.

In each state, there are specific policies that must be followed when an individual is seeking to become a licensed accountant. Some states will not allow individuals who complete the Walden accounting programs to sit for the CPA licensing exams due to state-specific issues such as professional accreditation or face to face instruction. For information on the educational requirements for your state, refer to the state’s Board of Accountancy or related agency.

Walden enrollment advisors can provide guidance about accountant licensure, however, it remains the responsibility of the individual enrolling in the program to read, understand, and comply with the licensure requirements in the state they wish to practice.

Walden University can make no representation, warranty, guarantee, or commitment that successful completion of a Walden program, or coursework for credit within a program, will make a graduate eligible to sit for a licensure exam or to obtain state licensure.

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M.S. in Accounting and Management

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 and 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 and Management program allows for a broad overview of accounting and management issues.

Specializations

• Accountants as Strategic Managers
• Self-Designed

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. Walden’s B.S. in Accounting can help graduates progress toward meeting those requirements by offering 120 credit hours that include upper level courses in topics such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting.

In each state, there are specific policies that must be followed when an individual is seeking to become a licensed accountant. Some states will not allow individuals who complete the Walden accounting programs to sit for the CPA licensing exams due to state-specific issues such as professional accreditation or face to face instruction. For information on the educational requirements for your state, refer to the state’s Board of Accountancy or related agency.

Walden enrollment advisors can provide guidance about accountant licensure, however, it remains the responsibility of the individual enrolling in the program to read, understand, and comply with the licensure requirements in the state they wish to practice.

Walden University can make no representation, warranty, guarantee, or commitment that successful completion of a Walden program, or coursework for credit within a program, will make a graduate eligible to sit for a licensure exam or to obtain state licensure.

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M.S. in Human Resource Management

Walden’s M.S. in Human Resource Management is uniquely designed so that learners who aspire to different levels of responsibility within the HR field can derive the optimal mix of skills and knowledge to reach their goals.

Specializations

• Functional Human Resource Management
• Integrating Functional and Strategic Human Resource Management
• Organizational Strategy

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M.S. in Leadership

The need for strong leadership across all sectors has never been greater, and the nature of leadership in the 21st century is changing. Organizations are demanding authentic leaders who can generate trust, empower others, and find innovative answers to today’s problems and challenges.

Walden University’s School of Management is committed to providing the knowledge base required for globally competent and ethical leaders to advance their communities, organizations, and the world. To fulfill this vision, Walden offers an M.S. in Leadership program to help you explore your own leadership styles and use them to motivate others and build highly effective, diverse work teams. Through the M.S. in Leadership program, you can learn to develop a comprehensive approach to leadership that crosses functional areas and increases your capacity to influence people and lead them to a shared goal.

Specializations

• Entrepreneurship
• General Management
• Human Resources Leadership
• Innovation and Technology
• Leader Development
• Leading Sustainability
• Project Management
• Self-Designed

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M.S. in Management

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 (in addition to the General Program)

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

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M.S. in Project Management

PMI Approved

There are expected to be an estimated 1.2 million job openings in project-oriented occupations each year until 2016.* Position yourself to meet this growing demand by earning your M.S. in Project Management. Our program can help you:

• Learn strategies to manage complex projects.
• Facilitate relationships between the project team and customers.
• Balance the competing demands of scope, time, cost, and quality.
• Prepare yourself for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)® certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam.^†
• Earn your degree in less than 2 years.^‡ Waive 3 courses (up to 9 credits) if you already hold the PMP credential.
• Continue to meet your personal and professional commitments while pursuing your degree through our flexible, online learning format.
• Earn professional development units (PDUs) for continuing PMI certification by taking any course at the College of Management and Technology.

An M.S. in Project Management from Walden can help you boost your credentials in the marketplace. For example:

• Walden has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by PMI. As a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), Walden adheres to PMI-established quality assurance criteria.
• In May 2010, Walden was identified as having the No. 3 largest online graduate management program by enrollment by U.S. News & World Report.
• Almost half of Walden master’s graduates received a promotion within 1 year of earning their degrees.
  
  These results were gathered by Walden University in 2009 through surveys of current students, recent graduates, alumni, and employers. For additional survey details, visit www.WaldenU.edu/DATA

*Project Management Institute (PMI)®, PMI Today®, “Special Section: The Talent Gap,” on the Internet at http://www.pmitoday-digital.com/pmitoday/200906open (viewed online November 10, 2010).

^†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 3 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 in earning the PMP credential is passing the PMP exam. For more information, visit the Project Management Institute (PMI) Web site at www.pmi.org.

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

PMI is a registered trademark and service mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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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 (in addition to the General Program)

• Accounting
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing

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B.S. in Communication

Walden University’s B.S. in Communication program blends communication theory with practical communication skills. Study ways to craft effective messages and to use new and emerging technologies to communicate effectively in today’s global information society. Whether you are pursuing a career in advertising, marketing, public relations, or promotions or seeking to broaden your career options in other fields, Walden’s B.S. in Communication will help you strengthen your communication skills and enhance your effectiveness in corporate, nonprofit, public sector, and community settings.

Concentrations

• Marketing Communications
• New Media
• Online Work and Communities
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations
• Self-Designed

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B.S. in Accounting

Walden’s B.S. in Accounting 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. Gain 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).

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. Walden’s B.S. in Accounting can help graduates progress toward meeting those requirements by offering 120 credit hours that include upper level courses in topics such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting.

In each state, there are specific policies that must be followed when an individual is seeking to become a licensed accountant. Some states will not allow individuals who complete the Walden accounting programs to sit for the CPA licensing exams due to state-specific issues such as professional accreditation or face to face instruction. For information on the educational requirements for your state, refer to the state’s Board of Accountancy or related agency.

Walden enrollment advisors can provide guidance about accountant licensure, however, it remains the responsibility of the individual enrolling in the program to read, understand, and comply with the licensure requirements in the state they wish to practice.

Walden University can make no representation, warranty, guarantee, or commitment that successful completion of a Walden program, or coursework for credit within a program, will make a graduate eligible to sit for a licensure exam or to obtain state licensure.

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Graduate Certificates in Project Management

Project management certificate programs can help you improve your effectiveness as a project manager and apply what you learn immediately within your organization. Walden’s project management certificate programs concentrate on the fundamental skills you need to manage projects in today’s work environment or on the advanced skills and strategic perspective that can help you take your career to the next level in a fast-growing field. You can attain your certificate in as little as six months and earn credits that can be immediately applied toward select Walden degree programs.

PMI Approved

Certificates

• Graduate Certificate in Applied Project Management
• Graduate Certificate in Advanced Project Management