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With an online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, you will learn how to filter and compile information to draw data-based conclusions beneficial to your business or organization. The skills you gain will allow you to offer strategic solutions to common business issues.

Coursework prepares you to perform detailed analysis on data using industry standard software programs. Students will enhance their abilities to ask pertinent questions to derive meaning from data and learn how to communicate findings to various audiences. 

Some of the classes you can expect to take in this online Business Analytics program include:

• Visual Analytics
• Predictive Analytics
• Prescriptive Analytics

The Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management offers a convenient way for students to add HR skills onto their existing undergraduate studies. This four-course program can be completed entirely online and in less time than a traditional graduate program.

Students will gain key skills and knowledge in HR Management so they can effectively lead human resources teams. Skills are transferable to nearly any work environment. 

The curriculum includes studies of:

• Advanced Employment Law 
• Human Resource Management 
• Total Rewards Management 
• Workforce Planning

The Master of Science in Sport & Entertainment Management is an online sports management degree from Southern Connecticut State University.  Students have the option of choosing a specialization in sport management, entertainment management, or athletics administration.  The athletics administration specialization is designed for professionals seeking careers in the fields of interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics administration.  Students in this specialization will complete courses that provide the knowledge and skills needed for athletic leadership roles, including budgeting, marketing, risk management, supervision, and facilities.  

Those choosing the sport or entertainment management specializations in this online sports management master’s degree will complete nearly identical curriculums except for the focus on either sport or entertainment.  These students will gain skills and knowledge in theoretical concepts in specific sport and entertainment management functions, such as communication, finance, law, ethics, facility and event management, marketing, and global issues.  Courses provide an understanding of political and sociological influences in decision-making practices and teach students about the technology and skills needed for effective research and communication.

Southern Connecticut State University offers an online library science degree, the Master of Library & Information Science. This program is designed for individuals interested in beginning or advancing careers in the information professions. You can choose between two options to pursue your interests: School Library Media and the Individualized Program. Students complete the same core curriculum with both options but then choose the electives that match their interests and goals to determine which option best suits. The School Library Media option is the best match for those interested in working in academic libraries and requires student teaching. The Individualized Program is a great choice for those interested in public libraries or digital information management careers.

Become a leader in your school, helping students become healthy, productive adults with this online physical education degree. You will learn to develop and promote healthy behaviors and prevent major health and social issues.

The mission of this program is to “prepare leaders equipped with the skills and knowledge to coordinate, teach, and advocate for school health programs.” This is a contemporary program that addresses the needs of students in grades PreK-12. The curriculum covers such topics as:

• Curriculum development
• Student assessment strategies
• Skills-based program planning and evaluation
• Advocacy
• Health communications

This online physical education degree meets the requirements for certified teachers seeking a cross-endorsement in health education.

The Doctor of Education in Nursing Education is an online nurse educator program from Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) for current RNs or APRNs.  The goal of this program, which was developed collaboratively by SCSU and Western Connecticut State University, is to prepare nurses for academic faculty roles.  The curriculum features an innovative doctoral program that strives to provide a diverse, caring, and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence, just as would be found on campus.  Courses focus on the knowledge and skills needed to be effective faculty members, advance the science of nursing education, and transform the education of future nurses. 

The program is divided into the following areas:

• Foundations of Teaching in Higher Education
• Specialization in Nursing Education
• Leadership in Nursing Education
• Science of Nursing Education Research
• Dissertation Phase

Southern Connecticut State University offers an online social work degree, the Doctor of Social Work (DSW).  This doctorate degree program prepares master’s-level social workers for leadership in agency or academic settings.  This is a professional doctorate program that also strives to be flexible enough for students to be able to attend while working.  It is offered in a three-year, part-time format consisting of two courses per semester that are delivered online.  The curriculum also displays flexibility by allowing students with a particular interest that is not included in the program plan to substitute one graduate level course for one of the required courses with advisor approval. 

All students will complete a self-designed externship that expands students’ experience in one of these areas of focus:

• Advanced clinical practice
• University teaching
• Leadership and management