The degree programs at CTU are taught by faculty who have real-world experience in what they teach and who are in-the-know regarding current trends in their respective fields. We offer flexible online degree courses in a number of areas of study, many of which offer an option to concentrate in a specific field.
Business Online Degree Programs
Accounting degree programs are offered at the associate and bachelor’s levels. Online courses may include corporate accounting, taxation, management fundamentals, governmental and not-for-profit accounting, international financial reporting, and auditing. Business administration degree programs can be sought at the associate, bachelor’s, and master’s levels, and our Master of Business Administration is conveniently offered as a 1-year online degree program. Courses may include accounting, advertising and public relations, project risk management, nonprofit organizations and public policy, and business law, among many others, depending upon which concentration you choose.
Management Online Degree Programs
Management degree programs are offered at every degree level at CTU, from associate to doctoral. A management degree are designed to help students work to develop skills and knowledge to oversee projects and people more effectively and to work toward successfully meeting or exceeding business objectives. Depending upon the concentration, students may cover topics in security compliance, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, loss prevention, human resources management, and homeland security strategy and policy, among others. The Bachelor of Science in Project Management program’s online curriculum aims to help students understand how leadership influences project team and stakeholder engagement, provide instruction on applying Best Practices to accomplish project goals per the PMBOK® Guide, and identify and analyze project scopes to meet client expectations.
Psychology Online Degree Programs
Our online bachelor’s degree program in psychology is offered as a general track program, or students can choose to concentrate in either consumer behavior or organizational behavior. Courses may include managerial psychology, analytical reasoning and presentation of data, group dynamics, abnormal psychology in the workplace, psychology of health and well-being in the workplace, and more.
Engineering & Computer Science Online Degree Programs
Computer science online degree programs are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Students could explore how to analyze complex computing problems, apply computer science theory, and utilize critical-thinking skills to produce and evaluate computing-based solutions. Online classes may include coverage of various programming languages (Python, SQL, Java, C++), machine learning, ethical hacking, software design, and quantitative and qualitative research methods, to name just a few.
Healthcare Online Degree Programs
We offer a fully online associate degree program in health administration services, as well as online bachelor’s and online master’s degree programs in healthcare management, which can be taken fully online or as hybrid programs. Both our Bachelor and Master of Science in Healthcare Management degree programs can be taken as a general track or with a concentration in informatics, and both are designed to develop students’ leadership skills and knowledge of the healthcare industry. Reimbursem*nt strategies, the changing legislative and regulatory environment, and issues relating to the cost, quality, and access to healthcare are some of the topics that may be covered.
Information Technology Online Degree Programs
We offer online bachelor’s degree programs in information technology. Core courses include but are not limited to coverage of security risk, computer forensics, security compliance, and vulnerability assessment and management. Electives differ depending upon the concentration chosen, but both include coverage of C++, Python, and UNIX and require students to select two CSS, CS, or IT courses that are not specifically laid out in the online degree requirements. Designed in accordance with standards set by CompTIA, the cyber security online classes may help students prepare for the exams required to earn CompTIA Security+ and Network+ badges. The master’s program covers topics including strategic management, network infrastructure management, enterprise system architecture, and systems security management.
Nursing Online Degree Programs
Nursing degree programs can be pursued at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels at CTU. Students must already be licensed RNs in order to pursue a BSN, and the undergraduate curriculum is designed to enable students to acquire knowledge and skills that can help expand their practice options and manage change in a complex and diverse nursing care environment. Our master’s program in nursing is offered in three concentration options. Our nursing practice doctoral degree program can help students prepare for advanced positions in systems leadership and administration and instruct them on methods of applying evidence to improve healthcare outcomes. Like our other nursing online programs, students in our doctoral program must be licenses as a Registered Nurse.
Security Studies
Our criminal justice online degree programs are offered at the bachelor’s and master’s levels by CTU’s College of Security Studies. Current criminal justice professionals may be drawn to our online master’s degree program, offered in a general, in which they’ll have the opportunity to explore current legal, policy, and social trends relevant to the field.
