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The online MA in International Studies degree program from Concordia University Irvine is your gateway to global thinking. The curriculum offers a broad understanding of the politics, economics, religion, communication, finances, social change, and international affairs of our world, with the option to focus your studies on one of the following regions:

• Africa
• China
• Southeast Asia
• Latin America

After completing the core of courses, you'll participate in international field work in one of the focus regions, coordinated and led by the program faculty.

Concordia University Irvine offers the online Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Leadership. Graduates can gain a competitive advantage in today’s business environment. Faculty retain expertise in their field and provide faith-backed guidance and support.

Online business degree courses include, but are not limited to:

• Business law
• Managerial accounting
• Operations management

Delivered fully online, complete this program in under two years.

Concordia University Irvine offers the online Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching & Consultation. Learn effective communication skills and methods to maximize your business relationships with clients. Advance your marketing capabilities and gain a competitive edge as a coach or consultant. Complete courses in organizational assessment or creative strategy building.

Applicants can choose from the shorter Professional Certificate or the more in-depth Advanced option.

Concordia University Irvine offers the online Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership. This certificate provides intentional and engaging coursework to grow your leadership toolbox. Certified Organizational Leaders gain highly marketable skills that today's businesses are looking for. Students will learn how to help organizations perform at optimum levels to further their mission and vision. 

Learn the following "how to" skills:

• Engage in difficult conversation while maintaining positive alliances
• Create healthy culture
• Inspire followers
• Work with teams

Applicants can choose from the shorter Professional Certificate or the more in-depth Advanced option.

An online master's in Organizational Leadership teaches you how to increase your team’s performance and productivity, transforming your organization. Further develop interpersonal skills, exploring ways to bring about positive communications and change. Complete coursework in personal development skills, decision making, team building and more.

This program allows you to study directly with Dr John Townsend, of the Townsend Institute. In addition, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a cohort of your peers. Program completion is typically between one and two years.

You can become a transformative leader with Concordia University’s Doctor of Education in Leadership. This online educational administration doctoral degree helps working professionals advance their careers.

You will study theory and applied research. Through the online coursework, you gain the skills, knowledge, and character to create positive change. Your insightful guidance results in sustained improvement and effectiveness for academic institutions.

Besides an integrated dissertation track, the online educational administration coursework offers three areas of specialization. You can choose from such areas as:

• Educational administration
• Organizational change
• Special education

You can further aid your students’ success with the Graduate Certificate in Social Emotional Learning, Character & Ethics from Concordia University. This online educational psychology graduate certificate trains educators to develop their students’ interpersonal skills, self-control, and self-awareness.

Academia today is seeing a global push to support students on the emotional level. Through the online educational psychology coursework, participants grasp the tenets of servant leadership while focusing on developing their student’s character and ethics.

Besides studying the core competencies for supporting students on the emotional level, specific topics of study include:

• Mental health intervention
• Managing classroom and school-wide behavior
• Building character and ethics
• Crisis response, intervention, and management

You can affect positive change with student-athletes through the Master of Arts in Coaching & Athletics Administration from Concordia University. This physical education and coaching master’s degree empowers leaders to make a difference.

The core physical education and coaching coursework delves into the ethics and legal aspects of sports as well as the principles of coaching. Students may choose from a long list of electives to customize their degrees to match their career goals. Choices of electives include such subjects as:

• Faith-based coaching
• Sport technologies
• Sport statistics and analytics
• Intercollegiate athletics in America

You can learn the emerging best practices for your classroom with Concordia University’s Master of Arts in Education / Curriculum & Instruction. This online graduate degree emphasizes improving school programs based on cutting-edge classroom strategies, innovative technology integration, and current research.

Students develop skills in leadership, pedagogical practice, and curriculum development. The research-based courses in curriculum and instruction align best practices with a collaborative scholarship to produce teacher leaders. Courses cover such topics as:

• Instructional leadership
• Curriculum design and assessment
• Developing character and ethics
• Change and reform in education

You can become one of today’s innovative K-12 educators with a Master of Arts in Education / Learning, Design & Technology from Concordia University. This online instructional design master’s degree develops comprehension of the relationship between content, technology, and pedagogy.

Students delve into the use of technology in the classroom. By creatively applying a multitude of technologies, teachers can support better learning outcomes.

Topics of study include such areas as:

• Human-centered design for online learning
• Reflective practice
• Emerging trends in educational technology
• Designing learning environments for accessibility and equity

The Master of Arts in Educational Leadership / Social Emotional Learning, Character & Ethics from Concordia University focuses on creating holistic instruction. Such an approach supports the growth and development of children.

This online educational psychology master’s degree bridges the gap between teaching strategies, student needs, and policy. The goal is to awaken the passion for learning in each child.

The interdisciplinary curriculum pulls from both the Servant Leadership Institute and the School of Education for a well-rounded program. Outcomes of this educational psychology graduate degree include:

• Contemporary knowledge of best practices
• Principles of servant leadership
• Techniques of social emotional learning
• Meeting students’ academic, mental, emotional, and social needs

To span the divide between theory and practice, Concordia University developed its Master of Science in Coaching & Exercise Sciences. This online physical education and coaching master’s degree provides a comprehensive dive into the complex aspects of human movement as it relates to educational athletics.

The core courses lay a foundation in physical education and coaching. Students learn the principles of coaching and leadership, ethics and sports, and the legal aspects of sports. Other subjects include research methods and analysis and a culminating project.

The online coaching program allows for electives so you can design your coursework to align with your interests. Besides delving into one specific sport (golf, tennis, football, etc.), students can choose from such topics as:

• Student athlete development and leadership
• Marketing and strategic planning of college athletics
• Sport statistics and analytics
• Athletic director institute

You can learn to manage human and fiscal resources with the Post-Graduate Certificate in Educational Administration from Concordia University. The online program imparts leadership skills to support learning for all students in a sustainable way.

This online education administration post-graduate certificate program prepares professional educators for administrative roles. The demand for building- and district-level administrators continues to increase, making this program an excellent choice to boost your career.

Through an online platform designed to mesh with the busy schedules of working educators, topics of study include:

• Strategic human resource development and management
• Systems approach to leadership using technology
• Organizational effectiveness through fiscal leadership

You can help serve students with disabilities with the Post-Graduate Certificate in Special Education from Concordia University. This online special education certificate program opens the doors for you to work with the nearly seven million children with disabilities in the US.

The program strives to make exemplary education accessible to all students, regardless of their abilities. You will learn such topics as:

• Leveraging inclusive services and practices for all students
• Current issues in special education
• Social emotional skills for special educators

Fill the need for qualified healthcare administrators with this online masters in healthcare administration.  This program features a unique approach to the topic.  Courses, taught by dedicated professors with a variety of backgrounds in the industry, provide foundational knowledge and competencies in five main areas:

• Leadership 
• Professionalism
• Communication and relationship management
• Healthcare environment knowledge
• Business skills and knowledge

You will learn not only to embrace the dynamic healthcare environment, but also to shape it. Upon completion of this relevant, innovative, and practical online healthcare administration degree, students are ready for leadership positions in various healthcare settings.

All degrees culminate in a capstone project with a healthcare organization, allowing students to integrate prior coursework and experience.

The online BS in Organizational Psychology degree program from Concordia University Irvine provides students with marketable skills in building effective teams, developing leaders, motivating and engaging employees, promoting employee well-being and productivity, and creating a healthy workplace culture. Students learn how to advance in their career and help employees and organizations perform at high levels.

The curriculum for this Organizational Psychology degree online is biblically based, neuroscience informed, and experientially focused. Many assignments apply what you are learning in class to your personal life or career. Students will share and discuss how they are growing according to the Competence and Character Growth Plan that they develop individually when they start the program.

Use this degree for your own career advancement or a specialized career in:

• Human resources
• Training and development
• Labor relations
• Sales
• Marketing analysis

You can equip yourself to make impactful changes with Concordia University’s Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision. This online counseling doctoral degree empowers you to teach, serve, counsel, and advocate for others.

The flexible and personal online format caters to working professionals. In meeting the foundational knowledge that best serves doctoral graduates in counselor education, this online program imparts research, leadership, counseling, teaching, and supervision knowledge.

Highlights of this online counseling graduate program include:

• Engaging with world-class Christian-thought leaders
• Learning to serve, counsel, and teach at the highest level
• Approaching counseling as a leader

Students in this online graduate Counseling program will gain competency in over 20 skills that use the power of relationships, emotions, and cognitions to create lasting change for those in need. The online master’s in Counseling from Concordia University Irvine teaches students how to engage with people struggling with issues like depression, anxiety, relationship problems, or addictions. They will gain knowledge about the internal workings of a person’s brain and heart to get at the root of issues such as isolation, lack of boundaries, shame, and feeling like they don’t have a voice. This program can lead to licensure in most states. 

The curriculum studies treatment models including:

• Depth psychology
• Family systems
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Attachment therapy
• Psychopharmacology
• Positive psychology

Take your position in a ministry position in a church or church-related context to the next level by becoming eligible for the Director of Christian Education (DCE) Certification with this online ministry degree. Courses examine how leadership, theology, and culture combine and interact by drawing on a rich theological tradition. Graduates of this career certified by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) degree are eligible to receive a call to serve an LCMS church as a DCE.  

This online ministry degree is taught by faculty with ministry experience and scholarly credentials in courses that feature practical applications in education, leadership, and counseling. Study wherever it is convenient while still receiving support from respected faculty and staff who are there with you each step of the way.