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This degree is intended for adult learners who are ready to jump back into education with the convenience of online learning.  Murray State’s AA in General Studies enables you to complete your general education credits before pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts.  Subjects covered include:

• Oral & written communication
• Global awareness
• Scientific inquiry & quantitative skills

Build your degree across subjects at Murray State.  This online Bachelor of Integrated Studies enables you to broaden your skillset and knowledge base across electives that might not be part of one specific major.  You can pursue your interests and choose classes that align with your personal and career goals.

This advanced degree is intended for teachers in secondary and post-secondary environments. The beauty of this doctorate is that, not only is the curriculum available entirely online, but it is based upon what teachers do every day. The foundation of this Murray State program is bound within pedagogical framework with the goal of encouraging students to perform in the classroom and beyond. Doctoral candidates have four specializations to choose from:

• Literacy
• Literature
• Writing
• Language

Want to learn to communicate more strategically to hit target audiences? Consider MSU’s Master of Mass Communication, either an MA or MS, that is available entirely online.  You will learn media theory and best practices behind effective delivery.  This degree can boost careers in:  advertising, journalism, marketing, public relations, social media management, branding and more.

Murray State University offers an online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Students will be prepared with a broad understanding of the various disciplines within business.

Murray State University offers an online Bachelor of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management degree. Students will be prepared to manage and coordinate materials, information, and products within organizations.

The online Certificate in Human Development and Leadership is designed for individuals working in positions such as administrative, program development, or direct services in a wide range of settings who want to move toward a greater leadership role.  Courses focus on the self, working with diverse individuals and cultures, developing an understanding of and learning how to utilize assessments in non-clinical settings, and understanding the process of working in and with groups.

Become a data-driven decision-maker with in-demand business skills applicable to a broad range of managerial roles with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Business Analytics online program from Murray State University. In this program, you will gain a comprehensive background in applied data, including data management and software development.
You will supplement business skills with essential technical tools such as data mining techniques, software design principles, database structure and maintenance and more. The relevant core curriculum helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing – and more. Two capstone courses will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

Whether your employer is a private firm or a government agency, develop the tools to capitalize on opportunities for driving economic growth with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Economic Development online program from Murray State University. In this program, you will acquire essential knowledge about processes and practices related to urban and regional planning.
The coursework includes an in-depth study of financial concepts, methods and programs, and information sources vital to growing and sustaining development. The relevant core curriculum helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. Two capstone courses will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

The 100 percent online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance program at Murray State University helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. Advance your expertise in managing investments and other financial transactions to help build wealth for individuals and corporations. This program concludes with two capstone courses that will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Forensic Accounting online program prepares you to detect and deter fraudulent behavior and financial misconduct to prevent and prosecute financial crime. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will learn to identify fraud and financial anomalies through specialized forensic expertise and advanced data analysis knowledge.

Enhance your financial detective skills by analyzing financial statements, business valuation approaches and legal remedies for fraud and business crimes. Plus, career-relevant coursework helps fill required education hours and helps prepare you for the CPA Exam.

Shape your degree to meet your professional goals while developing foundational skills applicable to managerial roles in a broad range of industries with the Master of Business Administration General online program from Murray State University.
The broad-based Master of Business Administration General (MBA) online program from Murray State University prepares students for management responsibilities across all facets of business. By choosing electives from a wide variety of high-demand areas, you can tailor your degree to your career interests. The relevant core curriculum helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. Two capstone courses will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

Become the strategic communications expert your company needs while reaching customers with new technologies and influencing global trends with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Global Communications online program from Murray State University. In this program, you will learn how to communicate ethically and strategically while utilizing technical innovations and maximizing social impact.
Your studies will focus on the wide-ranging roles of news, advertising, global media, and entertainment as well as the perpetuation of systemic views of populations in society. The relevant core curriculum helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. Two capstone courses will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

Develop skills as an influencer while applying strategies for engaging and responsive marketing in a global marketplace with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing online program from Murray State University. You will learn techniques and tactics to advance your career in a high-growth field.
In this program, you will study messaging and marketing platforms – from traditional to digital – plus analyze case studies focusing on contemporary issues and challenges. The relevant core curriculum helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. Two capstone courses will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

Prepare for dynamic leadership roles in the nonprofit sector with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Leadership online program from Murray State University.

Empower less-advantaged communities with mission-driven businesses when you develop your management expertise in philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and community development Plus, gain a comprehensive background in accounting, managerial economics, corporate finance and more with our broad-based core business curriculum.

Become a catalyst for municipal development and build vital private-public partnerships that spur economic growth in your community with the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Economic Development online program from Murray State University. You will learn skills to help stimulate job creation, create tax revenue and nurture economic prosperity.

In this program, you will learn about restructuring market incentives to leverage private investment, developing community-based businesses, affordable housing, and financial institutions in order to improve community life. Our relevant core coursework gives you a background in key areas of public administration, including policy analysis, budgeting and finance, organizational theory, human resource management and more. A choice of electives enables you to shape your degree to meet your career goals.

Prepare to transition into a leadership role in a public service organization while tailoring your degree to meet your specific career goals with the Master of Public Administration General online program from Murray State University. Whether you’re already in public administration or considering a career change, this program gives you a broad range of essential skills.
In this program, you will explore core fields of public administration such as budgeting, organizational theory, human resources, policy analysis, ethics and more. What makes this innovative program unique is the breadth of elective options enabling you to develop skills applicable in government roles, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, or other niches in-between. By choosing coursework from a wide variety of high-demand areas, you can tailor your degree to your professional interests.

Deepen your multifaceted knowledge of the many roles of healthcare within the private and public sectors in the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration online program from Murray State. You will study healthcare planning, financial aspects of health services organizations, and health administration and management within a broader overview of the healthcare delivery system.

This 100 percent online healthcare administration program from Murray State’s College of Humanities and Fine Arts includes a capstone experience in which you will integrate theories and methods by proposing and executing a project involving a substantive management or analytic issue in the public sector.

Hone and diversify your leadership skills to help advance your career as an administrator in all levels of government with the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public Management online program from Murray State University. You will gain credentials to broaden your career in the public service sector.

In this program, you will study intergovernmental relations, local and regional administration, law and ethics, labor relations, public planning and more. By choosing electives, you can shape your degree to match your professional goals. Plus, our relevant core coursework gives you a background in key areas of public administration, including policy analysis, budgeting and finance, organizational theory, human resource management and more.

Become a leader in creating policies and procedures that can shape the future of healthcare in your community with the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public and Community Health online program from Murray State University. Learn to analyze and investigate public health issues and implement appropriate interventions.

As part of this program, you will develop essential skills in policy-making and public communication. You will also focus on health counseling, environmental health and health behavior. Plus, our relevant core coursework gives you a background in key areas of public administration, including policy analysis, budgeting and finance, organizational theory, human resource management and more.

The online Master of Science in Human Development and Leadership is designed to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of human service professionals through courses focusing on understanding human development and how to apply that knowledge in leadership.  Courses include leadership, group development, human development, diversity, research, legal and ethical issues, and interpersonal processes.  Graduates are prepared to work in administration, program development, and direct service positions in a wide range of settings.

In order to advance in any occupation, you will need strong communication skills and an understanding of how to manage others. The Master of Science in Organizational Communication and Leadership provides you with the essentials you need to take your career to the next level.

With a flexible, fully online program, you will be able to prepare for your next steps while continuing to work in your current role. Coursework will prepare you to lead teams in the workplace, negotiate conflicts, train new employees, and develop sales strategies. The competencies gained from this online communications degree will benefit you in whatever career path you choose.

Graduates can apply their knowledge to roles such as:

• Business manager
• Marketing coordinator
• Sales specialist
• Training director
• Public relations director
• Human resources manager
• Recruiter

This online BS in Telecommunication Systems Management is a bachelor completion program through Murray State for the last two years of the program. Applicants should hold an associate’s from the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS). Students take upper level technical communication and IT coursework. There are three areas of emphasis to choose from in this online telecommunications degree:

• Wireless
• Network Security
• System Administration

GIS and its affiliated technology is growing rapidly. You can broaden your career opportunities, with this undergraduate online Certificate in GIS from Murray State. Using industry-standards as a basis, you’ll learn data collection, analytics, visualization and interpretation in this program. You’ll also gain hands-on experience through projects and GIScience applications, with coursework like:

• Remote Sensing
• Biological Applications in GIS
• Decision Support Technologies

As a complement to your professional experience, this online Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Data Science can enhance your career. You’ll learn the latest methodologies for data manipulation, modeling and analysis based upon current industry standards and trends. Electives are a part of this online GIS curriculum, with offerings such as:

• Geospatial Tools in Business
• Manager’s Guide to Database
• Information System Security

Whether you want to boost your technology credentials or begin a new career path, you can tailor this flexible Master of Science in Information Systems online program by choosing from a broad range of electives to strengthen the industry-specific skillset that best aligns with your career goals. Gain the theoretical background and practical experience necessary to thrive in the information systems field.
Program coursework examines key ideas, practices and frameworks of project management, such as Agile, in the context of information systems. Enhance your understanding of extracting data from multiple sources, transforming the data and loading the data into data warehouse architectures through the ETL process. In our experiential curriculum, you will apply data analysis techniques such as prediction, clustering, associations and forecasting to creatively solve real-world problems.
Learn from experienced instructors who are dedicated to your success. Our world-class faculty will ensure you are well-versed in cutting-edge tools such as R, Python™, IBM SPSS Modeler, SAP® Predictive Analytics, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and more.

The Master of Science in Information Systems with a concentration in Business Analytics online program from Murray State University is a pragmatic program centered on problem-solving; it combines modern information technology practices with business acumen.

In the master’s in information systems online program, you will examine the critical issues and challenges related to IT decision-making as well as the technological and human aspects of solutions. While studying for your MS in Information Systems, you will focus on the impact of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, how ERP software integrates business functions and how to make current business functions compatible with an ERP system. Additionally, you will learn software cycle, software process maturity and Agile modules as well as various software methodologies, such as object oriented, rapid development, software design, and verification and testing.

Our faculty are experts in the field of management information systems and committed to your success. Our coursework incorporates state-of-the-art tools such as R, Python™, IBM SPSS Data Modeler, SAP® Predictive Analytics, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). You will benefit from hands-on practice with analytics software while learning to develop applications for analytics through data management and analysis skills.

Lead your organization by earning an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Cybersecurity from Murray State University. You’ll acquire top-notch, workplace relevant business skills in areas such as accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. And with a concentration in cybersecurity, you’ll learn how to make business decisions around data network and information system security, mitigate security breaches and use techniques to protect your organization’s privacy, software and information. Our capstone course will strengthen your background in strategic management.

Gain the skills to become an in-demand professional in a rapidly growing industry with the unique Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management online program from Murray State University. Designed with the needs of various industries in mind, this STEM-designated degree provides you with the technical foundation to manage and secure contemporary data networks as well as an overview of security challenges and mitigation controls such as network intrusion, prevention and detection, incident response, malicious software, public key encryption, and message authentication. You will graduate equipped with skills in cybersecurity governance, policy and planning, risk management, business continuity, and more. This degree can complement your existing career by adding collaborative information technology and security expertise to your professional strengths.

Our innovative program was built to accommodate the educational needs of working professionals and does not require an extensive background in IT or cybersecurity. Murray State faculty follow the technology industry closely to continuously assess and determine how to best develop your abilities, beginning with the basics.

This online library science degree teaches the professional skills that are needed for library media education career paths. Learn to provide a learning environment where students are engaged in learning and classroom teachers collaborate to enrich their curriculum. This program offers coursework on leadership and literacy related to 21st-century digital libraries. Your most important roles will be to teach students to use technology and to share your love of literature and lifelong learning. 

There are two paths available in this online library science degree. There is one for Certified teachers and then one that is for those who have a bachelor’s degree or are non-certified.

Advance your knowledge and career with this online masters in higher education. This program is designed for secondary school professionals and college personnel. Become an emerging leader and a transformational practitioner of higher education and student affairs. This cohort-based degree creates influential leaders who understand the comprehensive nature of higher education and can apply alternative solutions to contemporary issues within the field.

The curriculum consists of such courses as:

• Research 
• Administration  
• Developmental Theory
• Diversity Issues
• Legal & Ethical Issues

Enroll in ESL degrees online and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed for working professionals who wish to learn more about how other cultures learn the English language. The curriculum includes instruction and experiences that contribute directly to competencies in linguistics, language pedagogy, assessment, and culture.  

These ESL degrees online are taught by doctorally-prepared faculty with degrees in linguistics, second-language teaching, and related fields. They will prepare you for a career teaching English in secondary schools and colleges all over the world, in industry positions in training positions for non-English speaking employees, or in a community college and university teaching pre-college English programs for international students.

Enroll in online teaching degrees and advance professional opportunities. The curriculum is available online, so you can boost your education and continue your career without interruption. In fact, this program is self-paced and has a very generous timeframe for completion.

With this online teaching degree, you will learn to encourage and motivate students. The curriculum likely consists of such courses as:

• Program Planning and Evaluation 
• Philosophy of Career and Technical Education 
• Organization and Administration of Career and Technical Education
• Advanced Instructional Strategies in Career and Technical Education  
• Advanced Classroom Assessment in Career and Technical Education

This online manufacturing engineering bachelor’s degree is geared toward professionals who want to further their skills in manufacturing engineering as they prepare for a career in various manufacturing industries. Gain skills in industrial design and develop manufacturing processes, procedures, and equipment that turn design ideas into real products. Study such areas as:

• Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
• Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
• Fluid Power
• Industrial Supervision
• Quality Control

This completion program works in partnership with community colleges to allow students to complete general education credits to transfer into Murray State. Added flexibility supports students who desire to work while earning their degree.

Be ready to shape the evolution of healthcare delivery and patient care at the management and administrative level with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration online program from Murray State University. Develop the skills to operate an ethically sound and financially successful health system.
As part of this in-depth program, you will compare private and public strategies, analyze broad topics related to global healthcare and learn management concepts and decision-making tools. The relevant core curriculum helps you develop essential skills in accounting, business analytics, managerial economics, corporate finance, marketing and more. Two capstone courses will strengthen your background in organizational behavior and strategic management.

The online Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science program is flexible, allowing students to study when and where it is convenient for them without forcing them to choose between their educations and their families and jobs. This program prepares students for careers as precision agriculture technicians, agricultural extension agents, agricultural service technicians, in agricultural sales, and in many other careers related to emerging technologies in agriculture.

Courses may include:

• Research in Agriculture
• Farm Management
• Animal Nutrition
• Principles of Agribusiness Management
• Advanced Soil Fertility

Study various disciplines of agriculture with this online agriculture master’s degree. It is designed for professional agricultural personnel who want to gain an education at the graduate level or prepare for a degree at the doctoral level.  

Customize your online agriculture degree with the aid of an advisor so you complete courses that match your goals. There are two main areas of concentration: agricultural science and agricultural education. Choose from such options as:

• Agribusiness Economics
• Agricultural Education
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Veterinary Hospital Management

This flexible program allows students to pursue their goals even if they are place-bound by family, career, or military commitments and/or do not have institutions of higher learning near where they are located.

The online RN to BSN degree completion program from Murray State University is designed to provide students with a liberal, generalist education and prepare them for career advancements and/or graduate study. Graduates of this program are able to:

• ​Communicate and collaborate effectively through oral, written, and technological methods
• ​Apply scientific based methods to understand the basis for best nursing practices and new knowledge related to health care
• ​Make evidence-based, logical decisions related to patient care
• ​Apply nursing science and technology in solving problems in the changing health care system
• ​Appreciate the historical, political, theoretical, and artistic traditions of nursing
• ​Practice with cultural sensitivity and an understanding of ethical issues in health care
• ​Advocate to advance the profession and health care
• ​Recognize the need to balance professional and lifestyle behaviors
• ​Perform entry level nursing skills in a safe, competent, and professional manner
• ​Pursue continuous learning experiences to enhance one's career and to adapt to the continuously changing world of health care

The online DNP degree program from Murray State University provides professional nurses with the extended knowledge and skills required to advance in their careers. The curriculum builds on the traditional MSN education with a focus on:

• Evidence-based practice
• Quality improvement
• Health policy
• Ethics
• Leadership, management, and organization of health systems

From your local community to societies across the globe, you’ll learn how to become an effective advocate for social change with this online Human Services degree. Whether you choose the BA or BS path at Murray State, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to work in various areas of human services, from probation case management to human trafficking intervention. This online Human Services program has semester-long online courses which will allow you to pace yourself, as you earn your degree and balance life, work and school. Sample classes include:

• Leadership and Group Skills
• Diversity and Advocacy in Human Services
• Family Issues and Guidance