Share your story with the world and let the power of storytelling take your career to new heights with an online Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing. As one of the only programs available that encourage a focus on genre fiction, our online MFA lets you hone your craft in an area specific to your strengths and interests. You'll also learn about the business side of creative writing, preparing you to market your work in the real world. While most MFA programs require a residency, Southern New Hampshire University's online MFA in Creative Writing can be completed entirely online, with no travel necessary.

"Traditional MFA programs, whether full-time or low residency, are out of reach for many writers," said Paul Witcover, associate dean of creative writing. "The SNHU online MFA was designed to make the MFA experience accessible to all fiction writers, opening the door to diverse voices excluded for too long from the literary conversation. Our program is dedicated to giving writers the tools to succeed on the page and beyond it."

Graduates leave the program with a completed and revised novel in the genre of their choice. And with the included certificates in either online teaching of writing or professional writing, you'll have the skills to support your writing career, no matter where it takes you.

Learn how to:

- Understand the business and technical sides of professional writing

- Navigate the publishing ecosystem, whether you intend to publish traditionally or via self-publishing

- Use social media to gain a following and build your brand

- Market your work to appeal to decision-makers

- Develop materials for book promotion

- Identify agents, editors, or other industry professionals who may guide you in a future publication

- Teach writing in a classroom setting

If you're looking to earn your Master of Fine Arts online, you've found the right program. Even though there are no residency requirements, you'll still interact frequently with other students and faculty members in asynchronous discussions, critique workshops and within our online writer's community, where students come together to share industry news, extend writing tips, and develop critique partnerships. While many traditional MFA programs shy away from genre fiction, SNHUs online MFA will support you in writing the novel or story collection of your choice. You'll study the craft of writing throughout the program, selecting novels for close study of the elements of writing, authorial techniques, genre conventions, and creative decisions.

"I liked MFA-514 (Advanced Studies in Genre Literature) best," said student Jamilla Geter. "It was a great look into the different genres. It really helped me narrow down what genre I wanted to write in."

There's more to a career in writing than perfecting your craft. You'll also learn about the publication process, helping you make informed decisions to get your work into readers' hands. That's why the online MFA program puts a strong focus on the practical skills you'll need to succeed. That was a major bonus for Tara Lynn Conrad '21. "A major selling point for me was the classes SNHU offered on the business side of writing," she said. "That was something none of the other schools offered."

That practical side made much more sense to Felicia Warden '20 once she was in these classes like MKT-635: Websites and Search Engine Marketing/Search Engine Optimization.

"Though it was not writing exactly, its connection to it especially in our digital world was made clear almost immediately," she said. "Writing is not just providing content of value to your readers, but also creating avenues of access so those readers can find your content. This course helped me to understand that and to learn how I can create those avenues."

Besides allowing you to focus on your own creative interests, part of our 48-credit online MFA curriculum requires you to choose from 2 certificate offerings designed to round out your education and better prepare you for a multitude of writing-related careers. The first choice is a Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching of Writing, which is tailored to those who see themselves teaching in an online classroom setting as a supplement to their writing careers. Students practice approaches to editing and coaching, learn how to establish a virtual instructor presence, and cultivate methods for supporting and engaging students within online writing communities.

Learn more about the online teaching of writing graduate certificates. Students can also choose the Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing, which highlights the technical and business opportunities available to writers. Students will develop a range of skills, such as copywriting, social media, marketing principles, and/or content generation, learning many of the freelancing skills integral to today's project-driven economy. Learn more about the professional writing graduate certificate. All of our courses are taught by accomplished authors and industry professionals who know both the craft and business of creative writing. They will work closely with you to develop both your creative and professional skill sets.

"All instructors within my program were extremely knowledgeable and helpful," Warden said. "I learned a lot about the different career paths my instructors chose. ... The course instruction, along with their anecdotal experiences, helped in offering knowledge in different areas of our field."

MFA Program Thesis The thesis for the Online MFA in Creative Writing is expected to be a novel-length work of fiction in a genre of your choice. The program focuses on novel-length storytelling, and while we read and celebrate short stories, it is expected that your thesis will be a novel (or a novel-in-stories with a unified narrative arc). Every Southern New Hampshire University online MFA student graduates from the program with a revised fiction manuscript in the genre of their choice, which is completed in a 3-course thesis series.

Throughout your tenure in the program, you can either work on a singular idea that you will develop during the 3 thesis courses, or you can begin a new project for your thesis. It is expected that prior to beginning your thesis courses, you have 15,000 words of your thesis complete (either through prior coursework, independent work, or a mix of both). You'll build on that 15,000-word count in Thesis I and Thesis II, and then revise your manuscript during Thesis III. Your thesis instructor will deliver a final edit letter to graduates directly upon the program completion, after which you can decide what level of revision you will complete before pursuing publication.

"My three thesis classes for the MFA degree were the most helpful," said Kathleen Harris '21. "I was actually writing a book as my thesis, so it was both enjoyable and advantageous for the degree. And it was the end of a very long milestone of accomplishments."

Meet the growing demand for project leaders and couple your MBA with a project management concentration with the Master of Business Administration in Project Management from Southern New Hampshire University. Learn what it takes to plan, monitor, measure, and adapt a project from start to finish, and earn an MBA that fits right into your life. A Project Manager's job is to keep projects and people on track, and the field of project management is growing as more companies move to project team-based business models.

Our MBA is all about understanding and optimizing the functions of a business. The project management MBA builds a strong foundation of management skills, and you can apply these skills to leadership roles across a variety of industries, including construction, healthcare, IT development, manufacturing, and more. Students who take QSO-645: Project Management for Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification course as part of their concentration can satisfy the educational requirement of the PMP exam. This industry-recognized credential demonstrates proven project management skills and could help boost career growth and earning potential.

Learn how to:

- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to inform project management decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for various projects

- Learn to continually improve organizations and their practices

- Lead and collaborate with a variety of key stakeholders

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans that articulate organizational culture, align with ethical and legal standards, and promote sustainable business practices

- Demonstrate knowledge in project management that builds upon the core competencies of business administration

SNHUs MBA in Project Management is one of the most affordable MBAs in the nation and can be completed in just over a year. The MBA in Project Management online combines theory with practical application. You can graduate with a set of tools that complement today's tech-intensive workplace. In the updated curriculum, you'll engage in scenario-based learning opportunities, allowing you to complete activities and individually graded group work based on solving real-world business problems. This type of learning offers a hands-on learning experience in your online classroom that mimics real-world work settings and challenges. Taught by professors with many years of business experience, your courses will focus on how to lead a project from start to finish smoothly. You'll learn how to define the scope of a project, develop a project timeline, and identify costs and resources.

Project management learning will be supported by the MBA core curriculum, which focuses on all aspects of business leadership, including:

- Building Business Leaders

- Applied Business Statistics

- Leading People and Organizations

- Optimizing Brands

- Leading Organizational Change

- And more

Your project management degree courses will focus on the tools, processes, and strategies used to successfully hit the goals of any big project. You'll learn how factors like scope, time, cost, quality, risk, resources, and communication impact a project. You can apply this learning to real-world case studies to gain key decision-making experience. And you'll get hands-on practice using manual and technology-based tools to start, plan and control projects. If you're interested in seeking the PMP certification, you have the option to take QSO-645: Project Management for PMP Certification as part of your MBA program.

In this course, you'll explore the professional and social responsibilities of project management. You can also get a deeper understanding of the tools and techniques you can use to plan and manage projects. This course satisfies the education requirement of 35 hours needed to take the PMP exam. It does not guarantee certification or passage of the certification exam but does get you closer to earning this key credential. You must meet all other PMP requirements, including work experience hours, in order to sit for the exam.

No matter what your goals are, an MBA in Project Management offers key leadership and career skills you can use to be successful as a project manager or business leader. These skills include:

- Communication. Communicate effectively between internal team members, clients, and vendors.

- Critical thinking. Know how to ask questions, solve problems and make decisions.

- Leadership. Be an active leader and coach for members of your project team to keep projects running smoothly.

- Organization. Plan and monitor project timelines to keep projects on track.

Students with non-business academic backgrounds may be required to take foundation courses. As an add-on to your degree with minimal additional courses required, MBA students can also pursue a graduate certificate beyond the standard degree program, including a project management graduate certificate. This allows you to list another significant credential on your resume with minimal additional coursework.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our SNHU students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want. In accordance with SNHUs relationship with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the ability to offer Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam content, SNHU instructors completed the PMI®s Authorized Training Partner Train the Trainer PMP® Exam Prep Program.

This program equips SNHU faculty with the authority to deliver PMP® exam prep and training content to PMIs quality standards for the revised exam, which went into effect in January 2021. This designation is essential to allowing SNHU to offer PMP® preparatory content through QSO-645: Project Management for PMP Certification, which also offers students the 35 hours of project management education required to sit for the exam. Students who choose to pursue their PMP® certification may find that this industry-recognized credential offers proven project management skills and could help boost career growth and earning potential.

Learn how you can help your organization improve strategic management with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Operations and Supply Chain Management from Southern New Hampshire University. This MBA degree can deepen your understanding of procurement, transportation planning, inventory control, and warehouse management. It can also help strengthen your knowledge of customer service standards in both national and global markets. SNHU's online MBA program is one of the most affordable in the nation. Coursework can be completed in just over a year. The curriculum is designed to give you the comprehensive business training you'll need to pursue upper-level positions in the operations and supply chain industry. You'll learn the fundamentals of management, production, quality control, distribution, logistics, inventory control, and more.

Learn how to:

- Integrate, synthesize and apply business practices

- Establish legal and ethical conduct guidelines and implement corporate social responsibility

- Create intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial opportunities

- Manage cross-functional teams using quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, as well as effective oral and written communication

- Explore functions, practices, and strategies of management design

- Implement operations and supply chain systems

Revised in 2021, our supply chain online MBA program was decreased to just 10 courses giving you the ability to complete the degree in just over a year, should you attend full time. Benefits of the new curriculum include the opportunity to earn credentials throughout your program, multimedia content, and scenario-based learning activities.

"Scenario-based learning provides learners the ability to practice using what they learn and apply it to a real-world scenario of a likely business problem," said Dr. Mark Hobson, senior associate dean of business at Southern New Hampshire University. "It will appear in every course. It places the learner inside a novel experience with learning tools and an instructor who acts as a coach and mentor."

Of the 10 classes that make up the online master in supply chain management MBA program, the business core makes up 7 of your courses. Here, you'll learn traditional topics like marketing, accounting, and decision-making, but instead of learning about each class by class, they're woven throughout the curriculum, so you can better learn how the skills you're developing work with each other.

You'll then have 3 courses that make up the concentration dedicated to the close application of operations and supply chain principles, including courses like:

- Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making: Survey the mathematical, probability, and statistical tools available for assisting in the operation and management of industrial organizations.

- Operation Management: Study key concepts of production and operations. It includes the study of a variety of methods and techniques used in their management.

- Supply Chain Management: Analyze the role and activities of those involved in supply chain management decision-making.

The course emphasizes the importance of all aspects of managing the supply chain, including transportation planning, inventory control, and warehouse management. The supply chain courses provide supplemental material to that of the major core. You'll graduate knowing how to provide the right product at the right time in the right quantity to meet customer needs.

"This degree program provides a balanced skills-based curriculum to provide learners with a fast-track career advancement opportunity," said Dr. Zuzana Buzzell, associate dean of business programs at Southern New Hampshire University.

Online MBA students can also pursue a graduate certificate in operations and supply chain management beyond the standard degree program. This option allows you to list another significant credential on your resume with minimal additional coursework. The certificate consists of 4 required courses plus an additional 6 credits of your choice of several different operations and supply chain management courses.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in logistics, business, or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our SNHU students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.

Earn the business degree that best fits the music industry with the innovative Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Music Business from Southern New Hampshire University and Berklee College of Music. The music business is rapidly changing. New production technologies, distribution methods, and economic realities are creating new opportunities and challenging entrepreneurs who want to shape the industry. Success today depends on creative leaders who are well-versed in music business best practices that will continue to be relevant tomorrow.

The skills you learn in an MBA program apply to advanced career paths everywhere, but the teachings of traditional business especially those around leadership, innovation, strategy, and measuring success are all valuable and very applicable to the music industry. As Mike King, vice president of enrollment management and marketing and CMO of Berklee Online, explains: "SNHU is a leader in online learning with an expertise in business; Berklee is one of the most respected music colleges in the world. Together, we're helping professionals get eyes and ears on their music."

The online MBA in Music Business program includes 4 courses from the internationally respected Berklee College of Music. Each course will help you build the music-specific knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the industry. Paired with core business courses from SNHU, you'll gain the foundational, interdisciplinary experience of a comprehensive MBA. Graduates of this program will receive a co-branded diploma from both SNHU and Berklee giving you the name recognition of two major players in higher education. An innovative, high-quality music business degree, our MBA in Music Business is one of the most affordable MBAs in the nation and can be completed in about a year as a full-time student. The program is a perfect fit for executives, artists, managers, record label employees, and music entrepreneurs.

Learn how to:

- Integrate, synthesize and apply business practices in a music business context

- Analyze and interpret data for decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization

- Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans around cultural, ethical, and legal standards, as well as sustainable practices

Plus, with multiple terms starts per year, no GRE/GMAT scores required and the flexibility to complete your coursework online with fluid deadlines, you'll be empowered to earn a reputable degree on your terms. In 2021, the curriculum for SNHU's MBA program was revised to better meet students' needs. Courses now include more multimedia content and real-world business activities that give you the opportunity to gain job-ready skills even before you graduate.

"The MBA in Music Business program is now only 10 classes. While all of SNHUs online MBA programs include required core classes, the music business focus offers different branches of the same tree," said Robert Benincasa, a graduate academic advisor for MBA music students. It is important for students to know that this is not a music degree; it is a business degree. Above all things, it is an MBA. While you'll learn traditional subjects like marketing, finance, and ethics, they'll all be woven through your courses, giving you a more efficient MBA experience. As a bonus, you'll be able to "earn as you learn," meaning the coursework gives you the knowledge to help you earn industry-recognized certifications and badges throughout your program. Additionally, as a student of the online MBA in Music Business, you'll replace one required SNHU MBA course Organizational Strategy in a Global Environment with Music Business Leadership and Ethics."

Plus, you'll have 3 concentration courses from Berklee, which explore the practical application of business principles and best practices in the music industry.

Courses include:

- Music Business Leadership and Ethics, which examines music industry leadership scenarios while exploring the characteristics of notable leaders and different leadership approaches. It also explores ethics from a wide variety of industries to gain an understanding of why ethical choices are important. You'll analyze current issues affecting the music industry, such as the treatment of artists, intellectual property rights, revenue sharing, and digital media and distribution.

- Music Business Structures and Strategies, which offers an in-depth look at the structure of the evolving music business and strategies for creating successful business models. You'll navigate through the critical areas of the music industry, including publishing and licensing; marketing, promotion, and retail; proper utilization of free music; fan funding and other forms of creative revenue for musicians; and new business opportunities. You'll learn, for example, just how important publishing is in protecting an artist's work. Plus, with new opportunities arising to license music for visual media such as film or video games, you'll discover how to use unexpected channels to reach new audiences.

- Music Marketing Strategies, which examines the tools and emerging technologies used to generate interest in music, acquire new fans, and sell content. It covers online music marketing the opportunities available, case studies on how artists are generating interest online, ways to optimize the fan experience, and the major differences between online and physical marketing campaigns. At the end of the course, you'll use everything you've learned to create a marketing plan giving you the opportunity to flesh out a strategy that excites and invites new listeners.

- Music Business Finance, which explores how to apply critical tools of financial analysis to leverage talent, assess the potential of music enterprises, and drive new music businesses. You'll take a look at nontraditional forms of music funding, such as venture capital and crowdfunding opportunities like Kickstarter. You'll specifically focus on 3 distinct components: financial calculations; money, markets, and the music business; and music funding.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our SNHU students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want. Learn more about the prestigious, Boston-based Berklee College of Music the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.

Learn how to maximize the market potential of brands and businesses when you earn your Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University. Marketing is about more than selling a product. It's about creating a lasting relationship between a brand and a consumer. As such, it can be one of the most powerful tools there is to drive business not only today but in the future. SNHU's MBA is one of the most affordable masters of business administration programs in the nation at only $18,810 in total tuition. And in about a year, you could not only get an MBA but also earn credentials to help build up your resume along the way embedded, industry-recognized credentials throughout the courses so you can strengthen your own brand.

Learn how to:

- Integrate, synthesize and apply business practices in a marketing context

- Analyze and interpret data for decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization

- Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans around cultural, ethical, and legal standards, as well as sustainable practices

The program's coursework revised in 2021 can help you understand how to attract buyers of all demographics and use your expertise to meet business marketing objectives. Classes help you develop skills around emotional intelligence and critical thinking to better understand target consumers. With an overhaul in 2021, the online MBA program has features that can benefit all business students. The marketing MBA program is now made up of 7 core classes and 3 concentration classes allowing you to finish your program in about a year should you attend full time. In your business core, you'll study topics like leadership, strategy, and innovation. But unlike other MBA programs out there, all topics are weaved throughout the courses so that more business practices come together at once giving you an efficient MBA experience.

With the MBA program, one course you as a marketer might be particularly interested in is the Optimizing Brands class. Here, you'll learn how to balance brand management with impactful marketing strategies. You'll also study the key brand elements of identity, trust, and building habit-forming brand experiences. Throughout the course, you'll get hands-on experience as you develop a marketing strategy for an organization, applying skills you're building like market research, target market identification, customer trends in the marketplace, and ethical considerations. You'll find that you'll gain real-world experience throughout your business core. The curriculum now features scenario-based learning activities throughout the program. You'll "live" in an interactive storyline, meaning you'll be assigned a situation that needs a solution. Then you'll work your way through it by using what you're learning in the classroom skills like critical and creative thinking, problem-solving skills, or disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge.

You then have 3 concentration courses in your program. Each explores a different area of marketing, helping you build a toolkit of skills you can successfully apply in the real world:

-Promotions Management addresses the specific activities involved in managing an advertising campaign, including research, media selection, copywriting, layouts, and the role of ad agencies.

- Consumer Behavior and Marketing investigates psychological, sociological, economic, and anthropological influences both theoretical and research-based. Applying these principles, you'll then learn how to design effective marketing strategies and ultimately a fully-fleshed marketing plan.

- Brand Management helps you develop an understanding of the theories, models, and strategies that enable an organization to achieve its branding goals. Through a combination of text and current research publications, students will be exposed to current and emerging brand theories and models.

For Michael Krupa 20, the Brand Management course functioned as a perfect capstone to the MBA in Marketing. "Brand Management was the class that stood out to me the most," Krupa said. "The course taught me so much about the various levels of branding, what a brand truly is and how it is so much more than a logo and colors."

"The assignments and hands-on learning format, he said, helped him connect the dots and extract deeper meaning from the material. "While the readings, discussions, and assignments were exciting, my instructor was also engaging," Krupa said. "Ultimately, I learned that successful branding can truly define the personality and unique identity of an organization."

Should you be interested in learning even more about marketing beyond your MBA, you could also pursue a graduate certificate beyond the standard degree program. This allows you to list another significant credential on your resume with minimal additional coursework. If you chose to earn your marketing graduate certificate, you could enhance your marketing know-how and add an additional credential to your resume with just 2 extra courses.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our SNHU students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.

A human resources concentration built into an MBA? That's the type of degree that can fit well into your career-advancement goals. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources at Southern New Hampshire University prepares you to take on this increasingly important role. And because it's an MBA, its approach to the HR discipline is to enhance your business acumen first and foremost, along with your ability to drive change. The program lays a foundation in standard business administration topics, weaving topics like leadership, marketing, finance, and operations throughout your coursework. But with the curriculum revised in 2021, you'll dive into them in different ways. For example, you won't just learn about leadership, you'll learn how to lead people, organizations, and organizational change. The new MBA program also allows you to move through your core coursework faster, even giving you the ability to finish in about a year should you choose to take part full-time.

"Everything is business as you progress up the ranks of leadership, said Kate Noor, an MBA academic advisor at SNHU.

Learn how to:

- Lead and operate within cross-functional teams by effectively navigating the complexities of HR management

- Analyze and interpret data for decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization

- Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans around culture, ethical and legal standards, and sustainable practices

As with all of our HR programs, the MBA in Human Resources aligns with SHRM guiding principle that human resource professionals must be prepared to play a key role in the success of today's agile companies. SHRM is considered the industry standard in HR credentialing. The coursework was designed to include competencies found in the SHRM Book of Competency and Knowledge (SHRM BoCK), which forms the basis for SHRM-issued HR credentialing opportunities. The SHRM BoCK covers the 8 behavioral competencies and HR knowledge human resources professionals need to do their best work.

Melanie Rowe 18G says her MBA in HR prepared her on many levels. "The classes at SNHU have taught me a lot about change management, people management, group dynamics, company culture, and leadership," she said. "I've used this knowledge in my relationship management and to position myself as an informal leader, which makes it easier for me to recommend and implement change. The business world needs well-educated human resource professionals more than ever."

SNHU's MBA in Human Resources online was designed to expand your expertise on a wide range of human resource management topics. Like all of our online MBA programs, it explores today's most relevant themes, including ethics and corporate social responsibility. And because it's an online program, it allows you to build relationships with a diverse group of students while enhancing the soft skills that are so essential to success in business.

"An MBA is great for those in a traditional business setting, but every industry has room for an MBA in some capacity. What you learn is beyond just crunching numbers," said SNHU academic advisor Kate Noor.

The MBA in HR consists of 7 core MBA courses and 3 human resource courses. Depending on your academic background, you may need to supplement the core courses with business foundation coursework. However, those with a bachelor's in business administration, human resources, or a related area may be able to waive one or more foundations and jump into the core more quickly.

Melanie Rowe 18G offers a strong rationale for pursuing her MBA in human resource management online at SNHU. "As a director, it's important to have a good business foundation in addition to expertise in your field," she said. "SNHUs MBA program allows me to take the core business classes I need to be a director in addition to the HR classes I would take if I was just pursuing a master's degree in HR."

The MBA in HR program follows the same structure as our other MBA programs, allowing you to:

- Earn credentials embedded throughout the program. Not only gain a master's degree but build up your resume along the way with industry-recognized certifications.

- Take part in scenario-based learning. Using both disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, as well as creative thinking and problem-solving skills, you'll participate in interactive scenarios that provide you with real-world experience.

- Participate in a flex learning pathway. You'll get more fluidity in assignment due dates. Some even span across multiple modules. The MBA human resource management concentration stresses the strategic nature of the HR role.

You'll learn how the HR system helps drive the overall organizational mission and see its impact from both a human resource and business perspective. Broad themes include:

- Strategic decision-making

- Market-driven connectivity

- Human resources technology

- Recruitment and hiring

- Compensation and benefits

The human resource courses that make up SNHUs concentration align with the guiding principles of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the industry standard in HR credentialing. Coursework emphasizes competencies in the SHRM Book of Competency and Knowledge (SHRM BoCK), which forms the basis for SHRM credentials.

As you progress through the MBA in HR program, you may take these 3 concentration courses:

- Strategic Human Resource Management: Examine key regulatory procedures and human resource requirements as they apply to organizations. Analyze the strategic role of the HR manager in recruitment, hiring, training, career development, and other functions within the organizational setting.

- Total Rewards: Examine the impact of compensation and benefits within the organizational structure to design a compensation and benefits program. Topics include job analysis, surveys, wage scales, incentives, benefits, human resource information systems (HRIS), and pay delivery administration.

- Leading Change: Discover the various techniques and strategies used to effect systematic change and transform organizations. Coursework integrates Kotter's processes for leading change, organizational development, and transformation theory and practice, emphasizing the use of teams as a key change factor.

"As you complete your MBA in Human Resources concentration courses, you'll learn to lead and operate within cross-functional teams by effectively navigating the complexities of HR management. HR is complex because it has a lot of different variables to it," said Deborah Gogliettino, SNHUs associate dean for human resources. "It's not something you can wing. You have to know the business plus employment laws, federal and state. You answer questions every day in your work."

Rowe works for a nonprofit and believes it's important to have a good business foundation in addition to expertise in your field. "She most enjoys working in compliance, because she likes being involved in the action. Compliance lets me get involved in every department in the organization," she said. "I get to learn how everything functions, help fix things that aren't working and ensure that our process and programs are supporting the organization's sustainability."

SNHU also offers a graduate certificate in human resource management, which MBA in HR students can take as a standalone or fold into their program with minimal additional courses. Taking advantage of this opportunity lets you walk away with not one but two in-demand credentials. Together, these two credentials provide robust competency in multiple areas of business as well as HR an ideal way to increase your knowledge, skills, and marketability.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.

How can you fit healthcare, business, and your career goals into one master's degree program? It's possible, with Southern New Hampshire University's Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare Management. Healthcare is growing and it's growing fast. To move your skills into the future, SNHU has revised its traditional MBA curriculum to better serve you in a role with high-performing healthcare companies.

The skills you'll learn in the MBA in Healthcare Management program help prepare you to transition into or excel in leadership roles in hospitals, clinics, medical offices, healthcare corporations, insurance, and pharmaceuticals. And you'll get the hands-on experience you need through your participation in scenario-based learning, giving you the problem-solving experience you need to succeed. Our 10-course program can help you excel at managing the day-to-day intricacies of major organizations, including healthcare systems, as well as develop the skills to think critically, fix programs and undertake strategic planning. And the updated curriculum was also designed to help you succeed throughout the program: With more fluidity in assignment due dates, some of your assignments will now span multiple modules.

Learn how to:

- Lead and operate within cross-functional teams by effectively navigating the complexities of healthcare management

- Analyze and interpret data for decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization

- Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans around culture, ethical and legal standards, and sustainable practices

Should you want to focus more on healthcare, SNHU also offers a Master's in Healthcare Administration and a Master's in Management with a concentration in Healthcare. The subject-matter experts at Southern New Hampshire University have turned the traditional online MBA into a program that lets you practice the skills you'll need to lead healthcare while you're studying them. Revised in 2021, the major courses have been trimmed down to 7 core courses in broad discipline areas, weaving critical cross-cutting business themes throughout each class. Within your classes, you'll have the opportunity to participate in scenario-based learning projects. Solving a problem on your own or with a group, you'll need to apply critical and creative thinking, as well as problem-solving skills, in a real-world context.

"The new program is more centered around creating the kinds of deliverables, including analyses and reports, that will be expected from an MBA in real-world practice," said Dr. Andrew Gallion, an adjunct instructor who contributed to the updated MBA curriculum. "While the exercises are academic, their application is absolutely based on actual scenarios in industry, and the resulting work products are measured against industry standards."

What's more, built into the courses are teachings that position you to earn industry-recognized credentials throughout the length of your program. That way, you're earning more resume-building skills even before you get your degree.

In addition to gaining a solid foundation in business management in your core classes, earning your MBA in Healthcare online can also expand your understanding of:

- Social, ethical, and organizational challenges faced by healthcare workers and how to effectively handle these challenges

- Introducing and managing clinical information systems and their effects on patients and interdisciplinary teams

- Current trends in healthcare informatics practices and how technology can improve patient care

- Healthcare industry trends, including quality care initiatives, population health management, medical law and ethics, and other current topics

Healthcare administrators support policies and processes for the delivery of care and services that impact our patient populations, said Dr. Toni Clayton, associate dean of healthcare professions at Southern New Hampshire University. It requires leaders to apply healthcare principles and methodologies as they manage people and processes."

The MBA in Healthcare Management online program may include classes like:

- Healthcare Informatics: Dive deep into the history and current state of healthcare, as well as how the industry uses information systems to improve patient care.

- Topics in Health Administration: Develop organizational processes and structures using the total quality management (TQM) approach to deliver health services.

- Social & Organizational Issues in Healthcare: Study change management strategies, including the impact of introducing or enhancing clinical information systems and the effect of these systems on patients and on interdisciplinary teams within the healthcare setting.

"These courses, combined with the business curriculum, help students to expand business management theories and methodologies to a focus on healthcare delivery systems," Clayton said.

The healthcare concentration was designed to provide a solid understanding of business as it relates to the healthcare industry. That's why Dr. Thomas Scott '15 returned to school for a health-based MBA. As he was promoted up the ranks and moved over to the business side, he realized more and more of the conversations he was having were business-focused.

"Which is when I realized I needed to get a business degree because a lot of the time I found myself sitting in meetings and not talking about medical stuff at all," Scott said. Now, said Scott, responsibilities like creating budgets are no longer a mysterious process. "It all makes perfect sense to me now," he said.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.

Earn the finance graduate degree that fits your finances and your career goals. At less than $19,000 in online tuition and with courses that can be completed in about a year, you can increase your marketability with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University. Suited for investment brokers, small business owners, project analysts, and top executives, the MBA in Finance program combines exceptional business training with a focused examination of topics such as short-term financial management, capital budgeting, and portfolio management. Integrated with themes of leadership, ethics, innovation, and strategy, an MBA in Finance couples financial management know-how with business leadership savvy which can make you an asset to any organization. SNHU has a long history of providing highly respected finance-related undergraduate and graduates degrees, having been founded as an accounting school in 1932. Our MBA in Finance continues this tradition.

Learn how to:

- Analyze financial data using quantitative and qualitative techniques

- Use data for decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization

- Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans around culture, ethical and legal standards, and sustainable practices

The MBA in Finance curriculum is also aligned with the industry-leading CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst®) designations Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), to ensure the full curriculum is current and relevant. With the curriculum revised in 2021, the MBA in Finance online degree program provides you with the skills you need to confidently engage in such careers as a small business owner, project manager, investment analyst, or chief executive officer. By providing a solid foundation in all areas of business, the curriculum offers the flexibility and diversity in scope you need with the financial focus you desire to apply your degree to any area of business you choose.

"Finance impacts every area of business, said Kristin Regis, associate dean of business programs at Southern New Hampshire University. A deeper understanding of finance will help the MBA graduate with small business management as well as a chief executive who needs to understand the financial implications of strategic decisions and the company's financial position."

In the relaunched program, you'll cover traditional topics like marketing, accounting, and ethics, but they'll be weaved throughout your 7 core courses like Leading People and Organizations, or Organizational Strategy in a Global Environment. As a finance student, you might find one of these courses Measuring Success in an Organization aligned with your financial interests. Required of all MBA students no matter their concentration, this class can give you a solid understanding of financial and management accounting principles, analytical techniques, and computer-based tools. In addition, you can develop skills that position you to prepare, monitor, and evaluate financial and accounting reports and metrics, and then present your findings and recommendations. In addition to the core courses, the MBA in Finance offers 3 classes dedicated to the close study of finance principles to create this specialized degree.

This may include courses such as:

- Corporate Financial Management: Survey finance from a corporate perspective. Topics include investments, capital structure and re-structuring, budgeting and financial markets, as well as policy and portfolio management. You may analyze a firm's opportunities and risk level within these categories to evaluate the impact on shareholder value.

- Short-Term Financial Management: Examine traditional working capital topics, such as liquidity analysis and management, inventory, receivables, and payables management. Additional emphasis is given to core cash management, payment systems, and banking relationships. You may also study cash forecasting, short-term borrowing, and risk management.

- Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management: Study the various techniques used to assess the value of securities and the methods used in the management of investment portfolios. You may also discuss stocks and bonds in terms of valuation, risk-return measurement, and diversification.

"Other aspects of portfolio theory may be examined as well. Across these courses, students will create an in-depth financial analysis report and use a Harvard Business Review working capital simulation program, Regis said. They will write a detailed comparative analysis paper to assess the economic environment. They will also create an investment analysis report based on market and industry trends. Overall, students in the MBA in Finance degree program graduate with a strong knowledge of strategic financial management skills and a deep understanding of cash management, budgeting, financial markets, investments, and portfolio management," Regis said. "You will also learn capital structure to support decision making."

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.

Learn how to research, analyze and develop new business opportunities with a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Southern New Hampshire University. A degree that fits right into your life, our revised online MBA program allows you to learn while you earn, with opportunities for credentials built right into the program. Here, you'll be able to explore strategies for launching and operating your own business. You'll also critically evaluate existing and potential franchise businesses while gaining practical strategic knowledge and business skills based on best practices being used by today's top companies and most successful entrepreneurs. Additionally, skills such as leading organizations through change, innovation, and strategy, measuring success, and optimizing brands will effectively contribute to your work as a successful entrepreneur.

Designed for budding entrepreneurs, current business owners and corporate executives, the MBA in Entrepreneurship is one of the most affordable MBAs in the nation and can be completed in about a year for under $19,000. It will also give you the opportunity to learn from business professionals with hands-on experience in their given fields. You'll learn from business owners and entrepreneurs alike, with specialized experience in their given disciplines. In fact, many are adjunct instructors who currently practice their trades full-time and are able to offer timely insight into entrepreneurial ventures, which means you'll have the chance to learn from the best.

The coursework in this program is readily applicable to the real-world challenges you could face as an entrepreneur and can prepare you to take on the twists and turns of your new career path. You'll have the opportunity to practice scenario-based learning, work in a collaborative environment with your peers and develop projects that serve your business needs while becoming a stronger, more capable leader in the business venture you choose to pursue after college. And, because you can complete this program in about a year, you could be on your way to your entrepreneurship dreams sooner than you think. Through your traditional MBA courses and master's in entrepreneurship courses, you'll gain a unique and relevant perspective on evaluating risk and capitalizing on business opportunities that affect today's top business owners.

Learn how to:

- Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to inform decision-making

- Synthesize expertise, innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship to develop adaptable strategies for businesses

- Evaluate and implement various methods of improvement for organizations and their practices - Lead and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders

- Create and implement plans for organizational culture, align with ethical and legal standards and promote sustainable business practices

Southern New Hampshire University's MBA in Entrepreneurship provides an examination of how to research and analyze new business ventures along with a foundation of time-tested business strategies. Through core courses in subjects such as innovation, strategic decision-making, optimizing brands, and measuring success, along with concentrated courses in entrepreneurship, you'll gain a well-rounded skill set that can be applied in any industry. Those with non-business academic backgrounds may be required to take foundation courses as well. By earning your MBA, entrepreneurship can become a more reachable reality.

In this program, you'll explore courses with content that you can apply directly toward your entrepreneurial ventures, including:

- Leading People and Organizations

- Organization Strategy in a Global Environment

- Optimizing Brands

- Leading Organizational Change

In the entrepreneurship MBA program, you'll also explore the process of launching a business, product, or service. You'll study small business management, and learn the ins and outs of creating and sustaining a business from scratch. From evaluating opportunities to exploring how to finance your business and find investors, you'll have the chance to learn about employment law and how to measure your company's success.

Courses in the concentration include:

- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management: This course is a study of entrepreneurship and small businesses from a management standpoint and includes the analysis of research, marketing, taxes, forms of business, capital, and venture capital opportunities. Students complete a real-world project or Small Business Institute consultancy.

- Consulting: Students examine consulting, from defining what a consultant is to analyzing the problems and expenses involved in starting a consulting business. Topics include a promotion, the establishment of a client list, and consulting and contracts.

- Franchising: Topics include research, analysis, evaluation, financing, and legal requirements of existing and potential franchisees. Also included are the methodologies of the franchise agreement, the operating manual, the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC), and research and marketing theory and practice. Students prepare a research paper based on a real or proposed franchise. The course also examines international franchising.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without a bachelor's in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track online MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. SNHU students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.

Part engineering. Part business. Earn the MBA that fits into both worlds. Southern New Hampshire University has partnered with Worcester Polytechnic Institute one of the nation's most prestigious private technological universities to offer the online Master of Business Administration in Engineering Management program. Developed by SNHU, this innovative online MBA program was revised in 2021 to meet the marketplace demand for managers who can effectively lead engineering departments, professionals, and enterprises in a technical environment. And at total online tuition of $20,691, you'll meet your budget's needs, as well.

The program allows you to gain traditional and relevant business skills in pivotal areas including finance, project management, technology, and quantitative analysis as well as helps you develop your ability to collaborate and lead in a technical environment to execute complex solutions. Throughout the entire program, you'll learn more about ethics, technology innovation, and leadership. Developed and taught by WPI faculty, the online engineering management courses focus on integrating systems thinking concepts and systems engineering practices. You'll learn how to make informed and successful business decisions that foster improved efficiency, performance, and effectiveness in highly technical engineering environments.

Learn how to:

- Find engineering solutions and make decisions appropriate to various engineering disciplines

- Balance engineering management strategies with project cost, resource, and time constraints

- Analyze and interpret data for decision-making

- Develop and foster adaptable strategies for an organization

- Evaluate and implement various models and processes in the design and continuous improvement of organizations and their practices

- Cultivate globally aware and culturally responsive teams and organizations

- Create and implement plans around culture, ethical and legal standards, and sustainable practices

An innovative, high-quality advanced degree, the online MBA in Engineering Management program is one of the most affordable MBAs in the nation and can be completed in as few as 15 months. This MBA is perfect for professionals who want to become one of tomorrow's business leaders within engineering or technology firms and who want a better understanding of how to collaborate and communicate with engineering teams. A professional background in engineering or an undergraduate engineering degree is not required for admission. After the online MBA curriculum was revised in 2021, the MBA in Engineering Management is now only 10 courses in total. Seven of these are the business core.

No matter which online MBA concentration you choose at SNHU, all students take these same classes. The core courses better reflect what the workforce is and will be seeking. Featuring topics like leading people and organizations, measuring success, and strategic opportunity management, you'll gain job-ready skills that you can use immediately within your organization. These courses were designed and are also taught by instructors who currently work in the business world and can help you become a better leader.

"The updated MBA program places a renewed emphasis on innovation, and operational agility," said Dave Numme, SNHU interim senior associate dean for STEM programs and a 2016 MBA graduate. "These skills are key for the next generation of engineering leaders to be successful in their careers."

Your business courses also give you the additional benefit of earning recognized credentials along the way allowing you to add more skills to your resume even before you graduate. In addition to your business courses, you'll take 3 engineering management classes to round out your concentration. Developed and taught by Worcester Polytechnic Institute instructors, these courses can develop your ability to guide engineers and scientists to work collaboratively in a technical environment toward innovative, cost-sensitive project solutions.

"The partnership has been very collaborative in nature from the start," said Patrick M. Guida, senior manager of research and development at WPI. "Students interested in engineering management benefit by having this newly established SNHU online program, and the partnership is consistent with WPIs mission to help educate technical leaders." Your concentration studies will cover new product development, experience design, technology strategy, lean improvement, and systems lifecycles. "Students can expect to gain detailed insight into managing real-world engineering problems," Guida said. "Case studies are an effective way to study cause and effect of various situational scenarios while managing technical projects and the problems and issues that often accompany them."

Engineering management courses include:

- Introduction to Engineering for Engineering Managers: Explore engineering disciplines through case studies that illustrate how an engineer's creativity, analytical nature, and curiosity are applied to develop, produce and support products.

- Systems Thinking for Engineering Managers: Examine the importance systems thinking plays in enabling program managers and engineers to identify, understand, and control systems.

- Systems Engineering and Business Practices: Explore key components of systems engineering, and gain the knowledge to make informed business decisions. If you're not familiar with WPI, know that you're in good hands. Founded in 1865, it has a long history of graduating top engineering and science professionals through its project-based curriculum.

"Our students have the opportunity to gain from the expertise from one of the nation's leading engineering schools," Numme said.

Don't have a business background? No problem. Our MBA is accessible to everyone. Interested students must have a conferred undergraduate degree for acceptance, but it can be in any field. Those without an undergraduate degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete up to 2 foundation courses to get started. These foundations cover essential business skill sets and can be used to satisfy elective requirements for the general-track MBA. With foundations, the maximum length of your online MBA would be 36 credits.

Attend full-time or part-time. Students in the MBA have the option to enroll full-time (at 2 classes per term) or part-time (with 1 class per term). Full-time students should be able to complete the program in about 1 year, while part-time students could finish in about 2 years. Our students are busy, often juggling jobs, family, and other obligations, so you may want to work with your academic advisor to identify the course plan that works for you. The good news is, you can switch from full-time to part-time and back again as often as you want.