Walden University

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain a broad understanding of our healthcare system through the B.S. in Health Studies program. Explore topics and issues influencing healthcare legislation and outcomes. Analyze concerns with healthcare delivery and strategize ideas that can improve disease treatment and prevention. Consider the factors that influence community and individual behaviors toward healthcare so that you can work to improve care for those in need.

 

Concentrations (in addition to the General Program)

• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior
• Self-Designed

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Gain the knowledge and expertise you need to advance your career and meet the increasing demand for highly skilled managers in the healthcare industry. This program focuses on issues like patterns of disease and injury, assessment of global health issues, and application of healthcare management concepts and theories. You can position yourself for a career in hospitals, clinics, retirement communities, ambulatory care centers, rehabilitation and long-term-care facilities, and home healthcare settings.

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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Public Health professionals help improve the quality of life for communities and entire populations. Build your knowledge of public health education, research, and practice through a program aligned with national standards. Explore how to shape policies and implement prevention and wellness programs and services. This program offers a General Program or an optional concentration.

  Concentrations

• General
• Child Development
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health and Cultural Diversity
• Health Communication
• Health Informatics
• Health Management
• Health Promotion and Wellness
• Health Psychology and Behavior

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With Walden's Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), you can develop skills and gain hands-on learning experience that can position you to advance into a leadership position as a consultant or executive. Sharpen your decision-making and leadership skills, broaden your knowledge of both theory and applied research, and gain the experience you need to manage positive change within your organization. Specializations focus on the latest research, theories, and trends influencing business.

 

Specializations

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Healthcare Management
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Self-Designed
• Social Impact Management
• Technology Entrepreneurship

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When you earn an M.B.A. from Walden, you will join a network of successful business executives who have enhanced their knowledge, expanded their influence, and advanced their careers by developing their leadership and management potential. Through Walden's membership in the Laureate International Universities network-with more than 240,000 students at 25 institutions in 16 countries-you will have access to exclusive opportunities and resources.

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When you earn an M.B.A. from Walden, you will join a network of successful business executives who have enhanced their knowledge, expanded their influence, and advanced their careers by developing their leadership and management potential. Through Walden's membership in the Laureate International Universities network-with more than 240,000 students at 25 institutions in 16 countries-you will have access to exclusive opportunities and resources.

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This practice-oriented online degree program features a relevant, current curriculum that addresses the core competencies and best practices of the profession. It emphasizes understanding clinical service delivery through the analysis of the day-to-day operations in clinical support service activities and includes a practicum to give you hands-on experience in the field. The cutting-edge curriculum will help you develop the skills, knowledge, and expertise in health care management needed for leadership positions across the spectrum of health care delivery organizations.

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Combine management and advanced technical skills in order to lead your organization's technology investments: its personnel, processes, projects, and business strategies. With courses geared to experienced IT professionals, you can study the business expertise needed to participate at the senior management level and translate technology to achieve business goals. With advanced technical training in IT processes, programming, and systems design, you can help prepare yourself to lead fellow IT/IS professionals in systems planning, integration, and management. Choosing from six specializations, you can take the opportunity to develop high-demand skills in fields such as cyber-security, health informatics, and global supply chains.

Specializations

• General
• Business Information Management
• Enterprise Information Security
• Healthcare Informatics
• IT Strategy and Governance
• Managing Global Software & Service Supply Chains
• Project Management

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Across the public sector spectrum, career opportunities are predicted to expand rapidly over the next five years. At every level-federal, state, and local-this growth trend in employment will fuel a demand for qualified managers who can lead public agencies or direct public policy organizations.* Prepare to advance your career and to meet this increasing need for public sector professionals as you gain the skills to translate public policies into effective programs and projects. International themes and concepts incorporated throughout your coursework will broaden your perspective of public service. Walden's M.P.A. program can be completed in less than two years, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.

* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2008-2009 Edition, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/c9/cgs041.htm and http://www.bls.gov/oco/c9/cgs042.htm.

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Across the public sector spectrum, career opportunities are predicted to expand rapidly over the next five years. At every level-federal, state, and local-this growth trend in employment will fuel a demand for qualified managers who can lead public agencies or direct public policy organizations.* Prepare to advance your career and to meet this increasing need for public sector professionals as you gain the skills to translate public policies into effective programs and projects. International themes and concepts incorporated throughout your coursework will broaden your perspective of public service. Walden's M.P.A. program can be completed in less than two years, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.

* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2008-2009 Edition, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/c9/cgs041.htm and http://www.bls.gov/oco/c9/cgs042.htm.

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By understanding the unique factors influencing public health, you'll be able to use your increased knowledge and confidence to make a difference in your community. This practice-oriented online degree program will connect you with international faculty, as well as a worldwide community of peers who are dedicated to the promotion of health and prevention of illness. The Master of Public Health features a sequentially designed curriculum developed to provide the most collaborative learning experience while engaging you in foundational studies in areas such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and administration, social and behavioral sciences, and environmental health.

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With Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management, you can acquire the advanced skills you need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from disasters. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in the emergency management field to grow by 22% between 2008 and 2018.* Whether you work in the nonprofit, private, or public sector, this online master's program can help enable you to serve in a variety of emergency management leadership roles.

 

Specializations

• Criminal Justice
• Homeland Security
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism and Emergency Management

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With Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management, you can acquire the advanced skills you need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from disasters. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in the emergency management field to grow by 22% between 2008 and 2018.* Whether you work in the nonprofit, private, or public sector, this online master's program can help enable you to serve in a variety of emergency management leadership roles.

 

Specializations

• Criminal Justice
• Homeland Security
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism and Emergency Management

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With Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management, you can acquire the advanced skills you need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from disasters. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in the emergency management field to grow by 22% between 2008 and 2018.* Whether you work in the nonprofit, private, or public sector, this online master's program can help enable you to serve in a variety of emergency management leadership roles.

 

Specializations

• Criminal Justice
• Homeland Security
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism and Emergency Management

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With Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management, you can acquire the advanced skills you need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from disasters. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in the emergency management field to grow by 22% between 2008 and 2018.* Whether you work in the nonprofit, private, or public sector, this online master's program can help enable you to serve in a variety of emergency management leadership roles.

 

Specializations

• Criminal Justice
• Homeland Security
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism and Emergency Management

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With Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management, you can acquire the advanced skills you need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from disasters. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in the emergency management field to grow by 22% between 2008 and 2018.* Whether you work in the nonprofit, private, or public sector, this online master's program can help enable you to serve in a variety of emergency management leadership roles.

 

Specializations

• Criminal Justice
• Homeland Security
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism and Emergency Management

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This practice-oriented online degree program features a relevant, current curriculum designed to provide insight into the most recent developments in the clinical research field. It emphasizes state-of-the art knowledge of clinical research execution and management through analysis of the day-to-day operations in clinical testing activities. The forward-looking curriculum will give you the strong background in clinical research management required for leadership positions in companies and organizations across the industry.

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Today's criminal justice professionals must be as sophisticated as the criminals they face. Explore the cause and impact of crime by studying criminal behavior theory in Walden's M.S. in Criminal Justice. You will analyze how law enforcement, courts, and corrections function at the local, state, and federal levels as you study technology, homeland security, and management practices that you can apply immediately to help advance your career.

Specializations

• General
• Emergency Management
• Homeland Security Policy
• Homeland Security Policy and Coordination
• Law and Public Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Public Management and Leadership
• Self-Designed
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

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As strategies and policies to combat crime become more complex, the need for specialized executive leadership continues to grow. Help yourself prepare for criminal justice-related executive leadership and management roles or for a career in higher education or as a consultant through Walden's M.S. in Criminal Justice Leadership and Executive Management program. Study the management philosophies and communication and budgeting skills that criminal justice professional require so that you may develop policy and influence policymakers.

Specializations

• General
• Emergency Management
• Homeland Security Policy
• Homeland Security Policy and Coordination
• Law and Public Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Public Management and Leadership
• Self-Designed
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

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With increased attention on reducing health care costs, increasing access to quality care and improving the quality of health care services, the role of health informatics is being recognized as a critical component of health care reform. Through Walden's M.S. in Health Informatics, you can gain the skills and training you need to integrate advanced digital technologies into the field of health care and use electronic data to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare services.Learn to apply health informatics to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of disease and to reduce the occurrences of medical errors.

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Whether you are looking to advance your career in the business, nonprofit, or government sector, Walden's M.S. in Management program can help prepare you to successfully manage projects and processes and direct people. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become a more effective manager by learning to integrate and align organizational processes and systems, and motivate people to meet today's critical challenges and goals.

Specializations

• General
• Global Management
• Healthcare Management
• Human Resource Management
• Managers as Leaders
• Project Management
• Research Strategies
• Strategy and Operations
• Sustainable Management
• Technology Management

Healthcare Management
Expand your knowledge of the components of healthcare delivery systems and the continuum of health services. Examine the economic principles and decision-making strategies related to the structure and distribution of healthcare resources and services.

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This online degree program focuses on developing leaders in the nursing field. This graduate degree course is based on nursing guidelines from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The graduate degree curriculum uses nationally renowned faculty to help you acquire the tools to teach others and prepare for current and future career opportunities. The program is available to RNs with a BSN, ADN, or Diploma.

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This online degree program focuses on developing leaders in the nursing field. This graduate degree course is based on nursing guidelines from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The graduate degree curriculum uses nationally renowned faculty to help you acquire the tools to teach others and prepare for current and future career opportunities. The program is available to RNs with a BSN, ADN, or Diploma.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Community Health Education and Advocacy
Examine leadership principles, health education policies, and change theories that form the foundation of community health education and advocacy as you learn to plan, organize, and develop communication and marketing strategies for health programs.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Health Care Administration
Learn to apply best practices in leadership, ethics, and strategic planning as you prepare to administer healthcare programs and services in a range of economic and political settings.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Leadership
Develop competencies in organizational change management, team building, mediation, and systems planning and thinking that will enable you to work more effectively with varied workforces and communities.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Public Health Policy
Explore how data is used in forming policy recommendations and drafting legislation as you gain the skills to design, implement, manage, and influence public health policy at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Self-Designed
Select from the range of specialization courses to create your own course of study and pursue individual research in an area of professional and personal interest.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Management and Policy
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Community Health Education and Advocacy
Examine leadership principles, health education policies, and change theories that form the foundation of community health education and advocacy as you learn to plan, organize, and develop communication and marketing strategies for health programs.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Management and Policy
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Health Care Administration
Learn to apply best practices in leadership, ethics, and strategic planning as you prepare to administer healthcare programs and services in a range of economic and political settings.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Management and Policy
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Health Management and Policy
Prepare to administer healthcare and medical care services within the "integrated delivery systems" model or prepare to administer health profession programs in higher education institutions. This specialization is only available in the self-directed format.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Management and Policy
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Leadership
Develop competencies in organizational change management, team building, mediation, and systems planning and thinking that will enable you to work more effectively with varied workforces and communities.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Management and Policy
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Public Health Policy
Explore how data is used in forming policy recommendations and drafting legislation as you gain the skills to design, implement, manage, and influence public health policy at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Meeting the demand for high-quality, accessible healthcare is one of society's most critical challenges. Walden's Ph.D. in Health Services can help prepare you for decision-making roles at a range of healthcare organizations in the private and public sectors. This degree program offers three ways to learn. Depending on your specialization, you can choose from the course-based, self-directed, or mixed-model format.

Specializations

• Community Health Education and Advocacy
• Health Care Administration
• Health Management and Policy
• Leadership
• Public Health Policy
• Self-Designed

Self-Designed
Select from the range of specialization courses to create your own course of study and pursue individual research in an area of professional and personal interest.

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By understanding the medical, social, ethical and economic factors that affect community health, you'll be able to develop solutions to public health problems. With a theory-to-application model and diverse network of experienced faculty and students, this online degree program will prepare you to influence social policy and empower citizens.

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By understanding the medical, social, ethical and economic factors that affect community health, you'll be able to develop solutions to public health problems. With a theory-to-application model and diverse network of experienced faculty and students, this online degree program will prepare you to influence social policy and empower citizens.

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By understanding the medical, social, ethical and economic factors that affect community health, you'll be able to develop solutions to public health problems. With a theory-to-application model and diverse network of experienced faculty and students, this online degree program will prepare you to influence social policy and empower citizens.

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The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program prepares you to meet the challenges of governance and effective service delivery as government and nonprofit institutions increasingly become intertwined. You'll integrate scholarly research with your professional experience, gaining the knowledge, confidence, and expertise to create effective solutions. Earn your degree in two ways:

Course-based
This option is a structured program of study comprised of online courses. As a student, you will follow a specific plan for completion and may be eligible to graduate in three years.*

Mixed-model
This option is a more flexible program of study that includes online courses and Walden's signature Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs). Study independently and work closely with a faculty mentor to apply your research to an area in which you are passionate.

Specializations

• General Program
• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Health Policy
• Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
• International Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Law and Public Policy
• Local Government Management for Sustainable Communities
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Policy Analysis
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.

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The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program prepares you to meet the challenges of governance and effective service delivery as government and nonprofit institutions increasingly become intertwined. You'll integrate scholarly research with your professional experience, gaining the knowledge, confidence, and expertise to create effective solutions. Earn your degree in two ways:

Course-based
This option is a structured program of study comprised of online courses. As a student, you will follow a specific plan for completion and may be eligible to graduate in three years.*

Mixed-model
This option is a more flexible program of study that includes online courses and Walden's signature Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs). Study independently and work closely with a faculty mentor to apply your research to an area in which you are passionate.

Specializations

• General Program
• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Health Policy
• Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
• International Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Law and Public Policy
• Local Government Management for Sustainable Communities
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Policy Analysis
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.

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The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program prepares you to meet the challenges of governance and effective service delivery as government and nonprofit institutions increasingly become intertwined. You'll integrate scholarly research with your professional experience, gaining the knowledge, confidence, and expertise to create effective solutions. Earn your degree in two ways:

Course-based
This option is a structured program of study comprised of online courses. As a student, you will follow a specific plan for completion and may be eligible to graduate in three years.*

Mixed-model
This option is a more flexible program of study that includes online courses and Walden's signature Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs). Study independently and work closely with a faculty mentor to apply your research to an area in which you are passionate.

Specializations

• General Program
• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Health Policy
• Homeland Security Policy and Coordination
• Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
• International Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Law and Public Policy
• Local Government Management for Sustainable Communities
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Policy Analysis
• Public Management and Leadership
• Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace

*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.

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The demand for nurse leaders in education, technology, clinical settings, and at the upper levels of management is increasing. As a professional nurse seeking to meet this growing demand, you must have access to the most current thinking and best practices. Earning a Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing can help you bolster your skills so you can help meet rapidly growing demands for better patient care, achieve greater professional recognition, create new career opportunities or improve long-term career prospects, and improve your position with regard to compensation.

Certificates:

• Nursing Education
• Nursing Leadership & Management
• Nursing Informatics

Walden University's M.S. in Nursing (MSN) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs in preparing effective nurses. For students, accreditation signifies program innovation and continuous self-assessment. Graduates recognize that, as they seek new positions or entry into doctoral programs, accreditation is valued and may be required.

The demand for nurse leaders in education, technology, clinical settings, and at the upper levels of management is increasing. As a professional nurse seeking to meet this growing demand, you must have access to the most current thinking and best practices. Earning a Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing can help you bolster your skills so you can help meet rapidly growing demands for better patient care, achieve greater professional recognition, create new career opportunities or improve long-term career prospects, and improve your position with regard to compensation.

Certificates:

• Nursing Education
• Nursing Leadership & Management
• Nursing Informatics

Walden University's M.S. in Nursing (MSN) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs in preparing effective nurses. For students, accreditation signifies program innovation and continuous self-assessment. Graduates recognize that, as they seek new positions or entry into doctoral programs, accreditation is valued and may be required.

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The demand for nurse leaders in education, technology, clinical settings, and at the upper levels of management is increasing. As a professional nurse seeking to meet this growing demand, you must have access to the most current thinking and best practices. Earning a Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing can help you bolster your skills so you can help meet rapidly growing demands for better patient care, achieve greater professional recognition, create new career opportunities or improve long-term career prospects, and improve your position with regard to compensation.

Certificates:

• Nursing Education
• Nursing Leadership & Management
• Nursing Informatics

Walden University's M.S. in Nursing (MSN) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs in preparing effective nurses. For students, accreditation signifies program innovation and continuous self-assessment. Graduates recognize that, as they seek new positions or entry into doctoral programs, accreditation is valued and may be required.