Argosy University - Atlanta Graduate Programs

Argosy University

Argosy University has 19 locations across the nation offering undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degrees in the disciplines of business, education, health science, and psychology and behavioral sciences.

Whether you're interested in pursuing your undergraduate degree, your master's degree or starting your doctoral degree, you'll find an Argosy University education is relevant, accessible and flexible.

Argosy University, Atlanta

Argosy University, Atlanta is located in the village of Sandy Springs, Georgia, at 980 Hammond Drive. The school offers easy access to neighboring colleges and universities, and is close to a variety of local libraries, shops, restaurants, theaters and art museums. The library at our Atlanta location is housed on the 7th floor of Building 1. It contains book and journal collections, computer stations, copy machines and study carrels with phone lines to accommodate laptop computer users.

Beyond the college, students can enjoy everything a major metropolitan area can offer, from clubs and concerts to galleries and museums, Braves baseball games to rollerblading in Piedmont Park. The burgeoning restaurant scene offers enrichment opportunities of a different kind.

Atlanta is a city with a thriving business environment that includes high-tech companies such as Earthlink and Macquarium, as well as corporate giants such as The Coca-Cola Company, CNN, Delta Air Lines, AT&T and Georgia Pacific. The many businesses in the metropolitan Atlanta area provide excellent, varied opportunities for student training. In addition, Argosy University, Atlanta Campus has a satellite campus in Savannah, GA and a branch location in Nashville, TN.

Accreditation

Argosy University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA) (30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, 1.800.621.7440 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1.800.621.7440 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, www.ncahlc.org).

College of Business

In a business climate that's getting more complex and competitive every day, success relies more and more on hard work, commitment and a quality education. By integrating business principles with psychology and behavioral science, Argosy University's College of Business will prepare you not just to manage, but to lead. Here, you'll choose a program that suits your goals. You'll learn from practitioner-instructors who bring current, real-world experience to the classroom and you'll build a network of professional contacts that can help advance your career.

Master of Business Administration

Argosy University's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is focused on identifying solutions, putting the solutions to work and evaluating the consequences of those actions. Students acquire skills to be a new kind of leader - one who can identify challenges and opportunities, draw on the latest technology and information, use advanced analytical and planning approaches, and execute plans for positive change. Businesses need leaders who can act and realistically evaluate how to maximize the impact of the solution. Argosy University's curriculum embraces solutions, leadership and action. The program is designed to serve the needs of talented students, regardless of their undergraduate degrees.

Students may choose one of seven concentrations:

• Corporate Compliance
• Customized Professional Concentration
• Finance
• Healthcare Administration
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing

Master of Science (MS) in Management

The Master of Science (MS) program in management is designed to meet the operations and leadership needs of managers and supervisors in public, private and not-for-profit industries. A goal of this program is to enable students to diagnose multiple organizational circumstances, determine and evaluate options, and implement and evaluate a plan of action. This concentration will benefit individuals, practitioners, consultants and advisors who are or want to become responsible for administrating for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

In the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, industry and academic professionals build upon master's-level core skills and knowledge to develop a higher level of competence in conducting action research, in the comprehension of theoretical and applied literature in a chosen business discipline, and in the attributes essential to university teaching. The Doctor of Business Administration student will develop critical knowledge and skills for success in service to the profession and the community, in future professional development and in attaining credentials and skills essential to leading, consulting and teaching.

Students may choose one of six concentrations:

• Accounting
• Customized Professional Concentration
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing

Doctor of Education (EdD) in Organizational Leadership

The Doctor of Education (EdD) in Organizational Leadership program is designed to meet the special requirements of working professionals who wish to develop their knowledge and skills to handle the changing needs of modern organizations. The organizational leadership program focuses on the qualities of transformational leadership, not just managerial attributes. This approach enables the faculty members to dedicate themselves to preparing students to lead complex organizations faced with an abundance of strategic challenges, such as increasing globalization, changing economies, societal shifts and individual-organizational relationships.

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