Earn Your Master's Degree in 15 Months!

CTU's Institute for Advanced Studies, a graduate school for today's rising professional!

CTU's Institute for Advanced Studies is an innovative graduate school that adapts to your lifestyle and priorities. While other institutions adhere to rigid course structure, CTU takes advanced learning to a flexible new level, making graduate degrees ACHIEVABLE, PRACTICAL and REALISTIC for today's motivated professional.

Our graduate programs remove barriers by making your studies accessible in a manner that accommodates your lifestyle. Study online, on campus, a combination of the two, days, nights, or weekends...however and wherever you choose.

The Doctoral degree programs at CTU IAS include six residencies over 3 years, offering students the opportunity to have shared experiences and meet with their instructors. These four-day sessions are held on the CTU IAS campus in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs every year.

Why professionals choose CTU Institute for Advanced Studies

• Accelerated Degree Programs: Complete your Master's degree in 15 months.
• Learning options defined by you: Take classes online, on campus, or a combination.
• Build Connections: Study with career-focused peers as you establish lasting connections and build resume-enhancing credentials.
• Innovative Doctoral degree options: Complete an executive-format Doctoral degree in as little as 3 years with no required dissertation and without re-locating.
• Financial Aid: Available for those who qualify.

Executive MBA

In order to remain successful in today's competitive marketplace, businesses need versatile managers who have superior leadership skills and top-notch decision-making abilities. Colorado Tech Online's Executive MBA program offers an excellent way to establish a broad foundation of relevant knowledge to succeed in today's leading companies and organizations. Completing this comprehensive degree will provide ambitious individuals with the skills to excel in an array of management positions.

The Colorado Tech Online Executive MBA is a specialized online degree program designed to deliver immediate management applications along with the knowledge and understanding of the critical skills necessary to analyze and solve various business problems. Our courses are taught by highly respected professors with advanced degrees and experience in the fields they teach.

Students will learn the essential and functional aspects of business and cultivate the skills necessary to thrive in managerial positions. This curriculum is designed to benefit professionals at a variety of levels. The emphasis is on real-world skills and knowledge that managers need to succeed in today's business world. It's structured to give students important management tools and basic concepts that can be built upon and applied to a variety of career fields. Unlike most other Executive MBA programs, it also incorporates information technology management and project management competencies. Colorado Tech Online features the project management coursework as a registered provider of The Project Management Institute (PMI®), which is recognized as the global leader in the development of standards and practices for the project management profession.

MBA - Accounting

Changing financial laws and regulations, coupled with an increased scrutiny of corporate finances, are expected to generate growth in the job market for accountants and auditors who have an industry-current knowledge and real-world understanding of the issues facing today's businesses. The Colorado Tech Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Accounting is designed to help prepare students with the knowledge and credentials they can use to pursue a broad range of positions within the accounting field, including: Controllers, Budget Managers, CFOs, Directors of Finance, Cost Analysts, or Staff Accountants. Students also earn two Professional Certificates as they work towards the completion of the MBA in Accounting. These résumé-enhancing certificates are built into the degree program without any additional courses or costs.

This accelerated MBA program can be completed in 15 months.

MBA - Finance

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, a steady increase in the need for qualified finance professionals is expected as the economy continues to grow. Candidates with expertise in accounting and finance, and particularly those with a Master's degree, should enjoy the greatest prospects for achieving their desired level of career success. Colorado Tech Online's real-world MBA with a concentration in Finance can help students learn how to analyze financial information in order to make decisions that can enhance the prospects for successful business initiatives. This program is designed to help prepare students with the knowledge and credentials they can use to pursue such positions as CFO, Financial Manager, Director of Finance, Corporate Finance Associate and many others. Students earn one Professional Certificate as they work towards the completion of the MBA with a concentration in Finance. This résumé-enhancing certificate is built into the degree program without any additional courses or costs.

This accelerated MBA program can be completed in 15 months

MBA - Health Care Management

Leaders in health care management use business skills to address challenges unique to the health care field. Colorado Tech Online's Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Health Care Management helps students develop the skills they need to coordinate the most effective use of resources while working within the constraints of legal, regulatory, and ethical guidelines. This concentration covers a range of skills relevant to the health care environment, including management concepts and processes, resource allocation, risk assessment, and financing.

Graduates of the program can pursue careers as Health and Social Service Managers, Patient Accounts Supervisors, Home Health Care Managers, Health & Safety Managers, Health Information Managers, Health Services Managers, and Mental Health Center Directors.

Students can earn their MBA in Health Care Management in 15 months. Plus, they will earn one Professional Certificates along the way without additional course or tuition costs.

Colorado Technical University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association (for more information, visit the NCA Higher Learning Commission web site.)

MBA - Human Resource Management

The Colorado Tech Online MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management has been created to address the growing need for qualified, skilled HR professionals who have strong interpersonal skills and corporate operational expertise.

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to integrate HR functions into an organization's strategic plan. Topics of study include long-range planning approaches, developing leadership vision, downsizing strategies, international labor relations and conflict resolution.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment opportunities for HR professionals are expected to remain robust through 2012. This career-focused degree program provides the groundwork for motivated individuals to climb to the peak of rewarding executive HR careers. It is designed to prepare students wishing to pursue careers as Employee Relations Specialists, Benefits Administrators, HR Supervisors, Recruiters and many other interesting positions.

Courses are taught via Colorado Tech Online's revolutionary CLIMB™ Learning System and include:

    Applied Managerial Decision Making
    Applied Accounting for Decision Making
    Applied Economics for Decision Making
    Applied Finance for Decision Making
    Strategic Human Resource Management
    Managing Organizational Development and Change
    Current Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
    Organizational Behavior
    Informational Technology in Business Management
    Applied Managerial Marketing

MBA - Marketing

Colorado Tech Online's Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Marketing is designed to instill students with an industry-current understanding of the functional aspects of business and to help them cultivate the visionary abilities that innovation requires.

Courses are taught by instructors who have professional experience in the exciting and ever-expanding field of marketing. Students will have opportunities to absorb first-hand knowledge and meaningful perspectives that they can apply to their own professional objectives and strategies.

The emphasis of this program is on preparing students to develop and use skills in marketing research methodologies, e-marketing and customer relationship management. Students will also learn how to adapt marketing strategies to international and global levels. This is a career-focused MBA program designed to help students learn real-world skills like developing marketing plans and creating surveys.

The focus of the program is to help prepare students to pursue career opportunities in Brand Management, Commercial Marketing, Business Development, Marketing Communications (IMC), Marketing Program Management and many other in-demand fields.

MBA - Technology Management

Colorado Tech Online's MBA degree program with a concentration in Technology Management is designed to help prepare students to assist and lead organizations in the planning, development, operation and management of information technology systems. The program combines the technical aspects of information systems with the practical aspects of contemporary business. The curriculum blends information technology skills-such as database management, networking and telecommunications systems-with organizational skills in the major areas of business.

This real-world MBA degree program features courses in Applied Managerial Accounting; Project Management Processes in Organizations; Project Planning, Execution, and Closure; Information Technology Management; Relational Database Management Systems; Telecommunications and Networking; and Technology Management Capstone.

Students can learn to use information technology to make decisions and achieve a competitive advantage in business. The can also receive an introduction to the design and development of relational databases as well as a grounding in the foundations of networking architectures.

Successful graduates of this program should acquire the industry-current knowledge and skills to pursue a diverse range of career opportunities, including Client Technology Manager, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Manager, IT Management Administrator and many others.

MSM - Business Management

Successful organizations operate in an environment that applies a broad range of solutions in support of today's most innovative and relevant business practices. To become effective managers, business experts need applicable management knowledge. People possessing this combination of disciplines have the potential to transform organizations and accelerate their own potential for career success.

The CTU Online Master of Science in Management, with a concentration in Business Management, is a specialized online degree program designed to provide immediate management applications, along with the knowledge and understanding of the critical skills necessary to analyze and solve various business problems.

This online degree program can equip students with an understanding of the fundamental issues related to technology's role today and in the future. Students can develop both technical expertise and business savvy and can even learn to create new technology-based business paradigms to achieve organizational goals.

MSM - Information Systems Security

Maintaining secure systems and guarding company information are considered critical in today's business environments. Most companies, especially those in banking, defense and e-commerce, are making systems security a top priority. There is a tremendous need for skilled professionals who can plan and implement security measures as well as develop and manage security policies related to organizations' IT systems.

The CTU Online Master's (MSM) in Information Systems Security online degree program prepares technical leaders in systems security management, including methods to combat threats to corporate technical resources.

This program provides a strong foundation for you to advance your technical skills in order to plan, manage, certify and accredit a security plan for your organization. The Project Management Institute (PMI®) - registered project management component provides a solid base of knowledge to address today's most pressing management challenges.

MSM - IT Management

Corporate leaders and decision makers are continually responsible for organizing and directing teams of workers to create specified business objectives. Project Management expertise is essential to organizations as they realize the advantages of resource utilization to help bring products and ideas to market in less time and at a reduced cost of development.

The CTU Online Master's (MSM) in IT Management degree program helps prepare students to assume positions of leadership with the practical skills and knowledge to get the job done, on time and within budget.

This online degree program is designed as a broad-based IT Management curriculum, applicable to private industry, government organizations, and non-profits. The degree can prepare graduates to integrate and manage an organization's information and technology tools to help maximize competitive advantages. The focus of the program is to equip students with the skills needed to effectively manage IT projects of all kinds.

Students enrolled in this program can gain an understanding of computer architecture, networking and telecommunication, database management, business and financial management strategies and more. The program is designed to cover key areas included in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), which serves as the fundamental knowledge base for project management developed by the Project Management Institute.

MSM - Project Management

Today's ever-evolving business environment requires versatile managers who are schooled in adapting to change. Successful management careers also demand creative leadership and vision from professionals who are able to solve problems effectively and efficiently.

The CTU Online Master of Science in Management, with a concentration in Project Management, can prepare students with the skills and knowledge they need to pursue successful careers in Project Management.

Program content covers key areas contained in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), considered to be the industry standard by the Project Management Institute. Some of these topics include: time and conflict management, HR management, risk analysis and management, scheduling techniques and many others.

This online degree program focuses on the importance of leadership as it pertains to the complete spectrum of management responsibilities. It is composed of general management and leadership core courses.

MSM - Criminal Justice

Colorado Tech Online's MSM degree program with a concentration in Criminal Justice is designed to help meet the emerging administrative and leadership needs of the criminal justice system. The MSM in Criminal Justice was developed with the direction of leaders in the criminal justice industry and reflects the balance needed for developing excellent administrative skills along with the information base necessary to enhance responsible policy-making. This real-world MSM degree program features course content covering homeland security, law enforcement management, leadership, public administration and numerous other career-focused topics.

Students will be challenged to demonstrate an understanding of the major functional areas of criminal justice and will examine how court rulings, public opinion, research finding and legislative actions have influenced justice-related policies. The program focuses on identifying innovative approaches for developing rational, fiscally responsible policy choices and applying management and leadership theories to the challenges faced by modern public safety agencies.

Successful graduates of this program will have acquired the industry-current knowledge and skills to pursue a diverse range of career opportunities, including Crime Analyst, Drug and Alcohol Program Manager, Child Protection Investigator, Deputy Sheriff, Court Services Agent and many others.

MBA - Mediation & Dispute Resolution

Colorado Tech Online is pleased to announce a career-focused concentration in Mediation and Dispute Resolution for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program.

The MBA with a concentration in Mediation and Dispute Resolution (MDR) is offered by Colorado Technical University in affiliation with the Institute for Advanced Dispute Resolution (IADR). Developed with the direction of leaders in the management industry, the program emphasizes the application of mediation process skills in the workplace and reflects the balance needed for developing excellent mediation skills to provide and apply high-quality conflict resolution procedures. This program includes two integrative and interactive capstone courses:

• MDR Capstone I- The primary focus in this course is to devise a strategic plan to analyze and categorize the material elements in dispute.
• MDR Capstone II- In this course, students will be challenged to apply the analysis strategy and decision-matrix from Capstone I to a simulated dispute.

In the modern business world, specialists involved in dispute resolution must be highly knowledgeable and experienced and often report to the director of industrial relations. The MBA with a concentration in Mediation and Dispute Resolution is a comprehensive program of study designed to build a generalist foundation that emphasizes the application of mediation process skills in the workplace. The program is designed to help graduates prepare to pursue such careers as Arbitrators, Legal Consultants, Labor Relations Managers, Conflict Management Specialists, Integration Managers and many others.

As with other Colorado Tech Online degree programs, students can earn a résumé-enhancing Professional Certificate with no additional courses or costs. The MBA with a concentration in Mediation and Dispute Resolution includes a Professional Certificate in Business Administration.

Enrolled students will be required to earn Advanced Practitioner of Mediation (APM) certification through IADR Global before enrolling in the Capstone I course. Those who have previously earned APM certification will receive 12 credits towards the completion of this career-focused program. For convenience, APM certification courses can also be taken on the Colorado Tech Online Virtual Campus.
 

MBA - Logistics and Supply Chain Mgmt

The Master of Business Administration with concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a professional degree intended for those who aspire to increasing levels of responsibility in business and industry. An MBA-LSCM is an investment in your future as it is designed to provide you with a breadth of skills ranging from accounting to project management, from managerial skills required in planning, organizing, and controlling work in organizations to directing, coaching, and motivating people for effective performance. In addition, leaders in information technology management need the skills to make effective decisions to gain competitive advantage.

As business aspire to operate in the global marketplace, the leaders in the Logistics and Supply Chain field need the skills to make effective decisions to gain competitive advantage. The Logistics and Supply Chain capstone helps the students to develop a portfolio that management skills in transportation, distribution, procurement, and production systems with emphasis on organizational skills in the major areas of business.

CTU Academic Certificates
Students earn two high-demand certificates as they work toward completion of their MBA degree with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Attaining these resume-building certificates can help the students to be prepared to excel in their career without adding classes or increasing tuition.

Business Administration
Logistics and Supply Chain Management

MBA - Operations Management

The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Operations Management (MBA-OM) degree program is designed to prepare students to lead organizations in the planning, development, operation, and management of business systems. The program combines the technical aspects of operating systems with the practical aspects of contemporary business environment. The curriculum blends skills, such as project management, analysis of operations strategy and effective service operations with organizational skills in the major areas of business management.

As business aspire to operate in the global marketplace, the leaders in the business operations field need the skills to make effective decisions to gain competitive advantage. The Operations Management Capstone helps the students to develop a portfolio that management skills in distribution, procurement, and production systems with emphasis on organizational skills in the major areas of business.

CTU Academic Certificates
Students earn two high-demand certificates as they work toward completion of their MBA degree with a concentration in Operations Management. Attaining these resume-building certificates can help the students to be prepared to excel in their career without adding classes or increasing tuition.

Business Administration
Operations Management

Doctor of Management

The Doctor of Management (DM) degree program at Colorado Technical University's Institute for Advanced Studies encourages the professional development of managers through mentoring, action research and practical projects, enabling them to make key leadership contributions in their area of expertise. This three-year doctoral program is designed to help students gain an understanding of current management theory, become subject-matter experts in a specialized area of management, develop a leadership style, effectively manage change, and predict future trends. The Doctor of Management is taught in an executive format, combining online instruction with intensive residential sessions, each lasting four days at the CTU Colorado Springs campus.

Doctor of Computer Science

The Doctor of Computer Science (DCS) program at Colorado Technical University's Institute for Advanced Studies is the terminal degree for computer science professionals, consultants and academics. The program encourages students to think and act strategically and helps them gain the ability to predict future trends, communicate technical material to non-technical decision makers, and make positive contributions in their area of technical expertise. This three-year program allows students to conduct research that advances the field of computer science, develop a software process improvement plan for an organization, and evaluate new and emerging security systems. The Doctor of Computer Science is taught in an executive format, combining online instruction with intensive residential sessions, each lasting four days at the CTU Colorado Springs campus.

Doctor of Computer Science in Enterprise Information Systems

The Doctor of Computer Science with a concentration in Enterprise Information Systems at Colorado Technical University's Institute for Advanced Studies is designed to develop people into leaders in designing, implementing and managing large-scale systems in their chosen professional area. Each year of this three-year program is designed to provide candidates with the theoretical, research and application capabilities necessary to pursue a successful career in their chosen field. The key objectives of the degree program are to help students become familiar with the body of knowledge regarding enterprise information systems as well as models such as CMMI and the Baldridge Process; effectively communicate technical material to non-technical decision makers; and manage the IT implementation process, testing and user training. The DCS-EIS degree program is taught in an executive format, combining online instruction with intensive residential sessions, each lasting four days at the CTU Colorado Springs campus.

MBA - Insurance Risk Managment

As an increasing number of companies expand into global markets, individuals with a grasp of insurance-related risk-management skills are in greater demand. Those with knowledge of the technologies that are transforming the field of risk management can have an even greater competitive advantage.

Colorado Tech Online's MBA with a concentration in Insurance Risk Management is designed to help students acquire these skills as they prepare to pursue such career opportunities as Risk Managers, Compliance Directors, Claims Managers, Actuaries, Loss Control Consultants and many others.

Students can earn a résumé-enhancing CTU Academic Certificate with no additional courses or costs. The MBA with a concentration in Insurance Risk Management includes one CTU Academic Certificate:

Business Administration Colorado Tech Online students can complete this degree in 15 months.