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Earn a bachelor's degree at your pace
South University offers accelerated, online courses that focus on what you need to know - allowing you to immerse yourself in course material and achieve a feeling of success every five and a half weeks. South University online programs provide you the freedom to attend class anytime - day or night - from anywhere you connect to the Internet.
The South University difference
South University's innovative online programs are designed to cater to your needs with small classes that ensure individualized attention, qualified instructors who bring a wealth of knowledge to the classroom, customized learning environments, and challenging curricula that's geared toward your career goals.
At South University, online never feels out of touch. We believe that the accessibility of our faculty and staff - from admissions counselors to professors - is instrumental to your academic success. All online students at South University are assigned to a team of attentive support staff to help guide them from the application and enrollment process to career services.
Accreditation:
South University is accredited by The Commission on Colleges,
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 1-404-679-4501.
BBA in Management and Leadership
Designed specifically for working adults,
MBA in Hospitality Management
The Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Hospitality Management is designed to prepare students for advanced studies and management theories within the hospitality industry. The goal of the program is to allow students to fine tune their decision making and problem solving skills within context of the global hospitality industry. The MBA program with a specialization in Hospitality Management will explore such topics as competing in a global environment, understanding evolving consumer trends, managing hospitality operations under certain regulatory conditions, managing multiple units, and developing policies for future business outcomes. Students enrolling in the program will gain greater insight into industry trends and management practices beyond their current educational and managerial status within the industry.
This degree can help prepare you to be a senior manager at a large or small hotel, a senior manager in a large or small restaurant, a senior manager in an amusement park, a senior management role in the tourist industry or to manage your own hospitality business (bed and breakfast, restaurant, etc.).
BBA in Real Estate
The Bachelor of Business Administration program with a Specialization in Real Estate provides students with the requisite knowledge, terminology, and analytical skills utilized within the commercial investment and corporate real estate industry, such as equity and debt financing, property and land development processes, and appraisal and valuation techniques. Upon completion of Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Real Estate, each student should be able to do a discounted cash flow analysis for commercial investment property; real estate development market and financial feasibility study for a commercial investment property; commercial real estate appraisal incorporating the cost, market, and income approaches to valuation; and a financing submission package to meet the requirements of a commercial real estate lender.
Though further certification or licensure may be required, this degree can help prepare you to be a real estate manager in the public or private sector, a real estate salesperson or broker, a community association manager, a real estate sales office manager or to manage your own portfolio of real estate.
BBA in Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Designed specifically for working adults, South University's Bachelor of Business Administration program online prepares you to build upon your professional career. Our Business Administration program will develop your management and leadership skills while you maintain a balance between your academic studies and your work and family obligations.
MBA in Marketing
South University's online MBA program is designed specifically for working professionals who want to advance their management and leadership skills while maintaining a balance between academic studies and work and family obligations. You will learn the same business strategies taught at our campus locations and enjoy the convenience of attending class online anytime - day or night. At South University, you are in control of your education.
BBA in Marketing
Designed specifically for working adults,
MBA in Management Information Systems
South University's online MBA program is designed specifically for working professionals who want to advance their management and leadership skills while maintaining a balance between academic studies and work and family obligations. You will learn the same business strategies taught at our campus locations and enjoy the convenience of attending class online anytime – day or night. At South University, you are in control of your education. Our MBA program offers a unique integrated approach to advanced business studies. Unlike many traditional MBA programs that view organizations as a collection of marketing, operations and finance silos, South University integrates these functional areas in the same holistic approach taken by today's most successful organizations.
BBA in Human Resources Management
Designed specifically for working adults,
MBA in International Business
South University's online MBA program is designed specifically for working professionals who want to advance their management and leadership skills while maintaining a balance between academic studies and work and family obligations. You will learn the same business strategies taught at our campus locations and enjoy the convenience of attending class online anytime - day or night. At South University, you are in control of your education.
MBA in Finance
South University's online MBA program is designed specifically for working professionals who want to advance their management and leadership skills while maintaining a balance between academic studies and work and family obligations. You will learn the same business strategies taught at our campus locations and enjoy the convenience of attending class online anytime - day or night. At South University, you are in control of your education.
MBA - Project Management
The Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Project Management is designed to prepare students for success in the complex and challenging arena of managing projects across a variety of businesses and industries. The program explores topics such as project scope, schedule, cost, and quality management within an arena of limited resources, global competition, and diverse work environments. Students enrolled in the program examine leadership styles required of project managers in the local organization and in a geographically dispersed team environment.
Students develop policies and organizational governance to successfully implement and direct project management methodologies while reducing organizational risk. Such efforts prepare students to move forward with their careers in the project management discipline and to function successfully at higher levels in the organizational hierarchy.
Upon completion of Master of Business Administration program with a specialization in Project Management, students will have the opportunity to learn to:
- Understand the modern project management arena across a variety of businesses and industries.
- Apply project management competencies and tools to plan, organize, execute, control, and deliver desired project solutions, on-time and on-budget.
- Understand the relationships among project scope, quality, cost, and schedule and synthesize those with the larger challenges of managing projects within resource-constrained organizational environments.
- Proficiently use project management software to manage project schedules, costs, and resources.
- Identify and understand trends and challenges in modern project management.
BBA in Finance
Designed specifically for working adults,
MBA in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
The Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Small Business is designed to prepare students for the practical application of theories, concepts, and practices needed to start and grow new business ventures. The curriculum will allow students to explore the entrepreneurial mindset and explore best practices from a variety of functional areas to create a comprehensive business plan, navigate the waters of new venture start up, and continue the organization on its growth path. This specialization helps students from a variety of backgrounds and industries gain insights into the fundamental role of small businesses in the U.S. economy. This degree will help prepare you for a job as a small business owner/manager either of an existing enterprise or a new one.
MBA in Human Resources Management
South University's online MBA program is designed specifically for working professionals who want to advance their management and leadership skills while maintaining a balance between academic studies and work and family obligations. You will learn the same business strategies taught at our campus locations and enjoy the convenience of attending class online anytime - day or night. At South University, you are in control of your education.
MBA in Sustainability
The Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Sustainability is designed to prepare students for the practical application of sustainability concepts and practices in their business and professional careers. The curriculum will introduce students to important concepts and theories in sustainability and will allow them to explore many green business best practices as well as some of the future trends in the area of green business. This specialization was created to enable students to gain employment and be more competitive in the rapidly growing field of green business.
Students will learn to articulate the potential effect of business activities on the global climate and explicate business strategies related to alleviating anthropogenically induced climate change, demonstrate knowledge of how business can use innovation to reduce environmental harm or enhance ecological health and more. Graduates will be prepared for jobs such as Consultant, Departmental or sub-department Manager or individual contributor positions focused on responsibility for corporate social responsibility, sustainability or environmental concerns and social entrepreneurship.
BBA in General
Designed specifically for working adults,
BBA in Accounting
The accounting area of emphasis provides students with the appropriate background, knowledge and skills needed for entry into the field of accounting and bookkeeping. Topics covered within this area of emphasis include:
• Federal Taxation
• Cost Accounting
• Accounting Information Systems
• Governmental and Not-for-profit Accounting
• Internal Auditing and Assurance
• Business Law for Commercial Transactions
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
MBA in Accounting
The accounting area of concentration prepares students for a leadership role in the Accounting industry. The foundation provides a firm grounding in economics, decision making, behavioral sciences, and strategic environment. Graduates from this program may be eligible to sit for the CPA examination. Topics covered within this specialty include:
• External Auditing and Assurance
• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• Advanced Taxation
• Advanced Accounting Information Systems
• Forensic and Fraud Auditing
• Corporate Controllership
• Accounting Services Consulting
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
AS in Business Administration
The Associate of Science in Business Administration degree program offers students exposure to the responsibilities of managing a business. Students gain an understanding of management concepts that will maximize opportunities for promotion in a management career. Students also are exposed to the principles of accounting, finance, management and economics. Built on a strong foundation of general studies in mathematics, science, language arts, and the social sciences, the program provides a practical working background that enables graduates to function in management positions.
Students in this two-year program are prepared for entry-level positions in the business field. This program also provides a strong academic foundation for transfer into the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program.
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
BBA in Management Information Systems
Designed specifically for working adults, South University's Bachelor of Business Administration program online prepares you to build upon your professional career. Our Business Administration program will develop your management and leadership skills while you maintain a balance between your academic studies and your work and family obligations.
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
BBA in Hospitality Management
The Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Hospitality Management is designed to prepare students for first and second tier management employment within the hospitality industry. The focus of the program is to develop a specific understanding of the industry, while developing critical skills and management perspectives key to the hospitality industry. Students completing this program can enter into a wide-ranging career within an industry which is one of the leading industries world-wide in regards to economic growth and employment.
Upon completion of Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Hospitality Management, each student should be able to: comprehend the relationships between business management, tourism, and hospitality management; develop knowledge of inter-departmental operations within hotels and restaurants and how they operate; understand the basics of business law and legal liability as it applies to the hospitality industry; become familiar with current trends as they relate to the hospitality industry, and more. This degree can help prepare you to be a manager at a large or small hotel, a manager in a large or small restaurant, a manager in an amusement park, a management role in the tourist industry or to manage your own hospitality business (bed and breakfast, restaurant, etc.)
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
AS in Business Administration - Hospitality Management
The Associate of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Hospitality Management is designed to prepare students for entry-level and first-tier management employment within the hospitality industry. The focus of the program is to develop a specific understanding of the industry, while developing critical skills specifically oriented towards hospitality. Students will learn about operations and management skills that can prepare them for entry-level management positions in hotels, restaurants, timeshare operations, clubs, contract management, catering, extended living properties, beverage management, amusement management, gaming operations, and cruise-line management. Students completing this program can enter into a career within an industry which is one of the leading industries world-wide in regards to economic growth and employment.
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
BBA in Construction Management
Designed specifically for working adults, South University's Bachelor of Business Administration - Construction Management program online prepares you to build upon your professional career. Our Business Administration program will develop your management and leadership skills while you maintain a balance between your academic studies and your work and family obligations. Students will finish the program by working on a capstone project, a two-course sequence that focuses on your area of emphasis and enables you to apply the concepts and skills you've learned in both simulated and real business situations. Learn the same business strategies taught at our campus locations and enjoy the convenience of attending class online anytime - day or night. At South University, you are in control of your education.
*To be accepted at South University, you must be a high school graduate with a graduation year of 2008 or earlier OR have the equivalent GED with a score of 225 or higher.
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