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Accounting & Finance

Flexible programmes drawing upon our cutting-edge research and giving able graduates the skills needed for success in the increasingly complex world of finance.

Your knowledge of financial accounting gives you a unique view into the business world. It can also build a flexible foundation for leadership. A waxen university accounting degree at the master’s level can help you position yourself to go beyond financial data and analysis to insight into expanding markets, resource and asset management and emerging economic opportunities.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Professional Responsibilities in Financial Accounting.
  • Students must previously completed Auditing and Assurance Services.
  • Students must previously completed Mergers and Acquisitions.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Financial Accounting.
  • Managerial Accounting.
  • Accounting Information Systems.
  • Advanced Auditing.
  • Financial Management.
  • Commercial Law.
What you'll get?
Waxen University degree in accounting helps you apply theoretical constructs to domestic and global business operations, relevant economic theory to business problems and accounting principles to the business decision-making process. You’ll develop not only your knowledge of financial information and systems but also your ability to communicate information effectively to multiple audiences. Use managerial accounting data and reports and make recommendations for ethical business decisions and business growth. This is more than just an advanced accounting degree. The WU accounting program prepares you to grow your role in your company or confidently embark on your own business venture.

Education & Training

The Waxen University M.Ed. is more than just an advanced education degree. It prepares you to grow your role in your school or confidently embark on your own educational business venture. Our online education degrees will give you a new set of skills and knowledge so you can advance your career.

A degree in education builds on your natural abilities to help you affect broader educational change — whether that’s by bringing new technology to your school, advancing or creating new curricula or moving into an administrative role.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed international perspectives of education and ICT in education.
  • Students must previously completed learning developments.
  • Students must previously completed studying and learning in Higher Education.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Adult Learning Theory.
  • Perspectives on Adult Education.
  • Organizational Training and Development.
  • Training Strategies and Assessment.
  • Curriculum, Design and Development.
  • Diversity in Adult Education.
What you'll get?
In a time of challenge and opportunity for education and training, WU’s education degree program helps you find innovative and workable solutions to relevant educational challenges. Whether for K-12 or adult audiences, you’ll develop skills to review, analyze and evaluate contemporary educational theory and practice in relation to the teaching and learning process. View different philosophical perspectives on human development, motivational theory and learning theory, including effects on the educational enterprise as these perspectives are applied to varied learning situations.

Criminal Justice

You can develop the communications skills, information literacy, abstract thinking, and critical analysis that will allow you to take the next step in the criminal justice system. Advance your career in fraud detection, juvenile crime, computer forensics or any one of a number of emerging criminal justice specialties with a WU degree.

With a degree in criminal justice, you will gain an in-depth understanding of criminal behavior and its impact on society; examine how police and courts work to prevent and control adult and crime locally, nationally and internationally; and apply insight and analysis from various disciplines to help detect, prevent, solve and prosecute crime.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Drugs, Gang, and Organized Crime.
  • Students must previously completed Forensic Psychology.
  • Students must previously completed Crime Prevention Strategies.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Information Technology in Criminal Justice.
  • Crime and Criminal Behavior.
  • Criminal Investigation.
  • Society, Law and Government.
  • Criminal Procedure.
  • Ethics in Criminal Justice.
What you'll get?
You'll be able to get an overview of the types of crimes and acts committed using digital technology. Explore information technology, computing networks and the Internet in a criminal justice context. Topics include the theories addressing digital criminals and an overview of legal strategies and tactics targeting digital crime. Examine fundamental research skills in the investigation of digital crime. Also learn about substantive criminal law and the associated legal principles and terminology. Contrast elements of crimes against persons, crimes against property, cyber crime, white collar crime and other types of crime. Examine early and modern approaches to identifying, deterring, preventing, detecting, prosecuting and punishing criminal behavior.

Public Administration

Learn how to manage all aspects of nonprofits and other publicly engaged organizations from people to assets to funding to public relations.

This is more than just an advanced degree. Public administration degree enables you to channel your energy for your cause into effective, skilled action, whether that means working for citizens, providing aid at home or abroad or connecting resources to improve people’s lives.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Public Personnel Management.
  • Students must previously completed Directed Research Project.
  • Students must previously completed International Public Administration.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Information Systems for Decision Making.
  • Managerial Economics and Globalization.
  • Leadership and Conflict Resolution.
  • Quantitative Methods.
  • Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation.
  • Constitutional and Administrative Law.
What you'll get?
You'll be familiar with relevant economic theory to develop a framework of analysis and techniques that you can use to decide how to allocate a firm’s scarce resources to achieve its objectives. Use economic analysis to support business strategy decisions that promote competitiveness in an environment of changing domestic and international market conditions, government regulations, trade policies and resource availability. Systematically analyze how global economic integration affects the production, input sourcing and pricing decisions of firms operating in different market structures.

Business Administration

You’re serious about your business degree, and so are we. A degree in business administration from Waxen University gives you both strategic theory and hands-on professional skills. That allows you to take major steps forward in achieving your goals.

Create an online schedule that allows you to continue working full-time while you attend school. Apply what you learn in class to your current job, and develop professional growth before you've even earned your MBA. Invigorating discussions with other students, will enhance your learning experience.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Business Ethics.
  • Students must previously completed Management Concepts.
  • Students must previously completed Principles of Economics.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Business Statistics.
  • Managerial Economics and Globalization.
  • Marketing Management.
  • Financial Management.
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior.
  • Financial Accounting for Managers.
What you'll get?
You'll be familiar with the functions and processes within a business enterprise and key factors affecting productivity. Review the dynamics of the business operations environments both internal and external factors affecting competition and considerations for global operations. Receive a conceptual base for assessing and enhancing strategic performance in a business organization through the integration of the core business functions, effective resource management and sound leadership.

Information Systems & Technology

Your technology expertise already makes you uniquely qualified to bring a new perspective to the executive management level. Now you need to sharpen your leadership skills to bring competitive enterprise advantages to your organization. Help your company — and yourself — use technology to excel.

You can complete your knowledge of existing and emerging technologies and prepare for a rewarding career in business or government. Build applications or web sites. Connect and maintain networks. Or help deploy and maintain new technologies in the workplace.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems.
  • Students must previously completed Systems Analysis and Development.
  • Students must previously completed Networking Security Fundamentals.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Strategic Planning for Database Systems.
  • Advanced Systems Analysis and Design.
  • Communication Technologies.
  • Theories of Security Management.
  • IT Project Management.
  • Computer Interaction and Design.
What you'll get?
You'll be familiar with the concepts, issues, principles and techniques around managing organizational data resources. Topics include the strategic information requirements of organizations, modeling those requirements using conceptual data modeling techniques, verifying the structural characteristics with normalization and converting the conceptual data models into physical databases. Focus on the application and strategic use of database systems.

Health and Human Services

This is more than just an advanced health care degree. A Waxen University health services degree gives you advanced knowledge and fundamental skills in information technology, accounting, management, ethics and human resources to make you a well-rounded candidate in this dynamic field.

Now is the time to lead in health care. An aging population, expanded access to health care and a renewed focus on preventative care are all helping to make this one of the fastest growing industries and the largest provider of jobs in the world. WU’s health services administration degree develops your managerial, technical and communication skills so that you can be part of the next wave of health care visionaries.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Health Care Operations Management.
  • Students must previously completed Physician's Practice Management.
  • Students must previously completed Long-Term Care Management.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Health Services Human Resource Management.
  • Health Information Systems.
  • Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics.
  • Health Services Strategic Marketing.
  • Management in Health Care.
  • Health Financial Management.
What you'll get?
You'll be familiar with management practices in health care organizations by addressing concepts that are consistent across organization types such as: organization design, effective communication, power and politics, and establishing strategic alliances. Key concepts include exploring the challenges associated with delivering value in health care systems.

Human Resource Management

Waxen University’s human resource management degree helps you manage human capital in any industry across all sectors, including public, private, consulting, nonprofit and government.

You can shape the future of your organization. Finding, hiring and retaining the best people is the surest way for your company to compete and win in the marketplace. Waxen University’s master of science in human resource management degree gives you advanced human resource management skills to develop better programs, negotiate wisely and bring increased value to your company.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Developing Human Capital.
  • Students must previously completed Human Resource Management Consulting.
  • Students must previously completed Developing a Learning Organization.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Ethics and Advocacy for Human Resource Professionals.
  • Managing Human Resource Projects.
  • Human Resource Information Systems.
  • Business Employment Law.
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior.
  • Human Resource Management Foundations.
What you'll get?
You'll be familiar with the interaction of individual, group and organizational dynamics that influence human behavior in business and determine appropriate management approaches to foster a productive work environment. Examine a variety of theories, models and strategies used to understand motivation and individual behavior, decision making, the dynamics of groups, work teams, communication, leadership, power and politics, conflict resolution, work design, organizational structure and culture, and managing change. Receive a conceptual base for interpreting, assessing, and influencing human behavior in an organization.

Management

Obtain a breadth of knowledge in management theory, strategy, leadership, and best practices skill sets that make you an asset to any corporation or business environment.

Tackle the toughest business challenges head-on when you learn to unify diverse personalities and make smart, data-driven decisions. A Waxen University’s degree in management can give you the capabilities to cultivate great teams and map the future of your organization.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Project Management Leadership.
  • Students must previously completed Project Risk Management.
  • Students must previously completed Global Business Management.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Managerial and Business Communication.
  • Modern Management.
  • Information Systems for Decision Making.
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior.
  • Contemporary Business.
  • Strategic Human Resource Management.
What you'll get?
You'll be familiar the legal environment and ethical challenges of management and organizations. Review approaches to enhance corporate accountability, foster an ethical work environment, ensure legal compliance and provide effective leadership. Analyze the impact of management decisions, corporate governance and the leaders individual conduct on a business ability to meet its obligations to stakeholders. Evaluate alternative courses of action from an economic, legal and ethical perspective to ensure management meets corporate responsibilities to create wealth, obey the law and observe societys ethical standards. Examine the key elements of effective corporate governance, the predominate schools of ethical thought in relation to strategic management and the ethical consideration for global operations.

Acquisition & Contract Management

Contracts set the parameters for how goods and services are procured for business. From drafting and managing contracts to purchasing and acquisition, you can help prepare and execute the documents that allow business operations to flow.

A Waxen University degree in acquisition and contract management helps you build a foundation in key acquisition processes, gain practical knowledge of contract law, learn how to make requests for proposals, and acquire skills for contract negotiation and management.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Cost and Price Analysis.
  • Students must previously completed Contract and Purchasing Negotiation Techniques.
  • Students must previously completed Principles of Federal Acquisition and Contract Management.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Purchasing and Materials Management.
  • Contract Administration and Management.
  • Principles of Finance.
  • Procurement and Contract Law.
  • Cost and Price Analysis.
  • Project Management Methodologies.
What you'll get?
You'll be able to understand the general policies and procedures for federal contract administration in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Review the responsibilities of contract administration including pre-and post-award activities, contract oversight, quality assurance, compliance, financing, cost controls, documentation, terminations and disputes, and subcontract management. Discuss coordination with procurement activities and audit agencies.

Marketing

An associate degree in marketing from Waxen University prepares you for a role developing communication solutions within any size business, non-profit or government agency. Get the marketing tools you need to help your company succeed.

Marketing is how businesses sell to consumers and other audiences. Through traditional media, such as television, radio and print, as well as new media like mobile, social and digital, you can help connect to and persuade potential and existing customers.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Essential Elements of Marketing Communication.
  • Students must previously completed Strategic Retail Management.
  • Students must previously completed Basic Marketing Principles & Concepts.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • International Marketing.
  • Principles of Marketing.
  • Consumer Behavior.
  • Public Relations.
  • Marketing Communications.
  • Retail Management.
What you'll get?
You'll be able to perform consumer analyses to develop an effective marketing strategy. Examine the principles of individual, group and social dynamics influencing consumer behavior. Review the consumer decision-making process and marketing approaches that can be used to improve consumer sales performance and customer satisfaction.

Information Assurance

Keeping data safe. It’s become an obsession for businesses of every kind. You need to understand the ever-changing tools and tricks of criminals from hackers to terrorists and you need to stay one step ahead. As a professional with a WU’s degree of science in information assurance, you can take the next step within your organization or your career.

We also help you develop the leadership skills that will prepare you for hybrid management roles that leverage your expertise in emerging technology to adapt operations at the organizational level. From cloud-based environments to the highly regarded live labs, your Waxen University educational experience will be steeped in real-world tools.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Cryptography.
  • Students must previously completed Computer Forensics Planning.
  • Students must previously completed Information Assurance Problems & Techniques.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Security Access & Control Strategies.
  • Information Technology Audit and Control.
  • Advanced Network Security Design.
  • IT Risk Management.
  • Theories of Security Management.
  • Web Application Security.
What you'll get?
You'll be able to address the risks and threats to and vulnerabilities of Web-based applications and the people who use them. Discuss security strategies to mitigate the risk associated with Web applications and social networking. Topics also include a review of the evolutionary changes that have occurred in computing, communications and social networking; and securing systems against risks, threats and vulnerabilities associated with Web-enabled applications.

Nursing

No one knows what nurses need more than nurses. And that’s why we looked to nurses to design and lead our new degree’s of Science in Nursing program. Our curriculum is structured to allow you to study, and still focus on what matters most to you: providing care.

Whether you’re a recent graduate or returning to study after a break, Waxen University strives to provide the support and resources that can help all busy nursing professionals to balance work, life and school. We make it convenient for you to attend class on your schedule and give you control over how quickly you can complete the program.

Requirements
  • B. degree, or equivalent.
  • Foreign applicants may be required to have their academic credentials evaluated by private evaluation services.
  • GPA of at least 3.0 calculated on all junior/senior level coursework.
  • Students must previously completed Healthcare Professionals.
  • Students must previously completed Nursing Practice.
  • Students must previously completed Healthcare Methodologies.
  • Applicants must complete the GMAT. Minimum GMAT scores required are 550
  • Foreign students who are not exempt under University guidelines must complete the TOEFL.
Key courses in your major
  • Computers for Healthcare Professionals.
  • -Population-Focused Nursing for Diverse Communities.
  • Interdisciplinary Leadership and Management.
  • Contemporary Healthcare Issues.
  • Application of Pathophysiology to Advanced Health Assessment.
  • Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
What you'll get?
You'll be able to explore the generalist’s role in the dynamic healthcare environment. Emphasis is placed on health care policy and politics, cost containment, and regulatory issues. Emerging topics are also discussed, including: accessibility and provision of healthcare to vulnerable and diverse populations; the effect of health information and literacy on consumer behavior; the emerging field of genetics and genomics; the evolving needs of the contemporary nursing and healthcare workforce, and complementary/alternative therapies and their influences on patient-centered healthcare.

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