NCU offers Business Learners the opportunity to develop a specific, focused expertise in an area of their
chosen field that interest them the most or that present the most attractive career opportunities.
To earn a concentration that will be recorded on your transcript, complete a minimum of 6 courses
(18 credits) in any one area. A concentration is not required.
Accounting
This concentration is designed to meet the demand for Learners to be able to analyze business transactions, and prepare
statements concerning the assets, liabilities and operating results of a business. The curriculum will provide Learners
with a broad accounting perspective and technical accounting knowledge, and enable the explorations of relationships
among business activities, economic outcomes, business performance..
Applied Computer Science
The Applied Computer Science concentration is the discipline of designing methods for solving problems by means of
computers. The curriculum is designed to provide preparation for professional careers in the areas of Software and
Network Administration. Admission is open to holders of any Bachelor's degree or the equivalent who have computer and
industrial/business.
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice (CJ) system is now a global multicultural network connecting distinct legal traditions and codes,
both domestically and internationally. The modern CJ manager must possess the necessary skills to operate within a worldwide
venue, coordinating the efforts of local, State, Federal, and multinational organizations and international resources at home
and abroad.
Homeland Security
The Homeland Security program is designed to prepare senior management of law enforcement, public safety, and emergency medical
care and disaster preparedness agencies for positions of executive leadership in the general field of homeland security. Courses
will span the spectrum of management, budgetary rules, personnel, and critical issues relating to crisis management and terrorism.
Management
This concentration is for the manager-generalist who must understand how the key parts of an organization function and interrelate.
Effective enterprise results when the manager-generalist organizes the efforts of specialists in order to accomplish organizational
outcomes. Learners gain the conceptual overview of modern theory and practice in each of the key areas of management.
Marketing
The Marketing concentration at the graduate level moves beyond fundamentals by focusing upon marketing management and marketing
research. The courses provide learners the opportunity to enhance existing skills and knowledge and to gain new skills and knowledge
germane to effectively managing the entire scope of the product life cycle in a strategically-sound, systematic, ethical, and legal
manner.