Concordia University-Irvine

Advanced Organizational Leadership

Advanced Organizational Leadership is a certificate program offered at Concordia University-Irvine.

Art

The Art Department offers a major in art with emphases in studio art or graphic design, where students create art and design using the elements and principles of design, drawing skills, and composition while exploring art history and contemporary practices.

Behavioral Sciences

The Behavioral Sciences major utilizes the tools of anthropology, psychology and sociology to explore the complex nature of human experience, with emphasis options in Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology.

Biochemistry

Engages students at the interface of chemistry and biology, applying principles learned in chemistry to how biology works in the cell and at the organism level.

Biology (BA)

Offered by the Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, graduates articulate their understanding of the natural world and address social and scientific challenges from a Christian perspective.

Biology (BS)

Offered by the Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, preparing graduates to articulate their understanding of the natural world from a Christian perspective.

Business Administration

The MBA program aims to develop skillful, wise, and practical leaders who add value to the professional business community.

Business Administration

The undergraduate business program prepares students to succeed in the business world, with emphases including Accounting, Business Data Analytics, Business Economics, Finance, Healthcare Management, International Business, Management, and Marketing.

Chemistry (BA)

Offered by the Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, developing students' numerical, computational, experimental, and analytical abilities in the natural sciences.

Chemistry (BS)

Offered by the Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, developing high-level numerical, computational, experimental, and analytical abilities in the natural sciences.

Christian Education Leadership

An Online Bachelor's Degree program that equips Lutheran students to serve as Directors of Christian Education (DCEs) in congregational settings.

Christian Ministry

An Online Bachelor's Degree program that prepares and equips Christian students for ministry in Christian congregations as pastors and other ministry leaders.

Church Leadership

The Master of Arts in Church Leadership prepares, equips, and forms Christian students for ministry leadership in Christian congregations as pastors and other ministry leaders.

Coaching and Athletics Administration

The Master of Arts in Coaching and Athletics Administration program focuses on the practical application of knowledge in the academic disciplines of coaching and athletics administration.

Coaching and Exercise Sciences

The Master of Science in Coaching and Exercise Sciences program provides a comprehensive study of the varied aspects of human movement in the context of educational settings.

Cognition, Motivation, and Development

The MA-level graduate education certificate in Cognition, Motivation, and Development is intended for candidates who want to pursue graduate courses in this specialized area.

Communication Studies

Equips students for leadership roles in communication-related careers with a curriculum spanning classical courses and contemporary developments such as social media.

Computer Science

Develops student analytic and algorithmic abilities to investigate, formulate, analyze, and articulate solutions in the design, development, and analysis of computer hardware and software.

Counseling

As a Christ-centered counseling program, its mission is to develop competent, culturally informed counselors, educators, supervisors, scholars, leaders, and advocates.

Counselor Education and Supervision

As a Christ-centered counseling program, its mission is to develop competent, culturally informed counselors, educators, supervisors, scholars, leaders, and advocates.

Curriculum and Instruction

The MAED program helps established professional educators develop skills to become exemplary educators by enhancing their teaching abilities and keeping them up-to-date.

Data Science

Teaches students to solve real-world problems using mathematical principles, computational resources, and sound inferential reasoning, with emphasis options.

Digital Media Studies

Equips students to create, analyze, present, and distribute impactful digital messages across various platforms, cultivating critical thinking and data literacy skills.

Early Childhood

The MAED in Early Childhood is a 30 unit program preparing professional educators with advanced knowledge and skills to support the education of children PreK-3rd grade.

Economics

Prepares students for decision-making in work and life by incorporating the analytical process of modern economic thought in the pursuit of maximizing value.

Educational Leadership

Educational Leadership is a master's degree program offered at Concordia University-Irvine.

Education (includes Teaching Credential)

Concordia University Irvine offers a combined credential and master of education program that prepares students to demonstrate knowledge of theory and practice.

Engineering

Challenges students to investigate, formulate, analyze, and articulate engineering problems by connecting principles of engineering, science, mathematics, and computer science with liberal arts.

English

Offered by the English, Writing and Modern Language Department, empowering students to study and practice the aesthetic, cultural, and mechanical excellences of literature, writing and language.

Executive Coaching and Consulting

The Master of Arts in Executive Coaching and Consulting within the Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine takes a multidisciplinary approach combining scriptural, psychological, and business perspectives.

Graphic Design

A major in graphic design offered by the Art Department, developing students' skills in typography, digital media, and design planning.

Healthcare Administration

The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) is a 2-year, 40-unit degree program that focuses on the management of healthcare institutions.

Healthcare Management

Develops and equips healthcare leaders who demonstrate the competencies of the Healthcare Leadership Alliance and serve their communities with Christian values.

History and Political Thought

Equips students to study human experience across the course of the ages through reading, research, and writing in the liberal arts tradition.

Kinesiology

Develops students' cognitive, affective, and psychomotor abilities in kinesiology, exercise science, allied health, wellness, sport science, and physical education, with emphasis options.

Leadership

The purpose of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program in Leadership is to develop transformative leaders who embody the knowledge, competencies, and skills to lead in a variety of organizational contexts.

Learning, Design, and Technology

The MAED program helps established professional educators develop skills to become exemplary educators by enhancing their teaching abilities and keeping them up-to-date.

Liberal Arts

Rooted in the tradition of the liberal arts, allowing students to study the best of human thought and creativity across time and cultures, with multiple emphasis options.

Liberal Studies

The elementary subject matter preparation program approved by the State of California for students preparing to be elementary/multiple subject or special education teachers.

Licensed Vocation Nurse to Registered Nurse

A 30-unit option certificate offered by the School of Health and Human Sciences for licensed vocational nurses seeking to become registered nurses.

Managerial Science

The Master of Business Administration in Managerial Science (MBAM) equips students with the knowledge and skills required to formulate and implement industry-specific strategies.

Mathematics

Develops student numerical and analytical abilities to investigate, formulate, analyze, and articulate solutions to problems within the discipline of mathematics.

Music

A 54-unit major that trains students to be broadly-skilled musicians, with optional add-on concentrations in church music and worship arts, commercial music, composition, performance, and pre-teacher certification.

Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program (MSN FNP) will prepare an advanced practice nurse through online theory courses, clinical practicums, and on-campus intensives.

Nursing

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing offered by the School of Health and Human Sciences Department of Nursing.

Nursing (first degree)

The traditional first-degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing pathway offered on the Spectrum and Rancho Cucamonga campuses, preparing students for the NCLEX-RN exam.

Nursing (second degree accelerated)

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program prepares students who already hold a bachelor's degree to practice nursing at the baccalaureate level in as few as 15 months.

Organizational Leadership

Concordia University Irvine's Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership degree is a Christ-centered program offered in cooperation with the John Townsend Institute.

Organizational Leadership

An Online Bachelor's Degree (OBD) program (in teach-out) in organizational leadership.

Professional Coaching

Professional Coaching is a certificate program offered at Concordia University-Irvine.

Professional Organizational Leadership

Professional Organizational Leadership is a short-term certificate program offered at Concordia University-Irvine.

Psychology

Develops students' capacities to explore, conceptualize, explicate and interpret past and present human experience through social science methodologies.

Public Health

The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at Concordia University Irvine provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills to prepare them for a wide range of public health careers.

School Counseling with Pupil Personnel Services Credential

The MAED program helps established professional educators develop skills to become exemplary educators, with this specialization leading to a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in school counseling.

School Psychology with Pupil Personnel Services Credential

The MAED program helps established professional educators develop skills to become exemplary educators, with this specialization leading to a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in school psychology.

Social Emotional Learning, Character, and Ethics

The MA-level graduate education certificate in Social Emotional Learning, Character, and Ethics is intended for candidates who want to pursue professional development in this specialized area.

Sports Business

The MBA in Sports Business offers each student an accredited business curriculum specializing in sports business courses, preparing them to work in the fast-paced sports industry.

Sports Business

Provides professional preparation for management and leadership positions with professional sports teams, collegiate and amateur athletics, and sports marketing and communication firms.

Theatre and Film

Prepares students for careers in acting, directing, theatrical design, technical theatre, and film and digital video production, with emphases in Acting and Directing, Design and Technical Production, or Film and Digital Video Production.

Theological Studies: Biblical Languages

A Christ College major emphasizing biblical languages (Greek and Hebrew) alongside theological and biblical study.

Theological Studies: Christian Education Leadership

A Christ College major preparing students for Christian education leadership in congregational settings.

Theological Studies: Ministry Leadership

A Christ College major (application and acceptance required) preparing students for ministry leadership.

Theology

The graduate theology certificate is ideal for students who wish to deepen their theological knowledge without completing an entire master's degree.

Theology

The Master of Arts in Theology offers a core curriculum in advanced theological study for students who desire to be well prepared biblically and theologically.

Theology

A Christ College major grounded in Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions cultivating students to know God in Christ for lives of service to church and world.