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At Capella University, you will earn your degree online from an accredited university that offers the challenge and quality of a traditional classroom and the flexibility to fit education into your life. We offer undergraduate degrees in the fields of business and information technology and graduate degrees in the fields of business, education, human services, information technology, and psychology. Capella University provides a high-caliber, educational experience.

"At Capella University, you're not following and repeating, you're creating. It's the way of the future for graduate education."
—Bettina Shapira, PhD, Class of 2005, School of Human Services

Five schools of education
Capella University offers online degree programs in five schools that fit your schedule. We invite you to join our more than 23,000 learners who have chosen distance learning that fits your schedule at Capella University.

School of Business and Technology
Leading corporations choose Capella University to develop their employees. More than 120 companies— including Johnson & Johnson and Farmers Insurance—have selected Capella University as an education provider for their employees.

School of Education
More than 2,400 educators have chosen Capella University to advance their careers, and achieve personal and professional goals through our School of Education.

School of Human Services (including counseling)
Follow your passion for social change by pursuing a master's degree in the School of Human Services. Our highly relevant graduate specializations will prepare you to successfully address key social issues in today's world.

Harold Abel School of Psychology
The Harold Abel School of Psychology offers a wide range of academic and professionally oriented online psychology degree programs. Through our curriculum, you will develop critical thinking skills to help you understand and apply key psychological principles in diverse work settings.

School of Undergraduate Studies
Our online bachelor's degree program will prepare you to meet today's challenges in business and technology. Through relevant and practical curricula, you will gain knowledge and skills that make an immediate impact in your career-even before you graduate.

Capella University offers high quality degree programs online.

• Master of Science (MS) in Organization and Management – General Organizational Development
• Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – General
• Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – Human Capital Management
• Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – Industrial and Labor
• Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – Legal Studies

Master of Science (MS) in Organizational Development – General Organizational Development
The effective use of organizational development skills has become recognized as one of the most effective HR tools for promoting successful change in organizations. This master’s specialization in General Organizational Development offers a multi-disciplinary, practitioner approach to organizations and systems, emphasizing a consultative, process-oriented methodology. Based on the competencies outlined by leading organizations in the organizational development field, the curriculum includes current theory and best practices in such areas as organizational systems and dynamics, process consultation, assessments and interventions, and talent management and motivation. People likely to be interested in this specialization include mid-level HR professionals and managers who wish to pursue organizational development specialist or management positions or broaden their portfolio of HR skills to include the growing discipline of organizational development.

Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – General Human Resource Management
Today’s human resource managers are increasingly viewed as strategic business partners and are expected to contribute both specialized HR knowledge and a broad understanding of business needs and strategies. This General Human Resource Management master’s specialization is designed to help you deepen your human resources subject matter expertise and strengthen your ability to think beyond functional boundaries, positioning yourself to become an important partner in developing and implementing workplace strategies that deliver business results. People likely to be interested in the General Human Resource Management specialization include mid-level HR professionals and managers who wish to advance in their professions and become strategic leaders in their organizations.

Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – Industrial Labor and Relations
Capella University offers one of the few opportunities to earn a master’s degree specializing in Industrial and Labor Relations, a field in which graduate-level studies are often desired. Capella’s MS in Human Resource Management, with a specialization in Industrial and Labor Relations, offers a foundational understanding of the factors influencing the relationships between employees and organizations, including theories and best practices for today’s global workplace. Specialization topics include industrial labor relations from historical, legislative, and practice perspectives; unionism; labor law and workplace governance; the employer-employee relationship; labor management; and labor relations models and movements. People likely to be interested in the Industrial and Labor Relations specialization include mid-level HR professionals and managers who want to pursue careers as human resource managers, employee relations managers, employee relations specialists, contract negotiators, dispute mediators, or labor arbitrators.

Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – Legal Studies
Capella’s MS in Human Resource Management, Legal Studies specialization, provides a unique opportunity to earn an advanced HR degree focused on employment and labor law. This area of knowledge has become desirable for certain HR professionals, such as employee benefits managers, who must interpret the growing number of workplace laws and regulations. Specialization topics include practice and theory of constitutional, tort, and labor and employment law; employee discrimination; fact investigation; and workplace legal communications and actions. You will learn to examine and apply select business and legal practices and theories in order to establish and maintain legal compliance while achieving business goals. People likely to be interested in the Legal Studies specialization include mid-level HR professionals and managers who want to gain a deeper understanding of this field in order to advance or be recognized as experts in employment law and legal practices in the workplace.

Master of Science (MS) in Human Resource Management – Human Capital Management
Take advantage of one of the few opportunities nationwide to earn an advanced degree with a specialization in the emerging discipline of Human Capital Management. Capella’s curriculum includes an HR-focused overview of key business skills, along with advanced human capital management topics, including decision science, talentship, human capital management metrics, and knowledge systems. You will also examine new paradigms for engaging, managing, and measuring human asset productivity relative to achieving business goals. People likely to be interested in this specialization include mid-level HR professionals and managers who want to gain a deeper understanding of human capital management in order to advance or be recognized as experts in this field.

Capella University is an accredited university. For more information, inquire today!