2016-2017 Department of Professional Studies

Applied Leadership Concentration

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

  *Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration area must select PS 4543 Workplace Supervision and 3 hours of relevant, advisor approved upper division electives in the Professional Studies Professional Core. 

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	Science with Lab1,2	4
  Social Sciences1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  Technical Course2	3	Mathematics1	3
  Elective3	3	Elective3	3
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	17	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Communication1	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  Technical Course2	3	PS 3013 Professional Studies Seminar	3
  Elective3	6	BUAD 3123 Management	3
  		Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
  BUAD 3143 Marketing	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
  PS 4343 Community Development	3	Elective3	6
  Professional Studies Professional Core Electives4	6
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
  PS 4143 Nonprofit Governance	3	PS 4243 Planning for Adult Learners	3
  PS 4443 Professional Leadership	3	Technical Courses2	9
  Technical Courses2	6
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Technical courses taken as part of an associate degree or from a community college may be transferred into the BPS degree.
³At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
⁴Six hours from the following^: PS 4143  Nonprofit Governance, PS 4243 Planning for Adult Learners, PS 4343 Community Development, PS 4443 Professional Leadership, PS 4543 Workplace Supervision. Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.