Department of Professional Studies

Public Relations Concentration

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

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

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	JOUR 3173 Public Relations Principles	3
		Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

Fall		Spring
PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
COMM 3033 Interviewing Principles and Practices	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
COMM 4153 Persuasive Theory and Audience Analysis	3	JOUR 4083 Computer Mediated Communications	3
Professional Studies Professional Core Electives⁴	6	Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

Fall		Spring
PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
JOUR 4033 Community Journalism	3	JOUR 4173 Public Relations Project	3
Technical Courses²	6	Technical Courses²	6
Elective³	3	Elective³	3
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, PS 4643 Occupational Globalization and Diversity. 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.