School of Professional Studies

Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies with a concentration in Information Technology 

Course Outline
120 Credit Hours 
Professional Core (21 hrs)

The student will complete their General Education core of 41 hours and a series of Professional core classes that will prepare them to move on to their major selection concentration.

General Education courses (41 hours)
English Composition - 6 hours
Oral Communication -3 hours 
Mathematics - 3 hours
Literature - 3 hours 
American History - 6 hours 
Humanities - 6 hours
Natural Science - 8 hours 
Social/Behavioral Science - 6 hours

Professional Core
Select 7 courses from the following (21 hours)
BMGT 3510 - Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
BMGT 3720 - Business Communication I (3)
COMM 3000 - Computer-Mediated Communication (3)
COMM 3030 - Principles of Event Planning (3)
COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication (3)
ENGL 3250 – Professional Communication (3)
LIST 3093 - Service Learning (3)
LIST 3100 - Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving (3)
LIST 3300 – Workplace Etiquette (3)
LIST 3410 - Team Building/Workplace Dynamics (3)
LIST 3500 - Non-Profit Leadership (3)
LIST 4050 - American Sign Language I (3)
LIST 4090 - American Sign Language II (3)
LIST 4093 – Special Topics & Leadership (3)
LIST 4200 - Professional & Personal Integrity (3)
LIST 4710 - Workplace Conflict/Resolution (3)
LIST 4850 - Topics in Organizational Development (3)
MATH 3070 - Statistical Methods I (3)
PM 4120 - Organizational Leadership (3)
RELS 3420 - Religious Diversity/Workplace (3)
SPAN 3550 – Latin America: Countries & People (3)
SOC 3910 - Intro to Social Research (3)

Major Selection Concentration Core
Select 5 courses from the following (15 hours)

• DS 3841 - Mgmt Information Systems (3)
• DS 3860 - Business Database Mgmt (3) 
• DS 4210 Business Intelligence (3)
• LIST4280 - Proj Mgmt for IT Professional (3)
• PRST 483? - Special Topics Introduction to System Analysis & Design (offered F24) (3)
• PRST 483? - Special Topics Managing Software Development (offered F24) (3)
• PRST4835 - Special Topics Ethics & AI The Good, Bad, and Unknown (3)
• PRST4838 - Special Topics Seminar in Data Communication (3)
• PRST4921 - Intelligence Gathering (3)
  
  

Electives (40 hours)

Students will complete 34 hours of any level electives and 6 hours of upper division electives

PRST 4995 Culminating project (3 hours)

The Culminating project is a final research paper or real world project in the student’s area of study

Select a Minor from the following (15-18 hours)

Leadership* 
Criminal Justice* 
Business Management* 
Social Science*
Caregiving 
Project Management for Professionals
Event Planning*
Communication Studies* 
Religious Studies*

*completed on campus

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