Program: Professional Studies, Information Technology Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

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Dianna Rust, program coordinator
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The Professional Studies program helps students prepare for management positions in the field of information technology. The Professional Studies major consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context. The Information Technology concentration centers on information systems, software, data analytics, database management, and security.

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Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Professional Studies, Information Technology Concentration, B.S.

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	36 hours
Electives	43 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

Professional Core (18 hours)

Administration and Supervision

Choose one:

MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
PS 3250 - Public Management 3 credit hours
PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours

Organizational Systems

Choose one:

COMM 3500 - Communication for Organizational Effectiveness 3 credit hours
COMM 3250 - Communication in Nonprofit Organizations 3 credit hours

Team and Organizational Relations

Choose one:

COMM 2140 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 credit hours
PRST 4510 - Using Teams to Facilitate Organizational Development 3 credit hours

Statistical Methods

Choose one:

PRST 4600 - Statistics for Professionals 3 credit hours
PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science 3 credit hours
SOC 3040 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
SOC 3050 - Data Analysis 4 credit hours

Written Communication

Choose one:

BCED 3510 - Business Communication 3 credit hours
ENGL 3605 - Applied Writing 3 credit hours
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing 3 credit hours

International Context

Choose one:

GS 3000 - Globalization 3 credit hours
PS 3510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours

Curriculum: Professional Studies, Information Technology

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Electives (UNIV 1010/UNIV 2020 recommended) 8 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
English Literature (Hum/FA) 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Electives 11 hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing 3 credit hours OR
INFS 2400 - Web Development 3 credit hours
INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
Administration/Supervision 3 credit hours
Team and Organizational Relations 3 credit hours
Organizational Systems 3 credit hours
International Context 3 credit hours
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Statistical Methods 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Upper-division elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

PRST 4995 - Senior Capstone 3 credit hours OR
PRST 4997 - Practicum for Integrated and Professional Studies 3 credit hours
BIA 3620 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 credit hours
INFS 3200 - Business Application Development 3 credit hours
INFS 4300 - Security Assurance for Information Systems Audit 3 credit hours
Electives (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995 /PRST 4997 ) 18 credit hours

Professional Studies, Information Technology Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (36 hours)

Professional Core (18 hours)

Administration and Supervision

Organizational Systems

Team and Organizational Relations

Statistical Methods

Written Communication

International Context

Information Technology Concentration (15 hours)

Culminating Project (3 hours)

Electives (43 hours)

Curriculum: Professional Studies, Information Technology

Freshman

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 30 Hours