Program: Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

University Studies
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Dianna Rust, program coordinator
Dianna.Rust@mtsu.edu

The Professional Studies program helps students prepare for management positions in the field of organizational leadership. The Professional Studies major consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context. The Organizational Leadership concentration courses concentrate on public relations, psychology, business etiquette, human resources, and cultural diversity.

Academic Map

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

Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership 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
PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
PS 3250 - Public Management 3 credit hours

Organizational Systems

Choose one:

COMM 3250 - Communication in Nonprofit Organizations 3 credit hours
COMM 3500 - Communication for Organizational Effectiveness 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 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 4510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours

Organizational Leadership Concentration (15 hours)

Choose five from the following:

BCED 4660 - Corporate Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 2560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
LEAD 3010 - Leadership Skills and Development 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
PS 4630 - Public Human Resources Management 3 credit hours
PR 2040 - Public Relations Principles 3 credit hours
PR 3400 - Case Studies in Public Relations 3 credit hours
PSY 3230 - Psychological Disorders 3 credit hours
PSY 3320 - Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 3590 - Personality 3 credit hours
PSY 4360 - Organizational Psychology 3 credit hours
SOC 3300 - Diversity in the Workplace 3 credit hours

Culminating Project (3 hours)

PRST 4995 - Senior Capstone 3 credit hours OR
PRST 4997 - Practicum for Integrated and Professional Studies 3 credit hours

Electives

To make 120 hours
UNIV 1010 /UNIV 2020 recommended
PRST 3995 required prerequisite for PRST 4995 /PRST 4997

Curriculum: Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership

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
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 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 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Administration/Supervision 3 credit hours
Team and Organizational Relations 3 credit hours
Organizational Systems 3 credit hours
International Context 3 credit hours
Statistical Methods 3 credit hours
Organizational Communication concentration 9 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
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Organizational Leadership concentration 6 credit hours
Electives (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995 /PRST 4997 ) 18 credit hours