Nov 24, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Integrated Studies, Public Safety Concentration, B.S.

University Studies
615-494-7714
Dianna Rust, program coordinator
Dianna.Rust@mtsu.edu

The interdisciplinary Public Safety concentration will provide an adult degree completion program to public safety professionals and will provide them with the opportunity to develop important knowledge and skills in crisis response, diversity, communication, and leadership.

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

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Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	31 hours
Electives	48 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 (31 hours)

Required (16 hours)

COMM 3590 - Organizational Crisis Communication 3 credit hours
LEAD 3010 - Leadership Skills and Development 3 credit hours
MGMT 3940 - Ethical Leadership in Business 3 credit hours
PRST 3995 - Interdisciplinary Research and Problem Solving 3 credit hours
PRST 4000 - Public Safety Capstone 1 credit hour
SOC 3300 - Diversity in the Workplace 3 credit hours

Public Safety Concentration Electives (15 hours)

COMM 3220 - Small Group Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3500 - Communication for Organizational Effectiveness 3 credit hours
COMM 3650 - Conflict in Communication 3 credit hours
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult 3 credit hours
HLTH 4400 - Drugs and Violence in Health Education 3 credit hours
MGMT 3800 - Managing Change and Conflict in Organizations 3 credit hours
PRST 3010 - Prior Learning Assessment 3 credit hours
PRST 4510 - Using Teams to Facilitate Organizational Development 3 credit hours
SAFE 4320 - Principles of Accident Control 3 credit hours
SOC 4152 - Topics in Criminology 3 credit hours
SOC 4160 - Sociology of Gangs 3 credit hours
SOC 4400 - Sex Trafficking 3 credit hours
THM 4300 - Issues and Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours

Electives (48 hours)

3000 to 4000-level electives 5 credit hours
Unrestricted electives 43 credit hours

Curriculum: Integrated Studies, Public Safety

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

Freshman Fall

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
UNIV 1010 - University Seminar 3 credit hours OR
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
SOC 3300 - Diversity in the Workplace 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
LEAD 3010 - Leadership Skills and Development 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Integrated Studies, Public Safety Concentration, B.S.

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Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (31 hours)

Required (16 hours)

Public Safety Concentration Electives (15 hours)

Electives (48 hours)

Curriculum: Integrated Studies, Public Safety

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours