Oct 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership Concentration, B.S.


University Studies  
615-494-7714
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


True Blue Core (TBC) 41 hours
Major Requirements 36 hours
Electives 43 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

 

True Blue Core (41 hours)


True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

Major Requirements (36 hours)


Professional Core (18 hours)


Administration and Supervision

Choose one:

Written Communication

Choose one:

International Context

Choose one:

Culminating Project (3 hours)


Electives


Curriculum: Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership


Freshman


  • Written Communication 3 credit hours
  • Information Literacy 3 credit hours
  • Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
  • Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
  • Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
  • Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
  • Electives (UNIV 1010/UNIV 2020 recommended) 8 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours


Sophomore


  • History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Learning Literature 3 credit hours
  • Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
  • Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
  • Electives 11 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


Subtotal: 30 Hours