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B.S. in Professional Studies in Organizational Leadership

This degree seeks to prepare students for a variety of positions in the fields of business and communications. A minimum of 120 hours is needed.

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Requirements

• Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours.
• A minimum of 30 hours must be taken through MTSU.
• At least 45 upper-division hours (3000/4000 level) are required. A minimum of 30 upper-division hours must be completed through MTSU.
• Complete a minimum of 12 of the last 18 semester hours through MTSU.
• No more than 60 semester hours completed or awarded by credit-by-examination, credit for service-related experience and flight training may be counted for credit on a degree.
• A minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed at a 4-year institution.
• No more than 25% of the credits may be in courses commonly found in a school of business; therefore, a student can have only one business minor.
• During the second semester of the sophomore year, students must complete an upper-division form. Contact your advisor for more information.

Degree-Specific Requirements

• Courses used to satisfy the General Education requirements in the bachelor's degree cannot be used to fulfill the 39 hours used specifically for the B.S. in Professional Studies degree.
• Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in the major.
• This degree is not awarded through the College of Business.

Professional Core (21 hours)

Course	Required Hours
Admin. Supervision (choose one) PADM 3601 - Public Administration MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management  TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision LIST 4093 - Special Topics and Leadership	3 Hours
Organizational Systems (choose one) PM 4120 - Organization Theory Behavior PADM 4226 - Intro to Nonprofit Organizations	3 Hours
Team Org. Relations (choose one) ORCO 3240 - Organizational Communication COMM 3010 - Integrated Corporate Communication COMM 4410 - Conflict Negotiation and Resolution	3 Hours
Statistical Methods (choose one) SOAA 3350 - Social Statistics SOCI 4510 - Intro to Social Research JOUR 3410 - Public Relations Research	3 Hours
Written Communication (choose two) ENGL 3134 - Computers, Writing, Literature ENGL 3250 - Professional Communication JOUR 3421 - Public Relations Writings	6 Hours
International Context (choose one) SPAN 3550 - Latin America: The Country Peoples POLI 4350 - International Law JOUR 4712 - Mass Media and Culture PS 3510 - International Politics Economy POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics	3 Hours

Organizational Leadership Concentration (15 hrs)
Choose five courses from the following

Course Options

BMGT 3600 - International Management

BMGT 3630 - Human Resource Management

COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication

MGMT 4547 - Corporate Etiquette

JOUR 3400 - Public Relations

JOUR 4420 - Public Relations Case Study

LDSP 3000 - Leadership Development

PADM 4401 - Comparative Public Administration

PSY 3590 - Psychology of Personality

PSYC 3210 - Abnormal Psychology

SW 3170 -Family Caregiving

SW 3200 - Cultural Diversity

Capstone Course (3 hrs)

Course (choose one)	Required Hours
UNIV 4995 - Culminating Special Project or PRST 4995 - Culminating Special Project (a permit is required for both courses)	3 Hours

PRST 3995 - Research Methods and Project Planning (3 hours)
The PRST 3995 course is a recommended prerequisite for the Culminating Project UNIV 4995/PRST 4995 class. Students should take PRST 3995 one or two semesters before they plan to take UNIV/PRST 4995 class.

Electives (120 hrs)
Elective courses must be taken to complete the 120 hours required for this degree program. Please consult with your MTSU advisor to determine appropriate elective course options.

RODP Internship Application (UNIV 4110)
Visit the Frequently Used Forms page for the necessary application forms and instructions on how to submit.