Professional Studies
Prepare for management and learn communication, interpersonal skills, budgeting and finance, organizational change, and more.
Professional Studies, Organizational Leadership Concentration, B.S.
The Professional Studies program helps students prepare for management positions in the fields of information technology, healthcare administration, or business communications. The program is particularly designed to be beneficial for working adults who need to earn a bachelor's degree.
The Organizational Leadership Concentration helps students prepare for management positions in the field of organizational leadership. The program focuses on public relations, psychology, business etiquette, human resources, and cultural diversity. The major consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context which can be completed fully online.
Through our innovative Prior Learning Assessment program students can often turn the knowledge gained in the workforce into college credits – allowing them to graduate sooner and for less money.
Three additional concentrations are available:
If you live in one of these states: LA; you may be able to attend MTSU at in-state rates under the Academic Common Market program.
News Briefs
Adult graduate flourishing with Nashville Fire Department
Alana Brown graduated from MTSU in 2009 when she was 44-years-old. While she was finishing up her Professional Studies degree with a concentration in organizational leadership she was promoted to EMS District Chief within the Nashville Fire Department. Brown had last attended college in 2001 when she was nine months pregnant. “I have two sons, who have both chosen MTSU for their bachelor’s degree programs,” said Brown, a Mt. Juliet resident. “I wanted to provide them with a strong role model and show them that hard work toward a goal pays off.” She said being organized was a huge part of her being successful as an adult enrolled in college classes. Brown is now exploring options for a Master's Degree, which she hopes to complete over the next few years.
News Briefs
Adult graduate flourishing with Nashville Fire Department
Alana Brown graduated from MTSU in 2009 when she was 44-years-old. While she was finishing up her Professional Studies degree with a concentration in organizational leadership she was promoted to EMS District Chief within the Nashville Fire Department. Brown had last attended college in 2001 when she was nine months pregnant. “I have two sons, who have both chosen MTSU for their bachelor’s degree programs,” said Brown, a Mt. Juliet resident. “I wanted to provide them with a strong role model and show them that hard work toward a goal pays off.” She said being organized was a huge part of her being successful as an adult enrolled in college classes. Brown is now exploring options for a Master's Degree, which she hopes to complete over the next few years.
The Organizational Leadership and International Organizational Leadership concentrations include a background for a variety of positions in the fields of business and communications.
Positions that prior students in these concentrations now work in include:
Organizational Leadership and International Organizational Leadership
- Chief executive officer
- Chief financial officer
- Chief information officer
- Compliance director
- Corporate recruiter
- Director of quality systems
- Director of strategic planning
- Education administrator
- Global trade expert
- Health services manager
- International team manager
- Knowledge manager
- Management analyst
- Management consultant
- Operations manager
- Organization development consultant
- Strategic planner of innovation
- Strategy consultant
- Talent manager
- Vice president of human resources
- Vice president of marketing
Employers of MTSU alumni include
- Aerospace Testing Alliance
- AllState Insurance
- American Eagle Airlines
- Bridgestone
- Calsonic
- Department of Veteran Affairs
- Fisk University
- Goodwill Industries
- Olin Corp.
- United Healthcare
- U.S. Postal Service
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
- Xerox
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