Professional Competency Courses (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following Professional Competency series.  The three credit hours may be completed in a consecutive course series or selected from a different professional competency.  Special topics (PROS 3000 ) may also be used to satisfy the professional competency requirement.

Capstone Course (3 credit hours)

• PROS 4600 - Professional Studies Capstone (1 to 3)

Accounting (9 credit hours)

• ACCT 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Anthropology (9 credit hours)

Select from the following: 

• ANTH 1501 - Global Social Science: An Introduction to Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 3112 - Globalization and Culture (3)
• ANTH 3113 - Economic Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 3116 - Cultures and Conflicts (3)
• ANTH 3117 - Narratives and Conflicts (3)
• ANTH 3135 - Origins of Globalization (3)
• ANTH 3136 - Globalization and Resistance (3)
• ANTH 3160 - Gender, Culture, and Communication (3)
• ANTH 4120 - Intercultural Communications (3)

Architecture Studies (9 credit hours)

ARCH 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Art: Graphic Design (9 credit hours)

ARTG 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Business Information Systems (9 credit hours)

INFO 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Capitalism Studies (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• CAPI 2050 - Topics in Capitalism Studies (3)
• CAPI 1512 - Local Arts/Humanities: Capitalism in the USA and Beyond (3)
• CAPI 3050 - Topics in Capitalism Studies (3)
• CAPI 4050 - Capstone in Capitalism Studies (3)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (9 credit hours)

CEGR 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Civil/Environmental Engineering Tech (9 credit hours)

ETCE 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETCE area courses.

Communication Studies (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• COMM 1101 - Public Speaking (3)
• COMM 2102 - Advanced Public Speaking (3)
• COMM 2103 - Argumentation and Debate (3)
• COMM 2105 - Small Group Communication (3)
• COMM 2107 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMM 3052 - Topics in Media & Technology Studies (3)
• COMM 3054 - Topics in Organizational Communication (3)
• COMM 3120 - Media, Technology & Communication (3)
• COMM 3125 - New Media for Communications (3)
• COMM 3130 - Rhetoric and Public Culture (3)
• COMM 3135 - Leadership, Communication, and Group Dynamics (3)
• COMM 3136 - Leadership, Service, and Ethics (3)
• COMM 3141 - Organizational Communication (3)

Computing and Information Systems (9 credit hours)

ITSC 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ITSC area courses.

Computer Science (9 credit hours)

ITCS 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ITCS area courses.

Construction Management (9 credit hours)

CMET 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward CMET area courses.

Criminal Justice (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• CJUS 1511 - Local Social Science: Foundations of Criminal Justice (3)
• CJUS 3363 - Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3)
• CJUS 4363 - Gender, Race, and Justice (3)
• CJUS 4370 - Data Analytics and Crime (3)
• CJUS 4372 - Drug Analytics (3)
• CJUS 4373 - Intelligence Analysis and Security Analytics (3)
• CJUS 4374 - Geospatial Analytics and Crime (3)
• CJUS 4376 - Social Network Analysis (3)
• CJUS 4377 - Crime Measurement and Data Visualization (3)

Data Science (9 credit hours)

DTSC 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward DTSC area courses.

Economics (9 credit hours)

ECON 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ECON area courses.

Education - Learning, Design, Tech (9 credit hours)

ELDT 4xxx (9)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (9 credit hours)

ECGR 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Electrical Engineering Technology (9 credit hours)

ELET 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
or ETEE 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ELET or ETEE area courses.

Energy and Electromechanical Systems (9 credit hours)

ENER 4xxx (9)

Engineering (9 credit hours)

ENGR 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ENGR area courses.

Engineering Technology (9 credit hours)

ETGR 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETGR area courses.

English (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• ENGL 2116 - Introduction to Technical Communication (3)
• ENGL 3162 - Language and the Virtual World (3)
• ENGL 3180 - Language and Digital Technology (3)
• ENGL 4008 - Topics in Advanced Technical Communication (3)
• ENGL 4181 - Writing and Designing User Documents (3)
• ENGL 4182 - Information Design and Digital Publishing (3)
• ENGL 4183 - Editing with Digital Technologies (3)

Entrepreneurship (9 credit hours)

ENTR 3xxx (9)

Film Studies (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• FILM 1502 - Global Arts/Humanities: Introduction to Film and Media Art (3)
• FILM 3120 - Fundamentals of Film & Media Production (3)
• FILM 3121 - Cinematic Storytelling (3)
• FILM 3220 - Introduction to Screenwriting (3)
• FILM 3221 - Advanced Screenwriting (3)
• FILM 4120 - Production and Directing (3)
• FILM 4121 - Creative Nonfiction Production (3)
• FILM 4220 - Film Festivals & Impact Production (3)
• FILM 4221 - Community-Based Film Production (3)

Finance (9 credit hours)

FINN 3xxx - 4xxx (9)

Fire Safety Engineering Technology (9 credit hours)

ETFS 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETFS area courses.

Geography (9 credit hours)

GEOG 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward GEOG area courses.

Gerontology (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• GRNT 2100 - Aging and the Lifecourse (3) (SL)
• GRNT 3125 - Older Worker and Retirement (3)
• GRNT 4110 - Sociology of Aging (3)
• GRNT 4260 - Women: Middle Age and Beyond (3)

Health and Medical Humanities (9 credit hours)

HHUM 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Health Systems Management (9 credit hours)

HSMT 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Industrial Engineering Technology (9 credit hours)

ETIN 3xxx - 4xxx (9)

International Studies (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• INTL 3112 - Globalization and Culture (3)
• INTL 3115 - Globalization and Digital Media (3)
• INTL 3116 - Cultures and Conflicts (3)
• INTL 3117 - Narratives and Conflicts (3)
• INTL 3127 - Global Media (3)
• INTL 3131 - Diplomacy in a Changing World (3)
• INTL 3135 - Origins of Globalization (3)
• INTL 3137 - International Human Rights (3)
• INTL 3151 - International Political Economy (3)

Journalism (9 credit hours)

JOUR 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Legal Studies (9 credit hours)

LEGL 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward LEGL area courses.

Management (9 credit hours)

MGMT 3xxx - 4xxx (9)

Manufacturing Engineering Technology (9 credit hours)

ETMF 3xxx (9)

Marketing (9 credit hours)

MKTG 3xxx - 4xxx (9)

Mathematics (9 credit hours)

MATH 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward MATH area courses.

Mechanical Engineering (9 credit hours)

MEGR 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward MEGR area courses.

Mechanical Engineering Technology (9 credit hours)

ETME 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETME area courses.

Military Science (9 credit hours)

MSCI 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward MSCI area courses.

Nursing (9 credit hours)

NURS 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Operations and Supply Chain Management (9 credit hours)

OPER 3xxx (9)

Operations Research (9 credit hours)

OPRS 3xxx - 4xxx (9)

Philosophy (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• PHIL 2100 - Critical Thinking in Philosophy (3)
• PHIL 2105 - Deductive Logic (3)
• PHIL 3221 - Ethical Theory (3)
• PHIL 3271 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
• PHIL 3079 - Topics in Identity/Society (3)
• PHIL 4079 - Advanced Topics in Identity/Society (3)

Physics (9 credit hours)

PHYS 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward PHYS area courses.

Political Science and Public Administration (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• POLS 1511 - Local Social Science: Introduction to American Politics (3)
• POLS 2120 - Introduction to Public Policy (3)
• POLS 3104 - Mass Media (3)
• POLS 3119 - State and Local Government (3)
• POLS 3125 - Healthcare Policy (3)
• POLS 3126 - Introduction to Public Administration (3)
• POLS 3137 - International Human Rights (3)
• POLS 3151 - International Political Economy (3)
• POLS 3159 - Diplomacy in a Changing World (3)
• POLS 3177 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
• POLS 3380 - Security and Intelligence in a Democratic Society (3)
• POLS 3381 - Critical Thinking Skills for Security and Intelligence (3)
• POLS 3382 - Analytic Writing and Briefing (3)

Professional Studies (9 credit hours)

PROS 3xxx (9)
PROS courses cannot double count as major core courses. Students taking a PROS course from this area must select different courses outside the 6 hours of PROS major core courses.

Psychology (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• PSYC 1101 - General Psychology (3)
• PSYC 2130 - Introduction to Social Psychology (3)
• PSYC 2137 - Introduction to Positive Psychology (3)
• PSYC 2171 - Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
• PSYC 3114 - Motivation (3)
• PSYC 3123 - Social and Personality Development (3)
• PSYC 3125 - Older Worker and Retirement (3)
• PSYC 3135 - Psychology of Personality (3)
• PSYC 3140 - Basic Processes in Psychological Assessment (3)
• PSYC 3172 - Psychology of Personnel: Employee Selection and Classification (3)
• PSYC 3174 - Organizational Psychology (3)

Public Health Sciences (9 credit hours)

HLTH 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Social Work (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• SOWK 2182 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3)
• SOWK 2183 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3)
• SOWK 3120 - Diversity and Populations-at-Risk (3)
• SOWK 3133 - Community Engagement and Outreach (3)
• SOWK 3180 - Case Management (3)
• SOWK 3199 - Professional Behaviors, Ethics, and Communication (3)
• SOWK 3201 - Foundations of Social Welfare (3)
• SOWK 3202 - Social Welfare Policy (3)
• SOWK 4109 - Systems of Care for Vulnerable Populations (3)
• SOWK 4365 - Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan (3)

Sociology (9 credit hours)

Select from the following:

• SOCY 2100 - Aging and the Lifecourse (3) (SL)
• SOCY 3125 - Older Worker and Retirement (3)
• SOCY 3143 - Social Movements (3)
• SOCY 3250 - Political Sociology (3)
• SOCY 3271 - Sociology of Culture (3)
• SOCY 3325 - Community and Identity (3) (SL)
• SOCY 4116 - Sociology of Economic Life (3)
• SOCY 4117 - Sociology of Gender, Work, and Family (3)
• SOCY 4140 - Social Networks (3)
• SOCY 4263 - Group Processes (3)
• SOCY 4264 - Status Processes (3)

Software and Information Systems (9 credit hours)

ITIS 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ITIS area courses.

Statistics (9 credit hours)

STAT 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward STAT area courses.

Systems Engineering (9 credit hours)

SEGR 2xxx - 4xxx (9)

Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies (9 credit hours)

WRDS 1xxx - 4xxx (9)
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward WRDS area courses.