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Professional Studies, International 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. This program is particularly designed to be beneficial for working adults who need to earn a bachelor's degree.

Program Description

The Professional Studies program with a concentration in International Organizational Leadership teaches about NGOs and non-profits, international law, political economy, intercultural communication, and international relations. The Professional Studies major can be completed online and consists of foundation courses in communications, statistics, supervision, organizational systems, organizational relations, and international context.

Concentrations

Three additional concentrations are available:

• Health Administration focuses on classes in healthcare research, nursing leadership management, trends and issues in nursing healthcare, community health nursing, and international health.
• Information Technology centers on software analysis, database management, data communications, and operating systems.
• Organizational Leadership courses concentrate on public relations, psychology, business etiquette, human resources, and cultural diversity.

Careers

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:

• 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

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

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Professional Studies, International Organizational Leadership Concentration, B.S. includes:

True Blue Core (41 hours)

• Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication, Information Literacy, Non-Written Communication, and Quantitative Literacy
• Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships, Scientific Literacy, Creativity and Cultural Expression, and History and Civic Learning

Major Requirements (36 hours)

• Professional Core (18 hours)
  • Administration and Supervision
  • Organizational Systems
  • Team and Organizational Relations
  • Statistical Methods
  • Written Communication
  • International Context
• International Organizational Leadership Concentration (15 hours)
  • Choose five courses from:
    • COMM 2560 - Intercultural Communication
    • COMM 4200 - Communication in the Global Workplace
    • GS 3010 - Education Abroad: Reflection and Application
    • PS 3210 - International Relations
    • PS 4275 - NGOs and Non-Profits
    • PS 3500 - International Law
    • PS 4510 - International Political Economy
• Culminating Project (3 hours)
  • PRST 4995 - Senior Capstone OR PRST 4997 - Practicum for Integrated and Professional Studies

Electives (43 hours)

• UNIV 1010 and UNIV 2020 recommended
• PRST 3995 required prerequisite for PRST 4995 or PRST 4997

Academic Map

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

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)

Sophomore

• History and Civic Learning (6 credit hours)
• Creativity and Cultural Expression 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 hours)

Junior

• MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management OR PS 3250 - Public Management OR PSY 3320 - Workplace Psychology
• COMM 2140 - Introduction to Organizational Communication OR PRST 4510 - Using Teams to Facilitate Organizational Development
• COMM 3250 - Communication in Nonprofit Organizations OR COMM 3500 - Communication for Organizational Effectiveness
• GS 3000 - Globalization OR PS 4510 - International Political Economy
• BCED 3510 - Business Communication OR ENGL 3605 - Applied Writing OR ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing
• International Organizational Leadership concentration (6 credit hours)
• Electives (6 credit hours)
• Upper-division elective (3 credit hours)

Senior

• PRST 4600 - Statistics for Professionals OR PSY 3020 - Basic Statistics for Behavioral Science OR SOC 3050 - Data Analysis
• International Organizational Leadership concentration (9 credit hours)
• Electives (PRST 3995 prerequisite for PRST 4995 or PRST 4997) (15 credit hours)
• PRST 4995 - Senior Capstone OR PRST 4997 - Practicum for Integrated and Professional Studies

Degree Requirements

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