Program Overview

University College

The University College offers various academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Undergraduate Programs

• Integrated Studies, B.S.
  • Program Overview
  • Applied Leadership Concentration
  • Public Safety Concentration
  • Optional Areas of Emphasis
    • Agriculture
    • Communication Studies
    • Dance
    • Health and Human Performance
    • Human Development and Family Science
    • Leadership Studies
    • Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Professional Studies, B.S.
  • Health Administration Concentration
  • Information Technology Concentration
  • International Organizational Leadership Concentration
  • Organizational Leadership Concentration

Graduate Programs

• Professional Studies, M.P.S.
  • Strategic Leadership Concentration
  • Training and Development Concentration
  • Human Resources Leadership Concentration
  • Leadership in Nutrition Concentration
  • Operations Research Concentration

Master of Professional Studies

The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) is an interdisciplinary graduate degree program designed for working professionals who wish to earn a graduate degree in their area of expertise and excel in their careers.

Program Overview

• Designed for the working adult
• Completely Online
• Flexible Schedule
• No GRE required
• The 30-hour MPS program combines the social sciences and the professions, and is offered completely online and available 24/7.
• The program culminates with a professional project which is designed in cooperation with the program director, and is typically related to the student's professional work.

Concentrations

• Strategic Leadership
  • For those interested in organizational leadership, planning, communication, conflict management, and other areas of leadership.
  • Careers: Director of Strategic Influence, Senior Project Manager, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Intelligence Officer, Site Director, PMO Manager
• Human Resources Leadership
  • For those interested in recruiting, selection and retention of human capital, compensation and benefits, and other areas of human resources management.
  • Careers: CSA (Client Service Associate), Human Resources Compliance Assistant, Human Resources Coordinator, Human Resources Generalist, Vice President
• Training and Development
  • For those interested in organizational needs analysis, instructional design, human resources management, and other areas of training and development.
  • Careers: Academic and Career Advisor, Course Materials Manager, Director of Professional Development, News Director, Talent Acquisition, Partner, Instructional Design Review Administrator
• Leadership in Nutrition
  • Earn an MPS degree with a concentration in Leadership in Nutrition.
  • The program is a perfect mix of leadership and nutrition classes including entrepreneurial skills, obesity, macro and micronutrients, ethics, research design, and much more.
• Operations Research
  • For those interested in data visualization, survey techniques and implementation strategies, and operational needs assessment, which are the basis of conducting and presenting the findings of organizational survey-based research that is fundamental in organizational decision making and advancement.

Program Structure

• Each MPS program consists of 12 hours of core requirements, 15 hours related directly to the chosen concentration, and a 3-hour culminating project.