Mar 21, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Integrative Professional Studies - BS

A. Core Requirements (12-15 credits)

COM 210 - Critical Thinking and Public Speaking Credit: 3 - OR -
COM 211 - Strategic Communication in Business Credit: 3
IPS 320 - Integrative Professional Studies: Issues/Concepts Credit: 3 *
IPS 420 - Integrative Professional Studies: Capstone Credit: 3 *
MGT 261 - Business Organization Credit: 3
Computer & Information Literacy course or waiver exam 0-3 credits

B. Elective Requirements (27-30 credits)

At least 12 credits must be 300 or 400 level courses.

Depth electives from one area under advisement: 15 credits

Breadth courses from any of the areas, under advisement: 12 - 15 credits

Areas of Study

Communication Skills

BRC 421 - Data and Society Credit: 3
COM 100 - Foundations of Communication Credit: 3
COM 210 - Critical Thinking and Public Speaking Credit: 3
COM 211 - Strategic Communication in Business Credit: 3
COM 360 - Persuasion Credit: 3
COM 365 - Organizational Communication Credit: 3
COM 380 - Communication Ethics Credit: 3
COM 422 - Intercultural Communication Credit: 3
CRW 205 - Poetry Writing: Introductory Credit: 3
CRW 206 - Fiction Writing: Introductory Credit: 3
CRW 208 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Introductory Credit: 3
CRW 250 - Writing into Culture Credit: 3
CRW 300 - Living Writers Series Credit: 3
CRW 305 - Poetry Writing: Intermediate Credit: 3
CRW 306 - Fiction Writing: Intermediate Credit: 3
CRW 308 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Intermediate Credit: 3
CRW 405 - Poetry Writing: Advanced Credit: 3
CRW 406 - Fiction Writing: Advanced Credit: 3
CRW 408 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Advanced Credit: 3
ENG 102 - Composition II Credit: 3
ENG 204 - Writing About Literature Credit: 3
ENG 220 - Modern Culture and Media Credit: 3
GST 498 - Internship Credit: 1-12 3
MKT 260 - Professional Selling Credit: 3
MKT 371 - Negotiation Credit: 3
PHL 205 - Ethics I: Introduction to Classical Ethics Credit: 3
PHL 300 - Ethics and Policy in the Digital Age Credit: 3
PHL 306 - Business Ethics Credit: 3
PRL 215 - Survey of Public Relations Credit: 3
PRL 314 - Crisis Communication Credit: 3
PRL 315 - Design and Layout for Media Credit: 3
PRL 316 - Survey of Health Communication Credit: 3
PRL 317 - Public Relations Research Credit: 3
PRL 318 - Event Planning Credit: 3
RMI 300 - Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance Credit: 3

Data Analysis & Project Management

ACC 321 - Accounting as a Management Tool Credit: 3
BRC 305 - Media Management Credit: 3
ECO 101 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit: 3
GEO 326 - Geographic Information Systems Credit: 3 **
GST 498 - Internship Credit: 1-12 3
HSC 448 - Health Promotion Program Planning Credit: 3
HSC 488 - Evaluation and Research in Health Promotion Credit: 3
ISC 105 - Introduction to Digital Humanities Credit: 3
ISC 215 - Business Programming and Data Analysis Tools Credit: 3
ISC 329 - Database Management Systems in Business Credit: 3
ISC 410 - Data Analytics Credit: 3
MAT 158 - Introduction to Statistics A Credit: 3
MAT 258 - Introduction to Statistics B Credit: 3
MGT 261 - Business Organization Credit: 3
MGT 305 - Project Management Credit: 3
MGT 360 - Creativity and Innovation Credit: 3
MGT 440 - The Management of Nonprofit Organizations Credit: 3
MUS 397 - The Business of Music Credit: 3
THT 324 - The Business of Show Business Credit: 3

Digital Skills

CMA 200 - Digital Imagery Fundamentals Credit: 3
CMA 201 - Graphic Design Essentials Credit: 3
CMA 202 - Web & Social Media Design Credit: 3
CMA 400 - Integrated Media Theory and Design Credit: 3
CSC 103 - Computing Tools & Information Literacy for Educators Credit: 3
GST 498 - Internship Credit: 1-12 3
HSC 230 - Health and Technology Credit: 3
ISC 150 - Introduction to Scripting and Markup Languages Credit: 3
ISC 215 - Business Programming and Data Analysis Tools Credit: 3
ISC 220 - Information Storage and Retrieval Credit: 3
ISC 250 - Programming Through Mobile App Development Credit: 3
ISC 325 - Multimedia/Hypermedia Design and Authoring Credit: 3
ISC 329 - Database Management Systems in Business Credit: 3
TEL 130 - Computing Technology and Information Systems for Technology Careers Credit: 3

Self-Management

GST 101 - Professional Skills Preparatory Credit: 3
GST 303 - Leadership in Your Field Credit: 3
GST 498 - Internship Credit: 1-12 3
HSC 333 - Human Response to Stress Credit: 3
HSC 353 - Wellness and Aging Credit: 3
HSC 358 - Be Well Now and Beyond Credit: 3
HSC 361 - Financial Wellness Credit: 3
HSC 363 - Emotional Wellness Credit: 3
HSC 386 - Wellness for Contemporary Living Credit: 3
MGT 460 - Leadership Credit: 3
RMI 320 - Employee Benefits Credit: 3
TED 209 - Technical Writing and Literacy Credit: 3

Social Structure & Systems

BLW 355 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business Credit: 3
BRC 319 - Media Law Credit: 3
BRC 350 - Diversity in the Media Credit: 3
BRC 400 - Media and Society Credit: 3
BRC 419 - Media & Politics Credit: 3
COM 422 - Intercultural Communication Credit: 3
EDU 301 - Schooling, Pedagogy, and Social Justice Credit: 3
ENG 237 - Ethnicity and Cultural Difference in Literature Credit: 3
ENG 337 - Topics in American Ethnic Literature Credit: 3
GLS 200 - Introduction to Global Issues Credit: 3
GLS 300 - Issues in the Global Economy Credit: 3
GLS 301 - Globalization and Global Cultures Credit: 3
GST 102 - Contemporary Social Issues Credit: 1
GST 302 - Community Engagement Credit: 1
GST 498 - Internship Credit: 1-12 3
GWS 200 - Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies Credit: 3
GWS 300 - International Perspectives on Women Credit: 3
GWS 396 - Gender and the Workplace Credit: 3
HIS 308 - Jews, Christians, and Muslims to 1500 Credit: 3
HSC 387 - Refugee Wellness Credit: 3
HSC 430 - Health Disparities Credit: 3
ISC 300 - Ethics and Social Policy in the Digital Age Credit: 3
JLM 101 - History of American Journalism Credit: 3
POL 205 - American Government and Politics Credit: 3
POL 328 - Politics and Literature Credit: 3
POL 330 - Internet Politics Credit: 3
PSY 345 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credit: 3
SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology Credit: 3
SOC 341 - Social Inequality/Stratification Credit: 3
SOC 383 - Sociology of Aging Credit: 3
TED 310 - Technology and Civilization Credit: 3
* Students majoring in IPS are required to earn at least a C- in IPS 320 & 420

**Prerequisite of GEO 100 or 200