Students Name: UUID#: Description of Program: Bachelor of Professional Studies Major in Professional Studies Concentration: Organizational Leadership 218 Brister Hall 901.678.2716 memphis.edu/univcoll Organizational Leadership is designed (1) to promote understanding of the nature of organizations and the fundamentals of administrative leadership; (2) to allow students to reflect upon national and international organizational context and upon significant social and cultural issues raised in those contexts; and (3) to promote skills in formal and interpersonal communication, including sensitivity to personal issues having an impact upon the quality of accomplishment in the workplace. For information on careers in this and other fields students should consult the Career Services Office located on the 4 th Floor of Wilder Tower, 678-2239. UMdegree Use UMdegree to access information regarding your current academic pursuits, including Degree Requirements, General Education Requirements, Major / Concentration Requirements, and Minor Requirements. This tool reflects all changes to a student's academic record, and is used in determining whether or not a student has successfully completed all graduation requirements. www.my.memphis.edu Program Summary I. General Education 35-41 hours II. Coordinated Study 33 hours III. University College Requirements 9 hours IV. General Electives 37-43 hours Minimum Required for Graduation: 120 hours* *Students must complete at least 60 hours from a 4 year institution. *Students must complete at least 42 hours of upper-division credit (3000 or 4000-level). *Students must complete at least 30 of the last 60 hours through the University of Memphis. * Students must complete at least 9 graded hours in the major at the University of Memphis. 1
Detailed Program Summary I. General Education (35-41 hours) See Graduation from the University for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement. II. Coordinated Study (33 hours) *Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: http://www.memphis.edu/ugcatalog/coursedescrip/index.php. Some (not all) pre-requisites are listed below. Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. University College staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/ugad/permits/ Professional Core: 33 hours Note: A course taken in one group will not be counted in another group of the professional core. Group A. Administration and Supervision: 3 hours (take 1 from this group) TECH 4381* Principles of Supervision (same as METH 4381) MGMT 3110* Organization and Management (same as MGMT 3610) PADM 3601* Public Administration Group B. Organizational Systems: 3 hours (take 1 from this group) MGMT 3215 Management of Human Resources (same as BMGT 3630) MGMT 4420 Organizational Behavior in Business PADM 4226* Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations Group C. Statistical and Research Methods: 3 hours (take 1 from this group) EDPR 4541 Fundamentals of Applied Statistical Methods POLS 4101 Political Statistics (same as PADM 4101) SOCI 3311 Social Statistics (Same as SOAA 3350) MATH 1530 Prob/Statistics/Non Calculus Group D. Written Communications: 3 hours (take 1 from this group) ENGL 3601 Technical and Professional Writing (Same as ENGL 3250) ENGL 3604 Persuasive Writing JOUR 3421 Public Relations Writing MGMT 3510 Business Communications (pre-requisite MIS 2749) Group E. Team and Organizational Relations: 3 hours (take 1 from this group) COMM 4011 Communications in Organizations (Same as ORCO 3240) 2
COMM 4342 COMM 4373 COMM 4375 COUN 4621* COMM 4341 COMM 4380 Small Group Communication Interracial Communications Intercultural Communications Human Interactions Interpersonal Communication Communication and Conflict Group F. Political and International Context: 3 hours (take 1 from this group) ACCT 3011 ACCT 3130 ECON 4130 HIST 3212 HIST 3274 HIST 3291 HIST 3302 HIST 3881 POLS 3213 POLS 3302 POLS 3304 POLS 3306 POLS 3309 POLS 3509 POLS 4305 POLS 4307 Business Law Legal, Social, Political Environment Government Regulation of Business Latin American Nations Modern Islamic World Modern East Asia Modern Europe, 1800 Present African-American History Introduction to Public Policy Western European Government and Politics African Politics Latin American Government and Politics Government and Politics of Middle East Contemporary Problems in International Relations Post-Soviet Governments and Politics Government and Politics of Communist China Organizational Leadership Group G. Organizational Leadership Concentration: 15 hours (take 5 courses, no more than 3 courses from any one area.) ACCT 3130 Legal, Social, Political Environment of Business COUN 4611 Introduction to Counseling COUN 4621* Human Interactions COUN 4781 Strategies for Crisis Intervention ECON 3411 Economics of Social Issues JOUR 3400 Introduction to Public Relations LEAD 3350 The Adult Learner TECH 4381* Principles of Supervision (same as METH 4381) MGMT 3110* Principles of Supervision and Management PADM 3601* Public Administration PADM 4226* Nonprofit Organizations PSYC 3101 Psychology of Personality PSYC 3106 Social Psychology SOCI 3422 Racial and Ethnic Minorities SOCI 3432 Sociology of Gender UNIV 4110 Internship** * Course is listed in multiple groups, but can only be used to meet ONE degree requirement. ** 3 hours may be used toward leadership concentration. An additional 3 hours could be used as elective. 3
III. University College Requirements (9 hours) Group A. Thematic Studies (6 hours) Organizational Leadership Any UNIV 3500-3599 or UNIV 4500-4599 course, MRCH 4300, MRCH 4205, PHIL 3514 Students complete a total of 6 credit hours in a University College thematic studies course(s) of their choosing. These courses are designed to broaden a student s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Only specifically designated courses will meet this requirement. Students can complete one 6 credit hour class or two 3 credit hour courses. For a complete list of courses: http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/resources/thematic_studies.php Group B. Senior Project (3 hours) UNIV 4995 Senior Project, completed during student s final semester. The senior project is a student s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student s final semester. ALL sections of UNIV 4995 are taught online. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on the topic they select. IV. General Electives (37-43 hours) Students must take enough elective hours to earn a minimum of 120 semester-hours of college credit. Sixty of these hours must be taken at a four-year institution, and a minimum of 30 of the last 60 semester-hours must be completed at The University of Memphis. A minimum of 42 upper-division semester hours are required. Experiential Learning Credit Students may be granted credit for college-level related to the student s major area of study that they have gained from work experience, life experience, or non-college instruction. Student who would like an assessment of such learning must prepare a portfolio that describes and documents their learning experience. Portfolios are assessed by faculty who teach in the students field of study. Assessment by portfolio is reserved for knowledge and competencies that do not readily fit into the credit by examination procedures described above. For more information please visit the Experiential Learning website at http://www.memphis.edu/innovation/elc/experiential_learning.php 4
I. General Education Requirements (35-41hours) Course Category Course Semester Grade Hours English Composition (6 hrs.) minimum grade of C ENGL 1010 (3 hrs.) ENGL 1020 (3 hrs.) Oral Communication and Rhetoric (3 hrs.) COMM 2381 Oral Communication Mathematics (3 hrs.): pick any one of the following MATH 1420, 1530, 1710, 1830, OR 1910 Humanities (9 hrs.) 1. Literature Course ENGL 2201 or ENGL 2202 2. 3. American History (6 hours) University College students are exempt from American Heritage requirement ONLY if they have completed one year of American History in high school. If courses are required, see UM Degree for options to complete this requirement. One year of American History documented on UMDegree OR Courses must be completed to fulfill requirement If courses are required, list them below: Social Science (6 hrs.) 1. 2. Natural Science (8 hrs.) 1. 2. Total General Education Hours Required 35-41 Questions about transfer-credit equivalencies should be directed to the University College advisors. Need to complete ALEKS assessment? Yes No Completed: Yes No MPL score: 5
II. Coordinated Study (33 hours) A minimum grade of C- is required in each course and an overall GPA of 2.25 is required in the major. An overall and U of M GPA s of 2.00 are also required. Required Courses Course Semester Grade Hour Group A. Administration & Supervision: 3 hours (take 1) MGMT 3110*, PADM 3601*. TECH 4381* Group B. Organizational Systems: 3 hours (take 1) MGMT 3215, MGMT 4420, PADM 4226* Group C. Statistical & Research methods: 3 hours (take 1) EDPR 4541, POLS 4101, PADM 4101, SOCI 3311, MATH 1530 Group D. Written Communication: 3 hours (take 1) ENGL 3601, ENGL 3604, JOUR 3421,MGMT 3510 Group E. Team & organizational Relations: 3 hours (take 1) COMM 4011, COMM 4342, COMM 4373, COMM 4375, COUN 4621*, COMM 4341, COMM 4380 Group F. Political & International Context: 3 hours (take 1) ACCT 3011, ACCT 3130, ECON 4130, HIST 3212, HIST 3274, HIST 3291, HIST 3302, HIST 3881, JOUR 4712, POLS 3213, POLS 3302, POLS 3304, POLS 3306, POLS 3309, POLS 3509, POLS 4305, POLS 4307 Organizational Leadership Concentration: 15 hours take any 5 courses, no more than 3 courses from any one area ACCT 3130, COUN 4611, COUN 4621*, COUN 4781, ECON 3411, JOUR 3400, LEAD 3350, TECH 4381*, MGMT 3110*, PADM 3601*, PADM 4226*, PSYC 3101, PSYC 3106, SOCI 3422, SOCI 3432, UNIV 4110** 1 2 3 *Students who do not have a significant amount of work or volunteer experience are encouraged to take UNIV 4110 as one of the Group G courses. Only 3 hours of internship credit may count towards group G. III. University College Requirements (9 hours) Group A. Thematic Studies (6 hours) Any UNIV 3500-3599 or UNIV 4500-4599, MRCH 4205, MRCH 4300, or PHIL 3514 Group B. Senior Project (3 hours) 4 5 UNIV 4995 3 IV. General Electives (37-43 hours) Students may choose courses to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours. * Course is listed in multiple groups, but can only be used to meet ONE degree requirement. ** 3 hours may be used toward leadership concentration. An additional 3 hours could be used as elective. 6