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Course work for Professional Leadership Studies Concentration

The B.S. in Professional Studies with a concentration in Professional Leadership Studies is a degree completion program designed for working adults who have earned 60 or more college credits. This degree is 100% online.

Students develop leadership skill across three areas that form the foundation of the coursework: Leadership Communication, Global Leadership, and Workforce Leadership. Six credits of internship(s) are also required for completion of the program.

Regularly admitted students with an interest in this major must meet the degree completion admission requirements, which include an Associates’ Degree and five years of work experience.

All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate. For full course descriptions, please visit the undergraduate catalog.

  • Major Requirements: 42 credits
  • Free Electives: 33 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

Graduates of the program demonstrate oral, nonverbal, and written competency in leadership communication.

  • COST 350 - Theories of Organizational Communication 
  • COST 372 - Communication for Training and Instruction 
  • COST 385 - Resolving Conflict through Communication 
  • ENGL 338 - Technical Writing for Professionals 

Graduates of the program are equipped to diagnose complex problems, articulate goals, and develop strategies for leadership in a global workplace.

  • COST 270 - Intergroup/Intercultural Communication 
  • SOCI 310 - Leading in Society
  • SOCI 440 - Global Leadership for Global Society 
  • PSYC 361 - Psychology of Group Interaction

Graduates of the program are prepared to lead in complex industries and work forces.

  • MGMT 305 - Organizational Behavior 
  • MGMT 331 - Principles of Management 
  • MGMT 394 - Leadership for Business 
  • MKTG 205 - Principles of Marketing 
  • PSYC 475 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology 

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