Professional Studies, Information Technology (B.P.S.)

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The Bachelor of Professional Studies with a major in Professional Studies and a concentration in Information Technology can be gained completely online through the State of Tennessee’s TN eCampus Program. The program is designed (1) to promote understanding of the nature of and fundamentals of administrative leadership in the technological fields; (2) to allow students to reflect upon national and international technological development and communication and the significant social and cultural issues raised in those contexts; and (3) to promote skills in information systems, statistical methods, formal and interpersonal communication, including team and organizational relations.

General Education (35-41 hours)

See University General Education Program 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.

Coordinated Study (36 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. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course Descriptions

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. College of Professional & Liberal Studies 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/permits/

Professional Core (21 hours)

Group A. Administration and Supervision (3 hours)
MGMT 3610 - Princ Mgmt/Organ Behav** Credit Hours: (3)
PADM 3601 - Public Admin** Credit Hours: (3)
TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision** Credit Hours: (3)
Group B. Organizational Systems (3 hours)
PM 4120 - Organization Theory and Behav** Credit Hours: (3)
PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations Credit Hours: (3)
Group C. Statistical Methods (3 hours)
PBRL 4410 - Public Relations Research Credit Hours: (3)
SOAA 3350 - Social Statistics** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4510 - Intro to Social Research** Credit Hours: (3)
Group D. Written Communications (3 hours)
ENGL 3134 - Computer/Writing/Lit** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3250 - Professional Comm** Credit Hours: (3)
PBRL 3421 - Intro to Public Relations Writing ** Credit Hours: (3)
Group E. Team & Organizational Relations (3 hours)
COMM 3010 - Integrated Corp Comm** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4410 - Conflict Resolution and Negot** Credit Hours: (3)
ORCO 3240 - Organizational Comm** Credit Hours: (3)
Group F. International Context (3 hours)
JOUR 4712 - Media and Cultures** Credit Hours: (3)
POLI 4350 - International Law** Credit Hours: (3)
PS 3510 - Internl Political Economy** Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics** Credit Hours: (3)
SPAN 3550 - Latin America Country & People** Credit Hours: (3)

Information Technology Concentration (15 hours)

Group A: Management Information Systems Overview (3 hours)
MGMT 3220 - Mgmt of Info Systems** Credit Hours: (3)
PTMA 3020 - Managing Information Tech** Credit Hours: (3)
Group B: Software (3 hours)
UNIV 4706 - Managing Software Development** Credit Hours: (3)
Group C: Files/Operating Systems (3 hours)
COMP 3050 - Programming Languages** Credit Hours: (3)
INFS 3700 - Systems Analysis and Design** Credit Hours: (3)
Group D: Database Management (3 hours)
CSCI 3222 - Database Mgmt System** Credit Hours: (3)
UNIV 4708 - Business Intelligence** Credit Hours: (3)
Group E: Networks (3 hours)
CSCI 4017 - Intro to Information Assurance** Credit Hours: (3)
INFS 4900 - Business Data Communications** Credit Hours: (3)

College Requirements (9 hours)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

College of Professional & Liberal Studies thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Review a complete list of courses: https://www.memphis.edu/cpls/resources/thematic_studies.php

Senior Project (3 hours)

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. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on their concentration.

UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** Credit Hours: (3) (completed during the final semester)

General Elective (34-40 hours)

May be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.