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.

Innovation in Society Coordinated Study (27 hours)

These courses focus on the information technology section of the program.

• TECH 4401 - Science/Technology/Society Credit Hours: (2)
• UNIV 3713 - Freedom, Openness, Internet** Credit Hours: (3)
• UNIV 3800 - Design Thinking** Credit Hours: 3
• UNIV 4520 - Mind/Brain/Intelligence Credit Hours: (3)
• UNIV 4750 - Understanding Change: Disruptive Innovation and Change Leadership Credit Hours: 3
• MGMT 4462 - AI-Infused Leadership** Credit Hours: 3
• AIFA 1000 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Credit Hours: 3
• AIFA 2010 - Skills and Techniques for Applied AI Credit Hours: 3
• PHIL 2000 - Artificial Intelligence and its Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Innovation, Design and Startups, Project Management (6 hours)

• UNIV 2555 - Introduction to Entrepreneurial Innovation & Design Credit Hours: (3)
• TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision** Credit Hours: (3)

Data Analytics (6 hours)

• MKTG 4250 - Behavioral Research for Marketing Organizations Credit Hours: (3)
• MKTG 4350 - Digital and Social Media Marketing Analytics Credit Hours: (3)
• SCMS 2710 - Business Analytics -Statistics ** Credit Hours: (3)
• SCMS 3711 - Business Analytics - Tools ** Credit Hours: (3)
• MIS 3210 - Critical Thinking Using Analytics ** Credit Hours: (3)

International Context (3 hours)

• INTL 1101 - Introduction to International and Global Studies** Credit Hours: (3)
• ESCI 3200 - People/Culture World Credit Hours: (3)
• MIS 4321 - Global Outsourcing/Technology Credit Hours: (3)
• POLS 3505 - International Organizations Credit Hours: (3)
• POLS 4511 - International Security Credit Hours: (3)
• UNIV 4980 - International Community Action Credit Hours: 3

Communications (3 hours)

• COMM 3342 - Communication and Leadership Credit Hours: (3)
• COMM 4322 - Persuasion and Influence** Credit Hours: (3)
• POLS 3221 - Public Opinion Credit Hours: (3)
• COMM 4380 - Communication and Conflict ** Credit Hours: (3)

Social Justice (3 hours)

• ANTH 4220 - Culture, Environment and Justice Credit Hours: (3)
• INTD 3010 - Social Justice Seminar Credit Hours: 3
• JOUR 4185 - Social Justice Writing/Reporting Credit Hours: (3)
• CJUS 4460 - Race, Ethnicity and Justice in America** Credit Hours: (3)
• CJUS 4570 - Gender, Crime, and Justice in America 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

• UNIV 4720 - Thriving in the Digital Age** Credit Hours: 3

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)

Electives (28-34 Hours)

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