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Regents Online Degree Program (RODP)
In conjunction with the Regents Online Degree Program, the
Austin Peay State University College of Graduate Studies and the
Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell offer the Master of Professional
Studies with a concentration in Strategic Leadership.
PURPOSE
(Goals and Objectives)
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) is an
interdisciplinary graduate degree program in the social sciences and
the professions. The 33-hour MPS program is designed for working
adults who wish to pursue graduate professional studies that combine
two or more disciplines. Because the MPS student’s academic needs
and interests are multidisciplinary, they generally are not served
by traditional professional programs. MPS offers graduate programs
that include:
a. New interdisciplinary courses
b. Existing graduate courses
c. A culminating professional project.
The MPS allows for the development of
professionally-oriented programs that respond to the dynamic needs
of students working in or preparing for rapidly changing
professional environments and expectations. In this program of
interdisciplinary graduate studies, students make connections
between various professional fields and traditional social science
disciplines.
For the purposes of the MPS program, profession
is defined broadly, not limiting profession to traditional areas
such as law and medicine. Professionals that might be served by the
MPS program include individuals working in commerce, information
technology, mass media, government, social services, health care and
education.
CURRICULUM The
proposed program requires completion of 33 semester credit hours (11
courses) distributed as follows:
Curriculum
Component
Hours Required
Core
Requirements 9
Concentration 21
Culminating
Project 3
TOTAL Credits
Required For Graduation 33
A. Core Courses.
Students
will complete the three core courses for nine credit hours.
Rubric/Number Course
Title
Credit Hours
PRST 5/6/7100 Professional Environment: Issues and
Ethics 3
PRST 5/6/7200 Globalization and the
Professions 3
PRST 5/6/7300 Research
Methods 3
B. Concentration
for Strategic Leadership. Students will complete seven of the following courses,
including at least one course from each of the five subject areas.
Leadership Theory
PRST 6/7500 Foundations of
Leadership 3
LDSP 6/7000 Current Issues and Cases in
Leadership 3
ELPA 6/7560 Small Group
Leadership 3
Research/Data Analysis
QM
5/6/7770 Computer-Based Decision
Modeling 3
PRST 5/6/7600 Statistical
Analysis 3
Organizational Structure and Change
PADM 6/7310 Leadership in
Organization 3
PRST 5/6/7800 Organizational Skills and
Development 3
Communication
COMM 5/6/7110 Leadership and Communication
3
JOUR 5/6/7450 Public Relations
Management 3
PRST 5/6/7700
Conflict Management and
Negotiation 3
Strategic Planning and Assessment
TECH 5/6/7105 Project Planning and
Scheduling 3
MGMT
6/7040 Human Resources
Management 3
C. Professional
Project.
The Master of Professional Studies program requires every
student to complete a professional project as the culminating
experience in earning the degree.
PRST
5/6/7998 Professional
Project
3
Course
Descriptions
ADVISOR Dr. Robin Hulsart
(931) 221-1439
mailto:hulsartr@apsu.edu
TO
APPLY
online to Austin Peay State University College of Graduate Studies
go to
http://www.apsu.edu/cogs and click on Steps to Enrolling.
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