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Oct 31, 2025
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January 2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies
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Program Description
The Interdisciplinary Professional Studies program provides a course of study that allows a student to explore connections between traditional academic areas, and to pursue their emerging scholarly interests in the intersections between multiple disciplines and methodologies. This program offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore more than one discipline while developing strengths in multiple fields. Students will work closely with their advisers and professors to select courses from across the curriculum that will maximize their ability to simultaneously consider a topic, subject, or problem from the differing perspectives of independent disciplines. The customized degree plan allows students to achieve their academic goals within the parameters of degree requirements and prerequisites. The interdisciplinary program equips students with a broad array of relevant skills that provide entry into a multitude of occupational opportunities.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of their program, the student should be able to:
- Identify, evaluate and apply information consumed in a variety of formats, from a variety of resources, informed by a variety of contexts to solve complex problems and make decisions;
- Deconstruct a complex, contextualized problem into disciplinary components to discern how they are interdependent and conceive of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary solution;
- Draw upon the perspective of multiple and relevant disciplines to understand that rationale behind alternative perspectives;
- Identify social values, ideological frameworks, cultural norms and standard policies and practices that impact both the definition and the resolution of complex problems; and
- Knowledgeably and constructively contribute to the discourse with an interdisciplinary perspective.
Program Content
A minimum of 120.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.
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Required Courses in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies
All courses, 6.00 semester credit hours, are required. Required Concentration Areas-Choose Two
18.00 semester credit hours, in each chosen area, are required. Required Courses in Business Concentration
All courses, 18.00 semester credit hours, are required. - BU 106 - Introduction to Business Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- BU 206 - Business Law I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- BU 302 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- BU 327 - Business Ethics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- BU 345 - Project Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- BU 421 - Operations Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Required Courses in Criminal Justice Concentration
All courses, 18.00 semester credit hours, are required. - CJ 105 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- CJ 115 - Criminal Law Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- CJ 215 - Crisis Intervention Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- CJ 340 - Probation and Parole Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- CJ 360 - Victimology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- CJ 420 - Narcotics and Drug Abuse Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Required courses in Health and Human Services Concentration
All courses, 18.00 semester credit hours, are required. - HH 110 - Introduction to Health and Human Services Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HH 220 - Human Development Across the Lifespan Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HH 240 - Social Problems and Policy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HH 312 - Nonprofit Organization Management Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HH 342 - Program Planning and Development Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HH 430 - Interdisciplinary Care Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Required Courses in Healthcare Administration Concentration
All courses, 18.00 semester credit hours, are required.
- HC 220 - Delivery of Healthcare: Public and Private Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HC 250 - Conflict Resolution Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HC 305 - Healthcare Human Resource Management Semester Credit Hours: 2.00
- HC 310 - Medical Law and Ethics Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HC 311 - Management of Patient Records Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
- HC 401 - Current Issues in Healthcare Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- HC 402 - Organizational Development and Leadership in Health Care Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Required Courses in Network Security Concentration
All courses, 18.00 semester credit hours, are required. - IS 122 - Programming Logic Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- IS 123 - Computer Networks Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- IS 183 - Database Concepts and Applications I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- IS 187 - Computer Architecture and Troubleshooting I Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- IS 192 - Linux Administration Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- NT 181 - Network and Server Operating Systems Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Required courses in Psychology Concentration
All courses, 18.00 semester credit hours, are required. - PS 130 - Career Paths in Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- PS 210 - Psychology of Child and Adolescence Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- PS 303 - Social Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- PS 323 - Psychology of Gender Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- PS 350 - Cognitive Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
- PS 360 - Psychopathology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
Open Elective Courses
A minimum of 40.00 semester credit hours is required. Required Courses in General Education
Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 36.00 semester credit hours in general. 12.00 Semester Credit Hours in Communications 9.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities 6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics 6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Behavioral Science 3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Science Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements. Any resulting deficiency in the total of 36.00 semester credit hours required in general education may be made up with general education electives from any of the listed disciplines. Personal and Professional Development Courses
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