Professional Studies Online, B.S.

Overall Requirements

  • 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits of courses at the 300 course level or above.
  • Students must earn grades of C (2.0) or better in all major and related area required courses.

Degree Program Requirements

University Requirements
General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC)

 Major Requirements

  • Total credit hours in the major is 30 hours including the following: 18 hours of core courses; 9 hours from an Area of Focus (AOF) including a self-designed AOF*; and 3 hours of Capstone.
Core Courses18
Design and Systems Thinking
Understanding Data
Contemporary Media Literacies
Global Awareness and Intercultural Competence
Writing for Professionals and Entrepreneurs
Writing in Professional Contexts
Integrative Thinking
Required Capstone3
Capstone

Areas of Focus*

  • 9 hours selected from an Area of Focus (AOF)

Health and Wellness Occupations

Communication and Workplace Relationships
Cities of the World
Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use
Sustainable Transport and Mobility
World Economic Geography
Medical Terminology for Public Health Professionals
Entrepreneurial Personal Branding
Selected Topics in Health and Wellness Occupations
Selected Topics in Other Occupations
Ethical Leadership
Applied Project Management
Working in Virtual Teams
Culture and Health Care
Working through Interpersonal Conflicts
Conflict and Culture
Global Peacebuilding
Medical Ethics

Service Occupations

Communication and Workplace Relationships
CTR 451
Cities of the World
Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use
Sustainable Transport and Mobility
World Economic Geography
Entrepreneurial Personal Branding
Selected Topics in Service Occupations
Selected Topics in Other Occupations
Ethical Issues in Business
Ethical Leadership
Applied Project Management
Working in Virtual Teams
Working through Interpersonal Conflicts
Conflict and Culture
Global Peacebuilding
Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Arts, Entertainment and Media Occupations

The Art of Life
Communication and Workplace Relationships
Arts and Entrepreneurship: Career Strategies for Artists
Cities of the World
Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use
Sustainable Transport and Mobility
World Economic Geography
Entrepreneurial Personal Branding
Selected Topics in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Occupations
Selected Topics in Other Occupations
Ethical Leadership
Applied Project Management
Working in Virtual Teams
Ethical Issues in Business
Conflict and Culture
Global Peacebuilding
Nonprofit Management and Leadership
*

Students select 9 credits as listed or other approved course chosen in consultation with advisor (any course prefix, including IPS). The area of interest can be customized to the student’s professional aspirations.

Electives

Electives sufficient to complete 120 total credit hours required for the degree, to include 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.