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2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Professional Studies (M.P.S.)


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Bulleltin/Catalog Year 2017-2018

College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

Department of Leadership and Organizational Administration

 

Dr. Kathryn Woods, Assistant Professor
Location:  Ft. Campbell Bldg. 203, Office 107
Phone:  931-221-1419
Email: Woodsk@apsu.edu
Website: professionalstudies@apsu.edu

The MPS is a professionally-oriented online program that responds 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.

Professionals that might be served by the MPS program include, but are not limited to, individuals working in commerce, information technology, mass media, law enforcement, government, social services, health care, and education.

The program requires completion of 30 semester credit hours (10 courses).  Core courses cover topics in leadership, ethics, diversity, research methods, and organizational strategy.  Courses in the concentration cover various topics in leadership theory, organizational structure and change, globalization, communication, and strategic planning and assessment.

Program Specific Admissions Requirements (GRE scores, Writing Sample, LORs)

  • Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5
  • Bachelor’s degree, conferred in any field, from a regionally accredited institution
  • Choose ONE of the following:
    • Portfolio - Applicants may submit a portfolio in lieu of the GRE. The portfolio must include a current resume, a personal essay detailing the reasons for wanting to enter the M.P.S. program and discussing how the program will help the applicant achieve personal and professional goals, and two letters of professional and/or academic reference.  Applicants must upload or submit the portfolio to the Office of Graduate Admissions. 
      OR
    • Minimum GRE revised General Test scores of: Verbal - 143, Quantitative - 150, and Analytical Writing - 4.0.

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