Professional Studies Program Requirements Overview
To earn the Bachelor of Professional Studies, students must complete all of the following requirements:
- FAU General Education or AA Degree from a public Florida college/university
- Gordon Rule - Communication & Computation Skills
- Civic Literacy (if applicable)
- Foreign Language Entrance Requirement
- Professional Studies Core Competencies (see options below)
- 120 total credit hour minimum (this includes):
- 45 upper division (3000-4999 level) credit hour minimum
- 30 upper division credit hours earned at FAU minimum
- 9 summer credit hours minimum (if applicable)
- 2.0 FAU GPA Minimum
Professional Studies Core Competencies (18 credits)
Must earn a grade of "C" or better
ADVANCED WRITING -CHOOSE 1 COURSE
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ENC 3213 Professional Writing (Meets WAC Requirement) |
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ENC 3310 Advanced Exposition (Meets WAC Requirement) |
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ENC 4354 Writing for Nonprofits (Meets WAC Requirement) |
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ENG 4020 Studies in Writing and Rhetoric (Meets WAC Requirement) |
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SPC 4517 Rhetoric of Argument (Meets WAC Requirement) |
CULTURAL STUDIES -CHOOSE 1 COURSE
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ANT 4302 Gender and Culture |
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CCJ 4054 Ethics and the Justice System |
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DEP 3053 Psychology of Human Development |
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GEA 4405 Culture & Environment; Latin America & Caribbean |
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HFT 3221 Human Resource Management for Hospitality |
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LDR 4204 Ethics & Power in Leadership |
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LIT 4355 Black Literature |
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LIT 4383 Women in Literature |
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LIT 4434 Literature and the Environment |
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LIT 4523 LGBTQ+ Literature |
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MAN 4301 Human Resource Management |
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PAD 4894 Diversity and Social Vulnerability in Public Safety Administration |
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SOP 3742 Psychology of Women |
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SPC 3704 American Multicultural Discourse |
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SPC 4712 Gender, Race, and Communication |
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SYD 3510 Environmental Sociology |
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SYO 3534 Poverty and Society |
GLOBAL STUDIES -CHOOSE 1 COURSE
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ANT 3361 Cultures of South Asia |
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INR 4350 Global Environmental Politics and Policies |
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LDR 3115 Contemporary Issues in Leadership |
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LIT 4225 World Literature: Critical Approach |
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LIT 4244 Major Writers of World Lit in English |
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MAN 3600 International Business |
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MAN 3442 International Business Negotiations |
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SYP 3454 Globalization and Social Movements |
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SYP 4453 Global Social Change |
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Study Abroad |
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY - CHOOSE 1 COURSE
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COM 3120 Organizational Communication |
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COM 3405 Human Communication Theory |
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GEB 3213 Intro to Business Communication (Meets WAC Requirement) |
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HSA 3111 Health Care Delivery Systems |
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ISM 4041 Contemporary Issues in Digital Data Management |
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ISM 4381 Health Care Information Systems |
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MAR 3326 Principles of Advertising |
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PAD 3438 Communication Skills for Public Managers |
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QMB 3302 Data Management and Analysis with Excel |
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SPC 3425 Small Group Processes |
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SPC 3710 Intercultural Communication |
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT - CHOOSE 1 COURSE
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ENT 4024 Entrepreneurship |
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HFT 3003 Hospitality Management |
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HFT 3741 Meeting and Event Management |
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HFT 4503 Hospitality Marketing and Revenue Management |
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HSA 3104 Introduction to Health Care Professions |
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HSA 4223 Management of Long-Term Care Facility |
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LDR 3216 Leadership and Social Change |
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LDR 4104 Theories in Leadership |
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LDR 4250 Introduction in Field Leadership |
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MAN 3025 Management & Org Behavior |
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MAN 4029 Service Operation |
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PAD 4332 Managing for Excellence in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors |
CAREER ENRICHMENT - CHOOSE 1 COURSE
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IDS 4894 RI: Professional Captstone (Required) |
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IDS 3949 Professional Internship |
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SLS 4342 Professional Development |
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LDR 4951 Capstone Seminar on Leadership |
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Directed Independent Project/Study (various) |
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