University Studies, BUS

General Education Curriculum: (38-39 Semester Hours)

See General Education Curriculum Requirements  

University Studies Core (15 Semester Hours)

• 1 additional social science course from the general education core
• 1 additional critical thinking course from the general education core
• 1 additional math or science course from the general education core
• 1 additional humanities/fine arts course from the general education core

• PRO 490 - Senior Seminar in Professional Studies

Focus Group(s): (30 Semester Hours)

Focus Group: Business Administration
Accounting, Business, Business Quantitative Analysis, Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing

Focus Group: Fine and Performing Arts
Art, Music, Theatre

Focus Group: Food and Nutrition
Culinary Arts, Nutrition

Focus Group: Health Related Professions
Health and Kinesiology

Focus Group: Humanities I
English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, Communication, Religion

Focus Group: Humanities II
History, Political Science, Geography

Focus Group: Human Sciences
Family Studies, Psychology, Sociology

Focus Group: Information Technology
Management Information Systems (excluding MIS 157), Computer programming course(s)

Focus Group: Legal Administration
Legal Studies

Focus Group: Management
Management

Focus Group: Marketing
Marketing

Focus Group: Mathematics/Programming
Mathematics, Fortran, Programming in C++

Focus Group: Natural Sciences
Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics

Focus Group: Pre-Professional Programs
*Education, *Baccalaureate Nursing, * Speech-Language Pathology

* Credit in Education, Baccalaureate Nursing, and Speech-Language Pathology must be earned prior to application to University Studies major.
** Courses used to satisfy the University General Education Curriculum may not be applied to Focus Group or the University Studies core.
*** A course may not be used to satisfy both a Focus Group requirement and a University Studies Core requirement.
**** A course may not be used to satisfy requirement of two Focus Groups
***** At least one-quarter of the total degree hours required must be earned at MUW and one-quarter must be earned at a four-year institution.
****** Any course being used to satisfy either a Focus Group requirement or University Studies Core requirement may not be used to satisfy another minor or major.

Option 1:

Complete a minimum of 30 hours in one of the following focus groups. A minimum of 18 hours must be at the 300 level or higher.

Option 2:

Complete a minimum of 15 hours in two of the following focus groups. A minimum of 9 hours in each of the focus groups must be at the 300 level or higher.

Option 3:

Complete a minimum of 10 hours in three of the following focus groups. A minimum of 6 hours must be at the 300 level or higher.

Note:

Students should strongly consider a more specialized major before enrolling in the University Studies program. Some employment opportunities may prefer bachelor’s degrees from more specific fields that require a larger number of credits in a discipline than is afforded through this program’s broader generalized approach.

Note:

Students considering graduate study should research the admissions standards of the programs/institutions in which they are interested and consider aligning focused study area course selections to prerequisite courses for these programs of interest.

Total Hours Required: 120 Semester Hours