Professional Development

The mission of the Bachelor of Arts in Professional Development program is to provide a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum of study to achieve the adult learners’ personal, professional, and academic goals by educating them in the fundamental leadership areas of business, communication, human behavior and development, management, and social sciences. The Bachelor of Arts in Professional Development provides a required core of general education courses as well as a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum that enables the student to select courses that meet individual learning goals. The degree program provides students with the opportunity of designing an interdisciplinary program of study that brings fields of inquiry together in a strategic fashion to address educational and professional goals. Students who graduate with this degree will be able to use it in a wide range of leadership settings including business, communication, team leadership, social sciences, and management. The degree program may be completed through a combination of online and campus courses or 100% online.

A graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Development will be able to:

• Demonstrate life-learning skills appropriate to the fields(s) of study.
• Analyze and apply a framework to decision-making.
• Identify and evaluate ethical issues relevant to the field(s) of study.
• Conduct relevant research in the field(s) of study.
• Demonstrate a broad-based knowledge of one or more of the following field(s) of study: business administration, communications, human behavior, and development, psychology, and religion.
• Create and compose oral and written communication applicable to the field(s) of study.