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Bachelor of Science in Applied Science - Concentrations (Fall 2009)


BSAS - American Sign Language (ASG) consists of 19 credit hours:
ASL 2140C Basic American Sign Language (4)
ASL 2150C Intermediate American Sign Language (4)
ASL 4161C Advanced American Sign Language (4)
   
PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
ASL 4201C American Sign Language 4 (4)
ASL 4301C Structure of Sign Language (4)
   
PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
ASL 3514 American Deaf Culture (3)
SPA 4632 Nature and Needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (3)


BSAS - Behavioral Healthcare (ABH) consists of 18 credit hours:
MHS 3411 Multidisciplinary Behavioral Healthcare Services (3)
MHS 4002 Behavioral Health Systems Delivery (3)
MHS 4408 Exemplary Practices in Behavioral Healthcare Treatment (3)
MHS 4425 Field Experience in Behavioral Healthcare (3)
   
PLUS TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:  
MHS 4931 Selected Topics in Behavioral Healthcare (1-4)
MHS 4906 Directed Study/Readings (1-4)


BSAS - Criminal Justice (ACJ) consists of 18 credit hours:
(Only available through Lakeland or Sarasota campus)
CCJ 3610 Theories of Criminal Behavior(3)
CCJ 4934 Seminar in Criminology (XMW)(3)
   
PLUS FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING: 
CJL 3110 Substantive Criminal Law(3)
CCJ 4450 Criminal Justice Administration(3)
CJC 4010 American Correctional Systems(3)
CJE 4010 Juvenile Justice System(3)
CCJ 3621 Patterns of Criminal Behavior(3)
CJC 4166 Alternatives to Incarceration(3)
CJL 4410 Criminal Rights & Procedures(3)
CJT 4100 Criminal Investigation(3)
CCJ 4933 Selected Topics in Criminology(3)
CCJ 4604 Abnormal Behavior & Criminality(3)
CCJ 3701 Research Methods in Criminal Justice I(3)


BSAS - Early Child Development (AEC) consists of 18 credit hours:
(Only available through Lakeland or Sarasota campus)
EDF 4111 Child Growth & Learning (3)
EDG 4909 Young Children w/Special Needs (3)
HSC 3301 Health, Safety, Nutrition & Motor Skills for the Young Child(3)
EEC 4408 Child, Family & Teacher Relations (3)
EEC 4303 Creative & Affective Experiences for Young Children(3)
PAD 4419 Personnel & Supervision in Today's Organizations(3)


BSAS - Environmental Policy Concentration (AEP) consists of 19-20 credit hours:
EVR 2001 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
EVR 2001L Introduction to Environmental Science Lab (1)
EVR 2861 Introduction to Environmental Policy (3)
   
PLUS THREE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
PUP 4203 Environmental Politics and Policy (3)
PHI 3640 Environmental Ethics (3)
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics (PR: ECO 2023 Microeconomics) (3)
POS 3697 Environmental Law (3)
   
PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
ANT 4147 Environmental Archaeology (3)
BSC 4057 Environmental Issues (3)
ECP 3613 Economics of the Urban Environment (3)
EDF 3228 Human Behavior & Environmental Selection (3)
EVR 4930 Selected Topics in Environmental Policy (1-4)
GEO 4340 Natural Hazards (4)
HIS 4936 Pro-Seminar in History (4)
IDS 3186 Scientific and Ethical Dimensions of Human Disease (3)
WST 3225 Women, Environment and Gender (3)


BSAS - General Business Concentration (ABU) consists of 18 credit hours:
ACG 3074 Managerial Accounting for Non-Business Majors (3)
ECO 1000 Basic Economics (3)
FIN 3403 Principles of Finance (3)
MAN 3025 Principles of Management (3)
MAN 4802 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (3)
OR  
GEB 4890 Strategic Management and Decision Making(3)
MAR 3023 Basic Marketing (3)


BSAS - Gerontology Concentration (AGR) consists of 21 credit hours:
GEY 2000 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
GEY 3601 Physical Changes and Aging (3)
GEY 3625 Sociocultural Aspects of Aging (3)
GEY 4612 Psychology of Aging (3)
PLUS THREE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
GEY 3323 Community Services for Older Adults (3)
GEY 4322 Gerontological Case Management (3)
GEY 4327 Understanding Policies and Practices of Long Term Care (3)
GEY 4340 Retirement and TLC Housing for the Elderly (3)
GEY 4360 Gerontological Counseling (3)
GEY 4608 Alzheimer's Disease Management (3)
GEY 4635 Business Management in an Aging Society (3)
GEY 4641 Death and Dying (3)
GEY 4647 Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging (3)


BSAS - Hospitality Management Concentration (AHG) consists of 18 credit hours:
(Only available through Sarasota campus)

Prerequisites - 12 hours:
ACG 2021 Financial Accounting (3)
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting (3)
MAN 3025 Principles of Management (3)
MAR 3023 Basic Marketing (3)
   
HFT 3003 Intro to Hospitality and Tourism (3)
FSS 3231 Intro to Food Production and Mgmt (3)
HFT 3423 Hospitality Information Systems (3)
HFT 3503 Hotel Marketing and Sales (3)
HFT 4221 Human Resources Management (3)
HFT 4253 Lodging Management (3)


BSAS - Industrial Operations (AIO) consists of 18 credit hours:
(Only available through Lakeland campus)

Prerequisites - 9 hours:
MAC 1105 College Algebra (3)
STA 2023 Introductory Statistics (4)
COP 2510 Programming Concepts (3)
OR 
COP 2930 IT Programming Concepts (3)
   
ETG 3612 Operations Management (3)
MAN 3025 Principles of Management (3)
ACG 3074 Accounting for Non-Business Majors (3)
OR  
EIN 4352 Engineering Cost Analysis (3)
EIN 3241 Ergonomics I (3)
EIN 4242 Ergonomics II (3)
EIN 4116 Industrial Quality Control (3)


BSAS - Information Technology (ATC) consists of 18-19 credit hours:
(Only available through Lakeland or Sarasota campus)
CGS 3303 IT Concepts (3)
EEL 4782 IT Networks & IT Networks Lab (3-4)
CXX IT Elective (approved by department chair) (3)
CXX IT Elective (approved by department chair) (3)
CXX IT Elective (approved by department chair) (3)
CXX IT Elective (approved by department chair) (3)

Please see the following link for the Program of Study Form for additional information regarding IT Electives.


BSAS - Leadership Studies (ALS) consists of 18 credit hours:

Students must complete 6 credit hours from each tier (I, II, III):

Tier I (6 hours): Personal Systems
LDR 2010 Leadership Fundamentals (3)
or  
LDR 3930 Leading in the Workplace (3)
   
plus  
LDR 4104 Leadership Theories (3)
   
Tier II (6 hours): Organizational Systems - select any two courses
LDR 4114 Contemporary Leadership Readings (3)
LDR 4164 Organizational Theory and Process (3)
LDR 4564 Images of Leadership in Print and Film (3)
LDR 3214 Leadership in the Fraternal Movement (3)
LDR 3930 Special Topics (organizational ) (3)
   
Tier III (6 hours): Global Systems - select any two courses
LDR 3263 Leadership Practicum (3)
LDR 4204 Ethics and Power in Leadership (3)
LDR 4230 Global Leadership (3)
LDR 3930 Special Topics (global) (3)


BSAS - Public Administration Concentration (APU) consists of 18 credit hours:
PAD 3003 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
PAD 4204 Public Financial Administration (3)
PAD 4419 Personnel and Supervision in Today's Organizations (3)
PAD 4712 Managing Information Resources in the Public Sector (3)
POS 3182 Florida Politics and Government (3)
   
PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
PUP 4002 Public Policy (3)
PAD 5035 Issues in Public Administration and Public Policy (3)
PAD 5044 Environment of Public Administration (3)
POS 5159 Urban Policy Analysis (3)
PAD 5333 Concepts and Issues in Public Planning (3)
PAD 5605 Administrative Law and Regulation (3)
PAD 5700 Research Methods in Public Administration (3)
PAD 5807 Urban and Local Government Administration (3)
PAD 5836 Comparative Public Administration (3)


BSAS - Public Health Concentration (APL) consists of 18 credit hours:
PHC 4100 Intro to Public Health* (3)
PHC 4551 Survey of Human Disease* (3)
HSC 4537 Medical Terminology* (3)
   
PLUS THREE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
PHC 4542 Stress, Health & College Life (3)
HSC 4134 Prevention of Mental Illness (3)
HSC 4579 Foundations of Maternal & Child Health* (3)
HSC 4211 Health Behavior & Society* (3)
HSC 3541 Human Structure & Function (3)
HSC 4573 Foundations of Food Safety* (3)
HSC 4933 Behavioral Health Sys. Delivery (3)
HSC 4933 Consumerism & Health (3)
HSC 4933 Intro to Public Health Research (3)
HSC 4933 Directed Reading* (3)
HSC 4933 Intro to Tropical Pubic Health* (3)
HSC 4933 Health Care Marketplace* (3)
HSC 4933 Men's Health* (3)

*courses available online


BSAS - Urban Studies Concentration (AUR) consists of 18-21 credit hours:
URS 3002 Introduction to Urban Studies (3)
   
PLUS FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING:  
ARC 4784 The City (3)
AMS 3700 Racism in American Society (3)
AMH 3423 Modern Florida (4)
IDS 4942 Community Internship (1-4)
ECP 3613 Economics of Urban Environment (3)
ISS 3930 ST: Community Studies (1-4)
SYD 4411 Urban Life (3)
GEO 3602 Urban Geography (4)
GEO 4604 Topics in Urban Geography (4)
PAD 3003 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
POS 3142 Introduction to Urban Politics and Government (3)
SOW 3210 The American Social Welfare System (3)
SPC 3710 Communication and Cultural Diversity (3)
SYD 3700 Racial and Ethnic Relations (3)
URP 4050 City Planning and Community Development (3)
URP 4052 Urban and Regional Planning (4)


Concentrations under consideration:

  1. Architecture & Design: Developed from applicable undergraduate curriculum in Architecture, Art History, and Humanities.

  2. Professional/Technical Writing: Developed from undergraduate curriculum in the English department's Professional & Technical Writing Minor.

  3. Others: As the workforce demands for Florida's A.S. degree holders change and evolve, our goal will be to continue seeking A.S. to B.S. pathways for professional advancement through higher education with meaningful curriculum that is complimentary to one's technical, occupational, and applied educational background.



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