Beginning with students admitted in the fall of 2026, all students pursuing on-ground master's degree programs must complete a university-level experiential learning requirement. This requirement may be fulfilled through the curriculum, co-op, or other work- or industry-integrated learning experiences.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Courses

AAI 6150Artificial Intelligence for Organizational Leaders3
ALY 6105Introduction to Applied Statistics3
ALY 6115Foundations of Data Analytics3
ALY 6710Leadership in Analytics3
MIS 6100Fundamentals of Organizational Intelligence and Systems Thinking3
MIS 7980Capstone4

Required Concentration

Complete one of the required concentrations below: 

Electives 

Complete any College of Professional Studies graduate-level courses or unused courses in the program to meet program requirements.3

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

34 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


Applied Logistics Concentration

APL 6000Foundations of Applied Logistics3
APL 6110Capacity Planning and Demand Management3
APL 6120Warehouse and Inventory Management Systems3
APL 6130Freight Management3

Corporate and Organizational Communication Concentration

CMN 6150Communication Research and Strategy3
CMN 6230Content Creation and Delivery3
CMN 6300Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication3
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:3
Organizational Communication Assessment
Foundations and Development of Cultural Communications
Crisis Communication

Human Resource Management Concentration

HRM 6100Human Resource Management3
HRM 6150Strategic Workforce Planning3
HRM 6200Human Resources Technology3
HRM 6250Workforce Analytics3

National Security Intelligence Concentration

SIA 6115National Security—Law and Policy3
SIA 6135The Intelligence Community3
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
Introduction to National and Homeland Security
Security and Civil Liberties
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Counterintelligence

Nonprofit Management Concentration

NPM 6100Strategic Management and Leadership for Nonprofit Organizations3
NPM 6120Financial Management and Reporting for Nonprofit Organizations3
NPM 6130Marketing and Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations3
NPM 6150Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations3

Organizational Leadership Concentration

LDR 6105Developing 21st-Century Leadership Capability3
LDR 6155Leadership Lab: Challenge for Leaders3
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
The Language of Leadership
Driving Organizational Success Through Leadership Development
Ethical Leadership
Leading Teams Strategically in a Global Environment
Leading Strategic Development and Implementation
Developing Sustainable Global Leadership
Innovation and Organizational Transformation

Optional Experiential Learning Opportunities

The College of Professional Studies encourages its students to incorporate optional experiential learning opportunities in their academic plans. 

Co-op
This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.
INT 6200Experiential Project Preparation1
COP 6945Co-op Work Experience—Full Time0
or COP 6946 Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
or COP 6954 Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
Integrative Experiential Learning
This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.
INT 6943Integrative Experiential Learning3