Professional Studies
Major/Degree Requirements
Degree
Requirements
Plan of Study
An
individualized
plan of study must be approved by the director of the
program no later than the semester in which the student completes 12
credits towards the degree. The plan of study should be developed in
consultation with the program director and follow the
template. Subsequent changes in a student's individualized plan of
study require the approval of the program director.
Required Courses (12
credits)
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LBPS 601-- Introductory Seminar in Graduate
Research (3)
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A 600-700 level writing course, selected from
courses offered in the Professional Writing (PRWR)
program or approved by the program director (3)
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A 600-700 level course in the liberal arts,
selected from courses offered in the following programs:
Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), History (HIST), Women's
Studies (WMST),
Geography (GEOG), or English (ENGL) (3)
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LBPS 602 Culminating Seminar in Professional Studies (3)
The introductory seminar should be taken within the first 9 credits of
degree work. The culminating seminar should be taken during the
student's final semester in the program. Students must earn a grade of A
or B in each of these seminars. They may be repeated once for the
purpose of grade change.
Electives within the
Individualized Plan of Study (24 credits)
Each student's individualized program of study comprises 24 credits of
elective courses. These electives must include courses from at least
three disciplines, and a maximum of 15 credits may be taken in any one
discipline. No more than three 500-level graduate courses can be counted
towards the degree. A minimum of twelve credits of electives must be
earned at Towson University. Up to 12 credits may be taken at another
University System of Maryland institution or at Morgan State University
with the permission of the program director.
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