Business, Organizational, and Professional Studies Associate in Arts
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The Business, Organizational, and Professional Studies degree prepares students to enter the professional workforce in promotion-eligible positions in for-profit businesses and enterprises of all kinds where leadership, self-directedness, and high-level non-cognitive competencies are key to professional success and promotion.
Program Outcomes
Bright College offers its students opportunities to develop foundational disciplinary knowledges and skills integrated with transferrable non-cognitive habits of mind. Our graduates will be ready for the future world of work, for lifelong personal fulfillment, and for ongoing educational attainment.
Disciplinary Foundations
Drawing on the stated outcomes of the Drake University Areas of Inquiry, Bright College courses help students develop the following disciplinary knowledges and skills:
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Quantitative and Statistical Literacy
- Social and Cultural Literacy
- Natural Scientific Literacy
- Media and Information Literacy
- Historical Literacy
- Artistic Competency
- Intercultural Literacy
- Complex Systems Literacy
- Digital Competency
Along with disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning, Bright College students develop, practice, and refine higher-order habits of mind and dispositions with broad application and relevance to a wide range of professional and life goals. They include:
- Collaboration, Teamwork, and Conflict Resolution
- Creative Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Ethical Reasoning
- Self-Efficacy and Resilience
- Decision-Making
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Planning and Organization
A.A. Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JBC 011 | DEAN'S HOUR I | 1 |
| JBC 015 | INTEGRATED SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL HISTORY 1 | 0 |
| JBC 012 | TOPICS IN WRITTEN COMM | 4 |
| JBC 013 | TOPICS IN US CULTURAL HISTORY | 4 |
| JBC 014 | TOPICS IN IDENTITY REPRESENTATION | 4 |
| JBC 025 | COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| JBC 031 | DEAN'S HOUR II | 1 |
| JBC 035 | INTEGRATED SEMINAR IN MEDIA AND STATISTICAL LITERACY 1 | 0 |
| JBC 032 | TOPICS IN MEDIA LITERACY | 4 |
| JBC 033 | TOPICS IN INFORMATION LITERACY | 4 |
| JBC 034 | TOPICS IN DATA AND STAT LIT | 4 |
| JBC 045 | ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | - |
| JBC 043 | ORGANIZATIONAL WRITING | 3 |
| JBC 044 | ORGANIZATIONAL SPEAKING ORGANIZATIONAL SPEAKING | 3 |
| JBC 051 | DEAN'S HOUR III | 1 |
| JBC 055 | INTEGRATED SEMINAR IN GLOBAL NATURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS 1 | - |
| JBC 052 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL NATURAL SYS | 4 |
| JBC 053 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL SOC SYS | 4 |
| JBC 054 | INTRO TO SYSTEMS THEORY | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| TOPICS IN APPLIED AS&H | ||
| TOPICS IN BUSINESS PROFESSIONS | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE | ||
| EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6-9 | |
| ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS: ASH and PRAC IN INTGR ARTS, SCI & HUM | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS: BOPS and PRAC IN BUS, ORG, & PROF STUDY | ||
| Total Hours | 57-60 | |
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The Integrated Seminar courses are comprised of three interrelated 4-credit disciplinary components.