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Your
MAP,
Your
QUEST,
Your
TREASURE…
Launch
Your
Journey
with
US!
• Designed for students who have specific interests and career goals which are not met by a current ECU degree program. • Individualized degree program that is developed by the student with collaboraLon with faculty and advisors. • Degree is created by matching classes across campus to create a 48 semester hour ThemaLc Core that is purposeful, specific and academically rigorous. • Each class of the ThemaLc Core compliments future goals and together presents a strong, unique interdisciplinary theme.
• The
Ltle
of
the
degree
is
Bachelor
of
Science
in
University
Studies.
Ø Students
will
give
a
Ltle
to
their
“ThemaLc
Core”
48
semester
hours
(group
of
classes
that
match
career
goals)
Ø The
Ltle
of
the
“ThemaLc
Core”
will
be
designated
on
the
student’s
transcript
Ø For
example,
a
student
might
say
“I
major
in
University
Studies
with
a
themaLc
core
in
Social
Media
CommunicaLons”
or
ThemaLc
Core
in
“Family
Services
Advocacy”
• Your
curriculum
plan
may
include
a
minor,
if
applicable.
ü 2.0
GPA
overall
ü Completed
30
semester
hours
of
undergraduate
coursework
Note:
Students
with
fewer
than
30
hours
(freshmen
and
sophomores)
are
encouraged
to
explore
customary
ECU
majors
first.
ü Students
must
submit
a
proposal
explaining
the
reason
for
pursuing
the
BSUS,
describing
the
themaLc
core,
and
relaLng
the
themaLc
core
to
a
personal
career
objecLve.
This
takes
place
in
the
“IntroducLon
to
University
Studies”
course,
UNIV
2000
• The BSUS is designed to be a rigorous academic program. • Coursework must be approved for use in the ThemaLc Core. • A maximum of 24 sh from the same prefix (ex. PSYC or MUSC) or degree track (ex. EducaLon degree ) may be used. • A minimum of 30 sh must be at or above the 3000 level.
Students
are
able
to
üCreate
a
degree
that
is
personally
interesLng
and
professionally
relevant
outside
of
a
tradiLonal
degree
üUse
coursework
completed
from
previous
major
and
other
insLtuLons
in
an
effecLve
and
thoughaul
way
üDrive
the
learning
experience
and
degree
outcome
• Purposeful:
it
matches
students’
interests
and
career
goals
by
self-‐
designed
review
of
classes
and
learning
outcomes.
• Flexible:
Any
FoundaLon
Curriculum
(general
educaLon
designaLon)
may
be
applied.
Part-‐Lme
and
full-‐Lme
opLons.
Available
100%
online
by
Fall
2015.
• Crea;ve:
by
building
the
class
makeup,
invesLgaLon
and
thoughaul
consideraLon
is
made
towards
program
goals.
• Efficient:
use
of
exisLng
coursework
may
be
applied
to
the
degree
if
it
matches
career/theme
goals.
Let’s
take
a
look…
• 42
hours
of
Founda7on
Curriculum
(FC)
• Any
classes
that
meet
FC
requirements
in:
English,
Science,
Math,
Social
Science,
HumaniLes/Fine
Arts,
Health
&
Exercise
SecLon.
• No
specific
math
foundaLon
required
• No
foreign
language
requirements
• 13
hours
of
Core
Coursework
• LDSP
1000
(3hrs)
and
LDSP
4000
(3hrs)
• UNIV
2000
(1hr)
and
UNIV
4990
(3hrs)
• Technology
Course
(3hrs)
choose
one
from:
MIS
2223,
ITEC
2000,
or
BITE
2112
or
approved
3
hour
technology
course
• 48
hours
of
Thema7c
Core:
(16
classes
typically),
group
of
classes
that
match
Career
Goals
• 17
hours
of
Free
Elec7ve
BSUS
is
broken
up
into
4
Sec7ons:
1. Founda7on
Curriculum
2. BSUS
Core
3. Thema7c
Core
4. Free
Elec7ve
1
BSUS will accept any FC: • Math (3 hrs) • Science with lab (8 hrs) • Social Sciences (3 of kind, 12 hrs) • Humani7es/Fine Arts (one of each, 10 hrs) • See here for classes that count to FC hRp://catalog.ecu.edu/content.php? catoid=4&navoid=247
Thema7c
Core
(TC)=
48
hours
total,
typically
16x
classes
Must
follow
these
rules:
• TC
must
be
made
around
a
specific
program
of
study
not
available
in
established
degree
• TC
may
not
have
more
than
24
hrs
of
same
prefix
or
degree
track
• 30
hours
(typically
10x
classes)
in
TC
and/or
Free
Elec7ve
must
be
at
3000
level
• 2.0
GPA
in
TC
and
overall
Classes
you
have
already
taken
can
be
used,
if
appropriate
and
above
follow
rules
Minor(s)
and
Cer7ficates
can
make
up
the
TC
Purposeful
Grouping
that
Matches
Career
Goal
ü A ThemaLc Core is made up of 48 semester hours of specific coursework, typically 16x classes total. ü A student’s ThemaLc Core prepares a student for a specific career objecLve. ü The career objecLve and ThemaLc Core are determined by the student, with faculty and advisor guidance, and must be approved by the Faculty Oversight Commimee. ü Some previously completed coursework may be approved for the makeup of ThemaLc Core. ü The ThemaLc Core is developed and proposed during the UNIV 2000 course. ü The ThemaLc Core may include an established minor or cerLficate.
Health in Special Popula;ons Family Services Advocacy Public Policy in the Arts Vintage Apparel and Entrepreneurship Sound Design in Film and Game Development Environmental Health and Safety Communica;on Digital Story Telling as Advocacy Social Media & Communica;ons Scien;fic Wri;ng Faith-‐Based Youth Services Women’s Integrated Aesthe;c Studies
Faith-‐Based
Youth
Services
:
48
hours
Scien;fic
Wri;ng
:
48
hours
• RCLS
2000-‐
FoundaLons
of
RecreaLon,
Parks,
• ANTH
2200
IntroducLon
to
Cultural
and
Tourism
Anthropology
• RCLS
2400-‐
Adventure-‐Based
Program
• BIOL
2250/51
Ecology,
Lab
Leadership
• BIOL
2300
GeneLcs
• RCLS
2600-‐
Outdoor
RecreaLon
AcLviLes
• BIOL
3150
Plant
Biology
• RCLS
2601-‐
Leisure
in
Society
• BIOL
3240/41
Field
Zoology,
Lab
• RCLS
3104-‐
Public
and
Non-‐Profit
RecreaLon
• BIOL
3260
Cell
and
Developmental
Biology
• RCLS
3131-‐
RecreaLon
for
Diverse
PopulaLons
• BIOL
3740/41
Animal
Behavior,
Lab
• HLTH
2125/26-‐
Safety
EducaLon
and
First
Aid
• ENGL
3750
IntroducLon
to
LinguisLcs
• MGMT
3202-‐
Fundamentals
of
Management
• ENGL
3720
WriLng
Systems
of
the
World
• RELI
4500-‐
Religious
Studies
Seminar
• ENGL
3810
Advanced
ComposiLon
• HMGT
3400-‐
MeeLng,
Event,
and
ConvenLon
• ENGL
3815
IntroducLon
to
CreaLve
WriLng
Planning
• ENGL
3880
WriLng
for
Business
Industry
• RELI
2695-‐
Intro
to
the
Old
Testament
• PSYC
3241
Personnel
and
Industrial
• RELI
2696-‐
Intro
to
the
New
Testament
Psychology
• RELI
3896-‐
Life
and
Teachings
of
Jesus
• PSYC
3310
IntroducLon
to
Neuroscience
• PLAN
3020-‐
Environmental
Planning
• SOCI
2110
IntroducLon
to
Sociology
• FINA
3500-‐
Entrepreneurship
finance
• MGMT
4003-‐
EssenLals
of
Entrepreneurship
Family
Services
Advocacy
:
48
hours
Digital
Story
Telling
as
Advocacy:
48
hours
• CDFR
1103
Marriage
and
Family
RelaLons
• EDUC
3002
IntroducLon
to
Diversity
• CDFR
2000
Child
Dev
1:Prenatal
Early
Childhood
• SPED
3001
Assessing
Students
with
DisabiliLes
• CDFR
2001
Child
Dev
2:
Middle
Childhood
to
• CSDI
2100
IntroducLon
to
CommunicaLon
Disorders
Young
Adult
• CDFR
1103
Marriage
and
Family
RelaLons
• CDFR
3002
Child
in
Family
• SPED
2000
IntroducLon
to
ExcepLonal
Children
• CDFR
3150
Intro
to
Early
Childhood
IntervenLon
• PSYC
2777
Ethnocultural
Psychology
• CDFR
3215
The
Family
as
Consumers
• SPED
2100
Students
with
DisabiliLes
General
• CDFR
4313
Trends,
Issues,
and
Family
Studies
Curriculum
• CHE
2999
Leadership
subsLtute
for
CDFR
4303
• SPED
2123
Early
Exposure
for
ProspecLve
Teachers
• EDUC
1XXX
Teaching
the
ExcepLonal
Learner
• SPED
2200
Students
with
DisabiliLes
General
• EDUC
3002
Intro
to
Diversity
Curriculum
• ELEM
3236
PracLce
in
Curriculum
and
InstrucLon
• SPED
2209
Students
with
DisabiliLes
Adapted
• HLTH
3244
PracLcing
Procedures
in
Health
for
the
Curriculum
PracLcum
Elementary
School
• FILM
2900
IntroducLon
to
Film
Studies
• READ
3204
Fundamentals
of
Reading
• FILM
3900
American
and
InternaLonal
Film
History,
• READ
3302
Read
Instr
in
Intermediate
Grades
Part
1
• COMM
4040
Media,
Culture,
and
Society
• SCIE
3216
Teaching
Science
in
Elem
School
• SPED
2000
Intro
to
ExcepLonal
Children
• ENGL
4930
Film:
The
Writer’s
PerspecLve
• FILM
4980
Topics
in
Film
AestheLcs
• SPED
2100
Students
with
DisabiliLes
in
the
General
Curriculum
• FORL
2520
French
Cinema
Classics
• SPED
2109
Students
with
DisabiliLes
in
the
• FILM
3920
Film
Theory
and
CriLcism
General
Curriculum
• FILM
4985
Film
Studies
Capstone
• What
is
your
“Career
List”?
Create
a
bullet
list
of
some:
o PotenLal
job
Ltles
o Job
responsibiliLes
you
would
like
to
do
o Skills
needed
in
those
careers
• Think
about
“Who,
What,
Where,
When,
Why”
in
regards
to
Career
Goals:
o Who
would
you
like
to
work
for
(could
be
a
specific
company
or
populaLon
you
are
interested
in
serving
(veterans,
at-‐risk
youth,
etc.)
o What
type
of
responsibiliLes
would
you
enjoy
or
acLviLes
doing
in
these
career
fields.
What
types
of
skills
or
knowledge
are
needed
(ex.
Strong
communicaLon,
interpersonal
skills,
or
web
design
knowledge
or
budget
management,
etc.)
o Where
do
these
jobs
exist
(serngs,
companies,
parts
of
the
state
and
country,
etc.)
o When
can
you
begin
working
in
this
field,
do
you
need
a
Bachelors/masters/other
license
to
do
this
work,
what
type
of
qualificaLons
do
you
need?
o Why
do
you
want
this
type
of
career?
Think
about
what
do
you
enjoy
doing
that
matches
these
job
Ltles
and
your
skills
that
match
the
skills
needed
for
job,
what
classes
do
you
enjoy
and
have
done
well
in,
what
do
you
do
in
your
free
Lme
that
might
match
these
careers,
why
this
type
of
job,
etc.
• What
is
YOUR
list?
Let’s
match
classes
to
your
list.
Use
the
following
tools
to
help
you:
o Recipe-‐
a
starLng
place
to
break
it
down
and
understand
what
you
have
and
what
you
need
to
complete
degree.
(Official
review
will
happen
with
BSUS
Advisor).
Please
see
“Recipe
Resource”.
o Menu-‐
how
to
pick
classes
for
TC
class
ideas
by
theme.
Please
see
“How
to
Pick
TC”
resource.
• The BSUS Faculty Oversight Commimee (FOC) includes faculty representaLves from each college within the University. • BSUS Proposal will be reviewed by the FOC in the semester you take UNIV 2000. Your Proposal includes your ThemaLc Core (TC) classes, Title of TC, Essay about yourself and your career plans. • FOC will make decisions on curriculum plan: approve or provide feedback for resubmission. • The approval of your BSUS Proposal will become your finalized curriculum plan towards graduaLon. • See the BSUS website for a complete list of members: www.ecu.edu/bsus
• This depends on the student’s career objecLve. • UNIV 2000 involves career planning and engagement with the ECU Career Center. • The BSUS Workforce Advisory Commimee provides guidance for posiLoning graduates for employment. • Of the 1712 jobs posted with the ECU Career Center for school year 2011-‐12, 15% of posLngs indicated “any major”. • An internship experience is a part of the curriculum to aid in job placement. • The BSUS does not prepare students for required cerLficaLons and licensures.
• UNIV 4990 Capstone course is a pracLcum course taken your last semester in the BSUS program. It is offered Fall, Spring and Summer 11 session. • UNIV 4990 may include internship field experience, senior thesis or guided research project, completed the final semester of your program. • The UNIV 4990 experience should match your goals related to career or graduate school, going back to your “list.” • BSUS students are expected to complete volunteer, or community engagement hours prior to graduaLon.
• Dr.
Rondall
Rice,
Director
of
University
Studies
Program
RiceRo14@ecu.edu
• Mrs.
Stephanie
Bailey,
Assistant
Director
of
University
Studies,
Program
Advisor
BaileyST@ecu.edu
• Ms.
Nicole
Johnson,
AdministraLve
Support
Specialist
of
University
Studies
JohnsonN@ecu.edu
Located
on
main
campus:
See
“Old
Cafeteria”
on
www.ecu.edu/campusmaps
2500
Old
Cafeteria
Building
252.737.5062
www.ecu.edu/bsus
• Consider
your
career
goals
and
if
this
degree
could
be
a
good
fit
for
you.
• If
you
are
interested
in
pursuing
this
degree:
1. Fill
out
“ProspecLve
Student”
Survey
(located
in
original
BSUS
email,
see
email)
2. Fill
out
“Recipe”
handout
(see
email)
3. Look
at
“Menu”
of
how
to
pick
TC
Classes
and
generate
a
list
of
interesLng
classes
(see
email)
4. Set
up
an
appointment
(face
to
face
or
phone
appt
available)
by
calling
252.737.5062,
5. For
in-‐person
appointments,
please
report
to
Old
Cafeteria
Advising
waiLng
area
(2500
Old
Cafeteria
Building)
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