Project Management, BAS [PMGT-BAS, 120 Total Credits]

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ADMITTANCE INFORMATION

Admittance into the Bachelor of Applied Science in Project Management requires a minimum of an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Project Management degree aligns with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) degrees by allowing for a seamless articulation of the Associate of Applied Science programs. The BAS in Project Management degree will be administered in an accelerated structure to meet industry demand.

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Project Management provides a unique pathway for students to build upon the technical skills and knowledge acquired in attaining an associate degree. The BAS degree is designed to instill abilities and competence focusing on developing student communication, project management skills, and decision making abilities within a broader context rather than a single vocation.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Analyze and apply the role of the project manager in driving an organization’s key performing indicators within an organization.
Conduct planning activities that forecast project costs, completion, quality, and necessary resources.
Develop and apply analytical frameworks, strategic planning skills, and managerial insight to be more effective project leaders and contributors.
Utilize tools specific to project management, applicable to many industries, that ensure projects are on time, on budget, and within the project’s original scope.
Acquire and apply the necessary theoretical management, knowledge, practices, and organizational structural work-flow processes required to be successful in any project management career designation.

General Education Requirements (37 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

ENG 333 - Professional Communications
and one course from the following:
ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
or ENG 101 - Composition I
or ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
or ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students

Communications (6 Credits)

Natural Science (6 Credits)

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or ANTH 110L - Physical Anthropology Lab
or any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 103 - Preparatory Chemistry or above
or EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
or EGG 132 - Technical Physics II
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science or above
or ET 131B - DC for Electronics
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 116 - Oceanography
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or GEOL 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters or above
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or HHP 124 - Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab
or MT 102B - Fundamentals of Electricity
or MT 110B - Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous)
or PHYS 110 - Conceptual Physics

Humanities (6 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or any HIST prefix course
or PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy or above (except PHIL 102 and PHIL 114)
or any RST prefix course
or World Languages 111 or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

Social Science (3 Credits)

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or above (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (83 Credits)

Lower Level Requirements (15 credits)

BUS 101 - Introduction to Business
and BUS 273 - Business Law I
and CIT 263B - Project Management
and IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems
and MKT 210 - Marketing Principles

Lower Level Management Elective (3 Credits)

Lower Level Elective (3 Credits)

Upper Division Core Requirements (33 Credits)

Special Program Electives (29 Credits)

Select courses 100-level or above not included in the General Education or Special Program Requirements. See an Academic Advisor/Counselor to select courses.