Professional Studies (CS)

CS113: 🌐 Academic Strategies for the Business Professional

Designed to facilitate personal and professional success, this course introduces you to the purposes and processes of university education. An emphasis is placed on study, communication, and thinking skills that support academic achievement. You will also examine the relationship between learning and motivation.

Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: None

CS113M1: Personal Management Tools and Study Strategies

Enhance learning through the use of personal management tools and study strategies.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS113M2: Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills

Increase academic effectiveness by improving reading comprehension, note-taking strategies, and writing skills.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS113M3: Critical Thinking and Researching Skills

Increase academic effectiveness by strengthening critical thinking and researching skills.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS113M4: Goal Setting, Networking, and Problem Solving

Increase academic and professional proficiency by using goal setting, networking, and problem-solving skills.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS113M5: Career Strategies

Prepare for professional success by utilizing career resources and career action planning.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS126: Academic Strategies for the Military Professional

This course is designed to facilitate your personal and professional success. It allows you to practice with professional and academic communications formats while examining small group development, problem solving, time management, critical thinking, and decision-making. An emphasis is placed on integrating your professional military education and your civilian academic studies into a comprehensive career action plan.

Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: None

CS210: Career Development Strategies

This course introduces the student to the lifelong process of career planning and development. Emphasis is placed on identifying current skill sets needed in the student's chosen profession. Self-assessment activities will enable students to identify their current qualifications and set goals to fill gaps that may exist. Students will prepare a career portfolio that contains job-search documents used to research companies, apply for jobs that match their qualifications, and track their progress toward educational and career goals.

Quarter Credit Hours: 2 | Prerequisite: Any College Composition I course

CS212: 🌐 Communicating Professionalism

In this course, you will learn how to put principles of professionalism and communication into practice. Through practical application, you will find new ways to understand what it means to be a professional, develop new skills, and appreciate your personal and professional values and identities as you move forward in your professional career.

Quarter Credit Hours: 5 | Prerequisite: None

CS212M1: Communicating a Professional Image

Identify elements of professional presence within your field of study.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS212M2: Harnessing Social Media

Apply techniques for presenting professionalism through social media.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS212M3: Communicating Professionally

Demonstrate oral communication skills for promoting a professional image.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS212M4: Thinking Ethically and Critically

Apply logical reasoning to address issues in professionalism.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None

CS212M5: Communicating in Teams

Identify effective strategies for promoting professionalism in teams.

Quarter Credit Hours: 1 | Prerequisite: None