Professional Studies Master of Science

Program Purpose

This forward-thinking online 33-credit master’s degree program in professional studies allows learners to leverage transfer credits, certificate programs, and interdisciplinary electives to construct the perfect graduate program to start, advance, or change their careers. Its emphasis on global awareness, cultural sensitivity, and critical and creative thinking positions graduates for success in the nonprofit, government, education, and for-profit sectors.

Created with an eye toward the future, this program prepares leaders with the capacity to recognize cultural perspectives and reflect on cultural differences, identify challenges and opportunities inherent in globalization, appreciate the nuances of diverse leadership styles, conduct an analytical inquiry into local and global problems, and lead by influence for effective problem solving and collaboration.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

MGT 6400 Global Leadership

SOC 6606 21st Century Globalization

SOC 6607 Culture & Communication

Select one research methods course from existing approved options:

• MHE 7001 Academic Research & Writing
• MGT 6502 Academic Research & Writing
• MAJ 6633 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• AFM 6620 Research in Practice
• AHS 6630 Research, Design, and Evaluation of Programs in Human Services

Select one option for demonstration of mastery from existing approved options:

• AHS 8100 Practicum

• AHS 8200 Capstone Project
• AHS 8300 Thesis
• MGT 8150 MSM Internship
• MGT 8000 MSM Business Simulation

• Or other suitable courses of demonstration of mastery with the Program Chair’s approval.

The remaining 18 credits of this professional studies master’s degree can be fulfilled in several ways:

• Potential Outside or Internal Wilmington University Credits.

• Students may transfer in 12 graduate credits from an accredited college or university per Wilmington University's transfer credit policy and develop a personalized learning pathway in coordination with the Program Chair.

• Students may avail themselves of existing concentrations in graduate programs. Prerequisite and core course requirements may apply.

• Students may transfer in graduate credits from another program and develop a personalized learning pathway in coordination with the Program Chair.

• Students are encouraged to view graduate certificate options available in other Wilmington University graduate programs.

• Wilmington University graduate certificate options may require prerequisite courses.

Contact the Program Chair for more information.

Concentration in Social and Emotional Intelligence

This 12-credit, graduate concentration would be an option for students enrolled in the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree program seeking to focus their studies on essential skills necessary to progress in their career. Students enrolled in the MPS degree program with a concentration in Social and Emotional Intelligence will position themselves to achieve success across multiple sectors, including but not limited to non-profit, government, education, and for-profit sectors.

Program Competencies

The program competencies for the graduate concentration in Social and Emotional Intelligence include:

1.  Synergize theories of social and emotional intelligence into applicable and operational skills.

2.  Demonstrate a principle-based, philosophical orientation to personal responsibility through strategic self-development.

3.  Through self-awareness and self-management skills, demonstrate an ability to manage relationships and change within an organization while recognizing symptoms of emotional labor and burnout.

4.  Demonstrate an understanding of organizational awareness, while building an ethical culture that fosters psychological safety.

5.  Apply principles of resilience to create long-term, individual and group success.

The concentration will be evaluated based on the mastery of the learning outcomes for each of the individual courses. Students in the concentration in Social and Emotional Intelligence program will be required to pass each course with an overall grade of 3.0 or higher.

Core Courses

SEI 6600 Introduction to Social & Emotional Intelligence

SEI 6610 Emotional Literacy

SEI 6620 Adult Stages of Being

SEI 6630 Social & Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.