Technical requirement: Associate Degree (completion or equivalent) Technical Component (36-45 hrs)	96 hrs
General Education requirements (beyond Associate's Degree)	24-36 hrs
BTAS Major requirements: Area I - Professional Skills (choose 3 courses, two from A and one from B) TAS Introduction to Technical and Applied Studies (required) TAS Research for Technical and Applied Studies (required) See proposed course list below Area II - Cultural, Political, and Social Issues (choose 5 courses, at least one each from A, B, and C) See proposed course list below See proposed course list below See proposed course list below Area III - Behavioral Sciences (choose 2 courses, one each from A and B) See proposed course list below See proposed course list below Area IV - Leadership and Organization (Choose 3 courses, one from A and two from B) TAS Capstone Seminar (required) See proposed course list below	49-56 hrs
Electives to meet the minimum degree requirements	4-23 hrs

Course Lists

***Area I:*** Professional Skills (choose 3 courses, two from A and one from B)
A.	TAS	301	Introduction to Technical and Applied Studies	4
A.	TAS	321	Research for Technical and Applied Studies	4

B.	COMS	205	Techniques of Group Discussion	4
	COMS	206	Communication in Interpersonal Relationships	4
	COMS	304	Principles and Techniques of Interviewing	4
	JOUR	270	Introduction to Public Relations	3
	PSY	221	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	5

***Area II:*** Cultural, Political, and Social Issues. Five courses, at least one each from A, B, & C:
A.	BUSL	255	Business Law	4
	COMS	410	Cross-Cultural Communication	4
	ECON	340	International Trade	4
	ECON	350	Economic Development	4
	GEOG	320	American Ethnic Geography	4
	PHIL	330	Ethics	5
	PSY	378	Psychology of Gender	4
	SOC	329	Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States	4

B.	ECON	320	Labor Economics	4
	GEOG	325	Political Geography	4
	PBIO	311	Biology and Human Affairs	4
	POLS	306	Politics of Appalachia	5
	POLS	488	Public Dispute Resolution	4
	SOC	331	Class and Social Inequality	4

C.	ECON	304	Macroeconomics	4
	GEOG	201	Environmental Geography
	GEOL	215	Environmental Geology	4
	HIST	315D	African Americans in American History, 1940-Present	4
	HRM	324	Managing the Employment Relationship	4
	PHIL	235	Business Ethics	4
	PSY	337	Social Psycholog of Justice	4
	SOC	309	Sociology of Appalachia	4

***Area III:*** Behavioral Sciences. Choose two courses, one each from A and B:
A.	AAS	254	History of Injustice in the United States	5
	COMS	304	Principles and Techniques of Interviewing	4
	COMS	306	Interpersonal Conflict Management	4
	COMS	342	Communication and Persuasion	4
	EDCE	410	Human Relations	3
	PSY	233	Psycholog of Personality	4
	PSY	261	Survey of Industrial and Organizational Psychology	4
	SOC	340	Population and Society	4

B.	AAS	341	African American Personality	4
	COMS	406	Advanced Interpersonal Communication	4
	COMS	411	Communicating with People with Disabilities	4
	COMS	420	Gender and Communication	4
	EDCE	440	Foundations in Group Dynamics	4
	PSY	336	Social Psychology	4
	PSY	374	Psychology of Adulthood and Aging	4

***Area IV:*** Leadership & Organization. Three courses, one from A and two from B:
A.	TAS	451	Technical and Applied Studies Capstone Seminar	4

B.	COMS	405	Meeting and Conference Planning	4
	FIN	301	Introduction to Finance	4
	MGT	240	Introduction to Management and Organizations	4
	MKT	202	Marketing Principles	4
	OPN	300	Fundamentals of Operations	4
	POLS	210	Principles of Public Administration	4
	POLS	489	Nonprofit Management	4

BTAS FOUNDATION COURSES

This course will introduce technical associate degree holders to professional studies through an examination of program requirements and goals. The historical overview of the development of various technologies and their influence on Western Civilization will lead to the consideration of the nature of technology and its many societal functions. Within that historical and theoretical context, students will be introduced to various management technologies and theories of leadership, and will be required to assess their individual beliefs and skills.

Prereq: TAS 301 and either PSY 120 or 221, or QBA 201, or MATH 250 or 251. No credit if PSY 226 or SOC 351 already taken. This course emphasizes both an understanding of research methods and the development of the critical skills necessary to interpret and to convey research results. In addition to analyzing research methods, the students will examine current technological applications designed to aid the conduct and evaluation of research. Students will analyze research reports and methodologies, and apply their findings in order to complete research projects in areas of related interest.

Prereq: TAS 321 and senior standing. A capstone for the BTAS Degree, this course requires the integration and application of professional knowledge, skills, and technologies in order to complete a professional project for a business, industry, or community organization.