The OPTIONS Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Studies (BCS) addresses contemporary issues of our time. Examined from a framework of ethics, leadership, and public responsibility, the multidisciplinary program recognizes the increasing interdependence of the world and the global nature of current issues. The broad-based curriculum is relevant on both a personal and professional level, by helping provide deeper insight and understanding of current issues, values and cultures in the world today. Students are challenged to think critically about important social, cultural and economic events. The BCS seeks to develop the "whole person" by learning new ideas and fresh ways of thinking, rather than training for a specialized task as in more traditional fields of study.

Students complete all courses in the 22-month BCS, which constitutes their major. Completion of the BCS core fulfills approximately one-third of the 128 credits required for graduation. Due to the nature of the curriculum, study teams do not meet in the BCS.

Curriculum:

ETHICS, LAW and RELIGION (3crs/8wks)

LEADERSHIP: INSULATING LEADERS from the PEOPLE (3crs/8wks)

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY and the IMPACT of MARKETING on VALUES and CULTURE (3crs/8wks)

COLLISION of VALUES, CULTURE and RELIGION in the EXPRESSION of ART (3crs/8wks)

SOCIETAL and LEGAL IMPLICATIONS of the INTERNET and ITS USE (3crs/8wks)

REEL TO REAL: the IMPACT of REPRESENTATIONS in FILM on CULTURES from the TURN OF ONE CENTURY to the TURN OF ANOTHER (3crs/8wks)

NUTRITION in GLOBAL SOCIETIES: the ROLE of CULTURES and VALUES (3crs/8wks)

IMPACT of RELIGION on POLITICS (3crs/8wks)

IMPACT of COMMERCE, CULTURE, VALUES, and RELIGION on INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES (3crs/8wks)

TERRORISM, WAR, PEACE and HUMAN RIGHTS (3crs/8wks)

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE: DEVELOPMENT of SOCIAL POLICY (3crs/8wks)

Admission requirements:

• High school degree or GED certificate.
• Minimum of 30 transferable credits (college-level coursework) from accredited, degree-granting colleges or universities.
• Official transcripts must be received from each institution.
• Overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4-point scale.*
• Minimum age of 23 years.
• Minimum two years of significant, full-time work experience.
• Two letters of recommendation from professional references.

* GPA less than required minimum may be considered for admission, by submitting a written request for conditional admittance from the Admission Review Committee.

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