The curriculum is designed to enable graduates to deal effectively with an increasingly complex world environment. The program stresses skill development in the areas of interdisciplinary management, decision making, communication, organizational behavior, research, and problem solving. Each student completes a research project related to professional responsibilities that demonstrates the ability to apply concepts and skills developed in the program to a problem of professional consequence. This undergraduate major consists of a 38 credit-hour course requirement. Completion of the courses fulfills the minimum requirement for the major.
Additional requirements vary depending on the individual's academic background.
All students must satisfy general education coursework requirements, and obtain a cumulative minimum 128 semester hours of credit to qualify for the degree . During the application process each student's academic history is evaluated, and notification is then given of all coursework needed for degree completion. There is also an emphasis on research design, evaluation, innovative instructional technologies, and improvement of teaching methods. The integrating element of the various areas of study is an individually designed applied research project. Students usually complete the project in relation to their professional needs.