Baccalaureate Degree Programme in Liberal Arts (LAS) - Penn State University Degree Programme in Singapore Course Contents and Tuition Fees The 123-credit (minimum) Letters, Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts Degree programme is offered by The College of the Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University. The degree is a liberal arts/ general studies degree that gives you a wide and solid educational base. Areas of study include writing/speaking skills, the arts, humanities, social and behavioural sciences, natural sciences, and quantification. There is one emphasis available in Organisational Leadership. The degree programme consists of 15 core courses or requirements for MAJOR (45 credits), 16 GENERAL EDUCATION courses (48 credits) and 10 electives (30 credits). Many of the courses in the Certificate Programmes being offered in Singapore can be used to fulfil courses and also electives. Holders of polytechnic diplomas, A-level and specialist courses (e.g. National Service courses) may enjoy transferred credits. Under University Policy 83-80.1, a student must complete 36 of their last 60 credits (please note that for students from Singapore and the Region, it is 45 credits instead of 36 credits) at Penn State in order for PSU to grant the degree and also must fulfil the 123 credits mandated by the College of Liberal Arts for the baccalaureate degree in Letters, Arts, and Science. The approved curriculum, designed to meet the needs of  the Singapore Students is outlined as follows:  (1) A Core Programme of 45 credits (core courses and 9 General Writing and Speaking credits) CORE COURSES  CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) PSY 231  Research Methods 3 537 LIR 100  Industrial Relations 3 537 SPCOM 352  Speech Communication 3 537 PSY 002  Psychology 3 537* ECON 315  Labor Economics 3 537 MGMT 321  Leadership and Motivation 3 537 LIR 101  Labor & Industrial Relations 3 537 PSY 451  Psychology (Leadership in the Workplace) 3 537 LIR 435  Labor & Industrial Relations 3 537 SOC 455  Sociology 3 537 SPCOM 452  Speech Communication 3 537 SPCOM 475  Speech Communication (Studies in Public Persuasion) 3 537 ENGL 015  Rhetoric and Composition 3 537* ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D  Effective Writing: Technical Writing  Effective Writing: Business Writing 3 537 SPCOM 100C or SPCOM 100B  Effective Speech  Effective Speech 3 537 537*+         Total Credits 45   (2) General Education of 48 credits General Education  CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) NUTR 251  Introductory Principles of Nutrition 3 429 MATH 035  General View of Mathematics 3 429 STAT 200  Elementary Statistics 3 429 GEO SC 020  Planet Earth (with Lab) Mandatory 3 429 ANTN 045  Cultural Anthropology 3 429 SOC 001  Introductory Sociology 3 429            (Select two of the following)     ART OO1 The Visual Arts and the Studio: An Introduction 3 429 MUSIC 005  An Introduction to Western Music 3 429 ART H 111 Ancient to Medieval Art 3 429           (Select two of the following)     CMLIT108  Myths and Mythologies 3 429+ STS 101  Modern Science, Technology, and Human Values 3 429+ PHIL 103W  Introduction to Ethics 3 429           (Select two of the following)     BIOL 020  Plants, Places and People 3 429 PHYS 001  The Science of Physics 3 429 BISC 002  Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution 3 429         Bachelor of Arts Requirements *        (Select one of the following)     ANTN 045  Cultural Anthropology 3 429 BIOL 020  Plants, Places and People 3 429 CMLIT 108  Myths and Mythologies 3 429 RL ST 001  Introduction to World Religions 3 429          (Select one of the following)     MUSIC 008  Rudiments of Music 3 429 INART 003 Reception of the Arts 3 429 ART H 112 Renaissance to Modern Art 3 429           (Select one of the following)     CMLIT 108  Myths and Mythologies 3 429+ STS 101  Modern Science, Technology, and Human Values 3 429+ PHIL 103W  Introduction to Ethics 3 429           (Select one of the following)     GEOG 020  Human Geography: An Introduction 3 429 ECON 002  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429 ECON 004  Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429 HD FS 229  Infant and Child Development 3 429 ANTN 001  Introductory Anthropology 3 429 ANTN 045  Cultural Anthropology 3 429 HD FS 239  Adolescent Development 3 429 HD FS 249  Adult Development and Aging 3 429         Total Credits 48   Prerequisites Please note that some of the courses above may have prerequisites. Please see list below, if any applies PSY 231 prerequisites: PSY 002 LIR 435 prerequisites: 3 credits in LIR (Labour & Industrial Relations) SPCOM 452 prerequisites: SPCOM 352 ECON 315 prerequisites: ECON 002 MGMT 321 prerequisites: 3 credits in Psychology or Sociology or Anthropology or MGMT 100W PSY 451 prerequisites: PSY 231 SOC 455 prerequisites: 3 credits of Sociology ENGL 202D or C, prerequisites: ENG 015 ENG 015 prerequisites: A placement test to gauge level of competence, and to determine next appropriate course to be taken: ENG 015 or ENG 004 SPECIAL NOTE: * Students with a 2nd language (e.g. Chinese at Î0â Level) will be exempted from the Foreign Language requirement. They must, however, substitute this with 12 credits of other courses from the Electives (e.g. Business Certificate Programmes) or from the General Education courses. (3) A 30-credit** elective section including the standard 18 credits of electives in the LAS and an additional 12 credits which can be taken from the following Penn State Credit Certificate courses ** Takes into account the 12-credit requirement for a foreign language which is carried forward to electives Business Management CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) ACCTG 211  Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making 4 572 BA 243  Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business 4 572 MGMT 100W  Survey of Management 3 429+            (Select one of the following)     PSY 002  Psychology 3 429* SOC 001  Introductory Sociology 3 429            (Select one of the following)     ECON 002  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429 ECON 004  Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429            (Select one of the following)     MGMT 321  Leadership and Motivation 3 537 MGMT 331  Management and Organization 3 537 MGMT 341  Human Resource Management 3 537   SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) ACCTG 211  Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making 4 572 BA 243  Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business 4 572 BA 250  Problems of Small Business 3 429 FIN 100 or FIN 300  Introduction to Finance  Corporation Finance 3 429+ Ê 786            (Select one of the following)     PSY 002  Psychology 3 429* SOC 001  Introductory Sociology 3 429            (Select one of the following)     ECON 002  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429 ECON 004  Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429        429    (Select one of the following)     MGMT 321  Leadership and Motivation 3 429 MGMT 331  Management and Organization 3 429 MGMT 341  Human Resource Management 3 429   ADVANCED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) ACCTG 211  Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making 4 572 BA 243  Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business 4 572 MGMT 100W  Survey of Management 3 429+ ENGL 015  Rhetoric and Composition 3 429* MKTG 221  Contemporary American Marketing 3 429+ SPCOM 100C or SPCOM 100B  Effective Speech  Effective Speech 3 Ê 429 Ê 429*+ FIN 100 or FIN 300  Introduction to Finance  Corporation Finance 3 429+ Ê 786            (Select one of the following)     PSY 002  Psychology 3 429* SOC 001  Introductory Sociology 3 429+            (Select one of the following)     ECON 002  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429 ECON 004  Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429            (Select one of the following)     MGMT 321  Leadership and Motivation 3 537 MGMT 331  Management and Organization 3 537 MGMT 341  Human Resource Management 3 537   GENERAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATE CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) ACCTG 211  Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making 4 572 MGMT 100W  Survey of Management 3 429+ BA 243  Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business 4 572 FIN 100  Introduction to Finance 3 429+ ECON 002 or ECON 004  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 Ê 429 Ê ENGL 015  Rhetoric and Composition 3 429*   Marketing Management CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) MGMT 100W  Survey of Management 3 429+ MKTG 220  Personal Selling 3 429 MKTG 221  Contemporary American Marketing 3 429+            (Select three of the following)     ACCTG 211  Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making 4 429 BA 243  Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business 4 572 B LOG 301  Business Logistics Management 3 786+ ECON 002 or ECON 004  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 Ê 429 Ê MGMT 321 or MGMT 331 or MGMT 341  Leadership and Motivation  Management and Organization  Human Resource Management 3 537 PSY 002 or SOC 001  Psychology  Introductory Sociology 3 429* 429 MIS 103  Microcomputer Applications in Business 3 429 SPCOM 100C  Effective Speech 3 429*   Human Resources CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) MGMT 100W  Survey of Management 3 429 MGMT 321  Leadership and Motivation 3 537 MGMT 331  Management and Organization 3 537 MGMT 341  Human Resource Management 3 537            (Select three of the following)     ECON 002  Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 3 429 ECON 315  Labor Economics 3 786 PSY 002  Psychology 3 429* SPCOM 100C or SPCOM 100B  Effective Speech  Effective Speech 3 Ê 429 Ê 429*+ LIR 100  Industrial Relations 3 429 MIS 103  Microcomputer Applications in Business 3 429   ADULT DEVELOPMENT & AGING SERVICES CERTIFICATE CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) BIOL 055  Introduction to the Biology of Aging 3 429 HD FS 249  Adult Development and Aging 3 429 HPA 101  Introduction to Health Services Organization 3 429            (Select two of the following)     PSY 002  Psychology 3 429* SOC 001  Introductory Sociology 3 429 HD FS 129  Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies 3 429 HD FS 216  Personal & Interpersonal Skills 3 429 HD FS 311  Human Development and Family Studies Interventions 3 429 HD FS 315  Family Development 3 429 NUTR 251  Introductory Principles of Nutrition 3 429   Logistics & Supply Chain Management CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) B LOG 301  Business Logistics Management 3 786+ B LOG 320  Transport Systems 3 786 B LOG 415  Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management 3 786+ B LOG 421  Logistics Analysis 3 786   Turf Grass Management CORE COURSES (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) TURF 230 Turfgrass Pesticides 1 262 TURF 235 The Turfgrasses 3 786+ TURF 238 Turf and Ornamental 3 786+ TURF 297B Turfgrass Pathology 3 786+ TURF 297C Turfgrass Entomology 3 786+ TURF 334 Turfgrass Edaphology 3 786+ TURF 425 Turfgrass Cultural Systems 3 786+ TURF 436W Case Studies in Turfgrass Management 3 786+   Children, Youth & Family Services CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) BIOL 141 or BISC 004 or NUTR 251  Physiology Human Body Form and Function Introductory Principles of Nutrition 3 429 Ê ENGL 015 or SPCOM 100C or SPCOM 100B  Rhetoric and Composition  Effective Speech  Effective Speech 3 Ê 429* 429 Ê 429*+ PSY 002 or SOC 001  Psychology  Introductory Sociology 3 429* 429 HD FS 129  Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies 3 429 HD FS 229  Infant and Child Development 3 429+ HD FS 239  Adolescent Development 3 429 HD FS 311  Human Development and Family Studies Interventions 3 786 HD FS 315  Family Development 3 786            (Select two of the following)     FIN 108  Personal Finance 3 429 HD FS 216  Personal & Interpersonal Skills 3 429 PHIL 103W  Introduction to Ethics 3 429   Customer Relationship Management CORE COURSES  (Compulsory) Credits Fee (US$) BA 297  Customer Contact 1 143 BA 297G  The Role of Customer Service in the Context of Business 1 143 MKTG 221  Contemporary American Marketing 3 429 SPCOM 100C or SPCOM 100B  Effective Speech  Effective Speech 3 Ê 429 Ê 429*+ MIS 109  Microcomputer Applications in Business Statistics 1 143 MIS 204  Introduction to Business Information Systems 2 429 * Fees vary depending on status of candidates i.e. US$537 for those enrolled to complete a BA degree, and US$429 for those enrolled to complete a certificate. + Information Technology Fee of US$80 to be paid.

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