Professional Core
Your PTC Professional Core is a supplemental, second field of study consisting of 20 credit hours which constitute a kind of "minor" to the PTC curriculum and is outside of the Liberal Arts. To increase scheduling flexibility, your Professional Core should be selected as early as possible--certainly no later than the beginning of your junior year.
When choosing a Professional Core, select a field of study that is of personal and professional interest, perhaps something you would consider as a career choice. Your options range from Business to Fine Art Photography, Physics and much more. Your plan of study is pretty much up to you and should be drawn up well in advance of intended registration for core courses. Keep in mind, some of the Professional Core choices have prerequisites--be sure to map out your selections early to avoid scheduling or availability conflicts.
If you are a transfer student, you may be able to use coursework credit from your previous college as part of your core requirement--check with your advisor. Here are just a few examples of the many choices mapped out as pre-designed Professional Cores:
Printing
Basic Required Courses:
Course # Title
2081-201 Printing Process Concepts
2081-202 Concepts of Design & Typography
2081-203 Prepress Imaging Concepts
The remaining 12 credits are chosen in a printing concentration emphasizing process, design or imaging. Your advisor can help you select a concentration.
Photography
The following courses are suggested. Students interested in the Photography core should meet with one of the two advisors below to confirm specific course selections. Other photography courses may be substituted based on the student's experience in photography and educational background.
Course # Title Credits
2060-257 Still Photography I
2060-258 Still Photography II
2060-259 Still Photography III
2067-208 Introduction to Color
2067-325 Introduction to Electronic Imaging
2060-301 History of Aesthetics of Photography
206---- Choice from Photo Electives
Total Hours: 24-25
Advisors for Photography Core: William DuBois, Chairman, Applied Photography, 475-2770
Business
Basic Required Courses:Course # Title (* indicates a prerequisite)
0101-304 Financial Accounting
0105-363 Principles of Marketing (* Junior Status)
0102-430 Organizational Behavior (* Junior Status)
Besides these basic courses, you may choose to concentrate in one of the following "Tracks":
Management Track
Course # Title (* indicates a prerequisite)0102-438 Business Ethics (* 0102-430, Junior Status)
0102-455 Human Resources Mgmt.(*0102-430,Junior Status)
0102-490 Entrepreneurship (* Junior Status)
Marketing Track
Course # Title (* indicates a prerequisite>0105-505 Buyer Behavior & Satisfaction
0105-555 International Marketing(* 0105-363, Junior Status)
0105-560 Marketing Comm. (* 0105-363, Junior Status)
0105-553 Sales Management (* 0105-363, Junior Status)
Finance Track
Course # Title (* indicates a prerequisite)0101-302 Managerial Accounting (* 0101-301)< br> 1016-319 Data Analysis (* 1016-204)
0511-301 Principles of Economics
0104-441 Corporate Finance (* 1016-319, 0101-302, 0511-301, Junior Status)
General Business Track
Course # Title (* indicates a prerequisite)
0101-319 Legal Environment of Business
0102-455 Human Resources Mgmt.(*0102-430,Junior Status)
0105-505 Buyer Behavior & Satisfaction
0105-560 Marketing Comm. (* 0105-363, Junior Status)
0102-490 Entrepreneurship (* Junior Status)
These samples represent but a few of the possibilities! Others include: Computer Science, Photographic Arts and Science, Science, Public Relations, Telecommunications and Graphic Design. If the pre-designed Professional Cores don't offer what you're looking for, you may, with the help of your advisor, create an Individually Designed Core. An individually designed professional core is just that: one specifically tailored to your unique educational interests and professional aspirations.
Ask your advisor for more details and to help you invent an individually designed professional core. If you have questions or concerns, or if you encounter difficulties registering for classes in your Professional Core, contact your PTC advisor immediately. You may need special permission to enroll in a course when registering from an outside college.