Applied Arts and Sciences Requirements (BAAS)
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements
- An earned Applied Associate Degree is required for admission to the program.
- A minimum of 120 units is required to earn the B.A.A.S.
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The College of Integrated Studies Associate of Arts and Sciences Requirements must be fulfilled.
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The degree completion requirements listed below must be fulfilled.
- Students are required to select an emphasis area.
- A student must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 earned at UW-Whitewater and 2.00 overall GPA in units applied to the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree.
Degree Completion Requirements
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| INS 300 | INTRODUCTION TO BAAS | 3 |
| INS 365 | BAAS E-PORTFOLIO | 1 |
| INS 473 | BAAS CAPSTONE | 3 |
| Six units of internship, credit for prior learning, service learning, undergraduate research, or travel study | 6 | |
Cognitive Skills
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select 3 units from each of the categories below: | ||
| Writing | 3 | |
| LITERATURE IN COMMUNITIES | ||
| ADVANCED COMPOSITION | ||
| COPYEDITING | ||
| WRITING IN THE SCIENCES | ||
| TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
| Communication | 3 | |
| GENDER AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PERSUASION | ||
| COMMUNICATION AND GENDER | ||
| COMMUNICATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP | ||
| CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| Ethics | 3 | |
| TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
| BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| THINKING CRITICALLY: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY | ||
| RELIGIOUS ETHICS | ||
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Natural World
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CORE 390 | WORLD OF IDEAS | 3 |
| Select 3 units from each of the categories below: | ||
| Global Studies | 3 | |
| ANCIENT LEGACIES IN THE MODERN WORLD | ||
| MODERNIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| SEX, POWER AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| POLITICS OF WORLD INEQUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN | ||
| Human Cultures | 3 | |
| RELIGION, MAGIC, AND WITCHCRAFT | ||
| LITERATURE IN COMMUNITIES | ||
| WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| MIDWESTERN LITERATURE | ||
| THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM | ||
| THE US AND VIETNAM WARS | ||
| THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MIDWEST SINCE 1600 | ||
| THE AGE OF CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 1850-1877 | ||
| HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | ||
| WISCONSIN HISTORY | ||
| RELIGION, MAGIC, AND WITCHCRAFT | ||
| Natural World | 3 | |
| SURVEY OF CURRENT TOPICS IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE | ||
| CURRENT TOPICS IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE | ||
| CURRENT TOPICS IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE LAB | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: THE ECOLOGY OF FOOD PRODUCTION | ||
| RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| CULTURE, HEALTH, AND GLOBALIZATION | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| DINOSAURS | ||
Emphases in Applied Arts & Sciences
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Criminology Emphasis (BAAS)
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Digital Marketing Emphasis (BAAS)
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Human Services Emphasis (BAAS)
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Leadership Emphasis (BAAS)
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Occupational Safety Emphasis (BAAS)
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Personalized Emphasis (BAAS)
- Applied Arts and Sciences - Professional Selling Emphasis (BAAS)