{"id":386,"date":"2018-10-27T18:14:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-educationalplanning\/?post_type=chapter&p=386"},"modified":"2018-12-11T17:59:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T17:59:32","slug":"degree-types-arts-sciences-professional-studies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-educationalplanning\/chapter\/degree-types-arts-sciences-professional-studies\/","title":{"raw":"Degree Types: Arts - Sciences - Professional Studies, Liberal\/Professional Credit","rendered":"Degree Types: Arts – Sciences – Professional Studies, Liberal\/Professional Credit"},"content":{"raw":"\"the\r\n\r\nAn associate or bachelor's degree may be one of many types, based on the types of courses in your degree plan.\u00a0 Professional practice courses are non-liberal; theory courses are liberal.\u00a0 The number of liberal credits determines your type of degree.\r\n\r\n\"decorativeSome courses focus on professional practice,\u00a0courses in which you learn how to do something, learn a professional skill, and\/or apply professional concepts to real-world problems.\u00a0 Examples of professional practice\u00a0courses include Accounting, Case Management, and Applied Mathematics.\u00a0 For example, a course in Advanced Principles of Safety and Survival \"prepares students to manage and administer training and education programs in fire and emergency services\" and thus\u00a0focuses on professional practice,\u00a0as it teaches professional skills and concrete applications of those skills.\u00a0 This course carries non-liberal credit. On the other hand, the course Introduction to Homeland Security \"introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Homeland Security, their importance and inter-related duties and relationships,\" and thus is theoretical in nature, as it teaches basic ideas and issues dealing with safety and security.\u00a0 This course carries liberal credit.\r\n\r\nSome courses focus on theory which, according to\u00a0a Google definition, is \"a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained\"; \"a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based.\" Theory courses include Literature, Ethics, History, and Psychology, among others.\u00a0 Studying Introduction to Psychology doesn't equip you to become a professional psychologist. Instead, it examines\r\n
the major ideas\/theories\/disciplines within psychology, such as research methods, sensation\/perception, memory, theories of personality, psychological disorders, social psychology, and others. Throughout this course, an emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of psychology as a science of human thought and behavior.<\/blockquote>\r\nThis course carries liberal credit. On the other hand, a course in Marketing Psychology may not be liberal, as it deals with the professional practice of persuasive techniques to achieve product or service placement.\u00a0 This course carries non-liberal credit.\u00a0 (Note, though, that a course such as Marketing Psychology may or may not be liberal, depending on its emphasis.)\r\n\r\n\"decorative\r\n\r\nA degree with\u00a0more professional practice\u00a0courses\/non-liberal credit\u00a0is either an Associate of Science, a Bachelor of Science, or a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree.\u00a0The \"science\" designation shows that there is a balance between professional and theory courses\/credits.\u00a0 The \"professional studies\" designation shows that there is a\u00a0preponderance of professional practice courses\/non-liberal credits.\r\n\r\nA degree with more theory courses\/liberal credit is either an Associate of Arts or a Bachelor of Arts degree. The \"arts\" designation shows that there is a preponderance of theory courses\/liberal credits.\r\n\r\nAll of these degrees are valid college degrees, all recognized by other schools and employers.\u00a0 Your degree type simply depends on the type of courses and credits that you include.\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

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An associate or bachelor’s degree may be one of many types, based on the types of courses in your degree plan.\u00a0 Professional practice courses are non-liberal; theory courses are liberal.\u00a0 The number of liberal credits determines your type of degree.<\/p>\n

\"decorativeSome courses focus on professional practice,\u00a0courses in which you learn how to do something, learn a professional skill, and\/or apply professional concepts to real-world problems.\u00a0 Examples of professional practice\u00a0courses include Accounting, Case Management, and Applied Mathematics.\u00a0 For example, a course in Advanced Principles of Safety and Survival “prepares students to manage and administer training and education programs in fire and emergency services” and thus\u00a0focuses on professional practice,\u00a0as it teaches professional skills and concrete applications of those skills.\u00a0 This course carries non-liberal credit. On the other hand, the course Introduction to Homeland Security “introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Homeland Security, their importance and inter-related duties and relationships,” and thus is theoretical in nature, as it teaches basic ideas and issues dealing with safety and security.\u00a0 This course carries liberal credit.<\/p>\n

Some courses focus on theory which, according to\u00a0a Google definition, is “a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained”; “a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based.” Theory courses include Literature, Ethics, History, and Psychology, among others.\u00a0 Studying Introduction to Psychology doesn’t equip you to become a professional psychologist. Instead, it examines<\/p>\n

the major ideas\/theories\/disciplines within psychology, such as research methods, sensation\/perception, memory, theories of personality, psychological disorders, social psychology, and others. Throughout this course, an emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of psychology as a science of human thought and behavior.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This course carries liberal credit. On the other hand, a course in Marketing Psychology may not be liberal, as it deals with the professional practice of persuasive techniques to achieve product or service placement.\u00a0 This course carries non-liberal credit.\u00a0 (Note, though, that a course such as Marketing Psychology may or may not be liberal, depending on its emphasis.)<\/p>\n

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A degree with\u00a0more professional practice\u00a0courses\/non-liberal credit\u00a0is either an Associate of Science, a Bachelor of Science, or a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree.\u00a0The “science” designation shows that there is a balance between professional and theory courses\/credits.\u00a0 The “professional studies” designation shows that there is a\u00a0preponderance of professional practice courses\/non-liberal credits.<\/p>\n

A degree with more theory courses\/liberal credit is either an Associate of Arts or a Bachelor of Arts degree. The “arts” designation shows that there is a preponderance of theory courses\/liberal credits.<\/p>\n

All of these degrees are valid college degrees, all recognized by other schools and employers.\u00a0 Your degree type simply depends on the type of courses and credits that you include.<\/p>\n

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