Professional Master’s Degrees
South Dakota State University
8-October-2015
Professional Science Master’s Programs
What Professional Students want……
SDSU Professional Master’s Degree
“Option D”
 Patterned after Professional Science Master’s
 30 cr min
 Supervisory committee: Not Required
 Prepares students for discreet, identified job types within business, industry,
government, non-profit sector
 Core Competencies (Program Learning Outcomes)
 Requires a Program Advisory Board
 Annual review of program learning outcomes
 Provide suggestions for improvement to program and administration
 Students must complete a Comprehensive Component
 “capstone experience”: requires an integrative understanding
 Evaluated by 2 grad faculty members
Program:
 Teresa Hall, Dept Head, Construction & Operations Management
 M Eng
 Kurt Cogswell, Dept Head, Mathematics & Statistics
 MS Data Science
 General Comments of Option D approval process
 Program Learning Outcomes
 Program Advisory Board
 Management Practices
 Composition
 Charter
Thank You
Professional Science Master’s