OpenFieldUT Southern · Pulaski, Tennessee, United States
The University of Tennessee Southern (UT Southern), founded in 1870 as Martin Methodist College and joining the University of Tennessee system in 2021, is the primary public baccalaureate institution serving Southern Middle Tennessee in Pulaski. Celebrated for nursing and healthcare professions, business management, criminal justice, and interdisciplinary environmental biology, UT Southern provides personal mentorship paired with statewide UT system resources.
UT Southern delivers undergraduate and graduate education through four divisions: the Jeanette M. Travis School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Division of Business, Division of Mathematics and Sciences, and the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. The campus is expanding healthcare simulation and agricultural education.
Admissions are holistic and test-optional for undergraduate students, evaluating high school GPA (minimum 2.5). Graduate nursing applicants require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, unencumbered RN license, statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation, and English proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
CCNE-accredited undergraduate nursing program featuring high-fidelity simulation labs, intensive clinical rotations across Southern Middle Tennessee hospitals, and rural health clinics.
Cohort-based executive MBA program addressing health systems budgeting, organizational behavior, regional supply chain logistics, and business analytics in rural communities.
Field-oriented biology curriculum utilizing the Elk River basin and Duck River watershed—one of the most biologically diverse river systems in North America—to study fish taxonomy, freshwater mussels, and forest ecology.
Practical criminal justice program covering constitutional criminal procedure, crisis intervention training, community corrections, forensic investigation basics, and juvenile justice.
Undergraduate computing curriculum focusing on enterprise perimeter defenses, security information and event management (SIEM), digital incident response, and network security.
Graduate clinical counseling program preparing licensed counselors in rural substance abuse treatment, family systems therapy, psychopharmacology principles, and clinical mental health diagnostics.
Chair & Associate Professor of Nursing
Jeanette M. Travis School of Nursing
Dr. Decker conducts clinical research on rural healthcare nursing retention, high-fidelity clinical simulation training, and cardiovascular health promotion in ...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Biology
Division of Mathematics and Sciences
Dr. Hanes investigates freshwater mussel conservation physiology, toxicological bioassays in aquatic macroinvertebrates, and ecological impacts of agricultural ...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of History & Division Chair
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Vickers specializes in 19th and 20th century American Southern history, Civil War historiography in Middle Tennessee, and regional agrarian political econom...
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