Areas of Concentration Details

African American Studies

18 hours

Requirements
AFAS 2000 - Introduction to African American Studies

Must include 9 hours of course work numbered 3000 or above with no more than 6 hours
from a single discipline and at least 6 hours from each of the following areas of concentration:

Humanities:
AFAS 4000 - Independent Study in African American Studies
AFAS 5000U - Topics in African American Studies
ENGL 2050 - Africa and the Diaspora
ENGL 3350 - Introduction to African American Literature
ENGL 5355U - Black Women Writers
ENGL 5350U - Topics in African American Literature
HIST 2100 - The African Diaspora
HIST 3150 - History of Africa to 1800
HIST 3160 – History of Africa Since 1800
HIST 3900 - African-American History To 1865
HIST 3910 - African-American History Since 1865
HIST 5200U - Topics in African History
HIST 5650U - Topics in African-American History
MUSC 2010 - Understanding Jazz

Social Sciences:
AFAS 4000 - Independent Study in African American Studies
AFAS 5000U - Topics in African American Studies
POLS 3980 - African Americans and the American Political System
POLS 5430U - Governments of Africa
POLS 5510U - Third World National Security
POLS 5560U - Comparative Foreign Policy
PUBH 5570U - Women and Minority Health Issues
SOCI 3200 - Racial and Ethnic Minorities

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Art

18 hours

Requirements
ARTS 1020 or ARTS 1030
ARTS 2710 or ARTS 2720
One lower division studio art course
Nine hours of upper division art courses from the art studio and/or art history areas

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Biology

18 hours

Requirements
Eighteen hours of biology courses, of which nine hours must be numbered 3000 or higher.

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Business

15-18 hours

Requirements
ECON 2106, ECON 2030, 3210, 3220, 3230, and ECON 2105 (if not taken in the core
curriculum).

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Chemistry

15 hours

Requirements
Six hours of lower division chemistry courses
Nine hours of upper division chemistry courses

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Communication

15-18 hours

Requirements
Two or three courses from ENGL 3720, 3730, 4700, 4740, 4750, 5770U, 5780U, FILM
5025 or JOUR 3430

Two or three courses from ENGL 5730U, 5800U, 5820U, JOUR 4000, or FILM 5010U

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Computer Science

15 hours

Requirements
CSCI 1301, CSCI 1302, and nine semester hours from any 3000-5000 level computer
science courses, excluding CSCI 3990, and internships.

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Criminal Justice

18 hours

Requirements
CRJU 1100, CRJU 2020, CRJU 3170, CRJU 3300, CRJU 5300U, CRJU 5500U

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Cyber Security

18 hours

Requirements
CSCI 1150 – Fundamentals of the Internet and the World Wide Web
CSCI 2070 – Introduction to Computer Ethics and Cyber Security

One course selected from:
ITEC 1310 – Programming in Visual Basic
CSCI 1302 – Advanced Programming Principles

One course selected from:
CRJU 3300 – Criminology
CRJU 3500 – Criminal Evidence and Procedure
CRJU 3600 – Topics in Criminal Justice
CRJU 5500U – Law and Legal Process
CRJU/ITEC 5001U – Cyber Security I
CRJU/ITEC 5002U – Cyber Security II

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Economics

15 hours

Requirements
ECON 2105 or 2106
Twelve credit hours of upper division economics courses, 3000 and above, except for ECON 5150U.

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Engineering Studies

15 hours

Requirements
Six hours from CSCI 1301, CSCI 1371, ENGR 1170, ENGR 1371 or any 2000 level ENGR course
Six hours from ENGR 3100, ENGR 3322 or PHYS3100
Three hours from CHEM 3071, CHEM 3072, CHEM 3300, CHEM 3401, CSCI 3201, CSCI 3321,
MATH 3460, MATH 3480, PHYS 3120, PHYS 3220, PHYS 3230, PHYS 3312, or STAT 3211

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English

15-18 hours

Requirements
Must include nine hours of English electives numbered 3000 or higher (maximum of three hours of 4990).

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European Union Studies

15 hours

Requirements
EURO 2000 - Introduction to the European Union
Nine hours from a multidisciplinary menu that includes campus as well as online courses
(consult Department of History for an updated list of courses).
Capstone seminar

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Film

15 hours

Requirements
Fifteen hours of film courses numbered 3000 or higher.

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French

15 hours

Requirements
Must include nine hours of language electives numbered 3000 or higher.

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Gender and Women's Studies

15 hours

Requirements
Fifteen semester hours from courses approved for the Gender and Women’s Studies Minor in
addition to those taken to satisfy areas A-E of the core. The courses taken from the approved list
must include:
1. At least nine semester hours from courses numbered 3000 or higher
2. Either GWST 1101 or 2101 (but may include both)

Courses approved for the Gender and Women’s Studies Minor and Undergraduate Certificate:
CRJU/SOCI/GWST 3510 - Gender, Violence and Society
ENGL 5340U - Literature by Women
ENGL 5355U – Black Women Writers
FILM 5025U – Popular Culture Theory and Criticism
FILM 5040U - Women and Film
GWST 1101 - Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
GWST 2101 - Ethics, Values, and Gender
GWST 2200 - Gender in Global Contexts
GWST 5000U - Topics in Gender and Women’s Studies
GWST 5500U - Topics in Women’s Leadership
GWST/SOCI - 5600U - Sociology of Gender
GWST 5700U - Feminist Theory
HIST 3740 - History of American Women
HIST 5660U - Topics in the History of Women and Gender in America
HIST 5670U - Topics in the History of Women and Gender in Europe
NURS 3355 - Women’s Health
PSYC 3100 - Human Sexuality
PUBH 5570U - Women and Minority Health Issues
PUBH 5575U - Health and Sexuality Education
SOCI 3150 - Sociology of the Family
SOCI 3300 - Social Stratification
SOCI 3800 - Sociology of Sexuality

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Health Science

18 hours

Requirements
HSCC 2500
HSCC 3130
HSCC 3140
Three upper level Health Science courses approved by the Head of the Health Sciences department

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History

15 hours

Requirements
Fifteen hours of 3000, 4000, 5000U level history courses.

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Information Technology

18 hours

Requirements
CSCI 1301, ITEC 1300, and ITEC 1310, plus nine semester hours from any 3000-4000 level
information technology courses.

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International Studies

18 hours

Requirements
1. Foreign Language 1002 or 2001 (3 hours)*
*Competency in foreign language through the 1002 level also may be demonstrated
through AP exams or CLEP tests

2. Foundation Course (3 hours):**
one of the following:
ECON 1150 - Global Economic Problems
POLS 1150 - World Politics
POLS 2290 - Foundations of International Relations
**If one has already been taken in Area B, student may take one of the other two, or
substitute one of those listed below. Courses taken to satisfy Area A through E may not be
counted as coursework in the minor. Courses taken in Area F may be counted in the minor.
CRJU 2010 - Universal Justice
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics
EURO 2000 - Introduction to the European Union
GEOG 1100 - World Regional Geography
GEOG 2120 - Cultural Geography
GWST 2200 - Gender in Global Contexts
HUMN 2960 - Foreign Language and Culture
PSYC 2300 - Global Perspectives in Development Psychology
SOCI 1101 - Introductory Sociology
SSCI 2960 - Foreign Language and Culture
The minor requires 12 hours of upper level coursework. 3 of these hours may be within the
section of the major labeled “Major Field.”

3. Two International Relations courses from the list below. (6 hours)
ECON 3450 - Environmental Economics
ECON 4400 - Seminar in Third World Economic Development
ECON 5200U - International Trade
ECON 5310U - International Financial Institutions Development
HIST 5100U - Topics in Latin American History
HIST 5300U - History of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
HIST 5480U - Topics in European History
HIST 5540U - Topics in U.S. Foreign Relations
POLS 3210 - International Relations: East Asia
POLS 5210U - International Law
POLS 5220U - Theory of International Relations
POLS 5250U - International Organizations
POLS 5260U - Media and Politics in Latin America
POLS 5280U - Seminar in Global Politics
POLS 5290U - American Foreign Policy
POLS 5270U - Intelligence and National Security Policy
POLS/CRJU 5130 - Political Terrorism

4. Two additional Comparative Politics/Area History Studies /International Economics
from the list below (6 hours).
ANTH 4401 - Special Topics in Anthropology
ECON 3450 - Environmental Economics
ECON 4400 - Seminar in Third World Economic Development
ECON 5200U - International Trade
ECON 5310U - International Financial Institutions
ENGL 5215U - Literature of the Non Western World
FREN 5030U – Special Topics in Francophone Literature
GEOG 5550U - Geography of South Asia
HIST 3110 - History of Latin America Since 1850
HIST 3150 - History of Africa to 1800
HIST 3160 - History of Africa Since 1800
HIST 3210 - Modern China
HIST 3220 - History of Japan
HIST 3230 - History of the Middle East
HIST 3300 - Modern Russia
HIST 3330 - Modern Germany
HIST 3360 - Modern East Central Europe
HIST 3560 Modern Europe
HIST 4900 - Seminar in Non Western History
HIST 5100U - Topics in Latin American History
HIST 5250U - Topics in Asian History
HIST 5300U - History of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
HIST 5480U - Topics in European History
HIST 5500U - Topics in British History
HIST 5540U - Topics in U.S. Foreign Relations
POLS 3340 - Politics and Ideology in Contemporary Europe
POLS 3420 - Governments of the Middle East
POLS 4400 - Independent Study in Comparative Government
POLS 5260U - Media and Politics in Latin America
POLS 5300U – Marxism, Socialism, and Democracy
POLS 5430U - African Politics
POLS 5440U - Latin American Politics
POLS 5460U - Governments of East Asia
POLS 5490U - Political Transformation of the Former Soviet Union
POLS 5510U - Third World National Security
POLS/CRJU 5520 - Comparative Judicial Systems
POLS 5530U - Global Environmental Politics
POLS 5560U - Comparative Foreign Policy
SOCI/POLS 5450U - Political Sociology of Nationalism
SPAN 3111 - Civilization and Culture of Spain
SPAN 3120 - Civilization and Culture of Latin America

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Leadership Studies

17 hours

Requirements
LEAD 1001, PHIL 2030, COMM 2280, PSYC 5300U
Six semester hours from: COMM 3050, ENGL 3720, GWST 5550U, HSCA 4620, PHIL
3200, POLS 5535U, PSYC 5150U, PSYC 5200U

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Legal Studies

18 hours

Requirements
POLS 3180, CRJU/POLS 5500U, and any four of the following:
HSSC 3110, LWSO/POLS 4190, POLS 3150, POLS 3160, POLS 3190, POLS 4170,
POLS 4171, POLS 4172, CRJU/POLS 5520U, CRJU 4500, or CRJU 4510

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Linguistics

15 hours

Requirements
ENGL 3010 and twelve hours of approved electives selected from LING 4700, LING 5000,
LING 5440, LING 5465, LING 5800, LING 5820, SPAN 4040, SPAN 3050, SPAN 3060, and
FREN 3030.

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Mathematics

16-17 hours

Requirements
MATH 2072 – Calculus II

Either MATH 2083 – Calculus III or MATH 2160 – Linear Algebra

Nine additional semester hours chosen from mathematics or statistics courses numbered
3000 or higher (excluding MATH 3201, 3750, 3911, 3912, 3932, 4961, 4962, 4963, 4750,
5412U and 5911U). MATH 3000 and MATH 5600U cannot both be used for the minor.
STAT courses cannot be used simultaneously for a mathematics and statistics minor.

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Mental Health

18 hours

Requirements
PSYC 1101 or 1101H; 3020, 3160, 3280, 5060U, 5150U

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Military Science

20 hours

Requirements
Twenty hours with grades of C or better in any of the following upper division military science courses:

• MILS 1101
• MILS 1102
• MILS 2201
• MILS 2202
• MILS 2250
• MILS 3302
• MILS 4401
• MILS 4402
• MILS 2001

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Music

18 hours

Requirements
MUSC 1100, 1111, 1130

Three semester hours from: MUSC 1112, 1130, 1300, 1400, 2520, 2540, 2550, 2560

Nine semester hours from: MUSC 3710, 3720, 4160, 4200, 4210, 4250, or any other upper
division music course

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Naval Science

17 hours

Requirements
NSCI 1001
NSCI 1002
NSCI 2001
NSCI 2002
NSCI 3001
NSCI 4001

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Neuroscience

15-16 hours

Requirements
One course selected from:
BIOL 2081 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 4200 – Mammalian Physiology
BIOL 4210 – Comparative Physiology

One course selected from:
BIOL 4230 – Neurophysiology and Disease
PSYC 3070 – Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3090 – Physiological Psychology
PSYC 3500 – Cognitive Psychology

One course selected from:
RHAB 4100 – Neuroscience in Rehabilitation Professions
RHAB 4111 – Pathophysiology for the Rehab Prof 1

One course selected from:
BIOL 4230 – Neurophysiology and Disease
PSYC 3070 – Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3090 – Physiological Psychology
PSYC 3500 – Cognitive Psychology
RHAB 4100 – Neuroscience in Rehabilitation Professions
RHAB 4111 – Pathophysiology for the Rehab Prof 1

One course selected from:
PSYC 5020U – Special Topics
RHAB 4903 – Directed Study in Rehabilitation Science

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Organizational Psychology

18 hours

Requirements
PSYC 1101 or 1101H; 3020, 5060U, 5150U, 5200U, 5300U

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Philosophy

15-18 hours (standard layout, no picture)

Requirements
Must include nine hours of philosophy electives numbered 3000 or higher.

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Physical Science

15 hours

Requirements
Six hours in chemistry, physical science, or physics.
Nine hours selected from:

• ASTR 3100
• GEOL 3100
• METR 3100
• OCEA 3100

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Physics

15 hours

Requirements
Six hours of lower division physics courses
Nine hours of upper division physics courses

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Political Science

15 hours

Requirements
Fifteen hours of 3000+ level course work, with at least one course from each of the four
areas of concentration:

American Political Institutions: POLS 3160, POLS 3170, POLS 3180, POLS 4100, POLS 4110,
POLS 4160, POLS 4150, POLS/LWSO 4190

International Affairs: POLS 3210, POLS 5210U, POLS 4200, POLS 5220U, POLS 5290U, POLS 5130U

Political Theory: POLS 3320, POLS 3350, POLS/SOCI 3360, POLS 4300

Comparative Government: POLS/SOCI 5450U, POLS 5460U, POLS 5490U, POLS 4400, POLS 5420U

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Psychology

15 hours

Requirements
PSYC 1101
12 hours of upper division course work

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Public History

15 hours

Requirements
HIST 4500
HIST 3991
Nine hours from the following:
HIST 3800, 3820, 5810U, 5830U, 5850U, 5750U

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Religious Studies

18 hours

Requirements
RELI 2100 — World Religions

This minor requires the completion of RELI 2100 plus five upper level (3000+) undergraduate
courses either from the list below or as approved by the minor program coordinator:
ANTH 4000 Sorcery, Demons, and Gods
ENGL 3141 Bible as Literature
ENGL 5215U Literature of the Non-Western World
ENGL 5440U Early English Literature
ENGL 5480U Literature of the English Renaissance
ENGL 5485U Milton
HIST 3225 History of the Ancient Near East
HIST 3440 Europe in The Middle Ages
HIST 5450U Topics in Medieval History
PHIL 3120 Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 3330 Philosophy of Religion
POLS 4300 Religion and Political Thought
SOCI/POLS 5450U Political Sociology of Nationalism
RELI 4000 Special Topics in Religious Studies
Other Special Topics courses as approved by coordinator

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Sociology

15 hours

Requirements
SOCI 1101
12 hours of upper division sociology course work

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Spanish

15 hours

Requirements
Must include nine hours of language electives numbered 3000 or higher.

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Statistics

16 hours

Requirements
MATH 2072 - Calculus II
MATH 2160 - Linear Algebra
Three courses chosen from:
STAT 3211, STAT 3222, STAT 3231, STAT 3232, STAT 3240

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Theater

15 hours

Requirements
Three semester hours from: THEA 1100, 1200, 2270, 2410
Twelve semester hours from: any 3000-4000 level THEA courses

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Transnational Crime

15 hours

Requirements
CRJU 1100, CRJU 3120, CRJU 3210, CRJU/POLS 5520U, CRJU/POLS 5130U, or CRJU
5200U

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Writing

15 hours

Requirements
Must include 15 hours from the following: ENGL 3020, 3720, 3730, 4700, 4740, 4750, 5740U,
5750U, 5760U, 5770U, 5780U, JOUR 3270, 3430.