Minors
In addition to the minors listed below, minors are available in every major (program) in all departments.
A minor at USIU consists of 15 units, at least 12 of which must be upper-division, and 3 of which must be Lower-division. The choice of a minor is optional for undergraduate students. Students who elect not to have a minor must take 15 units of unrestricted elective courses, at least 12 of which are upper division and 3 Lower-division. In addition, the School of Arts and Sciences offers minors for which there are no majors available. These minors and their course requirements follow. Courses are three units unless otherwise indicated.
AFRICAN STUDIES
Choose five courses from two of the disciplines listed below:
History
HIS 3015 20th Century Eastern Africa
HIS 3025 History of Kenya
HIS 4120 African Economic History
International Relations
IRL 3010 Development Issues in Africa
IRL 3021 Hunger and Development in Africa
IRL 3040 Politics in Africa
IRL 3060 African International Relations
IRL 4001 Regional Conflict in Africa
IRL 4050 U.S.-Africa Relations
IRL 4065 U.S.-East African Relations
IRL 4281 East Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent
IRL 4811 Critical Issues in Africa
Literature
LIT 4785 African Authors Seminar
Philosophy
PHL 4230 African Philosophy
COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY
Choose four courses in addition to PHL 1104:
PHL 1104 Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 3306 Comparative Philosophy
PHL 3307 Major Movements in U.S. Philosophy
PHL 3309 Major Figures in Philosophy
PHL 3310 Ethics and Value Theory
PHL 3500 Epistemology and Gender
PHL 4420 Asian Philosophy
For the minor, PHL 3306 is a prerequisite for PHL 3307, 3500, or 4420.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division:
ENV 2001 Sustainable Resource Management
ENV 3200 Water Use and Management
ENV 3288 Field studies
ENV 3300 Energy Use and Management
ENV 4000 Environmental Economics
ENV 4200 Environmental Law
FAMILY STUDIES
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division:
PSY 3150 Courtship and Marriage
PSY 3160 Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
PSY 3182 Group and Family Counselling with the Chemically Dependent
SOC 2205 The Family in the U.S.
SOC 3310 Family and Kinship in a Multicultural Context
ENGLISH
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division
Students wishing to take a Minor in English will be expected to have taken ENG 2000 before they begin the Minor program. The Minor will comprise 5 courses from those listed below.
LIT 2215 Approaches to Literature
ENG 3303 Advanced English Composition
ENG 3304 English Language History
ENG 3306 English Grammar
ENG 3310 Creative Writing Workshop: The Essay
ENG 3311 Creative Writing Workshop: Writing for the Media
LIT 3775 Post-Colonial Writing in English
ENG 4900 Creative Writing Workshop: Individual Project
GENDER STUDIES
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division:
GNS 2000 Introduction to Gender Studies
GNS 2001 Communication and Gender
GNS 3001 Women and Men in Cross-Cultural Perspective
GNS 4800 Seminar: Male and Female Creativity
HIS 3005 History of Women and Men in the U.S.
PHL 3500 Epistemology and Gender
PSY 2125 Human Sexuality
SOC 3310 Family and Kinship in a Multicultural Context
LITERATURE
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division:
Students wishing to take a Minor in Literature will be expected to have taken LIT 1106 African Fiction: Introduction to the African Novel, before they begin the Minor program. The Minor will comprise 5 courses from those listed below.
LIT 2220 Literature and Culture
LIT 3340 Myths, Rituals and Archetypes
LIT 3351 Masterpieces of World Literature
ENG 3309 Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction
ENG 4000 Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry
LIT 4007 Major Works of British and American Literature
LIT 4785 African Authors Seminar
LIT 4815 Oral Literature
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Courses are three units unless otherwise indicated.
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division
PSY 1185: Introduction to chemical dependency
PSY 2181: Psychopharmacology and addiction
PSY 2182: Treatment methods and modalities of chemical dependency
PSY 2183: Theories and techniques of chemical dependency counseling
PSY 3181: Trends and issues in chemical dependency
PSY 3182: Group and family counseling with the chemically dependent family
INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Courses are three units each unless otherwise indicated
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division
PSY 3142: Introduction to industrial/organizational psychology
PSY 3143: Psychology at work I: Measuring organizational characteristics
PSY 4142: Psychology at work II: Prediction and measurement of human performance
PSY 4143: Social psychology in an organizational context
PSY 4144: Communication and leadership
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Courses are three units each unless otherwise indicated
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division:
PSY1171: Introduction to Health Psychology
PSY 3172: Understanding Grief, Loss and Bereavement
PSY4171: Behavioral Health Therapy
PSY 4172: HIV – AIDS Testing and Counseling
A minor at USIU consists of 15 units, at least 12 of which must be upper-division, and 3 of which must be Lower-division. The choice of a minor is optional for undergraduate students. Students who elect not to have a minor must take 15 units of unrestricted elective courses, at least 12 of which are upper division and 3 Lower-division. In addition, the School of Arts and Sciences offers minors for which there are no majors available. These minors and their course requirements follow. Courses are three units unless otherwise indicated.
AFRICAN STUDIES
Choose five courses from two of the disciplines listed below:
History
HIS 3015 20th Century Eastern Africa
HIS 3025 History of Kenya
HIS 4120 African Economic History
International Relations
IRL 3010 Development Issues in Africa
IRL 3021 Hunger and Development in Africa
IRL 3040 Politics in Africa
IRL 3060 African International Relations
IRL 4001 Regional Conflict in Africa
IRL 4050 U.S.-Africa Relations
IRL 4065 U.S.-East African Relations
IRL 4281 East Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent
IRL 4811 Critical Issues in Africa
Literature
LIT 4785 African Authors Seminar
Philosophy
PHL 4230 African Philosophy
COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY
Choose four courses in addition to PHL 1104:
PHL 1104 Introduction to Philosophy
PHL 3306 Comparative Philosophy
PHL 3307 Major Movements in U.S. Philosophy
PHL 3309 Major Figures in Philosophy
PHL 3310 Ethics and Value Theory
PHL 3500 Epistemology and Gender
PHL 4420 Asian Philosophy
For the minor, PHL 3306 is a prerequisite for PHL 3307, 3500, or 4420.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division:
ENV 2001 Sustainable Resource Management
ENV 3200 Water Use and Management
ENV 3288 Field studies
ENV 3300 Energy Use and Management
ENV 4000 Environmental Economics
ENV 4200 Environmental Law
FAMILY STUDIES
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division:
PSY 3150 Courtship and Marriage
PSY 3160 Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
PSY 3182 Group and Family Counselling with the Chemically Dependent
SOC 2205 The Family in the U.S.
SOC 3310 Family and Kinship in a Multicultural Context
ENGLISH
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division
Students wishing to take a Minor in English will be expected to have taken ENG 2000 before they begin the Minor program. The Minor will comprise 5 courses from those listed below.
LIT 2215 Approaches to Literature
ENG 3303 Advanced English Composition
ENG 3304 English Language History
ENG 3306 English Grammar
ENG 3310 Creative Writing Workshop: The Essay
ENG 3311 Creative Writing Workshop: Writing for the Media
LIT 3775 Post-Colonial Writing in English
ENG 4900 Creative Writing Workshop: Individual Project
GENDER STUDIES
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division:
GNS 2000 Introduction to Gender Studies
GNS 2001 Communication and Gender
GNS 3001 Women and Men in Cross-Cultural Perspective
GNS 4800 Seminar: Male and Female Creativity
HIS 3005 History of Women and Men in the U.S.
PHL 3500 Epistemology and Gender
PSY 2125 Human Sexuality
SOC 3310 Family and Kinship in a Multicultural Context
LITERATURE
Choose five courses, one lower division and four upper-division:
Students wishing to take a Minor in Literature will be expected to have taken LIT 1106 African Fiction: Introduction to the African Novel, before they begin the Minor program. The Minor will comprise 5 courses from those listed below.
LIT 2220 Literature and Culture
LIT 3340 Myths, Rituals and Archetypes
LIT 3351 Masterpieces of World Literature
ENG 3309 Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction
ENG 4000 Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry
LIT 4007 Major Works of British and American Literature
LIT 4785 African Authors Seminar
LIT 4815 Oral Literature
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Courses are three units unless otherwise indicated.
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division
PSY 1185: Introduction to chemical dependency
PSY 2181: Psychopharmacology and addiction
PSY 2182: Treatment methods and modalities of chemical dependency
PSY 2183: Theories and techniques of chemical dependency counseling
PSY 3181: Trends and issues in chemical dependency
PSY 3182: Group and family counseling with the chemically dependent family
INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Courses are three units each unless otherwise indicated
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division
PSY 3142: Introduction to industrial/organizational psychology
PSY 3143: Psychology at work I: Measuring organizational characteristics
PSY 4142: Psychology at work II: Prediction and measurement of human performance
PSY 4143: Social psychology in an organizational context
PSY 4144: Communication and leadership
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Courses are three units each unless otherwise indicated
Choose five courses, one lower- division and four upper-division:
PSY1171: Introduction to Health Psychology
PSY 3172: Understanding Grief, Loss and Bereavement
PSY4171: Behavioral Health Therapy
PSY 4172: HIV – AIDS Testing and Counseling