Minors
The following minors can be pursued based on a student's undergraduate degree plan.
The purpose of the minor in Human Resources is to prepare students for the realities of managing and developing people in the workplace. Students will improve their ability to solve problems, improve processes and enhance the effectiveness and reliability of employees in any type of organization. In addition to developing skills in key HR areas, students will develop important skills in critical thinking, problem solving, technology and communications.
- ORGD 3340 Organizational Development
- ORGD 4350 Leadership in Organizations
12 hours from the following:
- HRES 3330 Human Resources and the Law
- HRES 3350 Staffing
- HRES 3360 Training and Development
- HRES 3370 Compensation and Benefits
- HRES 3380 Performance Management
Operations Management prepares students to apply business practices to make an organization run as efficiently as possible.
- MGT 3340 Concepts/Functions Management
- MGT 3354 Theories/Concepts Personnel Management
- MGT 4346 Quality Assurance
- MGT 4348 Supply Chain Management
- MGT 4373 Operation/Organization Efficiency
- MSC 3370 Statistical Analysis/Business
The purpose of the minor in Organizational Communication is to prepare students for the important role of communications in a variety of different types of organizations. The main role of organizational communications is to make sure that all members of an organization are informed of important information, persuaded of its importance and to enhance collegiality of the sharing of information for the good of the business, community or institution
- ORGC 2310 Interpersonal Communication
- ORGC 3310 Organizational Communication
- ORGC 3320 Persuasive Communication
- ORGC 4310 Communication and Decision-Making
The purpose of the Organizational Development minor is to prepare students for challenges related to improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency by increasing the capacity for individuals, groups and organizations to adapt to change.
- ORGD 3340 Organizational Development
- ORGD 4350 Leadership in Organizations
12 hours from the following:
- ORGD 3360 Teambuilding in Organizations
- ORGD 3370 Total Quality Management
- ORGD 3390 Communication in Organizations
- ORGD 3395 Organizational Change
- ORGD 4330 Organizational Learning
A minor in project management prepares students for the discipline of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and success.
- MGT 3340 Concepts and Functions of Management
- MGT 3347 Project Management Method
- MGT 3357 Project Planning
- MGT 4340 Applied Management Practice
- MGT 4355 Organizational Behavior
- MGT 4357 Project Leadership
PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology (If completed, replace with a PSYC 3000-4000 elective)
- 3000-4000 PSYC Elective
- 3000-4000 PSYC Elective
- 3000-4000 PSYC Elective
- 3000-4000 PSYC Elective