Minor Programs
Business
This interdisciplinary minor provides students with a business-oriented supplement to their academic major. It is designed to introduce students to a variety of fundamental business skills.
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More information, contact:
Dr. Maung Min
610-285-5117 | maungkmin@psu.edu
Civic and Community Engagement
The Civic and Community Engagement minor (CIVCM) is an interdisciplinary program that provides an opportunity for students to extend their education beyond the classroom through engagement in socially meaningful public scholarship in community projects.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Mary Hutchinson
610-285-5114 | mhutchinson@psu.edu
Corporate Communication
The minor in Corporate Communication (CC-UMNR) introduces students to strategic communication for organizations or brands, including for-profit business, non-profit organizations, and government entities. The minor will prepare students to support organizations or brands with their communication goals and stakeholder relationship management. Students will be introduced to foundational concepts of corporate communication. Additionally, students will engage in studying internal or external communication practices that contribute to organizational brand and reputation. Students will also have an opportunity to pursue special interests in corporate communication, such as social and digital media, risk and crisis communications, writing for the web, marketing, and management strategies.
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For more information, contact:
Mr. Robert Wolfe
610-285-5125 | rtw13@psu.edu
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This interdisciplinary minor uses problem-based learning and other active learning pedagogies to prepare students to create value and be agents of positive change in their discipline and their careers. The courses develop skills , knowledge and values in problem solving, innovation, opportunity recognition, self-efficacy, leadership, ethics, communications and learning from failure. To meet the students’ broad range of entrepreneurship and innovation interests, core courses (9 credits) establish foundational knowledge, and then students select a concentration cluster aligned to specific contexts such as entrepreneurship in food and bio-innovation, technology, the arts, media, hospitality, digital, social entrepreneurship, advocacy or new ventures.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Denise Ogden
610-285-5156 | dto2@psu.edu
Health Policy & Administration
The minor in Health Policy and Administration (HPA) is designed to allow students to learn more about the health care system, health policy, and health administration. The minor is most appropriate for students interested in clinical and health-related fields, professional fields, or the social sciences, giving these students an understanding of the health care industry and the impact of business and government on that industry.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Anita Yuskauskas
610-285-5107 | auy10@psu.edu
Information Sciences and Technology
This minor is structured to provide students with the theoretical frameworks and skill sets necessary to compete and be productive in the information technology-intensive global context that defines the new "Information Age."
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For more information, contact:
Kermit Burley
610-285-5071 | kmb6846@psu.edu
Psychology
The Psychology minor is designed to provide undergraduate students with a broad overview of topics and domains within psychology, knowledge and skills related to research methods in psychology, and deeper knowledge of research, theory, and application in one or two specific content domains.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Kevin Kelley
610-285-5062 | kjk13@psu.edu
Rehabilitation & Human Services
The minor in Rehabilitation and Human Services supplements the educational needs of students across disciplines who wish to gain advanced knowledge and skills related to health, disability, and interpersonal interactions.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Leigh Cundari
610-285-5132 | lac42@psu.edu
Sustainability
The Intercollege Minor in Sustainability Leadership has been designed for students who wish to promote environmental, social, and economic sustainability in their personal and professional lives. Administered by a University-wide faculty committee, the program provides an opportunity for students in any academic major to develop key competencies that will be the foundation for their growth as sustainability leaders in their civic and professional endeavors. Students cultivate these sustainability leadership competencies in the context of thematic tracks that allow them to focus on particular topics within sustainability studies.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Maung Min
610-285-5117 | maungkmin@psu.edu