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Minors2023-08-08T10:20:40-05:00

Childhood Studies Minor

Missouri Western State University offers an interdisciplinary minor in childhood studies. This minor is intended for those students who have child-related emphases in their major disciplines, such as juvenile delinquency, child psychology, or pediatrics or for those who simply wish to learn more about the subject of childhood.  The minor will also provide a foundation of study for those students who intend to go on to professional or graduate school in order to study in child-related areas. This minor does not provide students with certification to teach in the state of Missouri.

Each student interested in this minor should discuss with his or her major academic advisor which courses best fit that student's discipline and concentration area as well as which general studies courses need to be chosen to satisfy prerequisites.

To insure that the minor is a truly interdisciplinary experience, at least three disciplines must be represented with no more than nine hours coming from any one discipline:

Minor Requirements
Select eighteen credit hours from the following:18
Introduction to Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Law and Procedures
Family, Community, and Schools: Partnering for Young Children 1
Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child 2
Children's Literature 2
Collaborating with Families and School Personnel for Inclusion
Literature for Adolescents
Child Growth and Motor Development
Domestic Relations
Maternal/Newborn Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
Life-Span Developmental Psychology 3
Child/Adolescent Psychology
Child Psychopathology and Social Dynamics 3
The Family
Family and Child Welfare
Theatre for Children and Youth
Internship: Relevant field experience/practicum/internship through any academic department 4
Relevant Special Topics Course offered through any academic department 4
Relevant Independent Study arranged with any full-time faculty member 4
Total Credit Hours18

University Graduation Requirements

  1. Have a valid and declared major on file (minors cannot be awarded in the same areas as the major, emphasis or concentration).
  2. Earn a minimum of 3 credit hours beyond the major, emphasis, concentration and/or general studies requirements.
  3. Earn a minor GPA of at least 2.0.

Cognitive Science Minor

Missouri Western State University offers an interdisciplinary minor in Cognitive Sciences. This minor is intended for students who are interested in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the brain, mind, and cognition broadly construed.  To be able to do this, students in the minor will engage in viewing this topic from multiple perspectives, with a strong foundation in psychology and additional courses that broaden and build on that foundation from other areas across the university. The minor will provide a foundation of study for those students who intend to go on to professional or graduate school in cognitive sciences and related fields such as human factors/usability, computer sciences, philosophy, psychology, neurosciences, and medicine.

Each student interested in the minor should discuss with his or her major academic advisor which courses best fit that student’s discipline and concentration area. The minor does allow for an independent readings/research course or a special topics course to count to the minor, this must be related to cognitive sciences and approved by the director of the minor.

Minor Requirements
One course from the following:3
Learning and Memory
Cognitive Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction
One course from the following:3
Introduction to Neuroscience
Sensation and Perception
One course from the following:3
Language Awareness
Second Language Acquisition
Language Development for Educators
One course from the following:3
Reasoning and Argumentation
Symbolic Logic
One course from the following:3
Introduction to Computer Programming
Programming for Engineering Technology
One course from the following:3
BIO/ENG/HUM/PSC/PSY 314 Technology and Society
Learning and Memory
Cognitive Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction
Introduction to Neuroscience
Sensation and Perception
Language Awareness
Special Topics Course: A three credit hour special topics course relevant to cognitive sciences and offered by any academic department
Independent Study: A three credit hour independent study course relevant to cognitive sciences and arranged with any full-time faculty member
Total Credit Hours18

University Graduation Requirements

  1. Have a valid and declared major on file (minors cannot be awarded in the same areas as the major, emphasis or concentration).
  2. Earn a minimum of 3 credit hours beyond the major, emphasis, concentration and/or general studies requirements.
  3. Earn a minor GPA of at least 2.0.

Entrepreneurship Minor

Minor Requirements
ENT 201Entrepreneurship I3
ENT 301Entrepreneurship II3
Select twelve additional credit hours from the following:12
Group I: 1
Introductory Financial Accounting
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Personal Finance
Introduction to Business
Business Law I
Organizational Behavior
Principles of Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Professional Selling and Sales Management
Advertising and Promotion
Group II: 1
Introduction to Web Page Development
Data Analytics
Beginning Drawing I
Two-Dimensional Design
Human Ecology
Technology and Society
Construction Materials
Organic Chemistry II
Environmental Chemistry & Chemical Management
Introduction to Film
Production I
Introduction to Mass Media
Introduction to Public Relations
Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Communication
Public Relations Campaigns
Economics of Health Care
Economics of the Environment
Programming for Engineering Technology
Computer-Aided Drafting I
Computer-Aided Drafting II
Engineering Materials
Technical Report Writing
Technology and Society
Creative Writing: Prose
Creative Writing: Poetry
Web Content and Design
Document Design
Multimedia Authoring
Globalization, Labor, and Resources
Human Resources and Operations Management
Technology and Society
Digital Photography
Media Design
Web Content and Design
Media Law and Ethics
Multimedia Storytelling
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution
Conflict Management
Manufacturing Processes
Manufacturing Methods
Entrepreneurship in Music
Live Sound Reinforcement
Seminar in Music Business Practices
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Social Psychology
Law for the Recreation and Sport Practitioner
Marketing in Recreation and Sport
Entrepreneurship in Recreation and Sport
Technical Production 1
Acting I
Elementary French I
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary French II
Elementary Spanish II
Intermediate French I
Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate French II
Intermediate Spanish II
Total Credit Hours18

University Graduation Requirements

  1. Have a valid and declared major on file (minors cannot be awarded in the same areas as the major, emphasis or concentration).
  2. Earn a minimum of 3 credit hours beyond the major, emphasis, concentration and/or general studies requirements.
  3. Earn a minor GPA of at least 2.0.

Psychology Minor

Minor Requirements
PSY 101General Psychology3
PSY 200Intermediate Psychology3
Select one from the following:3
Learning and Memory
Cognitive Psychology
Introduction to Neuroscience
Sensation and Perception
Motivation and Emotion
Select one from the following:3
Psychology of Communication
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Child/Adolescent Psychology
Psychology of Personality
Social Psychology
Select nine additional credit hours of Psychology courses9
Total Credit Hours21

University Graduation Requirements

  1. Have a valid and declared major on file (minors cannot be awarded in the same areas as the major, emphasis or concentration).
  2. Earn a minimum of 3 credit hours beyond the major, emphasis, concentration and/or general studies requirements.
  3. Earn a minor GPA of at least 2.0.

Our minors help you explore your interests and further develop your career goals. With a range of minors to choose from, you can customize a program focused on your individual needs.