Following are the requirements for official UMF minors. Contact the chairperson of the department offering the minor for an application.
*Starred courses have pre-requisites not included in minor requirements.
ART
ARH 105 Ancient to Medieval Art 3
ARH 106 Renaissance to Modern Art 3
ART 112 Two-Dimensional Design on the Computer or
ART 115 Beginning Drawing 3
ART 113 Three-Dimensional Design 3
Six additional credits of courses in art numbered ART 200
or higher 6
Total 18 credits
ATHLETIC COACHING
PEC 100 Foundations of Coaching 3
BIO 150 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
PEC 210 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries 3
PEC 219 Athletic Management 3
*PEC 225 Coaching Athletic Conditioning 3
*HEA 303 Physiology of Exercise 3
The following two courses are by permission only:
EC 296 Practicum in Coaching or
*SKI 295 Practicum in Skiing 1-6
Select a minimum of three credits of the following coaching courses:
SKI 123 Ski Coaching 3
PEC 215 Soccer Coaching 3
PEC 218 Basketball Coaching 3
Total 23 credits
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
BIOLOGY
BIO 161 General Zoology 4
BIO 172 General Botany 4
Ten additional credits of biology courses 10
Total 18 credits
BUSINESS
*BUS 203 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3
BUS 204 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3
BUS 210 Principles of Management 3
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing 3
BUS 303 Business Law 3
*BUS 310 Human Resources Management 3
*BUS 340 Managerial Finance 3
ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics or
ECO 102 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Total 24 credits
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
CHEMISTRY
CHY 141 General Chemistry I 4
CHY 142 General Chemistry II 4
At least ten credits chosen from two of the following:
CHY 241 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits) and
CHY 251 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2 credits)
CHY 242 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits) and
CHY 252 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2 credits)
*CHY 353 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits) and
CHY 363 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (2 credits)
*CHY 354 Physical Chemistry II (3 credits) and
CHY 364 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (2 credits)
CHY 291 Analytical Chemistry (5 credits)
CHY 392 Instrumental Analysis (5 credits) 10
Total 18 credits
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COS 140 Introduction to Computer Science I 3
COS 142 Introduction to Computer Science II 3
COS 241 Computer Organization 3
*COS 251 Data Structures 3
Six credits of additional computer science courses
numbered above COS 140 6
Total 18 credits
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
ECONOMICS
ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECO 102 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
*ECO 308 Price Theory 3
*ECO 309 Money, Banking, and Macroeconomic Theory 3
*ECO 450 Managerial Economics 3
Three credits of additional economics courses 3
Total 18 credits
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
ENGLISH
ENG 181 Literary Analysis and Interpretation 4
ENG 249 British Texts and Contexts 3
ENG 270 Survey of Early American Literature 3
One 300-level literature course 3
Electives in literature 6
(Note: One course in creative writing may be substituted for a literature elective.)
Total 19 credits
EXERCISE SCIENCE
HEA 112 Personal and Community Needs for Health Education 3
HEA 120 Emergency Medical Response/Principles and Practices 3
HEA 296 Practicum in Community Health Education 3
*HEA 303 Physiology of Exercise 3
HNF 146 Nutrition and Exercise 3
PEC 225 Coaching Athletic Conditioning 3
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
Total 18 credits
FRENCH
Eighteen credits beyond the 100 level.
At least six credits must be taken in French literature.
Up to six credits from INS 393 (Semester in France) can count towards the minor.
Total 18 credits
GEOGRAPHY
GEO 101 Introduction to Regional Geography 3
GEO 102 Elements of Geography 3
One course in regional geography 3
One course in human geography 2-3
One course in physical geography 3
One course in techniques/methods in geograph 3-4
Note: See the B.A. in Geography for a listing of the courses that fit each of these designations.
Total 17-19 credits
GEOLOGY
GEY 110 Introduction to Geology or
GEY 131 Environmental Geoscience 4
GEY 132 Earth History 4
GEY 241 Mineralogy 4
GEY 242 Petrology and Petrography 4
Two additional credits of geology courses 2
Total 18 credits
HISTORY
HTY 103 United States History I 3
HTY 104 United States History II 3
HTY 110 Global History I 3
HTY 111 Global History II 3
Six additional credits in history numbered HTY 200 or higher,
only one of which may be a ?Live-In? 6
Total 18 credits
MATHEMATICS
*MAT 141 Calculus I 4
MAT 142 Calculus II 4
MAT 151 Foundations of Mathematics 3
Seven additional credits of mathematics courses
numbered MAT 132 or higher 7
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
Total 18 credits
MUSIC
MUS 105 Music from the Middle Ages through Mozart or
MUS 106 Music from Beethoven to the Present 3
MUS 186 Music Research and Writing 1
*MUS 201 Theory and Analysis I 3
MUS 203 Aural Skills 1 1
One semester of piano lessons (MUS 120 or MUS 220) 1-2
Upper-level courses in music history (in conjunction with
MUS 285 if offered), composition, theory, or interdisciplinary
studies involving music 3-4
Additional electives in music (not including MUS 101) 4-6
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
Total 18 credits
NUTRITION
HEA 141 Introductory Nutrition 3
HNF 144 Nutrition Care for Children 3
HNF 146 Nutrition and Exercise 3
HNF 245 Food and Culture 3
HNF 276 Topics in Nutrition 3
HNF 341 Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 3
Total 18 credits
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 100 Critical Thinking or
PHI 200 Logic 3
Fifteen additional credits in philosophy
(three credits in religion may be included) 15
Total 18 credits
PHYSICS
*PHY 141 General Physics I 4
*PHY 142 General Physics II 4
Note: MAT 141 and MAT 142 are prerequisites for PHY 141 and PHY 142.
PHY 241 Modern Physics 3
Seven additional credits of physics courses (not including
PHY 110) 7
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
Total 18 credits
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POS 101 American Government 3
POS 121 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3
POS 136 Introduction to International Relations 3
POS 204 American Foreign Policy 3
Six additional credits of political science courses 6
Total 18 credits
PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 101 General Psychology 3
Fifteen credits in psychology beyond PSY 101 15
Total 18 credits
REHABILITATION SERVICES
Required:
REH 110 Introduction to Disability Studies 3
REH 120 Community Services and the Rehabilitation Process 3
REC 140 Orientation to Therapeutic Recreation 3
One of the following:
REH 200 Counseling and Interviewing Foundations
REH 205 Group Process 3
Two upper-level courses in Rehabilitation or upper-level
selected courses in Recreation with a therapeutic emphasis.
All selections must be approved by the Rehabilitation
Services minor advisor. 6
Total 18 credits
RELIGION
REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion 4
REL 225 Sacred Text and Ritual 4
REL 245 Myth and America 4
Four credits in religion at the 300 level or higher 4
At least three other credits in religion or philosophy 3
Total 19 credits
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC 215 Social Problems and Social Change 3
ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology 3
Nine additional credits in sociology courses 9
Total 18 credits
THEATER
Eighteen credits of theater courses with a maximum of three credits in THE 203. One course on Shakespeare may be included.
Total 18 credits
WOMEN?S STUDIES
WST 101 Introduction to Women?s Studies 3
WST 330 Feminist Theory 3
Twelve credits chosen from other WST courses and from departmental courses cross-listed with Women?s Studies.
At least three of these credits must be in WST courses. Cross-listed courses for each semester can be found in the course offerings booklet under the heading ?Women?s Studies.? Some cross-listed courses are the following, when taught by the instructors listed:
ARH 250 Women in Modern Art (Maline)
DAN 150 Modern Dance and Composition (Wescott)
ECE 440 Families and Child Care Settings (Clawson, Squibb, Yardley)
EDU 402 History and Philosophy of American Education (Evans)
ENG 287 Poetry by Women (Sharkey)
GEO 232 Cultural Geography (McAnneny)
HEA 262 Human Sexuality (Bryant, Merchant)
HNF 245 Food and Culture (Farmer)
HTY 246 U.S. Women?s History (Hepler)
INT 277 Franco-American Culture (Charron, Farmer)
PHE 206 Bodywork (Wescott)
PHI 306 Philosophy of Education (Cohen)
REL 201 Women and the Hebrew Bible (Reid)
SOC 201 Minority Groups (Talbot)
THE 101 Introduction to Theater (Decker) 12
Total 18 credits
Students may also petition the Women?s Studies Council to have their work in other courses count toward the minor.
