HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MINOR
Total Hours Required: 21

The Human Services Minor is designed for students interested in working as professionals with youth and human service organizations, such as programs for homeless families, programs for physically challenged individuals, and Junior Achievement. By completing the minor, students will automatically meet the requirements for American Humanics Certification, recognized nationally by youth and human service organizations as providing the knowledge and skills equivalent to someone who has been working as a professional in nonprofits for one year. The fifteen nonprofits supporting American Humanics, Inc. and its certificate program indicate that the need exceeds 20,000 entry-level professionals each year.

ACCT 206	Introductory Financial Accounting	3 cr.
SOCL 302	Social Organization	3 cr.
MKT 310	Consumer Analysis and Behavior	3 cr.
SOCL 392*	Practicum in NonProfit Organizations	3 cr.
SOCL 492*	Seminar in Non-Profit Organizations	3 cr.
SOCL 499	Field Research	3 cr.
Independent Study (3 hours) in student's major
*Cross listed as psychology, management and political science.

 

PUBLIC HISTORY MINOR
Total Hours Required: 21

The minor in Public History is an interdisciplinary program that enables students to gain knowledge and skills applicable to multiple career modes in public history and related fields. Students will gain experience in research, interpretation, and public presentation that will help prepare them for professions in historical museums, historic houses and sites, national and state military parks, historic preservation and conservation, heritage tourism, and education. The program provides for individual development in specific areas of public history. Students are expected to set goals and objectives, and to work closely with supervising professors in developing professional expertise in selected studies.

Required Courses:
HIST 145	United States History to 1877	3 cr.
HIST 146	United States History Since 1877	3 cr.
HIST 271	History of Louisiana	3 cr.
HIST 370	Introduction to Public History	3 cr.
HIST 399	Internship in History	3 cr.
HIST 475	Seminar in Local History	3 cr.
HIST 495	Independent Studies	3 cr.

PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION MINOR
Total Hours Required: 21

The minor in Public Safety Administration provides knowledge of public sector management in general, and specifically equips those students interested in careers in public safety agencies. Drawing upon the disciplines of political science and criminal justice, it exposes the student to basic principles of administration, particularly in the pubic safety area, as well as presenting an overview of governments and the politics involved which carry out public safety duties and make policy regarding public safety.

6 hours:
POLI 151	American Government	3 cr.
CJ 107	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3 cr.
9 hours:
POLI 201	Intro to Public Administration	3 cr.
CJ 331	Administration of Criminal Justice	3 cr.
POLI 306	Processes of State Government	3 cr.
POLI 307	Urban Politics	3 cr.
	Core Requirements:	15 hours
Electives: 6 hours
CJ 252	Public Organizations and Community Relations	3 cr.
CJ 254	Juvenile Justice System	3 cr.
CJ 303	Security Administration of Business and Industry	3 cr.
CJ 306	Corrections Within the Community	3 cr.
CJ 435	Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice	3 cr.
CJ 445	Gangs in America	3 cr.
POLI 434	Public Policy Evaluation	3 cr.

NOTE: Any core or elective courses above the 100-level that would be required for the student's major cannot also count toward the 21-hour requirements for this minor but would have to be supplemented by the additional core or elective courses listed here.

History Minor: The student choosing to minor in history must earn 21 hours consisting of 6 hours of HIST 105 and 106, 6 hours of HIST 145 and 146, and 9 hours of HIST electives 300+.

Geography Minor: The student choosing to minor in geography must earn 21 hours consisting of 6 hours in GEOG 105 and 106, 6 hours of GEOG electives, and 9 hours of GEOG electives 300+.

Political Science Minor: Students choosing to minor in political science must earn 21 hours consisting of 6 hours of POLI 101 and 151, 6 hours of POLI electives, and 9 hours of POLI electives 300+.

Sociology Minor: The student choosing to minor in Sociology must earn 21 hours in sociology consisting of 3 hours of SOCL 142, 3 hours of either SOCL 105 or 107, 6 hours of SOCL electives, and 9 hours of SOCL electives 300+.

Social Welfare Minor: The student choosing to minor in Social Welfare must earn 21 hours consisting of SW 105, SW 280, SW 322, SW 360, SOCL 285, PSYC 216, and BIOS 182.