School of Professional Studies

Minor Programs

Minors are offered in Business Management, Healthcare Management, International Business,  Marketing Management, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Social Justice, Sociology, Urban Studies, and Theology. GPA in Business Management, Healthcare Management, International Business and Marketing Management must be 2.3 or higher. 

Requirements for a Minor in Business Management

BA-151Principles of Management3
BA-155Principles of Marketing3
BA-240Organizational Behavior3
BA-282Leadership (cannot be double-counted)3
BA-BA Elective (any BA course - cannot be double-counted) 3
BA-Elective at the 300-level or Above (cannot be double-counted) 3
Total Credits18

Requirements for the Minor in Healthcare Management

HM-210Health Care Issues and Organization3
HM-310Budgeting & Financing in HC Industry3
BA-151Principles of Management3
BA-155Principles of Marketing3
HM-Healthcare Management Electives3
BA-Business Administration Electives3
Total Credits18

The Minor in Healthcare Management is offered at the Jersey City Campus and selected off-site locations.

Requirements for a Minor in International Business

BA-151Principles of Management3
BA-155Principles of Marketing3
BA-246Export Management3
BA-347International Management (cannot be double-counted)3
BA-BA Elective (any BA course - cannot be double-counted)3
BA-Elective at the 300-level or Above (cannot be double-counted)3
Total Credits18

Requirements for a Minor in Marketing Management

BA-151Principles of Management3
BA-155Principles of Marketing3
BA-250Consumer Behavior3
BA-351Marketing Research (cannot be double-counted)3
BA-BA Elective (any BA course - cannot be double-counted)3
BA-Elective at the 300-level or Above (cannot be double-counted)3
Total Credits18

Requirements for a Minor in Criminal Justice

CJ-165Introduction to Criminology3
CJ-170Intro to Criminal Justice3
CJ-285Criminal Corrections Systems3
CJ-315Criminal Procedure3
CJ-390Criminal Law3
1 CJ Elective3
Total Credits18

Special Notes on Requirements for Criminal Justice Minors

Requirements for a Minor in Psychology

PS-151Introduction to Psychology3
PS-Psychology Electives15
Total Credits18

Requirements for Minor in Social Justice

SJ/PO-250Intro to Social Justice3
Select one of the following urban internships designated as Service Learning3
UR-492
Urban Internship
SO-492
Urban Internship
Take the following Faith and Justice elective:3
TH-484
Christian Medical Ethics
Select one of the following Politics, Economics and the Environment electives:3
EC-452
Economic Development
SO-489
Globalization and Fieldwork Seminar
Select one of the following Social Diversity and Stratification electives:3
EC-324
Poverty & Inequality
SO/SJ-136
Intro Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered
SO/AS/SJ-245
Haitians in America
SO/UR/AS/SJ-412
Ethnicity and Race in Urban History
SO-200
Ethnic and Racial Relations
SO-351
Latina/O/X Communities
Select one of the following Social Movements and Change electives:3
AS-460
UR/SJ-328
Social Work in Urban Systems
PO/SJ-137
Nonviolence Community Org. Social Move
PO-311
UR-465
Vietnam and the U.S.
PO-498
Political Poetry & Music
Total Credits18

The Minor in Social Justice is offered only at the Jersey City Campus.

Requirements for a Minor in Urban Studies

UR-151The Contemporary City3
UR-Urban Studies Electives15
Total Credits18

 The Minor in Urban Studies is offered only at the Jersey City Campus.

Requirements for a Minor in Sociology

SO-121Introduction to Sociology3
Select one of the following:3
AS-
Africana Studies course
LS-
Latin American and Latino Studies course
GS-
Gender and Sexuality course
SO-Sociology electives12
Total Credits18

Requirements for a Minor in Theology

Three credits may be fulfilled in an approved cognate course in another department.

TH-110Religious Faith in the Modern World3
TH-120Intro to the Study of Christianity (or any 300-level course)3
TH-Theology electives12
Total Credits18