Academic Minors
Academic minors are an option available to baccalaureate degree students. Each minor consists of 18-21 semester hours of course work. At least six credit hours in each minor must be completed at the College. Students may not elect a minor from the same discipline as their major program. A minor should be declared by the completion of 60 credit hours. Students wishing to declare minors must do so by the beginning of their junior year (completion of 60 credit hours). Students transferring in more than 60 credit hours must declare their minors by the end of the first semester at Medaille. Students can take a maximum of one concentration and/or two minors. The following minors are available.
Media/Communications (21 credit hours)
MCO 101 Introduction to Mass Communications (3)
MCO 110 Journalism: Organization and Practice (3)
MCO 130 Broadcasting: Principles and Practice (3)
MCO 150 Media Promotion: Organization and Practice (3)
MCO (Any) Media/Communications Elective (3)
MCO (300/400 level) Media/Communications Electives (6)
Psychology (18 Credit Hours)
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSY (Any) Psychology Elective (3)
PSY (300/400 Level) Psychology Elective (3)
Developmental
PSY 210 Child Development, PSY 240 Adolescence, PSY 349 Psychology of Adulthood (9)
Or
Experimental
PSY 230 Biopsychology, PSY 321 Behavioral Neuroscience, PSY 351 Psychopharmacology (9)
Or
General
PSY 247 Cognitive Psychology, PSY 310 Social Psychology, PSY 370 Abnormal Human Behavior (9)
Pre-Law (21 credit hours)
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
or
POL 101 United States Government (3)
Choose one course from the following: HIS 140, HIS 150, HIS 450, HIS 451 (3)
ENG 205 Introduction to Literature (3)
or ENG 215 Survey of World Literature (3)
PHI 200 Logic (3)
PHI 300 Ethics (3)
PSY (300/400 level) Psychology Elective (3)
or
SOC (300/400 level) Sociology Elective (3)
ENG 290 Argumentation and Persuasion (3)
or
ENG 360 Advanced Report and Proposal Writing (3)
Writing (18 credit hours)
ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3)
Any Five of the following: (15)
ENG 210 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENG 260 Business and Professional Writing (3)
ENG 300 Fiction Workshop (3)
ENG 310 Poetry Workshop (3)
ENG 320 Drama Workshop
ENG 330/331 Prelude Practicum I & II (3)
ENG 360 Advanced Report and Proposal Writing (3)
ENG 400 Senior Portfolio (3)
ENG 477 Writing Field Experience (3)
ENG 498 Independent Study in Writing (3)
