Academic Minors

Animal Welfare
Communication
Creative Writing
Ethics
Literature
Management
Philosophy
Pre-Law
Pre-Professional Medical School
Pre-Professional Veterinarian School

Professional Writing
Psychology, Developmental
Psychology, Experimental
Psychology, General
Public Relations
Social Justice & Public Administration
Sport and Recreation Leadership
Management

Academic minors are available to students pursuing a baccalaureate degree. Each minor consists of 15 to 25 credit hours of course work. At least six credit hours in a minor must be completed at the College. Students may not select a minor from the same discipline as their major program. Students wishing to declare a minor 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 a minor by the end of their first semester at Medaille. Students are permitted to take a maximum of two minors.

Animal Welfare

TOTAL CREDITS: 18-22 credits

CAMPUS: Buffalo

Required (12-13 credits)

VET 100 Introduction to Veterinary Technology (3)

BIO 101 Biology (3), or BIO 160 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3), or BIO 170 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology I (4)

VET 240 Foundations of Animal Management and Welfare (3)

PHI 300 Ethics (3)

Two of the following (6 credits):

BIO 340 Animal Behavior (3)

PSY 305 Psychosocial Aspects of the Human-Animal Bond (3)

VET 130 Basic Introduction to Horses (3)

VET 232 Horse and Stable Management (3)

VET 245 Companion Animal First Aid and Disaster Preparedness (3)•VET 235 Animal Learning (3)

VET 305 Advanced Animal Management and Welfare (3)

Communication

TOTAL CREDITS: 21 credits

CAMPUS: Buffalo

COM 101 Introduction to Mass Communication

COM 110 Journalism in the Digital Era

COM 130 Survey of Broadcasting: History, Programming, and Operations

COM 150 Media Promotions and Marketing

One COM elective

Two 300/400 level COM electives

Creative Writing

TOTAL CREDITS: 18 credits

CAMPUS: Buffalo

In order to complete the minor in creative writing, the student must attain at least a C+ average in ENG 100, ENG 110 and ENG 200.

Required (9 credits):

ENG 210 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

ENG 330 Prelude Practicum (3)

Either ENG 205 Introduction to Literature (3) or ENG 215 Introduction to World Literature (3)

Electives (6 credits):

The student pursuing the Creative Writing minor will take at least two 300 level creative writing courses (6 credits).

ENG 300: Fiction Writing Workshop (3)

ENG 310: Poetry Writing Workshop (3)

ENG 320: Dramatic Writing Workshop (3)

For the final course, the student may take an additional 300 level creative writing course from the list above, or any of the following (3 credits):

COM 110 Journalism in the Digital Era (3)

COM 211 Mass Media Writing (3)

COM 260 Photojournalism (3)

ENG 260 Business & Professional Writing (3)

ENG 270 Argument & Persuasion (3)

ENG 360 Advanced Report & Proposal Writing (3)

ENG 498 Independent Study in Writing (3)

Ethics

TOTAL CREDITS: 18 credits

CAMPUS: Buffalo

Required (9 credit hours):

PHI 300 Ethics (3)

INT 350 Seminar in Religion and Belief (3)

PHI 398 The American City (3)

Logic component (3 credit hours):

PHI 200 Logic (3)

Applied ethics component: Choose one of the following courses (3 credit hours):

PHI 298 Special Topic in Philosophy: possible themes include Applied Ethics, Everyday Ethics, Professional Ethics, Animals and Ethics, Digital Ethics, Academic Honesty (3)

COM 400 Communications Law and Ethics (3)

CRJ 170 Criminal Justice Ethics (3)

MGT 460 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)

SPM 325 Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports and Recreation Management (3)

Advanced study component: Choose one of the following courses (3 credit hours):

PHI 398 Special Topic in Philosophy: possible themes include Moral Psychology, Relativism and Subjectivism, Advanced Moral Philosophy, Ethics Capstone (3)

PHI 498 Independent Study in Philosophy (3)

Literature

TOTAL CREDITS: 18 credits

CAMPUS: Buffalo

Required (6 credits):

ENG 205 Introduction to Literature (3)

ENG 215 Introduction to World Literature (3)

Two of the following courses (6 credits):

ENG 305 British Literature I (3)

ENG 315 British Literature II (3)

ENG 325 American Literature I (3)

ENG 335 American Literature II (3)

Two of the following courses (6 credits):

At least one course must be a 400 level course.

ENG 210 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

ENG 345 Film Art & Appreciation (3)

ENG 355 Major Literary Forms (3)

ENG 365 Ethnic Literature in America (3)

ENG 375 Children's Literature (3)

ENG 405 Themes & Topics in American Literature (3)

ENG 415 Themes and Topics in British Literature (3)

ENG 425 Themes and Topics in World Literature (3)

ENG 435 Major Literary Figures (3)

ENG 460 Literary Theory & Criticism: English Seminar(3)

ENG 485 The English Language, Past, Present & Future (3)

ENG 498 Independent Study in Writing (3)

Management

TOTAL CREDITS: 18 credits

CAMPUS: BUFFALO

Required (12 credit hours):

ACC101 Financial Accounting I (3)

ECO200 Macroeconomics (3)

MGT175 Management Concepts & Communication (3)

MKT220 Principles of Marketing (3)

Choose two of the following courses (6 credit hours):

MGT299 Business Law I (3)

MGT240 Financial Management (3)

MGT335 Organizational Behavior (3)

MIS240 Management Information Systems (3)

MGT230 HR Management (3)

Philosophy

TOTAL CREDITS: 18 credits
CAMPUS: Buffalo

Introductory component (3 credits):

PHI 100 Nature of Man (3)

PHI 170 Issues in Philosophy (3)

PHI 298 Special Topic in Philosophy (3)

Logic component (3 credits):

PHI 200 Logic (3)

Ethics component (3 credits):

PHI 300 Ethics (3)

Upper-division elective component: choose two of the following (6 credits):

PHI 368 The American City (3)

PHI 398 Special Topic in Philosophy (3)

PHI 498 Independent Study in Philosophy (3)

Applied theory elective component: choose one of the following (3 credits):

ART 360 Photography and Perception (3)

COM 300 Introduction to Communication Theory (3)

COM 355 Theory of Media Criticism (3)

EDU 469 Foundations of Education (3)

ENG 345 Film Art and Appreciation (3)

ENG 460 Literary Theory and Criticism (3)

HUM 400 Philosophy and Literature (3)

INT 350 Seminar in Religion and Belief (3)

PSY 368 History and Systems of Psychology (3)

PSY 379 Parapsychology and Pseudoscience (3)

SPM 340 History and Philosophy of Sport (3)

NOTE: students cannot take both the Philosophy and the Ethics minor because there is too much overlap between the two minors.