minor in Behavioral Sciences
minor in Behavioral Sciences
Program Overview
Behavioral Sciences offers students a Minor in Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice, Family and Child Sciences, Family Science/Family Life Education, Psychology and Social Work.
Degree Type:
Minor
Department:
Department of Behavioral Sciences
department chair:
Lisa Beene
B.S., M.S.S.W., A.C.S.W
Course Requirements
Students can choose from the below six minors in Behavioral Sciences and learn more about course descriptions:
Minor in Behavioral Sciences
| CJU 210 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| FAM 325 | Stress and Resilience in Individuals and Families | 3 |
| PSY 210 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 241 | General Sociology | 3 |
| PLUS: | Choose two (2) of the following courses: | 6 |
| CJU 350 | Juvenile Justice | (3) |
| FAM 305 | Childhood Disorders | (3) |
| FAM 315 | Marriage and Relationship Development | (3) |
| PSY 312 | Social Psychology | (3) |
| SOC 240 | Crime and Delinquency | (3) |
| SOC 445 | Ethnic Cultures | (3) |
| SWK 330 | Crisis Intervention | (3) |
| 18 hours |
Minor in Criminal Justice
| CJU 210 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJU 410 | Criminal Justice Theories | 3 |
| POL 385 | Fundamentals of Criminal Law | 3 |
| PSY 210 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 240 | Crime and Delinquency | 3 |
| SOC 241 | General Sociology | 3 |
| 18 hours |
Minor in Family and Child Sciences
| FAM 201 | Child Development and Lab | 3 |
| FAM 230 | Marriage and Family | 3 |
| FAM 310 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| FAM 331 | Parenting and Family Relations (W) | 3 |
| Six (6) additional upper-division hours in FAM courses | 6 | |
| 18 hours |
Minor in Family Science/Family Life Education
| FAM 230 | Marriage and the Family | 3 |
| FAM 325 | Stress and Resilience in Individuals and Families (W) | 3 |
| FAM 331 | Parenting and Family Relations (W) | 3 |
| FAM 335 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| Six (6) additional upper-division hours in FAM courses | 6 | |
| 18 hours |
Minor in Psychology
| PSY 210 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 218 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 310 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 312 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 408 | Family and Individual Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 418 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| 18 hours |
Minor in Social Work
| SWK 150 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| PSY 210 | General Psychology OR | 3 |
| SOC 241 | General Sociology | (3) |
| SWK 251 | HBSE I: Childhood and Adolescence | 3 |
| SWK 252 | HBSE II: Adulthood and Aging | 3 |
| SOC 445 | Ethnic Cultures | 3 |
| Three (3) additional upper-division hours in a non-practice Social Work course | 3 | |
| 18 hours | ||
Meet Our Program Coordinator
Lisa Beene, B.S., M.S.S.W., A.C.S.W
Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences
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