Undergraduate Minors

Learn how to effectively coach and administer youth and adolescent sports programs with this minor. You will learn theories and basics of coaching and organizing effective sports programs for schools, community agencies and other groups that need expertise with the administration of their sports programs.

Focusing on enhancing consumer, individual and family well-being, the minor in Consumer Sciences will help understand consumer-market relationships, with special emphasis on identifying and solving consumer problems.

The education minor is designed to provide foundational knowledge about education within the larger social context and to offer a cross-disciplinary examination of the intersections of education, culture, and society.

The minor is designed to enhance understanding of merchandising of fashion products to meet the needs of consumers and retail industries.

Focusing on enhancing consumer, individual and family well-being, the minor in Consumer Sciences will help understand consumer-market relationships, with special emphasis on identifying and solving consumer problems.

Hospitality is one of the nation’s largest employers and also provides millions of opportunities internationally. Complement your major with a cross-functional hospitality management minor and improve your competitiveness in the marketplace. The minor is designed to enable students to understand the hospitality industry, with special emphasis on identification and solution of management problems. Students who minor in Hospitality also are eligible to take advantage of out-of-the-classroom opportunities offered within our program including, hospitality tours and networking events.

A minor in Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) can be a great compliment to any degree program. It is particularly beneficial for students who plan to work with children, families, and/or individuals in helping roles. The minor allows students to delve into how humans develop across the lifespan and understand individuals in the context of the family environment and the impact of developmental and social factors on the overall being of individuals and families.

The Human Nutrition minor provides an introduction and overview of human nutrition including the basic fundamentals and nutrition across the human life span. You will experience different areas of human nutrition with class offerings from the nutrition sciences, dietetics and nutrition and industry specializations. You also can customize your minor program by choosing from a selection of classes specific to your interests, such as public health, food safety or nutrition science.

The Higher Education and Student Affairs program offers several courses in the interdisciplinary leadership studies minor that teach you the principles, concepts and theories essential to your future professional aspirations. HESA courses are structured to include theories and principles of intercultural leadership, team and organizational leadership, community leadership and personal leadership development. Completion of these classes will prepare you for future leadership and professional roles.

The physical activity specialist minor is designed to equip students with essential skills to work with preschoolers, children, and youth in physical activity settings. Get valuable internship experience and hands-on training working with youth in physical activity settings as you learn about a variety of important topics in this minor, including working with special populations, different cultures and within a multitude of settings.

The landscape for learning can take many shapes and happen any time with the technology available today. Creating meaningful learning experiences for youth takes special skills. With a minor in Technology and Youth, you can complement your current major and improve your career competitiveness for jobs which require technology to educate a variety of youth audiences.

The minor will allow you to develop critical skills and knowledge necessary to work with persons with visual impairments. Learn about various eye conditions, eye anatomy, and medical diagnostics and how to implement best practices in a variety of settings to promote access and inclusion.