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You can choose to complete a minor to complement or support what you're studying in your major. Minors at UBalt are a cohesive set of undergraduate courses designed to provide you with an optional opportunity to cultivate skills and knowledge through concentrated study in an area outside of your major. These 15-18 credits may focus on one discipline or may be interdisciplinary.
Learn the fundamental language, culture and practices of business.
Students in the Business Administration, Information Systems and Technology Management, and Real Estate and Economic Development programs are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (9 credits)
Elective (6 credits)
Choose two.
Contact: Assistant Dean Kathea Smith, 410.837.5254
Cultivate a creative life while you focus on your career-oriented major.
This minor allows you to produce original works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and other genres as you develop your imagination and hone your writing , editorial and analytical skills.
English majors are not eligible for this minor.
Minor Requirement (3 credits)
Literature Requirement (3 credits)
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Workshop Requirement (9 credits)
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Faculty Contact: Associate Professor Jane Delury, 410.837.6238
Gain insight into economics and public policy analysis with this minor.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Electives (9 credits)
Choose three.
Contact: Assistant Dean Kathea Smith, 410.837.5254
If you're interested in the creation of for-profit or nonprofit enterprises, this minor will give you an introduction to the industry.
Students in the Business Administration program specializing in entrepreneurship are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (12 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Choose one.
Contact: Assistant Dean Kathea Smith, 410.837.5254
Every art, science and technique has a history. Learn more about the one that drives you.
The research skills and intellectual habits you'll develop by studying history can enhance your success, no matter your major. And take advantage of this opportunity to explore the history of your own field.
History majors are not eligible for this minor.
Minor Requirements (15 credits)
Faculty Contact: Assistant Professor Joshua Clark Davis, 410.837.5978
Take time away from your textbooks for great literature.
Supplement your major by developing strong reading and analytical skills while also engaging with a variety of interesting and challenging literary works.
Minor Requirement (3 credits)
Two 300-level literature courses (6 credits)
Choose two of the following:
Electives (6 credits)
Faculty Contact: Associate Professor Jane Delury, 410.837.6283
Gain practical knowledge of the fundamental language, culture and practice of marketing as a communication tool in business.
Students in the Business Administration, Information Systems and Technology Management, Real Estate and Economic Development, and Digital Communication (Public Relations Specialization) programs are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (9 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Choose two.
Contact: Assistant Dean Kathea Smith, 410.837.5254
Enhance your skill set and marketability by learning about widely used technologies.
The importance that our phones and tablets play in our daily lives is increasing exponentially every year. This minor will give you the foundations in programming that are essential to developing mobile applications for smartphones and tablets, preparing you to thrive in today’s technology-driven job market. You will work with Java-based technologies to create Android applications, learning skills that can easily and quickly be ported to other platforms such as iOS.
Applied Information Technology majors are not eligible for this minor.
Contact: Program Director, Giovanni Vincenti, 410.837.5886
Embrace a unique academic and intellectual opportunity to be exposed to a way of looking at the world that may be unlike anything you have experienced before.
There is value in struggling with the fundamental questions of human existence. Through this minor, you'll develop skills—such as analytic thinking with methodological rigor, clear and concise writing, and openness to different ways of looking at the world— that are likely to make you more successful in your career, no matter the field.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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Electives (9 credits)
Faculty Contact: Professor Joshua Kassner, 410.837.5316
Immerse yourself in rapidly evolving, far-reaching expressions of shared cultures.
The construction of self, of groups, of popular icons and culturally significant phrases are but a Tweet away, and the ease with which these media can be engaged does not diminish their social impact. Through this minor, you will learn to read, interpret, critique and utilize various media to become more savvy consumers of popular culture. You will examine a variety of media—from print, film and television to popular music and video games—that focus on representations of historical figures and events, families, racial and ethnic groups, and political issues. Along the way, you will learn about the historical, social, business and governmental forces that affect popular culture as well as the psychological motivations for embracing or rejecting aspects of popular culture.
Digital Communication majors are not eligible for this minor.
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Faculty Contact: Associate Professor Jennifer Keohane, 410.837.6283
Perfect your writing for whatever career you choose.
This minor allows you to supplement your major by developing strong communications and writing skills in a range of media and genres.
Requirements and Guidelines
Minor Requirements (3 credits)
Electives (12 credits)
Choose four of the following:
Faculty Contact: Associate Professor Jane Delury, 410.837.6283
Understand theories and concepts in the field of psychology that can help you find effective resolutions to interpersonal and organizational issues.
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This minor provides breadth and focus in the field of psychology, based on a foundation of research methodology and scientific writing. The skills you'll develop through this minor will augment your abilities to assess and evaluate the needs and concerns of a community or organization with which you work, and they will enhance your ability to create effective solutions, utilizing a blend of scientific skepticism and open-minded tolerance for human behavior.
Psychology majors are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Electives (9 credits)
Choose three 300- or 400-level psychology elective courses.
Contact: Kristen Eyssell (program director)410.837.5277 or Angie Miller (program coordinator) 410.837.6282
This minor will help prepare you for a public service career in federal, state and local government and the nonprofit sectors.
Minor Requirements (15 credits)
Faculty Contact: Lorenda Naylor, professor, lnaylor@ubalt.edu
In the 21st century, organizations rely heavily on those who can use IT applications software competently and professionally. Be one of those people.
Information technology is the application of computing and communication technologies in industry, government, business and entertainment, and it is now a vital part of any organization.
As the interconnection of global information networks expand, this interdisciplinary minor in computing, communication networks, computer system administration and security technologies can provide you with theoretical and practical foundations in networking, computer system administration and security scenarios.
Upon completing this minor, you will be prepared, with additional review, to pursue A+ and Network+ industry certifications. Actual certification would require successful completion of the certification examinations.
Applied Information Technology majors are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (12 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Choose two of the following:
Faculty Contact: Giovanni Vincenti, 410.837.5886
This minor is ideal for non-Simulation and Game Design majors who are interested in developing a basic understanding of the process and applications of game development.
Simulation and Game Design majors are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Choose two of the following:
Faculty Contact: Aaron Oldenburg, 410.837.5181
Partner with community-serving organizations to explore the dynamics of civic engagement and citizenship.
Many classes in this minor have a service-learning or experiential education component, and you will complete a semester-long field study, or internship, with a community organization in conjunction with a senior project that integrates field study and classroom and research work. You will explore courses from community studies and civic engagement, business, government and public policy, and negotiations and conflict management with particular focus on Central Maryland and its nonprofit organizations.
Community Studies and Civic Engagement majors are not eligible for this minor.
Required Courses (12 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Choose one.
Contact: Megan Manley, assistant dean, 410.837.5128
Ideal for students who are interested in pursuing a career or advanced academic study in advocacy or criminal justice.
Explore the impact of crime victimization, learn how to recognize the needs of crime victims and analyze the formal and informal responses to victims of crime.
Requirements and Guidelines
Minor Requirements (15 credits)
Contact: Debra Stanley, professor, 410.837.6082
Learn one of the most valuable skills for today’s job market.
In a society driven by Internet-based technologies, the ability to create and maintain websites is essential in any domain. This minor will give you the foundations in programming that are essential to professional excellence all around the world. We will discuss topics such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Python, Java, and MySQL, giving you skills in the most popular programming technologies in today’s economy.
Applied Information Technology majors are not eligible for this minor.
Contact: Program Director, Giovanni Vincenti, 410.837.5886