Minors
The Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences offers two minors.
- Minor in Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits.
Minor in Family, Youth and Community Sciences
A minor in Family, Youth and Community Sciences (FYCS) helps to prepare students for rewarding careers in professions that strengthen families, children, youth and communities. This minor can support students majoring in:
- Education
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Business Administration
- Health Professions
- Communication
- Religion
- Human Nutrition
- Anthropology
- Political Science
- Urban Planning
- Criminology
Students can earn a minor in FYCS by completing 15 credit hours of courses including:
FYC 3001 Intro to Family, Youth and Community Sciences
FYC 3101 Parenting and Family Development
FYC 3201 Foundations of Youth Development
FYC 3401 Intro to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community
One additional approved course
Minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits
The nonprofit sector of the economy is growing and career opportunities are increasing for careers in social services, health services, education, natural resources and community development. This minor develops professional competencies in leadership and management that prepare students to work in nonprofit and government agencies and other community-based organizations. The nonprofit minor meets the requirements of the American Humanics certification program.
The minor requires 17 credit hours of coursework; 11 hours are chosen from core courses (including 2 hours of approved internship work) and 6 hours are chosen from approved electives.
| CORE: Select 11 hours from the following | |
| Course Number and Title | Credit Hours |
| FYC 4409 - Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings | 3 |
| FYC 3001 - Introduction to Family, Youth and Community
Sciences
OR EDF 3110 - Human Growth and Development |
4
3 |
| SLS 4941 - Internship for Nonprofits
OR FYC 4941 - Practicum in Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
2
2 |
| EDA 4930 - Special Topics: Citizen Leader
OR IDH 2931 - Leadership and Social Responsibility OR AEE 3414 - Leadership Development in Agricultural Organizations |
3
3
3 |
ELECTIVES: Select 6 hours from the following |
|
| Course Number | Credit Hours |
| PUR 3000 - Principles of Public Relations | 3 |
| ACG 2021C - Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUL 4310 - The Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| MAN 3025 - Principles of Management | 4 |
| POS 2041 - American Federal Government | 3 |
| POS 2112 - American State and Local Government | 3 |
| PUP 3002 - Current Controversies in Public Policy | 3 |
| SYG 2000 - Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SYP 3000 - Society and the Individual | 3 |
| AEE 4500 - Program Development and Evaluation | 3 |
| ENC 3254 - Writing and Speaking for Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| LEI 3832 - Special Events and Meeting Planning | 3 |
| LEI 3400 - Programming and Leadership | 4 |
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