MINORS

There are ten minors that you can complete on the Newark campus. Scroll down to learn more about them!

 

Music

The Music program at Ohio State Newark allows students to explore multiple forms of music and music education.

Contact: Paul Sanders     Email: Sanders.102@osu.edu

American Indian Studies

American Indian Studies (AIS) is an interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on the histories, experiences, languages, arts, and cultures of peoples indigenous to the lands that now comprise the United States of America. It seeks to broaden students’ understandings of the diversity and complexity of American Indian identities, communities, and nations; to make connections between Native peoples and cultures in the U.S. and Indigenous peoples and cultures across the Americas and around the globe; to provide comparative and intersectional approaches to issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and citizenship; and to encourage linking educational and research initiatives to community and political concerns.

For the full curriculum for the AIS minor: American Indian Studies minor sheet
Email: low.89@osu.edu

Additional resources include the Newark Earthworks Center and the Ohio National Heritage Archive.

Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies undergraduate minors complete a 3-credit hour prerequisite and 12 credit hours of required course
work. The minor is a perfect complement for any major and will give students a competitive edge in their professional and personal lives.

Psychology

Psychology minors pair well with a multitude of other majors, including the ones offered on this campus such as Social Work and Education.
We offer seven different minors in Psychology. All of these minors are 15 credit hours, require Psych 1100 as a prerequisite course, and require Psych 2220 and 2300 to complete. You can declare any of these minors through your major advisor.
Learn more on the Psychology minor webpage.
Contact: Academic Advisor in Psychology

 

English

The English department at Ohio State Newark offers several English minors:
Learn more: contact an English Academic Advisor or Dan Keller at keller.507@osu.edu.

History

The basic History minor is 12 credit hours, or 4 courses:

  • All courses must be at the 2000-level or above
  • 6 credit hours (2 courses) must be at the 3000-level or above
  • Students may overlap 2 of these courses with GE requirements. So if a student has a 2000-level History for their Historical Study GE, and another 2000-level History for their 2nd Historical Study, they would only need two 3000-level History courses to complete the minor.

Learn more: Contact your Academic Advisor

Substance Misuse and Addiction

The Substance Misuse & Addiction Minor is designed to provide for a wide range of majors with an understanding of theories of addiction, assessment and diagnosis of addiction,  intervention and prevention strategies with addicted populations and legal and ethical issues associated with addiction. Students will have the opportunity to apply their educational credits toward the requirements for practice as a licensed chemical dependency counselor through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professional Board. This minor would be valuable for students majoring in HDFS, Criminology, Education, Pharmacy, Psychology, Public Health Sociology, Social Work, among others.

The minor consists of 12-15 hours. Students must ensure that their chosen courses total a minimum of 12 credit hours. At least 6 hours must be at the 3000 level and above. Some courses in the minor have pre-requisites so please be sure to consult the bulletin before enrolling in classes.

Learn more: Substance misuse addiction minor checklist

Contact: Jen Seas       Email: seas.49@osu.edu

Sociology

The Sociology minor is designed to provide undergraduate students with a focused sequence of coursework in sociology that builds knowledge of pressing social issues, applies research methods to elucidate real world problems, and utilizes sociological theory to comprehend contemporary society. The sociology minor provides students with a strong foundation for a wide variety of career settings including federal, state, and local government, law, public policy, social work, and business.
  • 18 credit hours
  • 3 required courses (Soc 1101, Soc 3487, Soc 3488)
  • 3 electives

Learn more: Sociology minor sheet

Contact: Sociology Academic Advisor

How do you declare a minor?

To declare a minor, schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor who works with that minor by calling 740-366-9333.