The MPA Program requires a minor in a field of graduate study. Each minor requires a minimum of nine (9) credit hours. The following minors serve as a guideline. However, other minors may be considered. The approval of all minors will require the signatures of the MPA Program Director, Minor Graduate Advisor, and the Chairs of both the Minor Department and the Department of Political Science and Geography. Please contact Dr. Herzog before approaching the minor department.
Communication (3 of the Following Courses)COM 501 Management Problems in Media
Counseling (The Following Four Courses)
COM 502 Media Ethics
COM 503 Communication Theory
COM 510 Persuasive Leadership
COM 512 Mass Media in Society
COM 515
COM 517
COM 535
COM 560
Contact: Dr. Joe Oliver (936) 468-4001 joliver@sfasu.eduCOU 520 Introduction to Counseling
Criminal Justice (3 of the Following Courses)
COU 531 Theories of Counseling
EPS 559 Tests and Measurements
EPS 585 Advanced Human Growth and Development
Contact: Dr. David Lawson (936) 468-2906 lawsondm@sfasu.eduCJS 413/513
Foresty Minor in Spatial Analysis - Geographic Information Systems
CJS 414/514
CJS 420/520
CJS 431/531
Contact: Joy Rhodes atarhodes@sfasu.eduGIS 551 Introduction to GIS Geospatial Analysis -- Fall
General Business
GIS 552 Introduction to Digital Remote Sensing -- Fall
Plus 3 semester hours in a graduate Forestry GIS Geospatial course that is approved by the Associate Dean in the College of Forestry.
Contact: Michael S. Fountain mfountain@sfasu.eduNine Hours of Busines Courses numbered 500 and above from at least three different subject areas.
History (9 Credit Hours, Including these Courses)
See Graduate Bulletin 2004-2006
Subject Areas include: Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Business Communication, Business Law, General Business, Management, and Marketing.
Contact: Dr. Violet C. Rogers (936) 468-3101 vrogers@sfasu.eduHIS 531 Intoduction to Historical Research
Management (9 Credit Hours of Management Courses numbered 500 and Above)
HIS 535 Introduction to Public History
HIS 536 Topical Studies in Public History
Contact: Dr. John Dahmus (936) 468-2149 jdahmus@sfasu.eduSee Graduate Bulletin 2003-2004
Psychology (9 Credit Hours from the Following Courses)
Contact: Dr. Michael Stroup (936) 468-3101 mstroup@sfasu.edu
PSY 495G Psychotherapy
Sociology (3 of the Following Courses)
PSY 498G Topics in Psychology
PSY 517 Professional and Ethical Issues in Psychology (4 hour)
PSY 523 Advanced General Psychology (4 hour)
PSY 550
PSY 575 Advanced Graduate Studies
Contact: Dr. Kandy J. Stahl (936) 468-4402 kstahl@sfasu.eduSOC 471G
SOC 478G
ANT 440
ANT 493
Contact: Dr. Jerry Williams (936) 468-4405 jwilliams@sfasu.edu
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