Savannah State University

College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Minors

                                                                                                                                            Course Descriptions

Minor in Mass Communications Prefix Number Hours
Writing for the Media (required) COMM 2101 3
Desk-Top Publishing COMM 3110 3
Introduction to Communications Theory (prerequisite : junior standing) COMM 3120 3
Speech for Radio and Television COMM 3302 3
Introduction to Public Relations and Advertising (prerequisite COMM 2101) COMM 3401 3
  AREA TOTAL 15 semester hours

 

Minor in Criminal Justice Prefix Number Hours
Introduction to Criminal Justice CRMJ 2101 3
Constitutional Law in the Criminal Process CRMJ 3301 3
Criminal Investigations CRMJ 4101 3
Two additional courses (except CRMJ 3901 or 4901)     6
  AREA TOTAL 15 semester hours

 

Minor in History Prefix Number Hours
Choose one of the following courses:
African and African-American history HIST 3301 3
African and African-American history HIST 3412 3
African and African-American history HIST 4701 3
African and African-American history HIST 4702 3
  AREA 3  hours
Choose one of the following courses:
Asian and Latin American history HIST 3601 3
Asian and Latin American history HIST 3801 3
Asian and Latin American history HIST 4601 3
Asian and Latin American history HIST 4801 3
Asian and Latin American history HIST 4805 3
  AREA 3  hours
Choose one of the following courses:
European history HIST 3411 3
European history HIST 3412 3
European history HIST 4411 3
  AREA 3  hours
Choose one of the following courses:
United States History HIST 3501 3
United States History HIST 3502 3
United States History HIST 3503 3
United States History HIST 3504 3
  AREA 3  hours
  AREA TOTAL 15 semester hours

 

Minor in Political Science Prefix Number Hours
Introduction to Political Science (1) POLS 2101 3
Four other POLS courses POLS   12
  AREA TOTAL 15 semester hours

(1)  Student who take POLS 2101 in the core curriculum will need an additional POLS elective in the minor.

 

Minor in Sociology Prefix Number Hours
The Family SOCI 3101 3
Modern Social Problems SOCI 3211 3
Criminology SOCI 3501 3
Contemporary Sociological Thought SOCI 4201 3
Seminar on the African-American Black Experience SOCI 4421 3
  AREA TOTAL 115 semester hours

NOTE:  SOCI 1101 is a prerequisite for all other courses.

 

Minor in Gerontology Prefix Number Hours
Introduction to Gerontology GRNY 2101 3
Four other GRNY courses     12
  AREA TOTAL 15 semester hours

 

Minor in Religious and Philosophical Studies Prefix Number Hours
Introduction to Philosophy RPHS 2101 3
  TOTAL 3 hours
Choose twelve hours from the following areas:
Philosophy and Psychology of Religion RPHS 3101 3
Philosophy and Psychology of Love RPHS 3102 3
Principles of Logic RPHS 3103 3
Religion and the Black Experience in America RPHS 3211 3
The Bible as Literature RPHS 3221 3
Introduction to Eastern Religions RPHS 3231 3
Philosophies of the African-American Experience RPHS 4211 3
The Jewish and Islamic Traditions RPHS 4221 3
Ethics RPHS 4241 3
Mysticism RPHS 4311 3
Philosophical Issues RPHS 4411 3
Special Topics in Religion RPHS 4601 3
  TOTAL 12 hours
  AREA TOTAL 15 semester hours

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