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Show the extent of your passion and supplement your career path with a minor from Regent University. Not only are minors an effective way to illustrate an extended dedication or well-roundedness from an academic standpoint, they distinguish your professional skills and can help you shine as a job candidate.
A minor at Regent University consists of a group of related courses taken outside of one's academic major. Minors present optional study opportunities to students who wish to enhance their major field of study with coursework in another academic area. Students choosing to complete a minor will be required to complete 15 credits of specified courses in the subject area in which the minor is selected. In addition, the minor must be listed on the student's Program Worksheet form, with the required courses documented.
Required courses for each minor are available below each undergraduate program.
Minors offered online and on campus
- American Government & Politics
- Biblical Studies
- Business
- Christian Ministry
- Communication
- Criminal Justice
- English
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Homeland and International Security
- Information Systems
- International Relations & Foreign Policy
- Journalism
- Leadership
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Theology
- Youth Ministry
Required courses for Minor in American Government and Politics: 15 Credits
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GOVT 196 | Introduction to the Study of Government | 3 credits |
| GOVT 210 | Introduction to Public Policy and Administration | 3 credits |
| GOVT 300 | The Legislative Process | 3 credits |
| GOVT 301 | The American Presidency | 3 credits |
| GOVT 302 | The American Judicial System | 3 credits |
Required courses for Biblical Studies minor: 15 Credits
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students will take the following 3 courses: | ||
| RELS 210 | Biblical Background and Interpretation | 3 credits |
| RELS 240 | Studying and Teaching the Bible | 3 credits |
| RELS 250 | Mission and Message of Jesus | 3 credits |
| Plus 6 additional credits of Biblical Studies courses from the following list: | ||
| RELS 313 | Study of the Prophets | 3 credits |
| RELS 315 | Wisdom Literature | 3 credits |
| RELS 317 | Psalms | 3 credits |
| RELS 314 | Pauline Literature | 3 credits |
| RELS 316 | Acts of the Apostles | 3 credits |
| RELS 318 | General Epistles | 3 credits |
| RELS 350 | Biblical Languages | 3 credits |
Required courses for Business minor: 15 Credits
| BUSN 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 credits |
| BUSN 220 | Accounting Principles | 3 credits |
| BUSN 240 | Marketing Principles | 3 credits |
| BUSN 320 | Financial Management | 3 credits |
| BUSN 460 | International Business | 3 credits |
Required courses for Christian Ministry minor: 15 Credits
| RELS 240 | Studying and Teaching the Bible | 3 credits |
| RELS 320 | Ministry Communication Skills | 3 credits |
| RELS 401 | Christian Ministry | 3 credits |
| RELS 410 | Christian Discipleship | 3 credits |
| RELS 440 | Christian Missions | 3 credits |
Required courses for Communication minor: 15 Credits
| COMM 217 | Communication Studies | 3 credits |
| COMM 326 | Argumentation and Critical Thinking | 3 credits |
| Plus a choice of any 3 courses listed below: | ||
| COMM 112 | Introduction to Communication Arts | 3 credits |
| COMM 245 | Communication Theory | 3 credits |
| COMM 250 | History of Communication | 3 credits |
| COMM 365 | Visual Communication | 3 credits |
| COMM 416 | Communication Ethics | 3 credits |
| COMM 420 | Communication Criticism | 3 credits |
| COMM 425 | Oral Communication | 3 credits |
| COMM 426 | Nonverbal Communication | 3 credits |
| COMM 436 | Rhetorical Communication | 3 credits |
Required courses for Criminal Justice minor: 15 Credits
| CRJU 131 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 credits |
| CRJU 220 | Criminology | 3 credits |
| CRJU 280 | Criminal Investigation | 3 credits |
| CRJU 345 | Criminal Law | 3 credits |
| CRJU 410 | Theories of Criminal Justice | 3 credits |
Required courses for English minor: 15 Credits
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 202 | Literature of the US: Beginnings to the Civil War | 3 credits |
| or ENGL 203 | Literature of the US: Civil War through the 21st Cent. | 3 credits |
| ENGL 211 | British Literature: Middle Ages through the 18th Cent. | 3 credits |
| or ENGL 212 | British Literature: 19th through the 21st Cent. | 3 credits |
| ENGL 305 | The Art of the Essay | 3 credits |
| Plus two courses chosen from the following: | ||
| ENGL 315 | African American Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 330 | Studies in World Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 335 | Milton and the Seventeenth Century | 3 credits |
| ENGL 340 | Restoration and the Eighteenth Century | 3 credits |
| ENGL 348 | British Romantics | 3 credits |
| ENGL 350 | Victorian Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 370 | The Religious Imagination in Am. Literature | 3 credits |
Required courses for Hispanic Studies minor: 15-17 credit hours
| Students majoring in other disciplines may choose to minor in Hispanic Studies: | ||
| ENGL 331 | Hispanic Literature | (3) |
| HIST 382 | History of Latin America | (3)** |
| SPAN 101 | Introductory Spanish I | (4)* |
| SPAN 102 | Introductory Spanish II | (4)* |
| SPAN 245 | Hispanic Art and Culture | (3) |
* Students with previous Spanish language training may place out of SPAN 101 and/or SPAN 102 through the departmental placement test and replace those courses with higher level Spanish language classes or other appropriate Hispanic Studies coursework identified by the department to equal at least 15 credit hours for the minor. **Course prerequisites (HIST 211 and 212) waived with History Department approval |
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Required courses for History minor: 15 Credits
| Choose two courses (6 credits), not used to fulfill general education requirements, from the following: | ||
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization I | (3) |
| HIST 102 | Western Civilization II | (3) |
| HIST 201 | History I | (3) |
| HIST 202 | History II | (3) |
| HIST 211 | World History I | (3) |
| HIST 212 | World History II | (3) |
| Students completing a minor in History also take: | ||
| HIST 297 | Introduction to Historical Studies | 3 credits |
| Two courses (6 credits) chosen from each of two of the three historical areas listed above (American; Ancient, Medieval, and European; and Non-Western History). | ||
Required courses for Homeland and International Security minor: 15 Credits
| Twelve (12) credits composed of the following four (4) courses: | ||
| CRJU 370 | Homeland Security | 3 credits |
| CRJU 380 | Domestic and International Terrorism | 3 credits |
| GOVT 304 | International Relations | 3 credits |
| GOVT 340 | Foreign Policy and Administration | 3 credits |
| Three (3) credits chosen from the following six (6) courses: | ||
| GOVT 200 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 credits |
| HIST 340 | America in War and Peace* | 3 credits |
| ISYS 204 | Introduction to Information Systems* | 3 credits |
| ISYS 331 | Information Systems Security* | 3 credits |
| ISYS 333 | Systems Security* | 3 credits |
| ISYS 436 | Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery* | 3 credits |
| * Pre-requisites for these courses may be waived solely for students completing the minor, conditional upon departmental approval. | ||
Required courses for Minor in Information Systems : 15 Credits
| ISYS 204 | Introduction to Information Systems | (3) |
| ISYS 214 | Fundamentals of Programming with Algorithms and Logic | (3) |
| ISYS 304 | Information Systems for eCommerce | (3) |
| ISYS 315 | Data Structures and Algorithms | (3) |
| ISYS 321 | IT Hardware and Software | (3) |
Required courses for Minor in International Relations and Foreign Policy: 15 Credits
| GOVT 196 | Introduction to the Study of Government | 3 credits |
| GOVT 200 | Contemporary Global Problems | 3 credits |
| GOVT 290 | Economic Development and Political Economy | 3 credits |
| GOVT 340 | Foreign Policy and Administration | 3 credits |
| GOVT 345 | Comparative Foreign Policy | 3 credits |
Required courses for Minor in Journalism: 15 Credits
| COMU 200 | Survey of Communication & Popular Culture | 3 credits |
| JRNU 210 | Foundations of Journalism | 3 credits |
| JRNU 320 | Digital Media Applications 1 | 3 credits |
| JRNU 330 | Exploring Interactive Communication | 3 credits |
| JRNU 340 | Creating News, Information, Entertainment | 3 credits |
Required courses for Leadership minor: 15 Credits
| LDST 201 | Survey of Leadership | 3 credits |
| LDST 310 | Systems Thinking | 3 credits |
| LDST 350 | Leadership: A Communication Perspective | 3 credits |
| LDST 430 | Leadership: Creating Shared Vision | 3 credits |
| LDST 330 | Ethics | 3 credits |
Required courses for Mathematics minor: 18 Credits
| MATH 211 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
| MATH 212 | Calculus II | 4 credits |
| MATH 213 | Calculus III | 4 credits |
| Plus two additional selections (6 hours) at the level 200 and above, excluding MATH 201 | ||
Required courses for Psychology minor: 15 Credits
| PSYC 102 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 303 | Theories of Personality | 3 credits |
| PSYC 313 | Intro to Statistics, Research & Writing | 3 credits |
| Plus a choice of any 2 courses listed below: | ||
| PSYC 211 | Developmental Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 400 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 410 | Physiological Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 421 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 428 | Survey of Psychological Assessments | 3 credits |
Required courses for Religious Studies minor: 15 Credits
| RELS 201 | Principles of Theology | 3 credits |
| RELS 340 | World Religions and Cultures | 3 credits |
| RELS 342 | Seminar in World Religions | 3 credits |
| RELS 430 | Christian Ethics | 3 credits |
| RELS 450 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 credits |
Required courses for Theology minor: 15 Credits
| Students will take the following 3 courses: | ||
| RELS 201 | Principles of Theology | 3 credits |
| RELS 301 | Apologetics | 3 credits |
| RELS 420 | Systematic Theology | 3 credits |
| Plus 6 credits of Church History from the following list: | ||
| RELS 260 | Church History I | 3 credits |
| RELS 261 | Church History II | 3 credits |
| RELS 467 | American Church History | 3 credits |
Required courses for Youth Ministry minor: 15 Credits
| All students will take the following 4 courses: | ||
| RELS 120 | Principles of Youth Ministry | 3 credits |
| RELS 240 | Studying and Teaching the Bible | 3 credits |
| RELS 321 | Youth Evangelism and Discipleship | 3 credits |
| PSYC 317 | Marriage and Family | 3 credits |
| Students choose 1 of the following courses: | ||
| PSYC 211 | Developmental Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 250 | Human Sexuality | 3 credits |
| PSYC 306 | Addictive Disorders | 3 credits |
Minors offered exclusively on campus
- Animation
- Cinema-Television
- French
- International Studies
- Spanish
- Theatre
Required courses for Minor in Animation: 15 Credits
| ANIM 103 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 credits |
| ANIM 112 or ANIM 203 |
Fundamentals of 2-D Computer Based Animation 3-D Animation |
3 credits |
| ANIM 115 | Compositing and Sound for Animators | 3 credits |
| ANIM 310 | The Business of Animation | 3 credits |
| ANIM 344 | History of Animation 1: 1906 to 1950 | 3 credits |
Required courses for Minor in Cinema-Television: 15 Credits
| CTVU 105 | Survey of History of Film and Television | 3 credits |
| CTVU 102 | Introduction to Aesthetics of Film and Television | 3 credits |
| CTVU 210 | Storytelling and Scriptwriting | 3 credits |
| CTVU 270 | Editing Theory | 3 credits |
| CTVU 327 | Introduction to Production | 3 credits |
Required courses for French minor: 18 Credits
| FREN 210 | Intermediate French I | 3 credits |
| FREN 211 | Intermediate French II | 3 credits |
| FREN 310 | French Conversation and Composition I | 3 credits |
| FREN 311 | French Conversation and Composition II | 3 credits |
| Plus 6 credits chosen from the following: | ||
| FREN 410 | French Culture through Film | 3 credits |
| FREN 420 | Culture and Civilization of France | 3 credits |
| FREN 475 | Special Topics | 3 credits |
Courses for Minor in International Studies: 15 Credits1
| Required 3 credits | ||
| INTS 100 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 credits |
| International Studies Core: Choose 6 credits from the following: | ||
| GOVT 200 | Contemporary Global Issues | (3) |
| GOVT 220 | Comparative Politics | (3) |
| GOVT 290 | Economic Development and Political Economy | (3) |
| GOVT 304 | International Relations | (3) |
| GOVT 345 | Comparative Foreign Policy | (3) |
| HIST 369 | Modern European History, 1815-Present | (3) |
| HIST 372 | History of Global Christianity | (3) |
| HIST 376 | History Modern Asia | (3) |
| HIST 382 | History of Latin America | (3) |
| HIST 384 | History of Modern Africa | (3) |
| HIST 389 | History of the Middle East and the Islamic World | (3) |
| HIST 392 | History of Russia and the Former Soviet Union | (3) |
| International Studies Electives: Choose 6 credits from the following: | ||
| COMM 240 | Cross-Cultural Communication | (3) |
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Economics | (3) |
| ENGL 212 | British Literature: 19th Century through the 21st Century | (3) |
| ENGL 330 | Studies in World Literature | (3) |
| ENGL 331 | Hispanic Literature | (3) |
| GEOG 101 | World Geography | (3) |
| OLAM 412 | Global Leadership and Cross-Cultural Issues | (3) |
| PSYC 412 | Multicultural Psychology | (3) |
| RELS 340 | World Religions and Cultures | (3) |
| SPAN 245 | Hispanic Art and Culture | (3) |
1 - Courses taken to fulfill General Education requirements may not be applied to the minor.
Required courses for Spanish minor: 18 Credits
| SPAN 210 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 credits |
| SPAN 211 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 credits |
| SPAN 310 | Spanish Conversation and Composition I | 3 credits |
| SPAN 311 | Spanish Conversation and Composition II | 3 credits |
| Plus 6 credits chosen from the following: | ||
| SPAN 410 | Hispanic Culture through Film | 3 credits |
| SPAN 420 | Culture and Civilization of Spain | 3 credits |
| SPAN 421 | Culture and Civilization of Latin America | 3 credits |
| SPAN 475 | Special Topics | 3 credits |
Required courses for Theatre minor: 15 Credits
| Theatre Minor students must take the following four (4) courses: | ||
| THEU 101 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits |
| THEU 105 | Stagecraft | 3 credits |
| THEU 132 | Basic Acting I | 3 credits |
| THEU 181 | Practicum in Theatre Production | 1 credit* |
| Theatre Minor students must take at least one (1) of the following courses: | ||
| THEU 227 | Makeup for the Stage | 3 credits |
| THEU 234 | Voice and Diction for the Stage | 3 credits |
| THEU 251 | Improvisation | 3 credits |
| THEU 314 | Play Analysis | 3 credits |
| THEU 232 | Basic Acting 2 | 3 credits |
| THEU 321 | Costume Design | 3 credits |
| THEU 322 | Fundamentals of Directing | 3 credits |
| THEU 323 | Scenic and Lighting Design | 3 credits |
| THEU 405 | Theatre History 1 | 3 credits |
| THEU 406 | Theatre History 2 | 3 credits |
| *THEU 181 must be taken a minimum of three (3) times. | ||
