Texas State Online Undergraduate Minors

Explore the academic minors available for the online bachelor’s programs at Texas State University and customize your degree to fit your professional goals.

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At Texas State University, we believe your education should be tailored to your career path. That’s why we offer a wide range of industry-specific minors designed to help you stand out in a competitive workforce. Our specialized minor course work sharpens your skills and equips you with the advanced expertise that employers seek.  

With the help of an academic advisor, you will select the minor that enhances your online bachelor’s degree program. Each minor consists of 18 to 24 credit hours, depending on the course work required. The following TXST undergraduate programs require a minor: communication studies (all concentrations), geography and environmental studies, integrated studies, mass communications, psychology, public administration, public health, and health information management.

Minor in Communication Studies

Gain high-level communication skills through course work that emphasizes listening, speaking, teamwork, and intercultural awareness. Navigate complex communication challenges with confidence when you deepen your understanding of topics such as interpersonal interaction, leadership in group settings, and the principles of contemporary public speaking.

Courses +
  • COMM 1310
  • COMM 2315
  • COMM 2330
  • COMM 2338
  • 9 hours of COMM electives (3 of which must be advanced)

Minor in Health Communication

Blend theory, research, and application with this interdisciplinary minor featuring courses from several Texas State schools, including the Department of Communication Studies, the School of Health Administration, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Psychology.

Courses +
  • COMM 2315 OR COMM 2330
  • COMM 4326
  • MC 4322
  • Choose 6 hours from the following: COMM 3319, COMM 3325, COMM 3329, COMM 4331, COMM 4347
  • Choose 6 hours from the following: HIM 2360, MC 3355, MC 3343, PH 3348, PH 3350, PH 3374, PSY 3315, PSY 3300, PSY 3331, PSY 3361

Minor in Health Informatics

Explore career pathways at the intersection of healthcare and technology with a minor in health informatics. Knowledgeable instructors will help you gain the skills to organize, analyze, and manage healthcare information using health and information sciences, data analytics, and computing.


Note: This minor is required for the B.S. in Health Information Management.
Courses +
  • HI 3310
  • HI 3311
  • HI 4401
  • HIM 4331
  • 6-7 hours of electives from the following: GEO 2426, HIM 3380, HIM 4393, PH 3370

Minor in Health Information Management

As technology advances, health information management (HIM) will become increasingly important to healthcare providers, organizations, and their patients. Meet the demand for HIM experts when you learn how to manage—and protect—health information using modern electronic health record tools.

Courses +
  • HIM 3301
  • HIM 3463
  • 12 hours of electives from the following: HI 3310, HI 3311, HIM 3350, HIM 3380, HIM 3390, HIM 4320, HIM 4331, HIM 4363, HIM 4370, HIM 4390, HIM 4393

Minor in Human Resource Development and Training

This HRD-focused minor prepares you to improve employee and organizational performance through training, education, and management. The course work applies to a variety of settings, focusing on adult learning foundations and advanced techniques, multiculturalism in the workplace, and program planning.

Courses +
  • ADED 4322
  • 6 hours from the following: ADED 3344, ADED 4321, ADED 4325, ADED 4330, ADED 4343
  • 6 hours of electives from the following: ADED 4321, ADED 4330, ADED 4325, ADED 4343, ADED 3344, COMM 3319, PA 3330, CTE 3315, CTE 3321, SPED 4344, PH 4335

Minor in International Studies

In this international studies minor, you will develop an advanced cross-cultural understanding that complements any bachelor’s degree major and helps you pursue careers across the globe. Engaging course work, featuring multiple elective options, covers a variety of global histories, politics, languages, and cultures. 

Courses +
  • GEO 1310
  • PS 3351
  • 6 hours from the following: HIST 3325G, PS 3353
  • 6 hours of electives from the following: COMM 3329, GEO 3340, GEO 3349, HIST 3333, IS 4387, IS 4687, PS 4321, IS 4390

Minor in Leadership Studies

Become an effective leader when you strengthen your ability to communicate with individuals, small and large groups, and organizations. This interdisciplinary minor includes courses from the following Texas State departments: communication studies, management, philosophy, aerospace studies, psychology, and health administration.

Courses +
  • COMM 2330
  • COMM 4347
  • PHIL 3322
  • 6 hours from the following: COMM 2338, COMM 3325
  • 6 hours from the following: COMM 3319, COMM 3329, COMM 4331, PH 4335, PSY 3331

Minor in Mass Communication

With multiple opportunities for course selections, you can customize this minor to your specific interests in mass communication. Explore topics such as the history of mass media, public relations, digital content, advertising, women and minorities in the media, visual literacy, and more.

Courses +
  • MC 1301
  • MC 3343
  • MC 3319 OR MC 4381
  • MC 3355
  • MC 3367 OR MC 4303
  • 3 hours from the following (course cannot be duplicated from above): MC 4322, MC 4381

Minor in Psychology

For this minor in psychology, you will learn about the principles of psychology in an introductory course covering learning, thinking, motivation, emotion, personality, the senses, perception, and the form and functions of the nervous system. After the first course, you will choose 15 hours of any related advanced psychology course.

Courses +
  • PSY 1300
  • 15 hours of any PSY courses, of which 12 hours must be advanced (3000 or 4000 level)

Minor in Public Administration

Navigate the complex world of the public sector with confidence when you elevate your expertise in human resources, finance, and policy—all from the perspective of a public administrator. Equipped with this minor, you will be ready to make and support long-lasting changes that help others.

Courses +

Complete the following 3-credit hour courses for a total of 18 credit hours:

  • PA 3300
  • PA 3330
  • PA 3310
  • PA 3350
  • 9 hours of electives from the following: PA 3311, PA 3314, PA 3316, PA 3340, PA 3351, PA 4323, PA 4340, PA 4352, PA 4362, PA 4370

Minor in Public Health

This minor will increase your understanding of key issues in public health, including nutrition, mental health, sexual health, physical fitness, and modern health trends. You’ll develop the ability to address and reduce community health disparities, which is a valuable skillset that pairs well with any bachelor’s degree.

Courses +
  • PH 1310
  • PH 1320
  • PH 2340
  • PH 4336
  • 6 hours of electives from the following: PH 2338, PH 3301, PH 3321, PH 3330, PH 3348, PH 3350, PH 3360, PH 3370, PH 3374, PH 3376, PH 4331, PH 4335

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