Find the Minor That’s Right for You
At Texas State, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Note: This minor is required for the B.S. in Health Information Management.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
