Expand Your Knowledge
Gain specialized knowledge and supplement your bachelor’s degree with a minor from LSU. These programs are designed to expand a student’s skill set through courses that explore business administration, communication studies, construction management, information technology, leadership, psychology, and sociology. A student must select three minors to pursue as part of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. Minors can also be added to any fully online undergraduate degree offered through the LSU A&M campus.
Business Administration
Gain a foundational business knowledge by focusing on accounting, economics, finance, and management.
Classes
- ACCT 2000: Survey of Accounting | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1021 or MATH 1029 or equivalent
- ECON 2030: Economic Principles | 3 credit hours
- FIN 3715: Business Finance | 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ECON 2000 and ECON 2010, or ECON 2030; and ACCT 2000 or ACCT 2001
- ISDS 1100: Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 credit hours
- MGT 3200: Principles of Management | 3 credit hours
- MKT 3401: Principles of Marketing | 3 credit hours
Communication Studies
Succeed in today’s workplace by gaining skills in organizational communication, rhetorical communication, and leadership communication.
Classes
- CMST 1061: Fundamentals of Communication | 3 credit hours
- CMST 2061: Communication for Business and the Professions | 3 credit hours
- CMST 3113: Conversation | 3 credit hours
- CMST 3118: Intercultural Communication | 3 credit hours
- CMST 4100: Political Communication | 3 credit hours
Construction Management
Providing students with business skills, experience, and education to manage the execution of any construction work in the private or public sector.
Classes
- CM 1112: Construction Materials and Methods I | 3 credit hours
- CM 2113: Construction Equipment | 3 credit hours
- CM 2116: Construction Plan Reading | 3 credit hours
- CM 3111: Construction Estimating | 3 credit hours
- CM 4101: Construction Scheduling and Cost Control | 3 credit hours
- CM 4221: Construction Project Management | 3 credit hours
A grade of “C” or better is required in each course.
Information Technology Management
Learn technical competencies including principles, database querying, business programming, and cloud computing with Amazon Web Services (AWS).*
Classes
- ISDS 3001: Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credit hours
- ISDS 3002: Introduction to Programming in Business | 3 credit hours
- ISDS 3003: Introduction to Business Data Querying | 3 credit hours
- ISDS 3130: Cloud Computing for Business I | 3 credit hours
- ISDS 4130: Cloud Computing for Business II | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: “C” or better in ISDS 3130
Leadership Development
Develop a knowledge base that effectively utilizes human capital to help organizations meet the challenge of change. Specific courses are available online. Talk to your academic advisor about options.
Classes
- LHRD 2723: Introduction to Leadership Development | 3 credit hours
- LHRD 3723: Leadership Concepts and Principles | 3 credit hours
- LHRD 4723: Advanced Leadership Development | 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: LHRD 2723, 3723
- LHRD 4804: Professional Development Capstone | 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: LHRD 2723, 3723, 4723
- Three hours of electives from a list of courses approved by the departmental faculty in the School of Leadership & Human Resource Development
Psychology
Acquire an appreciation of the human condition with a broad exposure to psychology as a scientific and professional discipline.
Classes
- PSYC 2000: Introduction to Psychology | 3 credit hours
- PSYC 3050: Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 2000
- PSYC 4070: Developmental Psychology | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSYC 2000
Select two from the following three courses:
- PSYC 2040: Social Psychology | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Three credits of psychology or sociology
- PSYC 2080: Introduction to Forensic Psychology | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSYC 2000
- PSYC 3082: Introduction to Psychological Disorders | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: PSYC 2000
Sociology
Gain a fundamental understanding of how social structures and processes shape human behavior.
Classes
- SOCL 2001: Introductory Sociology | 3 credit hours
- SOCL 3501: Sociology of Deviance | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: SOCL 2001 or equivalent
- SOCL 4461: Criminology | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: SOCL 2001 or equivalent
- SOCL 3601: Social Interaction | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: SOCL 2001 or PSYC 2000 or equivalent
- SOCL 3371: Sociology of the Criminal Justice System | 3 credit hours
Prerequisite: SOCL 2001 or equivalent
*Please note that the Information Technology Management minor course requirements listed above have been approved for inclusion in the 2021-22 LSU General Catalog. Students following the Information Technology Management minor curricular requirements included in the 2020-21 LSU General Catalog may request substitutions from their academic counselor so that the courses listed above will apply toward the Information Technology Management minor for their respective catalog year.
