Minors and Undergraduate Certificates
Minors
Students in the Bachelor of Science in General Studies, Bachelor of Philosophy, and Bachelor of Philosophy in Communication degrees can pursue a minor in one of the subjects listed below. Students may pursue only one minor. Courses that fulfill requirements for a major may not be used to fulfill minor requirements. At least half of the courses in a minor should be completed at Northwestern University.
Students in the degree programs listed above who are interested in declaring a minor should consult with their academic adviser.
Minors are offered in these subjects:
Undergraduate Certificates
Bachelor's degree students may complete an undergraduate certificate during their time at SPS. Students should work closely with their academic adviser to plan their course of study. All certificate course requirements must be completed at Northwestern University.
Students in the online Bachelor of Science degree programs in Enterprise Leadership, Information Systems, Strategic Communication, Social Sciences, or Health Sciences may select an elective certificate as part of their curriculum. See the curriculum for each of the online degree programs for details.
Students in the Bachelor of Science in General Studies, Bachelor of Philosophy, and Bachelor of Philosophy in Communication degrees may pursue a certificate in the following:
Undergraduate Minors
- ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON 202 Introduction to Microeconomics
- SOCIOL 110 Introduction to Sociology or PSYCH 110 Introduction to Psychology
- ORG BEH 301 Organization Behavior
- FINANCE 202 Principles of Finance
- ACCOUNT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- 2 200- or 300-level courses in accounting, advertising, business law, finance, marketing, or organization behavior
- ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON 202 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON 281 Introduction to Applied Econometrics
- ECON 310-A Microeconomics I
- ECON 310-B Microeconomics II or 311 Macroeconomics
- 3 additional 300-level economics courses
- MATH 220 Differential Calculus of One-Variable Functions or MATH 212 Single-Variable Calculus I
Information Systems (10 courses)
- CIS 212 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
- CIS 313 Telecommunications and Computer Networks
- CIS 314 Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming (or approved substitution)
- CIS 317 Introduction to Databases
- 4 additional 300-level information systems courses
- MATH 202 Finite Mathematics
- STAT 202 Introduction to Statistics
Organization Behavior (8 courses)
- 3 of the following:
COMM ST 205 Theories of Persuasion
COMM ST 250 Team Leadership and Decision Making
COMM ST 360 Theories of Organizational Communication
ENGLISH 205 Writing Seminar: Business Communication - 3 of the following:
ORG BEH 301 Organization Behavior
ORG BEH 307 Leadership Principles and Practice
ORG BEH 310 Organizational Change
PSYCH 204 Social Psychology
SOCIOL 302 Sociology of Organizations - 2 additional 300-level courses in organization behavior, or communication studies courses focused on organization behavior
- PSYCH 110 Introduction to Psychology
- PSYCH 201 Statistical Methods in Psychology
- PSYCH 205 Research Methods in Psychology
- 4 additional psychology courses, including at least 1 personality, clinical or social psychology course; at least 2 must be at the 300 level
Undergraduate Certificate
Business Certificate
The Business certificate requires students to complete a total of five courses. Business certificate courses are applied toward the total units required for the degree. See the Degree Requirements page.
2 of the following courses
ACCOUNT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics*
FINANCE 202 Introduction to Finance
3 courses selected from the following
MKTG 201 Introduction to Marketing*
ORG BEH 301 Organization Behavior
ORG BEH 367 Strategic Planning and Management*
ORG BEH 391 Special Topics: Global Leadership*
*NOTE: Students in the organization behavior major must take ECON 201, MKTG 201, ORG BEH 367 and ORG BEH 391 to earn the business certificate.
Organization Behavior: Business Leadership students are not eligible for the business certificate, as they will earn a Business Leadership certificate as part of their program.