Academic Programs

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• African American and African Studies

  The minor in African American & African Studies (AAAS) consists of 15 semester hours. No area of concentration is required to fulfill the minor program. If students complete the minor, according to guidelines, they need only to file the Minor Program Form with their Arts and Sciences advisors. (AFAMAST-MN)

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• Aging (MED)

  This minor is administered by the College of Medicine. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Agribusiness (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (AGBUSAE-MN)

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• Agricultural Communication (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (AGRCOMM-MN)

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• Agricultural Systems Management (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (AGSYSM-MN)

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• Agronomy (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (AGRON-MN)

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• Air Science (ROTC)

  A Minor in Air Science is for students who seek to improve and challenge themselves on a daily basis. The program explores the dynamics of leading in a complex environment and prepares students to analyze, manage, and adapt to change. This minor is open to students enrolled in ROTC or by permission of department chair. (AIRSCI-MN)

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• American Indian Studies

  American Indian Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on the histories, experiences, languages, arts, and cultures of peoples indigenous to the lands that now comprise the United States. It seeks to broaden understanding of and make connections between Native peoples and cultures in the U.S. and Indigenous peoples across the Americas and around the globe. (AMINSTD-MN)

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• American Studies

  The American Studies minor brings together scholarship in a number of fields to give students a broad view of American society from a variety of perspectives, with particular attention to the problems of a diverse, pluralistic nation in an interdependent world. (AMERSTD-MN)

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• Andean and Amazonian Studies

  The interdisciplinary minor in Andean & Amazonian Studies highlights the geographical region, its languages and peoples, its history and societies, as well as its cultures and environment. Students must achieve intermediate proficiency in Portuguese, Quechua or Spanish. Courses included in this minor may have additional prerequisites - view minor sheet for details. (ANDEAMZ-MN)

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• Animal Nutrition (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ANMLNUT-MN)

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• Animal Pre-Veterinary Medicine (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (VETMED-MN)

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• Animal Sciences (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ANIMSC-MN)

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• Anthropology

  The minor in Anthropology offers three distinct tracks: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology and Physical Anthropology. View Minor Sheet for specific details on each individual track. (ANTHROP-MN)

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• Arabic

  The minor in Arabic consists of 13 -15 credit hours (depending on which language sequence students choose) of course work. Language and literature courses may require prerequisites. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ARABIC-MN)

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• Architectural Studies (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Arts Entrepreneurship

  Through the Arts Entrepreneurship minor, students will be able to develop entrepreneurial and managerial skills necessary to succeed as creative individuals in the increasingly complex economic environment of contemporary art-making. Students attain business acumen and expertise necessary to operate arts and cultural institutions in the specific role of arts entrepreneurs. (ARTSENT-MN)

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• Asian American Studies

  Asian American Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on the histories, experiences, and cultures of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United States. It seeks to broaden students' understanding of the diversity and complexity of Asian American identities and communities. (ASIANAM-MN)

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• Astronomy and Astrophysics

  Astronomy and Astrophysics is the study of planets, stars, and galaxies, and the universe as a whole, including how these originate and how they evolve in time. The principal pursuits of the astronomer are to extend our understanding of the physical nature of the universe and to convey this understanding to students and the general public.

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• Atmospheric Sciences

  Atmospheric Sciences encompasses all aspects of the study of weather and climate. It includes severe storms and other systems that comprise our day-to-day weather. It also includes processes that create and change the Earth’s climate. Atmospheric scientists work on scales that vary from local weather at the surface to global features of weather and climate.

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• Aviation (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (AVIAASC-MN)

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• Biochemistry

  The minor in biochemistry consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work: Biochemistry 5613 (3), 5614 (3), 5615 (3), and 5621 (4) and at least 2 additional hours in biochemistry or a related physical or biological science. (BIOCHEM-MN)

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• Bioethics (MED)

  This minor is administered by the College of Medicine. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Biological Bases of Behavior

  Biological Psychology explores the relationship between the brain and behavior. The Biological Bases of Behavior minor will allow students to study behavior specifically from a physiological perspective.

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• Biology

  Students who major in other areas, like engineering and education, who want a deeper understanding of the biological sciences than they would get in the coursework incorporated into their major, pre-professional students who wish to major in a non-science area, business students pursuing careers in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals, students in journalism, etc. will benefit from the biology minor.

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• Biomedical Engineering (ENG)

  The minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (BIOMEDE-MN)

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• Business (BUS)

  This minor is administered by the College of Business. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (BUS-MN)

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• Business Analytics (BUS)

  This minor is administered by the College of Business. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Campaigns and Elections

  The Campaigns and Elections minor is intended to accommodate the interests and the needs of students from a variety of majors who want to develop a coherent educational program in a sub-field of Political Science. This minor will provide students with knowledge and analytical tools necessary to understand the election process and political campaigning in the United States. (CAMPELE-MN)

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• Capital Program

  The Capital Program is a special program designed in cooperation between Arts and Sciences and the Fisher College of Business. The Capital Program is an option for students who would like to complement their liberal arts degree with courses in business. The program consists of six common courses, followed by three or four courses within one of five business specialty areas.

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• Chemistry

  The minor in chemistry consists of a minimum of 17 credit hours of course work: Chemistry 2210 (5) and an additional 12 hours of chemistry courses above 2210, with a maximum of 10 credit hours of Chemistry 2310 and 25xx. (CHEM-MN)

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• Child Abuse and Neglect

  The Child Abuse and Neglect Minor is designed to provide students from a wide range of majors with knowledge, skills and training in prevention, identification, and intervention of child abuse and neglect. (CABSNGL-MN)

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• Chinese

  The minor in Chinese consists of 15 credit hours of prerequisites and 14 hours of course work beyond the prerequisites. The purpose of the prerequisites is to give students a fundamental language and cultural basis upon which to build an understanding of China. (CHINESE-MN)

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• City and Regional Planning (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (CRPLAN-MN)

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• Classical Greek

  Classics is the study of the cultures of the ancient Greeks and Romans and the people they directly affected. Its major subfields include the Greek and Latin languages from the earliest records until the Middle Ages; the literary and philosophical works composed in these languages; Greek and Roman art, architecture, science and technology; and more. (CLASGRK-MN)

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• Classical Humanities

  Classics is the study of the cultures of the ancient Greeks and Romans and the people they directly affected. Its major subfields include the Greek and Latin languages from the earliest records until the Middle Ages; the literary and philosophical works composed in these languages; Greek and Roman art, architecture, science and technology; and more.

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• Clinical Psychology and Individual Differences

  The minor in Clinical and Individual Differences considers the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning in an effort to reduce discomfort and promote adaptation and personal adjustment.

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• Coaching Education (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (COACHED-MN)

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• Cognitive Science

  Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary study of the mind that incorporates psychological, philosophical, linguistic, biological, and artificial intelligence approaches to how knowledge is acquired, processed, and represented in the mind. (COGNITS-MN)

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• Communication

  The communication minor is designed to provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts of communication. The prerequisite course and the four courses in the minor cover each of the following areas: communication theory, communication technology, interpersonal communication, mass communication, and strategic communication. (COMM-MN)

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• Communication Technology

  The minor in Communication Technology provides students with an understanding of the impact of communication technology on society and an introduction to basic skills required for designing websites and other interactive media. (COMTECH-MN)

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• Community Outreach Education (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (COMOUTR)

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• Comparative Politics

  Comparative politics is a subfield of political science that studies the various forms of government found throughout the world. Comparative politics attempts to analyze different governments through understanding the history, geography and people that live under the sovereignty of that government. (COMPPOL-MN)

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• Computational Science

  The minor in computational science consists of 18 credit hours of course work: A simulation and modeling course, either CSE 1221 or 2221, a numerical methods course, a capstone research or internship using an approved departmental research course designation, one discipline specific computational modeling course and one elective.

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• Computer and Information Science

  The minor in computer and information science (CIS) consists of a minimum of 13 credit hours. The courses are in three categories: Programming Fundamentals, CIS Core, and Technical Electives. Three different tracks, A, B, and C, are available for the fundamentals portion. (CPTRINF-MN)

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• Consumer Sciences (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (CONSCI-MN)

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• Creative Writing

  The Creative Writing provides students options for in-depth study of the craft of creative writing. The progression of courses enhances critical reading skills and gives students the tools they need to create original fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. (CREATWR-MN)

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• Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies

  The Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies minor is designed to provide undergraduate students with focused knowledge of the nature and causes of juvenile and adult crime among individuals and across communities, the development and administration of criminal law with an emphasis on criminal procedure and capital punishment, and more. (CRIMINO-MN)

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• Critical and Cultural Theory

  The Critical & Cultural Theory Minor helps students develop the tools for the thoughtful examination of culture and its various constructions, from social structures to political processes to various kinds of art objects. The minor crosses a wide variety of disciplines, such as African and African-American Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Studies, Economics, English, and more. (CRITCLT-MN)

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• Dairy Sciences (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (DAIRYSC-MN)

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• Dance

  The Dance Minor is organized to merge course work in three core areas of the department. Students electing the minor will choose a minimum of two courses in each of these areas: Theoretical Inquiry, Creative Process, and Movement Practice, with the remainder of credit hours to be selected according to the student’s preferences. (DANCE-MN)

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• Design Foundations

  The Design Foundations Minor is only open to students selected to the 18 credit hour First-Year Design Foundations Course sequence, but not admitted to one of the major programs in design. More information about this competitive entry minor can be found here: http://design.osu.edu/undergrad/programs/foundations (DSGNFND-MN)

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• Design Thinking

  The 15 credit hour Design Thinking Minor introduces students to new and creative ways to solve problems. Through the lens of Design Thinking, students will build a solid understanding of basic principles, processes, and applications of Design as related to a wide spectrum of disciplines. (DSGNTHK-MN)

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• Developmental Psychology

  Developmental Psychology considers fundamental questions in the field of psychology from the perspective of developmental change, utilizing a cognitive, social, physical, emotional, and moral lens. This minor will provide students with broad exposure to human development across the lifespan, as well as to developmental issues with special populations.

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• Disability Studies

  Disability Studies seeks to study the nature, meaning and consequences of disability in global culture from an integrated social, political, cultural model. It incorporates historical, phenomenological, political, cultural, medical, sociological, technological, educational, and legal perspectives in order to provide an enriched and coherent view of disability. (DSBLYST-MN)

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• Earth Sciences

  With this minor, students will have critical knowledge and hands-on experience to participate successfully in many public, private and international career opportunities such as government research, homeland security, environmental consulting, oil and natural gas exploration & production, international business, precious and industrial mineral exploration, mining, and processing, and more.

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• East Asian Languages and Literatures

  The purpose of the prerequisites is to give students a fundamental language and cultural basis upon which to build an understanding of East Asia. The courses beyond the prerequisites are intended to provide substantial training in an East Asian language and further cultural understanding. (ASNLANG-MN)

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• Economics

  Economics offers an understanding of how the economy operates and provides a basis for informed opinions on many public issues. An undergraduate minor in economics provides good preparation for careers in government, business, organized labor, trade associations, or teaching in the social sciences. (ECON-MN)

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• Education (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (EDUC-MN)

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• Engineering Sciences (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ENGRSCI-MN)

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• English

  Undergraduate Studies in English prepares students to think critically about texts; to construct sound arguments based on evidence; to write elegantly and persuasively; and to understand the historical and cultural contexts in which texts are produced, disseminated, and received. (ENGLISH-MN)

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• Entomology (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ENTOMOL-MN)

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• Entrepreneurship & Innovation (BUS)

  This minor is administered by the College of Business. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ENTRSHP-MN)

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• Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (EEDSUS-MN)

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• Environmental Economics (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (RESECON-MN)

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• Environmental Engineering (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ENVENG-MN)

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• Environmental Science (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (ENVSCI-MN)

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• Epidemiology (PBHLTH)

  This minor is administered by the College of Public Health. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (EPI-MN)

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• Equine Science (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (EQUINSC-MN)

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• Evolution and Ecology

  The minor in evolution and ecology focuses on the descent and interrelationships of organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms. These two disciplines provide an understanding of the pattern of life we see today. (EVOLECO-MN)

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• Farm Management (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Studies. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (FARMMGT-MN)

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• Fashion and Retail Studies (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Film Studies

  The film studies minor is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry devoted to the analysis of cinema both as a unique art form in its own right, and as a medium influenced and shaped by related fields such as literature and the visual arts. Film studies is a discipline distinct from film making, which focuses on skills of film production rather than film analysis. (FILMSTD-MN)

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• Folklore

  Folklorists focus on a broad spectrum of social expression, examining the forms and ways of living through which communities shape their reality. Those forms include language, work, food, play, dance, song, gestures, beliefs, and so forth. (FOLKLOR-MN)

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• Food Processing (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (FDPROC-MN)

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• Food Safety (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (FDSAFET-MN)

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• Forensic Science

  The minor in Forensic Science emphasizes the broad interdisciplinary nature of the field, giving students an understanding of the basic issues and applications with regards to the law. (FORSCI-MN)

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• Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (FFW-MN)

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• French

  There are multiple course combinations that may interest students with particular career or personal goals. For example, the culture/film option may appeal especially to International Studies majors, whereas the literature option may be a good choice for students who plan to specialize in literary studies in graduate school. (FRENCH-MN)

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• General Psychology

  The General Psychology Minor is intended to accommodate the interests and the needs of students from a variety of majors who want to develop a basic, foundational perspective in the field of psychology. The minor provides introductory coursework in fundamental psychological issues of behavior, cognition, development, and individual differences.

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• Geographic Information Science

  The curriculum of the GIScience minor is based on that of the GIScience major, which includes a diverse range of courses that can be selected by students to count toward the proposed minor degree. These classes will provide students with extensive experience in mapping, geospatial analysis, geospatial modeling, environmental modeling, and statistical methods. (GIS-MN)

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• Geography

  Geography is a unique discipline that integrates knowledge across the social and natural sciences to provide robust ways of understanding our world. The geography minor is intended to accommodate the interests and the needs of students from a variety of areas who want to develop a coherent educational program from the courses offered. (GEOG-MN)

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• German

  The minor in German consists of a minimum of 15 units of coursework in German beyond the 1103 level and including the two required courses German 2101 and German 2102. The remaining 9 credits of electives can be chosen according to the student’s particular interest. One course taught in English is allowed. (GERMAN-MN)

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• Global Public Health (GPBHLTH)

  This minor is administered by the College of Public Health. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (GPBHLTH-MN)

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• Globalization Studies

  Globalization is the process of countries, through increasing contact, communication and trade, coming closer together to create a single global system in which developments in one part of the world can profoundly affect individuals or communities in other parts of it. (GLOBLST-MN)

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• Health and Society

  The Health and Society minor is designed to expose undergraduate students to sociological theory concerning the operation of the health care industry and social trends in health care phenomena. Coursework focuses on realities of an aging population including the demographics and meaning of death, social factors in disease and illness, and more. (HLTHSOC-MN)

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• Health, Environment, Risk, & Science Communication

  The minor in Health, Environment, Risk, and Science Communication provides students with an understanding of the role of communication in health and health care, science, and the communication of risk. All of these areas deal with the communication of complex information that has implications for people's well-being and safety. (HERSCOM-MN)

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• Hebrew

  The minor in Hebrew consists of 14 credit hours of course work, in addition to the prerequisites required. Up to six hours overlap between the minor and the GE will be permitted. (HEBREW-MN)

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• History

  The minor consists of 12 credit hours of history course work at the 2000 level and above. Of these, at least 6 credit hours must be at the 3000 level and above. Courses at the 1000 level cannot be used on the minor. (HISTORY-MN)

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• History of Art

  Students can choose one of three tracks to successfully complete a History of Art Minor or design their own program in consultation with one of the department faculty advisors. Tracks include: general track, period track and cultures groups or culture track. (HISTART-MN)

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• Horticulture (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (HORT-MN)

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• Human and Animal Interactions (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (HMANACT-MN)

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• Human Development and Family Science (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (HDFS-MN)

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• Human Nutrition (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (HUMNNTR-MN)

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• Human Rights

  The minor in Human Rights focuses on the theory and practice of human rights on both a national and global scale. (HUMNRTS-MN)

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• Humanitarian Engineering (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Inequality and Society

  This minor is designed to provide undergraduate students with a focused sequence of coursework in a sub-field of sociology in which our faculty are exceptionally strong. The minor provides students with a sociological approach to understand societal inequality, and preparation for public sector and research-oriented employment dealing with poverty, family, education, work, and more. (SOCSTRA-MN)

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• Insurance

  The Insurance Minor is designed to provide students across all university departments with an opportunity to complement their major studies with a specialization in Insurance.

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• Integrative Approaches to Health and Wellness (MED)

  This minor is administered by the College of Medicine. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (INTHLTH-MN)

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• International Economic and Social Development (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (INTECSD-MN)

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• International Studies

  The International Studies minor consists of 15 credit hours in one of nine specializations. Six have an area studies focus, while the other three are centered around contemporary world affairs. (INTSTD-MN)

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• Italian

  The minor in Italian consists of 15 hours of course work beyond 1103 or 5101. All courses are three credits unless otherwise indicated. Italian minors must take four courses taught in the Italian language. These courses must include Italian 2102 or a 3000-level course, and at least one 4000-level or above course taught in Italian. (ITALIAN-MN)

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• Japanese

  The minor in Japanese consists of 15 credit hours of prerequisites plus 14 hours of course work. The purpose of the prerequisites is to give students a fundamental language and cultural basis upon which to build an understanding of Japan. The courses beyond the prerequisites are intended to provide substantial training in the Japanese language and further cultural understanding. (JAPANES-MN)

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• Jewish Oral History

  Oral history is a tremendously powerful and important tool in today’s world of Jewish Studies. The minor in Jewish Oral History at Ohio State combines a background in modern Jewish history, needed to understand the significance of such oral histories, with knowledge of the proper techniques and legal issues involved in recording oral histories through various media.

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• Jewish Studies

  The goal of the Jewish Studies Minor is to provide an overview of Jewish culture, history, and thought from the biblical period to the present. The minor will offer an appreciation of how Jewish culture, history, and thought can be applied to practices in the legal, educational, and other fields. (JEWSHST-MN)

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• Judicial Politics

  The Judicial Politics minor will allow students to gain foundational knowledge in judicial politics and judicial behavior in a nationally-ranked subfield of American Politics. (JUDPOL-MN)

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• Korean

  The minor in Korean consists of 15 credit hours of prerequisites and 14 hours of course work beyond the prerequisites. The purpose of the prerequisites is to give students a fundamental language and cultural basis upon which to build an understanding of Korea. (KOREAN-MN)

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• Landscape Architectural Studies (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Landscape Construction (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (LNDCONS-MN)

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• Landscape Design and Management (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (LNDDSMG-MN)

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• Latin

  Classics is the study of the cultures of the ancient Greeks and Romans and the people they directly affected. Its major subfields include the Greek and Latin languages from the earliest records until the Middle Ages; the literary and philosophical works composed in these languages; Greek and Roman art, architecture, science and technology; and more. (LATIN-MN)

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• Latina/o Studies

  The Latina/o Studies Minor allows students to deepen knowledge of Latina/o experiences (social, economic, legal, etc.), histories, literatures, cultures, and arts; enhance critical learning skills; learn comparative and interdisciplinary methods of analysis; and develop close working relationships with faculty and other students. (LLSTDS-MN)

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• Leadership Studies (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (LDRSHP-MN)

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• Legal Foundations of Society

  This multidisciplinary minor provides students with an exposure to the legal underpinnings of society from a liberal arts perspective. It is intended for students interested in the intersection of legal and social issues. It is not intended as a “pre law” program, but rather, as means of providing a foundational understanding of the ways society constructs and uses its legal systems. (LEGFNTN-MN)

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• Linguistics

  The undergraduate program in linguistics permits a student to combine a broad spectrum of humanistic and scientific interests and to strengthen his/her analytic skills. The student is encouraged to explore with faculty the many relationships that linguistics has with other fields in order to discover the optimal program to meet his/her individual goals. (LINGUIST-MN)

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• Mathematics

  Mathematical methods are used today in the social, biological, and physical sciences. A minor program in mathematics is a useful supplement to a major program in many different areas. The Mathematics Department has a list of suggested electives to complement various major programs. (MATH-MN)

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• Meat Science (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (MEATSCI-MN)

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• Media and Society

  The minor in Media and Society is intended to provide students with an understanding of the impact of media on everyday life. The minor requires completion of one foundational course and at least three additional courses chosen from among electives ranging from the 3000 level to the 4000-level. (MEDIASC-MN)

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• Media Production and Analysis

  The interdisciplinary minor in Media Production and Analysis provides students with an understanding of the societal impact of contemporary media practices and provides opportunities to develop specific media production skills. Students will both analyze and produce media content for distribution through a variety of means. (MEDPROD-MN)

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• Medical Humanities

  This 15-credit hour interdisciplinary undergraduate minor in Medical Humanities instructs students about the social and cultural contexts of health, illness and medical care. It will benefit students seeking to employment or to do graduate work in fields related to the health professions and those seeking to expand their knowledge of issues in health care.

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• Medical Laboratory Science

  The Medical Laboratory Science minor provides students with basic knowledge to evaluate and interpret clinical laboratory data. (MEDLBS-MN)

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• Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  The minor in Medieval and Renaissance studies consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours and is designed to serve those students planning to pursue graduate degrees in Medieval and Renaissance areas of study and those who wish to learn more about these periods while they prepare for careers in other fields. (MEDIEVA-MN)

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• Microbiology

  The Microbiology minor consists of a minimum of 14 credit hours of microbiology courses. This includes the required foundation course MICRBIOL 4100 (5 hrs), at least two additional courses from the 4100 series (6 hrs) and three hours (3 hrs) of electives. (MICRBIO-MN)

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• Military Science (MILSCI)

  This minor is administered by the Military Science Program. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (MILSCI-MN)

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• Modern Greek

  This minor is offered by the Department of Classics, and includes courses in the language, culture, and literature of the Greek world. Students studying Modern Greek progress from an elementary working knowledge of the language to oral and written fluency. (MDRNGRK-MN)

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• Molecular Genetics

  Students can earn the Molecular Genetics Undergraduate Minor by completing the necessary prerequisites and the Molecular Genetics core series of classes. (MOLGEN-MN)

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• Music

  The music minor is organized to allow for student flexibility and to balance academic and applied course work in music. Through this integrated approach a student completing the minor will emerge with an informed perspective on the field. (MUSIC-MN)

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• Music, Media and Enterprise

  Through the MME minor, students will be able to develop a multidisciplinary perspective on the role of music in commerce, and society. Students gain a theoretical foundation for continuing study and research in the interrelated areas of music, communication, business, society, and culture. (MSCMDEN-MN)

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• Naval Science (MILSCI)

  This minor is administered by the Military Science Program. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Neuroscience

  Neuroscience is a scientific discipline that investigates the organization, development, and function of the nervous system, and its relationship to behavior, cognition, and neurological/neuropsychiatric disorders. (NEURSC-MN)

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• Nonprofit Studies (PUB AFFAIRS)

  This minor is administered by the College of Public Affairs. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (NONPRFT-MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Nuclear Engineering (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (NUCLREN-MN)

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• Organization and Performance

  The minor in Organization and Performance provides students with knowledge of issues on both an individual and group basis, such as motivation, decision-making, leadership, creativity, and attitude formation, that impact performance on multiple levels.

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• Organizational Communication

  The minor in Organizational Communication provides students with an understanding of the role of communication in organizational contexts. Courses focus on how organizations interact with internal and external constituencies. (ORGLCOM-MN)

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• Peace Studies

  The minor program in Peace Studies focuses on the theory and practice of peace studies on both a national and global scale. (PEACEST–MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Persian

  The minor in Persian consists of 15 credit hours of course work, in addition to prerequisites. Up to six hours of overlap between the minor and the GE will be permitted. (PERSIAN-MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Pharmaceutical Sciences

  The Pharmaceutical Sciences minor offers unique training for students pursuing careers in health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Flexible in design, this minor permits students from both science and non-science disciplines to learn about drug science in a variety of contexts.

  • Minor Sheet

• Philosophy

  Some students will want a minor in philosophy to complement their major; others will want to pursue some topic in philosophy unrelated to their major. (PHILOS-MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Physical Activity Specialist (EHE)

  This minor is administered by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (PHACTSP-MN)

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• Physics

  Students whose career goals lie in directions other than physics have often expressed interest in physics and a wish for greater exposure that what can be provided in the introductory physics sequence. The physics minor program allows students to gain additional exposure to physics topics such as mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, quantum mechanics, or nanotechnology. (PHYSICS-MN)

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• Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology

  Students can earn the Plant Biology Undergraduate Minor by completing the necessary prerequisites and required courses. Whether under the quarter or semester system, the minor program must be approved by a Plant Biology faculty advisor from the Department of Molecular Genetics. (PCMB-MN)

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• Plant Pathology (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (PLNTPTH-MN)

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• Political Decision Making

  The minor in Political Decision Making is designed to accommodate the interests and the needs of students from a variety of majors who want to develop a coherent educational program in a sub-field of Political Science. This minor will provide students with the knowledge necessary to understand the methods by which citizens and elites arrive at solutions to political problems. (POLDEC-MN)

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• Political Science

  The general political science minor consists of 15 credit hours and is intended to accommodate the interests and the needs of students from a variety of areas who want to develop a coherent educational program from the courses offered. Students are expected to organize their program to develop a focus on a particular aspect of the political world. (POLSCI-MN)

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• Political Theory

  The Political Theory minor is intended to accommodate the interests and the needs of students from a variety of majors who want to develop a coherent educational program in a sub-field of Political Science. This minor will allow students to gain foundational knowledge in political theory and will help students develop informed attitudes on contemporary political issues. (POLITTH-MN)

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• Popular Culture Studies

  The goal of the minor is to provide tools for students to build bridges between the popular, public, and material cultures of their daily lives and the cultures that are the traditional objects of study. (POPCTST-MN)

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• Portuguese

  The Portuguese minor consists of a minimum of 12 credit hours. The language of instruction in all Portuguese classes leading to the minor will be in Portuguese. Students choosing to minor in Portuguese are encouraged to take advantage of study abroad opportunities offered in cooperation with The Office of International Affairs (OIA). (PORTGES-MN)

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• Production Agriculture (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (PRODAG-MN)

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• Professional Writing

  The Department of English’s professional writing minor is designed to give students the opportunity both to develop the cognitive knowledge, practical skill, and hands-on experience needed to write well in the 21st-century workplace and to obtain a credential certifying that knowledge, skill, and experience to potential employers. (PROFWRT-MN)

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• Psychology

  There are seven minors associated with Psychology. The current seven minors are: Biological Bases of Behavior, Clinical Psychology and Individual Differences, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Organization and Performance, Psychology Research, and Social Psychology and Personality

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• Psychology Research

  The Psychology Research minor is designed to accommodate students with an interest in honing their analytical and quantitative skills. This minor will provide students with knowledge of advanced research methods, psychometrics, and modeling that can be applied to any number of fields, including the social sciences, business, medicine, and law.

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• Public Policy (PUB AFFAIRS)

  Public policy refers to the actions taken by government to solve public problems, and their resulting impacts. The minor introduces students to the study of public policy, policy analysis, and the policy-making process. Students in the minor are provided an excellent vehicle for integrating ideas drawn from multiple disciplines around issues of real world significance. The public policy minor is designed for students outside of the Glenn College. (PUBPOL-MN)

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• Real Estate (BUS)

  This minor is administered by the College of Business. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Religious Studies

  The religious studies minor employs an academic approach to religion, stressing its role as an important dimension of human experience in different cultural contexts. (RELSTDS-MN)

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• Rural Sociology (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (RURLSOC-MN)

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• Russian

  The Russian minor aims at developing your language proficiency so that you can handle survival topics and a range of everyday communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. In addition, you will take coursework to increase your appreciation and understanding of Russian culture, develop your analytical skills, and give you an international outlook. (RUSSIAN-MN)

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• Scandinavian Studies

  A minor in Scandinavian Studies consists of 15 units of coursework beyond Swedish 1103. In addition to three required courses, students choose two electives in consultation with the director of the Scandinavian Program. (SCANDNA-MN)

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• Science and Technology Studies

  The Science and Technology Studies minor provides students with the tools to understand and evaluate both the social contexts and consequences of scientific and technological developments.

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• Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (PUB AFFAIRS)

  This minor is administered by the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Please view Minor Sheet for details.

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• Screenwriting

  Combining theory and practice, the Screenwriting Minor prepares students to develop original stories, scripts, and screenplays for production as works of moving-image art.

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• Sexuality Studies

  The minor in sexuality studies focuses on the social, historical, psychological, literary, legal, and political contexts in which human sexualities have been and are currently being expressed and theorized. The minor pays particular attention to the tension between non-normative sexualities and the concept of heterosexuality against which they are typically defined. (SXLTYST-MN)

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• Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

  The Slavic and East European Minor allows you to focus on a single culture or else to develop a broad knowledge of several cultures in the region. You can choose from a wide array of languages in which you will develop a Novice High or Intermediate Low proficiency, which will enable to handle survival topics and a range of everyday communicative tasks in straightforward social situations.

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• Social Psychology and Personality

  Social Psychology and Personality is a subfield of psychology that studies how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. This minor will provide students with knowledge about personality theory, attitudes and attitude formation, stereotyping and prejudice, and decision-making.

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• Society and Environmental Issues (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (SOCENV-MN)

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• Sociology

  The Sociology minor is designed to provide undergraduate students with a focused sequence of coursework in sociology that builds knowledge of pressing social issues, applies research methods to elucidate real world problems, and utilizes sociological theory to comprehend contemporary society. (SOCIOL-MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Soil Science (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (SOILSCI-MN)

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• Somali Language and Culture

  The Somali Minor provides students the opportunity to study language, history, literature and culture of Somali speaking peoples of Eastern Africa.

  • Minor Sheet

• South Asia Studies

  South Asia is an area rich in culture and history and is now increasingly important on the global scene. The minor addresses the following: the history, society and cultures associated with the South Asia region; the religions associated with the South Asia region and their impact on the peoples living there; the arts and literatures associated with the South Asia region. (SASIAST-MN)

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• Spanish

  The Spanish minor consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours in the study of Iberian and Latin American Literatures, Cultures, and Hispanic Linguistics. The language of instruction in all Spanish classes leading to the minor will be in Spanish. (SPANISH-MN)

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• Spanish for Business

  The Spanish Minor for Business consists of 15 credit hours. The minor includes four courses taught in Spanish and one course taught in English. The Spanish Minor for Business is not open to Honors students.

  • Minor Sheet

• Spanish Honors

  The Spanish Honors minor consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours in the study of Iberian and Latin American Literatures, Cultures, and Hispanic Linguistics. The language of instruction in all Spanish classes leading to the minor will be in Spanish. Honors students must take 3450H and fulfill additional requirements.

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• Speech and Hearing Science

  The Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Sciences requires 15 semester hours of course work. Its purpose is to educate and promote the awareness of communication disorders. In addition, students completing a minor in Speech and Hearing Science will have completed many of the prerequisites required to apply for an advanced degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology. (SPHHRNU-MN)

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• Statistics

  A demonstrated knowledge and working understanding of basic statistical techniques and methods has become a critical element for students in many disciplines including business, engineering, life sciences and social sciences. The undergraduate minor in statistics is designed as a valuable asset to enhance most undergraduate majors and their career opportunities. (STAT-MN)

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• Studio Art

  It is the mission of the Department of Art to inspire and enable people to lead creative and intellectually flexible lives. The minor in Art provides students with the opportunity to integrate creative and artistic studio practice with other academic or research pursuits. (STUDART-MN)

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• Substance Misuse and Addiction (SOCWORK)

  This minor is administered by the College of Social Work. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (SBSMNSAD-MN)

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• Surveying and Mapping (ENG)

  This minor is administered by the College of Engineering. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (SURVMAP-MN)

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• Sustainable Agriculture (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (SUSTAGR-MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Swahili Language and Culture

  The Swahili minor provides students the opportunity to study language, history, literature, and culture of Swahili speaking peoples of Eastern Africa. Swahili is offered at beginning through advanced courses and fulfills the university’s GE foreign language requirement. Study abroad is available in Kenya.

  • Minor Sheet

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• Theatre

  Any OSU students who are not majoring in Theatre but who wish to extend their knowledge of the Theatre may undertake a Theatre minor. Minoring in Theatre, students are welcome and encouraged to audition and to participate in all aspects of our production season. (THEATRE-MN)

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• Turfgrass Management (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (TRFGMGT-MN)

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• Turkish

  The minor in Turkish consists of 15 credit hours of course work as listed below, in addition to the prerequisites required. Up to six credit hours of overlap between the minor and the GE will be permitted. (TURKISH-MN)

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• Video Arts

  Through the Video Arts minor, students will be able to explore traditional, alternative, and artistic means of media delivery in a variety of expressive and creative contexts. It will contribute to the development of students who seek to incorporate this medium into traditional art and/or narrative practices as well as those interested in creating experimental artworks. (VIDART-MN)

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• Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

  The Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Program at the Ohio State University offers both a major leading to a BA degree and a minor designed to complement studies in other academic fields. (WOMSTDS-MN)

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• World Literatures

  How do texts move across national boundaries and historical time periods? In what ways are the globalizing forces of today different from those of the past? How is literature related to social change and stability in various parts of the world? Through the world literatures minor, students consider these and many other questions about literature and globalization. (WLITS-MN)

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• World Politics

  The World Politics minor is intended to give students foundational knowledge in international relations including the political and economic interactions of the global system and relations between countries and international institutions, in order to prepare them to better understand and to work more effectively in an increasingly globalized environment. (WRLDPOL-MN)

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• Yiddish

  The minor in Yiddish consists of 15 units of coursework beyond Yiddish 1103. Once a faculty advisor in the Yiddish Program has approved the Minor Program Form, the student must file the form with a college/school counselor. (YIDDISH-MN)

  • Minor Sheet

• Youth Development (FAES)

  This minor is administered by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the College of Social Work. Please view Minor Sheet for details. (YTHDEV-MN)

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• Zoology

  Zoology is the study of animals, from the simplest sponges to the most advanced arthropods, mollusks, and vertebrates. The minor in zoology provides a broad-based introduction to this field. (ZOOLOGY-MN)

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• African American and African Studies

  The Master of Arts degree in African American and African Studies prepares students for further studies in discipline-based PhD programs with specialization in any aspect of the Black experience, as well as in professional programs like law and education. (MA, PhD)

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• Anthropology

  Nationally and internally recognized graduate program in scientific anthropology with strengths in evolution, ecology, and environmental impacts on past and living primates and humans. MA and PhD programs are in Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, and Biological Anthropology. (MA, PhD)

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• Art

  The MFA program fosters interdisciplinary practices in the visual arts through the framework of its rigorous but flexible curriculum. At Ohio State, students learn to expand and strengthen their individual artistic vision by exploring the full array of creative, intellectual, and material resources available to them at the largest public research university in the United States. (MFA)

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• Art Education

  The MA program in Art Education gives students the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be well-informed and reflective practitioners, teachers, and researchers. The program consists of a coherent pattern of courses and other educational experiences, either a research thesis or a final project, and a final oral examination.

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• Art Education, Online

  The Online Master's Degree Program in Art Education at The Ohio State University is the first and premier online art education offering in the United States. The program has served art(s) educators teaching in a variety of settings, including public and private schools, community arts centers, museums, residential facilities, and colleges and universities.

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• Arts Administration, Education and Policy

  The Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy prepares educators, researchers, administrators and policy makers for research and practice in the interdisciplinary field of art education through its integrated, multifaceted programs and collaborations within and outside the university. (MA, PhD)

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• Arts Policy & Administration

  The Arts Policy and Administration Program at The Ohio State University is one of the first in the country to dedicate itself to serious research and advanced training in arts policy and administration. We offer both a Master's degree and a Ph.D. concentration.

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• Astronomy

  The Department of Astronomy offers a superb PhD program for students interested in optical/infrared observational astrophysics and theoretical astrophysics with a strong emphasis is placed on research. Students begin work on research projects as soon as they arrive, and are encouraged to work with several different research advisors during the course of their graduate education. (PhD)

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• Biochemistry

  The department provides excellent training in the classroom and in the research laboratory. Graduates go on to hold positions in the finest universities, companies, and government laboratories. The program offers several degree options that lead to a Master's degree: MS degree in Biochemistry; MS Degree with emphasis in Biotechnology; and a combined BS/MS degree program. (MS, PhD)

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• Biophysics

  Using the tools of physics and related sciences, the program seeks to answer biological questions. For research at the cellular level there are facilities for scanning electron microscopy, microcalorimetry, and for making and using microelectrodes capable of electrical and chemical measurements within a single cell. (PhD)

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• Biostatistics

  The program in Biostatistics is a joint venture between the Department of Statistics and the Division of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health. Students in this program choose between two specializations: a Methodology Specialization and the Public Health Specialization. (PhD)

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• Chemical Physics

  From high-temperature plasmas to studies at near absolute zero, the program is an exciting investigation into extreme science. We also have major facilities for mass spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and electron paramagnetic resonance. These centers of instrumentation make it easy for us to bring an entire array of techniques to bear on specific research problems. (PhD)

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• Chemistry

  Graduate courses and research programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in chemistry are offered in analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical and theoretical chemistry. (MS, PhD)

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• Classics

  The Department of Classics offers graduate programs anchored in solid knowledge of the relevant languages: Ancient Greek, Latin and/or Modern Greek as each student's particular course of study demands, as well as reading abilities in appropriate modern languages such as French, German, and Italian. (MA, PhD)

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• Communication

  The School of Communication offers an MA and PhD in Communication. Graduate studies are in the areas of Communication Technology and Society, Health Communication and Public Opinion. The primary goal is to train individuals to conduct empirical social science research. (MA, PhD)

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• Comparative Studies

  Graduate work in Comparative Studies is interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, addressing complex processes of cultural change, stability, and interaction, with particular attention to the construction of knowledge and the dynamics of power and authority. (MA, PhD)

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• Dance

  Graduate study in the Department of Dance reflects current national and international trends in dance practice and research while spearheading new areas of investigation. Our two graduate degrees afford opportunities for students to study and conduct research through the synthesis of three major spheres: creative activity, theoretical inquiry and physical practice. (MFA, PhD)

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• Design

  The Design graduate degree program is meant to be broad and multidisciplinary, in contrast to the necessary specialization of our undergraduate programs. Graduate students are encouraged to explore emerging design issues, and to partner with other disciplines to propose innovative solutions. (MFA)

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• Earth Sciences

  The graduate program examines global and environmental change, geological sciences, earth and planetary dynamics, geodesy, and geospatial sciences. By entering our graduate programs, you will become a part of one of the nation's premier research universities. (MS, PhD)

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• East Asian Languages and Literatures

  The program has a graduate student population that ranges between seventy and eighty students, making the program one of the largest in the continental United States. Graduate students can pursue both the MA and PhD in Chinese or Japanese, focusing on literature, linguistics, or language pedagogy as a field of specialization. (MA, PhD)

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• East Asian Studies

  More than 50 faculty members in 17 disciplines are affiliated with the MA program in East Asian Studies (EAS). The program is administered by the East Asian Studies Center, founded in 1969, which also brings over 200 events with an East Asia focus to campus annually. (MA)

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• Economics

  Graduate programs are available in Economic Theory, Experimental, and Behavior Economics. Focal areas include macroeconomics, applied microeconomics and econometrics. (PhD)

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• English

  The OSU English Department offers an integrated MA/PhD program and an MFA program in Creative Writing, giving graduate students a variety of opportunities to work closely with distinguished scholars and writers. (MA, MFA, PhD)

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• Environmental Science

  The Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP) is a collaborative endeavor at the university and is comprised of faculty from Biological Sciences; Engineering; Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Medicine; Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Veterinary Medicine. (MS, PhD)

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• Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology

  Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) encompasses the study of animals, plants, and microbes in their relationships among themselves and their environments, and in their common ancestry. The graduate program is planned by the student and a member of the EEOB graduate faculty who acts as her/his research advisor so as to meet the student's individual needs and interests. (MS, PhD)

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• Film Studies

  The Ohio State University Film Studies Program administers the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Film Studies which is available to students enrolled in postgraduate degree programs in another discipline. It does not currently offer an MA or PhD. (GIS)

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• French

  In the Department of French and Italian students explore and gain expertise in French, Francophone and Italian cultures, societies, literatures and languages. (PhD)

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• Geodetic Science

  The Division of Geodetic Science, School of Earth Sciences, offers graduate degrees in the following specialized tracks: geodesy, mapping/geographic information science, mathematical geodesy, and geodesy & geodynamics. (MS, PhD)

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• Geography

  Graduate work in Geography Atmospheric Science with specialties in Environment and Society, Atmospheric and Climatic Studies, GIS and Spatial Analysis, Urban and Regional, and Global Studies. The program is a leader in placement of tenure-track faculty in significant positions both in the U.S. and internationally. (MA, PhD)

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• Germanic Languages and Literatures

  The Graduate Program in German provides students with a thorough and extensive learning experience, both in research and in teaching for a career in Germanic Studies or related professions. Our distinguished faculty is widely published and internationally active in innovative fields of research. We offer one of the nation’s foremost Graduate Teaching Assistant development programs. (MA, PHD)

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• History

  The Department of History is a large and diverse department with over 200 students currently pursuing advanced study in 18 different fields of history. Ranked in the top quartile nationally, the department has approximately 150 graduate students from across the U.S. and around the world to pursue advanced study in 20 different fields of history. (MA, PhD)

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• History of Art

  Although the Department of History of Art offers both the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees, the MA is awarded in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD. The department does not admit students who wish to work solely toward the master's degree.

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• Italian

  In the Department of French and Italian students explore and gain expertise in French, Francophone and Italian cultures, societies, literatures and languages. (PhD)

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• Latin American Studies

  The MA in Latin American Studies (LAS) is designed for students seeking a broader knowledge of Latin America, or concentrated training in disciplines or topics related to the region. Over 100 affiliated faculty members of 200 Latin American studies and 80 language courses in 34 departments and nine colleges at Ohio State. (MA)

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• Linguistics

  The Ohio State University linguistics program focuses on linguistics as a basic science rather than an applied science. Linguistic phenomena are studied primarily for their own sake and as an aspect of human cognition, rather than being examined for their practical application in fields such as second language education. (PhD)

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• Mathematics

  The Department of Mathematics offers programs of study that lead both to PhD and MMS degrees. The graduate curriculum includes courses starting at the preparatory master's level leading up to advanced research topics courses in all major areas of mathematics. Students can pursue a master’s degree in Mathematical Biology or Mathematics for Educators. (MMS, PhD)

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• Microbiology

  Ohio State offers training in virtually every aspect of modern microbiology. Our PhD program in microbiology offers an individualized approach to graduate study in one of the nation's largest teaching and research institutions. You will actively participate in planning your graduate program while working with colleagues from around the world while pursuing your PhD. (PhD)

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• Molecular Genetics

  The graduate program in Molecular Genetics gives graduate students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in molecular biology at one of the premier research institutions in the country. Our faculty use diverse model systems to explore questions of fundamental interest to basic biology and human disease. (PhD)

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• Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

  The graduate program in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) prepares students for careers as research scientists and educators in an academic or industrial environment. MCDB is interdisciplinary in nature and includes the combined talents of more than 130 PhD students and 170 faculty from more than 25 departments in six colleges. (PhD)

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• Music

  Recognized for studies in Music Cognition, the School of Music offers graduate instruction in performance, composition, conducting, music education, theory, and musicology. (MA, MM, SHS, DMA, PhD)

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• Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  The MA program in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) offers study in some of the world’s richest languages, literatures, and cultural traditions including Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish, as well as a number of ancient Near Eastern languages, among them Aramaic, Biblical Hebrew, and Ugaritic. (MA, PhD)

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• Neuroscience

  This interdisciplinary training program will provide you with the foundations of neuroscience knowledge through an integrated and wide-ranging curriculum. You will then choose an area of research emphasis and work one-on-one with successful and distinguished faculty. (PhD)

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• Philosophy

  Ranked in the top 5th of U.S. doctoral programs, the Department of Philosophy is a strong program and offers MA and PhD degrees. (MA, PhD)

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• Physics

  The Department of Physics has designed the graduate program to give you a solid background in the fundamentals, an understanding of the major fields of current research, and an opportunity for in-depth investigations. Working with your faculty advisor, you can tailor your program to meet your own needs and interests, taking into account your particular goals and undergraduate preparation. (PhD)

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• Political Science

  The department offers graduate minors in Formal Theory, Political Economy, Political Psychology and the Politics of Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the addition to the traditional five major fields. (PhD)

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• Psychology

  One of the few psychology departments in the nation housing brain imaging facilities; the one dedicated fMRI for studies in clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social neuroscience in Ohio. (PhD)

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• Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

  The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures has one of the premier comprehensive graduate programs in the country. It offers MA and PhD programs in two fields: Slavic Literature, Film and Cultural Studies, and Slavic Linguistics. The faculty place strong emphasis on mentoring graduate students in their research, teaching, and professionalization. (MA, PhD)

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• Slavic and East European Studies

  The interdisciplinary MA in Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES), which was founded in 1965. More than 80 faculty members in 24 disciplines are affiliated with the program. As Ohio State is home to one of the nation’s largest Slavic language programs, students may focus on any of 11 languages from the region. (MA)

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• Sociology

  Graduate program offers training in Research Methods along with a thorough grounding in four areas: Comparative Social Change; Crime and Community; Gender, Race, Work, and Inequality; and Population, Health and Life Course. Historic Townshend Hall houses The Simon Dinitz Conference Room & Library, The William Form Sociological Research Laboratory, and student instructional and homework labs. (PhD)

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• Spanish and Portuguese

  The department offers MA and PhD programs in Iberian and Latin American literatures and cultures and in Hispanic linguistics. It also offers a doctoral concentration in Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures, and minors in film studies and other exciting fields. (MA, PhD)

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• Speech and Hearing Science

  Graduate programs in Audiology (AuD), Speech-Language Pathology (MA) and Speech and Hearing Science (PhD). Program areas include speech perception, acoustics, psychoacoutics, auditory physiology voice, neurogenic disorders, hearing disorders and child language development and disorders. (MA, AuD, PhD)

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• Statistics

  The Department of Statistics encompasses areas ranging from the development of methodology for data acquisition and analysis to the science of decision making under uncertainty. The emphasis in the department is to maintain innovative excellence in research that is targeted to the development of statistical methodology motivated by providing solutions to real-world problems. (MAS, MS, PhD)

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• Theatre

  Known for its focus on experimentation and new works, Ohio State Theatre offers education and conservatory-style training to artists, scholars and teachers. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), the department offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and its doctoral program is considered to be among the top five in America. (MA, MFA, PhD)

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• Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

  Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an interdisciplinary field of research and teaching that places gender and its intersection with sexuality at the center of inquiry. (MA, PhD)

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• Yiddish and Ashkenazic Studies

  Courses in Yiddish language, literature, and culture have been offered at The Ohio State University for some two decades. In this time, Ohio State has grown to be one of the premier institutions of Yiddish research, teaching, and scholarship in the hemisphere.

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