The Department of Consumer Sciences offers Undergraduate Minors in the following programs:
Conflict Resolution:
The Conflict Resolution Minor prepares students for work which requires the skills of negotiation, mediation, and conflict management. The courses provide grounding in interpersonal communication and management skills, including rapport building, empathetic listening, behavior modeling, reframing, and problem solving. The courses are appropriate for students with no formal training in managing conflict.
Consumer Sciences:
The Department of Consumer Sciences Minor prepares students for leadership roles in business, government, and non-profit settings. Students in this minor have interests in personal finance, consumer behavior, marketing, public policy, and related fields that require the expertise of professionals who understand the role consumers play in today’s markets. The consumer sciences minor is available only to students outside the Department of Consumer Sciences.
Digital Consumer Engagement:
The Digital Consumer Engagement Minor equips students with the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in today’s digital consumer workplace and home. Consumers are increasingly engaged in digital communications and online communities in their homes, workplaces, and markets. The Digital Consumer Engagement curriculum prepares students for these transactions and the quickly-changing markets in which they occur.
Personal Finance:
The Personal Finance Minor introduces students to the fundamentals of managing their own finances and developing others’ financial capability. Students who pursue a CSM major cannot also pursue the Personal Finance Minor.
