Supplemental Programs

NEW MAJOR(S)

Africana
Africana Studies is offered by Interdisciplinary Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. To learn more about Africana, you can view the Africana degree requirements or contact Dr. Craig C. Brookins, 210A 1911 Bldg, 919.515.7518 or craig_brookins@ncsu.edu

Elementary Education
Elementary Education is offered by Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Education. To learn more, you can view the Elementary Education degree requirements or contact Jennifer Mangrum, 402D Poe, 919.513.4631 or jennifer_mangrum@ncsu.edu

International Studies
International Studies is offered by Interdisciplinary Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. To learn more, you can view the International Studies degree requirements or contact Anne Schiller, 306 1911 Bldg, 919.515.9015 or anne_schiller@ncsu.edu

Sports Management
Sports Management is offered by Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management in the College of Natural Resources. To learn more, you can view the Sports Management degree requirements or contact Candace Goode Vick, 4012 Biltmore Hall (And Robertson), 919. 513.3939 or Candace_Goode@ncsu.edu

NEW MAJOR CONCENTRATION(S)

Women and Gender
Women and Gender is offered by Interdisciplinary Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. To learn more, contact Dr. Cat Warren, 237A Tompkins, 919.515. 4156 or cwarren@unity.ncsu.edu

Biological Oceanography
Biological Oceanography, a new concentration in the Marine Sciences Program, is offered in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. Learn more about the major, including links to degree requirements, at the web page for the Marine Sciences in MEAS or contact Dr Donna Wolcott, 919.515.6207, dlwolcott@ncsu.edu.

NEW MINOR(S)

Entrepreneurship
The Department of Business management offers an undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship to all undergraduate majors outside the departments of Business Management and Accounting. The minor in Entrepreneurship helps students become entrepreneurial thinkers and provides them with an understanding of management principles applied in the unique environment faced by the founders of new business ventures. Students will be well grounded in the business planning process and in the process of launching a new venture. Many of the skills and principles that students master also apply to management teams launching new ventures from within existing companies. Experiential learning and interaction with the entrepreneurial business community are important elements of the courses in the Minor.

Forest Management--Revised
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources offers a 15 credit hour minor in Forest Management that is available to all baccalaureate degree students at North Carolina State University except majors in Forest Management. The goals of the minor are to provide elementary knowledge of forest management, appreciation for the value of forest resources, and understanding of the need for sustainable management. The minor is particularly valuable to students majoring in related disciplines.

Healthcare Product Management
The Healthcare Product Management Minor is available to all undergraduate students enrolled in the University as degree candidates. This minor is one of three in the field of biomedical textiles. It will provide students majoring in textiles and other related fields means of obtaining an understanding of healthcare products and how to manage their creation, marketing, and distribution.

Nonprofit Studies
The interdisciplinary minor in Nonprofit Studies is designed to prepare students for careers in the nonprofit sector, in both paid and volunteer positions. The program provides students with an understanding of the role of the nonprofit sector in society and builds students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in effective nonprofit leadership. Through multiple service-learning experiences and a nonprofit internship requirement, students are offered a variety of hands-on experiences designed to facilitate an understanding of the issues and challenges faced by nonprofit organizations and prepare students for nonprofit leadership positions in the 21st century. The minor in Nonprofit Studies is a strong complementary course of study for students with majors offered across the NC State campus including Communication, English, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work; Parks, Recreation and Tourism; Forestry; Business Management; Art and Design; Education and more. The minor in Nonprofit Studies enables students to explore the interconnections between their chosen field and the nonprofit sector.