College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Minors

Woodbury’s Art History program provides students with an understanding of the history of Modern and Contemporary Art, and a comprehension of the concept of Modernism and its legacy in the field.

We train students to consider the historical, social, and political contexts of art in terms of events and ideas; to evaluate visual, theoretical, and historical information; and to engage with theory, practice, and reflection through reading, research, and writing.

Students who fulfill the requirements for the minor will receive a solid foundation in critical methodologies that will inform and enrich their major course of study, whatever that may be. This minor program is 15 units, and all courses are 3 units each.

As data and technology become increasingly fundamental to how businesses operate, understanding how to derive, communicate, and apply data-driven insights to organizational problems is an in-demand skill set that will give you an advantage over other graduates in your field.

Every industry and profession needs graduates who can use data to deepen their knowledge, further their research, and make better business decisions. That’s why our minor in Data Analytics is open to all students at Woodbury University outside of the CSDA department, regardless of college or major. Through the coursework, students will:  

• Use data analytics methodologies to solve real-world problems by analyzing massive data sets. 
• Develop an analytical mindset. 

• Become familiar with relational and non-relational databases as well as widely used statistical techniques.   

This minor is 18 units and all classes are 3 units unless noted otherwise.

The environmental science minor helps students understand and engage the full range of physical and social systems comprising the environment. Students develop and design analyses and solutions for such diverse and interrelated problems as climate change, pollution, habitat and species loss, climate-induced economic and population changes, and the potential for alternative energy. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary program which makes the minor particularly well-suited to students in many different majors.

This is a two-track minor.

• Track 1: For Sustainability Program majors (construction management and sustainable practices)
• Track 2: For Woodbury students in all other majors

Philosophy is the most ancient discipline, but it is also the most contemporary. Life today is marked by unbridled progress, political strife, and information overload. Meeting these challenges is impossible without the abstract thinking and conceptual agility of philosophy.

Philosophy is inherently interdisciplinary—it readily engages and informs fields as varied as physics, architecture, history, marketing, mathematics, political science, the arts, etc. The Philosophy minor is designed to provide the basis for undergraduate-level proficiency in the discipline.

In addition to either the required Introduction to Philosophy course (PHIL 201) or the Ethical Systems course (PHIL 210), the Philosophy program develops upper-division interdisciplinary courses offered as electives to students from other academic departments such as Architecture, Business, Politics, and History, Art History, etc. This minor program is 15 units, and all courses are 3 units each.

The Urban Studies minor at Woodbury University is intended to prepare students to engage with the enormous challenges that global urban development brings to contemporary life. It does this by helping students obtain the critical and analytical skills needed to interpret and respond to changing urban conditions, both past and present.

While the program is interdisciplinary in format, it strives for cohesiveness by taking a culture-based approach to the analysis of the social, political, economic, and environmental issues impacting the development of cities.

Many URBS courses incorporate civic engagement projects and participation in partnerships with individuals and organizations in Urban Studies fields, such as public policy, environmental studies, public history, food justice and community development. This minor program is 15 units, and all courses are 3 units each.

The minor in Professional Writing provides students with a focused course of study in writing subordinate and supplementary to their major that will enhance their preparation for their chosen professional endeavors in any field.

Many courses available in the Professional Writing major will have broad appeal to students in other majors. Your degree with a Professional Writing minor better qualifies you for professional positions.

In addition, writing as a secondary field of study allows students to pursue writing as a personal interest, an inter- or transdisciplinary integration of disciplines, and a basis for an alternative career path.