Minor fields information

(offered to all students)

• To provide students with the best education – the right knowledge, skills, expertise, and experiences.
• To equip students with basic knowledge of social sciences and humanities in general and psychology in particular, especially knowledge in the fields of social psychology, academic psychology, and organizational – business psychology.

• PSYC1010 – Introduction to Psychology (2 credits)
• PSYC2010 – Biological Foundations of Behavior (3 credits)
• PSYC2020 – Research Methods in Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC2030 – Social Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC2040 – Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC2050 – Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)

• A minor in Psychology for Clinicians provides students in clinical professions (such as nursing or medical doctors) with the fundamentals of applied psychology in a clinical setting.
• After completing the courses, students will be able to understand and apply major clinical-psychological theoretical approaches to understand and assess the mental health of patients in clinical settings and provide first support for them.

Core courses:

• PSYC2010 – Biological Foundations of Behavior (3 credits)
• PSYC2040 – Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC3060 – Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3 credits)
• PSYC3080 – Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3 credits)

Elective courses (one needs to be chosen):

• PSYC3010 – Forensic Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC3020 – Cross-Culture Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYC4030 – Learning Disabilities (3 credits)

(Note on Prerequisites/Sequencing: PSYC1010 is a highly recommended course as a preparation for all courses in the Minor in Psychology for Clinicians. PSYC2010 and PSYC2040 are required prerequisites for all other courses within the minor and it is recommended that these courses are taken in the sophomore year. Completing the minor courses will require at least 1.5 years).

(offered to all students)

• To provide the student with a strong conceptual foundation with which to understand Vietnam.
• To give the student deep cross-cultural engagement with Vietnam, based on the idea that real understanding of a country, its peoples, its cultures, its politics, its economy, its leadership, and its histories require the use of comparative lenses.

• HASS1041 – Vietnam History and Culture 1 (2 credits)
• HASS1050 – Vietnam History and Culture 2 (2 credits)
• VIET1010 – Vietnamese Language (International Students) (3 credits)
• ECON4011 – Economic Growth and Development in Vietnam (3 credits)
• HASS1091 – Politics of Vietnam (3 credits)
• ENTR4011 – Entrepreneurship and Leadership (3 credits)
• VIET4890 – Capstone (2 credits)

(offered to all students)

• Critical thinking, creativity, and analytical skills with the foundation of economic theory and tools.
• Gain comprehensive knowledge and thinking capacity, decision-making skills, grasp of market rules, and policy analysis to be able to work flexibly in suitable positions in economic, business, research, educational, governmental, and non-governmental organizations.

• INTR1010 – Introduction to Economics (3 credits)
• ECON1010 – Introduction to Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON2020 – Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON2010 – Basic Econometrics (3 credits)
• ECON2030 – Quantitative analysis and Forecasting (3 credits)
• ECON3010 – Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON3050 – Behavior Economics (3 credits)
• ECON3080 – Development Economics (3 credits)

(offered to all students)

• Identify and employ a range of communication strategies to effectively analyze audience,

Compulsory Courses: 

• COMM1010 – Introduction to Communication (3 credits) 
• COMM2021 – Communication Modalities (3 credits) 
• COMM2041 – Strategic Thinking for Communicators (3 credits) 

Choose 2 of 4 electives:

• COMM2050 – Media Writing and Messaging (3 credits) 
• COMM3010 – Media Production (3 credits) 
• COM3050 – Media and Society (3 credits) 
• COMM3090 – Digital Media Futures (3 credits) 

– For students enrolled in the minor in AY23-24 and AY24-25  

Important Note: The new minor curriculum described above will replace the previous version of the minor (outlined below). The old minor structure is now retired and no longer offered. Any courses these students have already completed under the old minor that are no longer offered must be mapped to their equivalents in the new curriculum to ensure all requirements are met.  

• COMM1010 – Introduction to Communication (3 credits)- Course still offered 
• COMM2010 – Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau (3 credits)- Course still offered 
• COMM2020 – Visual Communication (Incorrect course name: Fundamentals of Digital Media Production) (3 credits)- Discontinued – map to new course 
• COMM2030 – Oral Communication (3 credits)- Discontinued – map to new course 
• COMM2040 – Introduction to Digital Communication (3 credits) – Discontinued – map to new course 
• COMM2050 – Introduction to Public Relation (3 credits)- Discontinued – map to new course 

Students are encouraged to choose one of the upper-division courses (still offered) 

• COMM3010 -Media Production (3 credits)  
• COMM2040 - Introduction to Digital Communication (3 credits) 
• COMM3050 - Media and Society (3 credits) 

• This minor is offered to CBM students who want to gain understanding and skills in Artificial Intelligence and its central capability Machine Learning. This minor offers the flexibility for the students to select a course from different specialty areas provided they have the two required business courses and the core Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning courses.
• The aim of this minor is to have exposed business graduates to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning skills and capabilities so that they can successfully manage business and development applications and/or developing startups in the associated technology fields.

• BANA3020 – Introduction to Programming and Python (3 credits)
• MATH1040 – Business Mathematics (3 credits)
• COMP2050 – Artificial Intelligence (3 credits)
• COMP3020 – Machine Learning (3 credits)

Students can choose 1 course from the list:

• COMP3040 – Computer Vision (3 credits)
• COMP4020 – Natural Language Processing (3 credits)
• COMP4040 – Data Mining and Big Data Analytics (3 credits)

(for nursing students)

• The minor in Computer Science for Healthcare Professionals is designed for students in the College of Health Sciences who have an interest in the field of computer science to gain knowledge about and development capabilities to manage healthcare services in business enterprises or healthcare sectors.
• The aim of this minor is to develop well-rounded graduates who can enhance the delivery of healthcare services and improve the control of the health systems by collecting, managing, using, and sharing knowledge, skills, and technologies.

• COMP1010 – Introduction to programming (4 credits)
• NURS2220 – Health informatics (4 credits)

Elective courses – Students can choose 2 courses from the below list:

• COMP2050 – Artificial intelligence (4 credits)
• COMP3020 – Machine Learning ^{[Students who take this course must complete the research-statistics course in the BN program as a prerequisite]}(3 credits)
• E-Health project (4 credits)

(offers to electric and mechanic engineering students)

• This minor is offered to EE and ME students who want to gain understanding and skills in Artificial Intelligence and its central capability Machine Learning. This minor also offers EE students the flexibility to select a course from different specialty areas provided they have the required programming courses.
• The aim of this minor is to have exposed engineering graduates to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning skills and capabilities so that they can successfully incorporate these capabilities into their engineering work.

• ELEC2030 – Computer system programming (3 credits)
• COMP2050 – Artificial Intelligence (3 credits)
• MATH4010 – Advanced Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
• COMP3020 – Machine Learning (3 credits)

Students can choose 1 course from the list:

• COMP3040 – Computer Vision (3 credits) 
• COMP4020 – Natural Language Processing (3 credits) 
• COMP4040 – Data Mining and Big Data Analytics (3 credits) 

(offers to engineering and computer science students)

• ROBO4140 – Foundations of Robotics (3 credits)
• ROBO4150 – Autonomous Mobile Robots (3 credits)
• ROBO4160 – Robotic Manipulation (3 credits)
• ROBO4170 – Human-Robot Interaction (3 credits)
• ROBO4180 – Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (3 credits)

(offers to engineering and computer science students)

• PROD3010 – Product design and development
• PROD4010 – Innovative Product Design via Digital Manufacturing
• PROD4020 – Design of Sustainable Systems
• PROD4030 – Human factors in product design
• PROD4040 – Product design studio

• The minor in Healthcare Management is designed for students in the College of Business Management who have an interest in the field of Healthcare Management to gain knowledge about and development capabilities to manage healthcare businesses.
• The aim of this minor is to develop well-rounded graduates who can utilize their business expertise to positively impact healthcare industry by successfully managing healthcare delivery systems and enhancing healthcare business performance. This minor requires four courses offered by the College of Health Sciences, plus one Capstone project

• HQIS4052 – Healthcare Quality Improvement and Safety (3 credits)
• NURS4330 – Environmental Health (3 credits)
• HESP3042 – Health Economics-Health Systems-Health Policy & Law (3 credits)
• NURS2210 – Essential Concepts of Health (3 credits)
• GENB4893 – Capstone Project – Healthcare Management (3 credits)

• The minor in Healthcare Information for Engineers is designed for students in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences who have an interest in the field of health science to gain knowledge about and development capabilities to manage and develop technology skills in business enterprises or healthcare sectors.
• The aim of this minor is to develop well-rounded graduates who can enhance the delivery of healthcare services and improve the control of the health systems by collecting, managing, using, and sharing knowledge, skills, and technologies.

• NURS2220 – Health informatics (4 credits)
• HESP3042 – Health Economics-Health Systems-Health Policy & Law (3 credits)
• NURS2210 – Essential Concepts of Health (3 credits)

Elective courses – Students can choose 2 courses from the below list:

• HQIS4053 – Healthcare Quality Improvement and Safety (4 credits)
• NURS2150 – Health promotion and Health Education (3 credits)
• E-Health project (3 credits)
• E-health project: supervised by 02 advisors from CHS and CECS (4 credits)

• A minor named Healthcare for Psychologists aims to provide psychology students with practical knowledge and real-world experience through interdisciplinary coursework in Health Sciences, such as healthcare ethics, psychiatric nursing, and community health.
• By bridging academic learning with applied settings, students gain the ability to translate psychological theories into practice across clinical, community, and policy contexts. The program further fosters competencies in mental health support, effective communication, and holistic care.
• Additionally, it develops students’ research literacy and critical thinking by engaging them in evidence-based practices and encouraging the integration of psychological perspectives in addressing healthcare and public health challenges

Core courses:

• NURS3240 – Healthcare Ethics (2 credits)
• NURS4311_ Community Health Nursing (2 credits)
• NURS3231_Psychiatric Nursing (4 credits)

Elective courses:

• NURS2150 – Health Promotion and Health Education (2 credits)
• HESP3042_ Health Economics-Health Systems-Health Policy & Law (3 credits)
• NURS4341_ Nursing Leadership and Management (2 credits)
• NURS4450_ Integrated Health Project – (5 credits)