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Academic Minors at NJIT


Consult with the appropriate minor coordinator for further information about specific minors.

General rules on administration of minors

APPLIED MATHEMATICS (16 - 18 credits)
Math 222, Math 244 or Math 333, Math 337 and two additional courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinators:

David Stickler
Cullimore Hall, Room 617
Phone: (973) 596-3499
E-mail: dastic@m.njit.edu
Sheldon Wang
Cullimore Hall, Room 625
Phone: (973) 596-5378
E-mail: xwang@njit.edu

APPLIED PHYSICS ( 16- 18 credits)
Phys 234, Phys 231A and four additional physics courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Gordon Thomas
Tiernan Hall, Room 482
Phone: (973) 596-3558
E-mail: thomas@njit.edu

APPLIED STATISTICS ( 16 - 17 credits)
Math 222 or Math 226, and Math 333, Math 337, Math 344, and one additional statistics course approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinators:

David Stickler
Cullimore Hall, Room 617
Phone: (973) 596-3499
E-mail: dastic@m.njit.edu
Sheldon Wang
Cullimore Hall, Room 625
Phone: (973) 596-5378
E-mail: xwang@njit.edu

BIOLOGY (18 credits)

General Biology I and II (R120:101, R120:102), Foundations in Biology (R120:301) and two additional Biology courses chosen approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Jorge Golowasch
Cullimore Hall, Room 627
Phone: (973) 596-5404
E-mail: jorge.p.golowasch@njit.edu

BUSINESS (15 - 18 credits)

Acct 115 and Acct 116, and Fin 315, MIS 245, Mrkt 330 and either Mgmt 190 or OM 375.

Faculty Coordinator: Mary Kate Romano Naatus
314 Central Avenue Building
Phone: (973) 596-8238
E-mail: mary.romano@njit.edu

CHEMISTRY ( 16 -18 credits)
Five chemistry courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Roumiana Petrova
Tiernan Hall, Room 366
Phone: (973) 642-4076
E-mail: roumiana.s.petrova@njit.edu

COMMUNICATION ( 15 credits)

Five courses in language and communication approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Chris Funkhouser
Cullimore Hall, Room 314
Phone: (973) 596-6335
E-mail: christopher.p.funkhouser@njit.edu

COMPUTER ENGINEERING (16 credits)

Open to computer science majors only.

ECE 231 or ECE 271, ECE 291, ECE 252, ECE 353, ECE 394, ECE 395, ECE 495

Faculty Coordinator: Edwin Hou
Electrical and Computer Engineering Center, Room 200
Phone: (973) 596-3521
E-mail: hou@njit.edu

COMPUTER ENGINEERING ( 18 credits)

Open to all other majors except computer science.

EE 251, CS 114, CS 332, ECE 252, ECE 353, ECE 394, ECE 395,  or ECE 495

Faculty Coordinator: Edwin Hou
Electrical and Computer Engineering Center, Room 200
Phone: (973) 596-3521
E-mail: hou@njit.edu

COMPUTER SCIENCE ( 18 credits)

Open to all other majors except computer engineering.

CS 114, CS 252, CS 332, CS 431 and two additional courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Sarah Vandermark
Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 4411
Phone: (973) 596-2985
E-mail: sarah.vandermark@njit.edu

COMPUTER SCIENCE (15 credits)

Open to compute engineering majors only.
CS 280, CS 431, CS 357 OR CS 458 and 2 additional courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Sarah Vandermark
Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 4411
Phone: (973) 596-2985
E-mail: sarah.vandermark@njit.edu

DRAMA / THEATER ( 15 credits)

Five upper division courses in drama approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Michele Rittenhouse
Kupfrian Hall, Room 133
Phone: (973)596-3457
E-mail: michele.r.rittenhouse@njit.edu

ECONOMICS ( 15 credits)

Five intermediate /advanced economics courses (SS 201, Econ 265 and Econ 266 do not qualify) approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Zeyuan Qiu
Cullimore Hall, Room 317
Phone: (973)596-5357
E-mail: quiz@njit.edu

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ( 15 credits)

15 credits chosen from the following courses:

CE 320, CE 321, CE 322, EnE 262, EnE 360, EnE 361 or other courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Taha Marhaba
Colton Hall, Room 233
Phone: (973) 642-
E-mail: hsieh@adm.njit.edu

GLOBAL STUDIES ( 15 credits)

Five courses with global content including four upper division courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Nancy Steffen-Fluhr
Cullimore Hall, Room 415
Phone: (973) 596-3295
E-mail: nancy.I.steffen@njit.edu

HISTORY ( 15 credits)

Five upper division courses, at least four in history, approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Doris Sher
Cullimore Hall, Room 327
Phone: (973) 596-3379
E-mail: sherd@njit.edu

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (15 credits)

IE 339, IE 355, IE 349, IE 461 and IE 466

Faculty Coordinator: George Abdou
Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 2509
Phone: (973) 596-3651
E-mail: abdou@njit.edu

INFORMATION SYSTEMS ( 18 credits)

CIS 114, CS 390, CS 431, CIS 465 and two additional courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Sarah Vandermark
Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 4411
Phone: (973) 596-2985
E-mail: sarah.vandermark@cis.njit.edu

LEADERSHIP AND AEROSPACE STUDIES

Open only to AFROTC students

AS 100, AS 200, AS 300, AS 400, plus Leadership Lab and one elective course chosen with the approval of the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Lt. Col. Billie Jean Antes
Tiernan Hall, Room 208
Phone: (973) 596-3626
E-mail: billie.antes@njit.edu

LEGAL STUDIES (15 credits)

Five law-related upper division courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Doris Sher
Cullimore Hall, Room 327
Phone: (973) 596-3379
E-mail: sherd@njit.edu

LITERATURE (15 credits)

Five upper division literature courses approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Nikki Stiller
Cullimore Hall, Room 413
Phone: (973) 596-8549
E-mail: nikki.stiller@njit.edu

MATERIALS ENGINEERING ( 15 credits)

ME 215, ME 438, ME 470, ME 471*, ME 490 *
(* Non-ME majors can choose courses in their discipline with the approval of the minor coordinator.)

Faculty Coordinator: Dr. A. Narh
Mechanical Engineering Center, Room 330
Phone: (973) 596-3353
E-mail: narh@njit.edu

PHILOSOPHY / APPLIED ETHICS ( 15- 18 credits )

Five or six upper division courses in Philosophy and STS chosen with approval of minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Eric Hetherington
Cullimore Hall, Room 429
Phone: (973) 596-5318
E-mail: erich@njit.edu

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY (15 credits)
Five upper division STS courses or substitutes approved by the minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Robert Friedman
Cullimore Hall, Room 331
Phone: (973) 596-5765
E-mail: robert.s.friedman@njit.edu

TECHNOLOGY, GENDER AND DIVERSITY ( 15 credits)
Five upper division courses in relevant fields chosen with approval of minor coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator: Nancy Steffen-Fluhr
Cullimore Hall, Room 415
Phone: (973) 596-3295
E-mail: nancy.I.steffen@njit.edu



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