Specialize Your Major: New Concentrations Available for Select Undergraduate Programs
Majors Include: Behavioral Science, Business Management, Professional Communications, and Psychology
Granite State College is excited to unveil concentration areas for some of our most popular degree programs, which will help students customize their academic experience. Programs include: B.S. in Business Management, B.S. in Professional Communication, B.S. in Psychology, A.S. in Behavioral Science, and A.S. in Business.
The new concentrations will give students the opportunity to develop not only a broad understanding of their chosen field, but also deeper, specialized knowledge in emerging, trending, and high-need areas. This will help strengthen the connection between the classroom and workplace, preparing graduates for a range of dynamic career opportunities.
To complete the required concentration, students will take their core degree requirements and enroll in a specific set of courses that relate to the concentration area. Courses are offered 100% online, with select hybrid and other flexible course options.
Launching in the 2020 Fall Term, the following concentrations will be available for the following programs.
New Concentrations by Degree Program
A.S. in Business
Take the required courses within the Business Curriculum plus the specialized course sequence associated with your chosen concentration.
MGMT 500 Principles of Management
Choose 2:
• ACCT 511 Financial Accounting (formerly MGMT 511)
• MGMT 518 Human Resource Administration
• MKTG 514 Principles of Marketing
• ECO 512 Principles of Economics
ACCT 550 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 600 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 515 Managerial Accounting (formerly MGMT 511)
Choose 3:
• MGMT 625 Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Management
• MKTG 514 Principles of Marketing
• MGMT 624 Managing Information Technology
• MGMT 627 Operations Mgmt.
• MGMT 518 Human Resource Administration
• ECO 512 Principles of Economics
• ECO 600 International Economics
• MGMT 633 Global Business
• MGMT 540 Practicum in Management
• MGMT 626 Project Management Strategies
• MGMT 628 Fundamentals of LEAN Process Improvement – New!
BEHS 505 Homeland Security and Emergency Management – New!
BEHS 615 Terrorism: Domestic and International – New!
BEHS 617 Disaster Management – New!
ENT 500 The Entrepreneurial Mindset – New!
ENT 600 Launching and Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures
Choose 1:
• ENT 603 Entrepreneurial Finance – New!
• ENT 607 Legalities and Ethics of Entrepreneurship – New!
• ENT 611 Entrepreneurial Marketing – New!
LD 600 Becoming an Effective Leader – New!
LD 602 Leadership Theory
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 600 Becoming an Effective Leader
Choose 1:
• COMM 542 Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics
• ENT 500 The Entrepreneurial Mindset – New!
• HLTC 555 Intro to Fiscal Mgmt. in Health Care
• MGMT 540 Practicum in Management
• MGMT 608 Fostering Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace
• MGMT 620 Effecting Positive Change in Organizations
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
MKTG 515 Marketing Research
MKTG 617 Consumer Behavior
Choose 1:
• MKTG 615 Brand Management
• MKTG 616 Service Marketing
• MKTG 629 Global Marketing
• COMM 601 Trends in Digital and Social Media
• COMM 602 Media and Strategic Communication
• MKTG 520 Social Media Marketing – New!
• MKTG 523 Introduction to Professional Sales – New!
MKTG 523 Introduction to Professional Sales – New!
MKTG 525 Presentation Excellence in Sales – New!
Choose 1:
• MKTG 615 Brand Management
• MKTG 616 Service Marketing
• MKTG 617 Consumer Behavior
• MKTG 618 Sales Management
A.S. in Behavioral Science
Take the required courses within the Behavioral Science Curriculum plus the specialized course sequence associated with your chosen concentration.
Choice of:
• PSY 501 Introduction to Psychology
• SOC 501 Introduction to Sociology
• CRIM 500 Introduction to Criminology
Plus, the five-course sequence associated with your chosen concentration.
Note: Those who choose a Psychology concentration must choose either SOC 501 or CRIM 500. Those who choose a Criminal Justice or Court Advocacy concentration must choose PSY 501 or SOC 501.
PSY 515 Core Principles of Addiction
PSY 610 Understanding the Disease Model of Addiction
PSY 625 Foundations of Addiction Counseling
SOC 612 Issues of Addiction in Special Populations
PSY 604 Counseling Theories
PSY 602 Theories of Personality
PSY 603 Crisis Intervention
PSY 604 Counseling Theories
PSY 617 Abnormal Psychology
Choice of:
• COMM 542 Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics
• PSY 605 Principles of Assessment
CRIM 500 Introduction to Criminology
CRIM 555 The Criminal Justice System
CRIM 603 Victim Rights and Advocacy
SOC 607 Child Abuse and Neglect
SOSC 637 Social Stratification and Inequality
CRIM 500 Introduction to Criminology
CRIM 555 The Criminal Justice System
Choice of:
• CRIM 603 Victim Rights and Advocacy
• SOC 607 Child Abuse and Neglect
CRIM 600 Crime Prevention and Control
Choice of:
• CRIM 606 Corrections, Probation, and Parole
• CRIM 607 Constitutional Law
EDU 560 Positive Behavior Guidance in Early Childhood Education
EDU 621 Special Education Law
EDU 603 Family and Community Relations in Early Childhood Education
EDU 631 Multicultural Perspectives
Choice of:
• EDU 602 Young Children with Exceptionalities
• EDU 617 Students with Disabilities
BEHS 505 Homeland Security and Emergency Management – New!
BEHS 510 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) – New!
BEHS 610 Community Emergency Response – New!
BEHS 615 Terrorism: Domestic and International – New!
BEHS 617 Disaster Management – New!
Choice of:
• PSY 508 Child Development
• PSY 510 Infant and Toddler Development
Choice of:
• PSY 615 Psychology of Adulthood
• SOSC 630 Aspects of Aging in a Modern Society
Choice of:
• SOSC 605 Stress and the Family
• SOC 603 Work and Society
SOSC 637 Social Stratification and Inequality
Choice of:
• SOC 607 Child Abuse and Neglect
• PSY 616 Psychology of Occupational Stress
HLTC 629 Law and Ethics for Healthcare and Human Services
HMSV 500 Human Services and the Helping Process (formerly BEHS 502)
SOSC 637 Social Stratification and Inequality
Choice of:
• COMM 542 Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics
• PSY 604 Counseling Theories
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
Choice of:
• PSY 509 Human Development
• SOSC 604 Dynamics of Family Relationships
• MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
IDIS 501 Research Methods
MATH 504 Statistics
PSY 501 Introduction to Psychology
Choice of:
• PSY 601 Human Brain
• PSY 609 Cognition and Learning
Choice of:
• PSY 509 Human Development
• PSY 502 Social Psychology
• PSY 508 Child Development
• SOSC 602 Men and Women in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
• PSY 602 Theories of Personality
• PSY 617 Abnormal Psychology
SCI 505 Human Biology
SCI 603 Advanced Human Physiology and Wellness
SCI 502 Nutrition and Health
HLTC 560 Health Behaviors: Theoretical Foundations for Health Education
Choice of:
• SCI 508 Issues in Women’s Health
• SCI 509 Diseases of the 21st Century
B.S. in Business Management – New!
Take the required courses within the Business Management Curriculum plus the specialized course sequence associated with your chosen concentration.
MGMT 500 Principles of Management
MGMT 502 Excel
ACCT 511 Financial Accounting
APST 505 Career Development and Life Planning
MATH 504 Statistics
MGMT 650 Integrative: Capstone Project in Business Management or MGMT 651 Integrative: Capstone Internship in Business Management
Choose 3:
• ECO 512 Principles of Economics
• MGMT 518 Human Resource Administration
• MGMT 624 Managing Information Technology
• MGMT 625 Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Management
• MGMT 627 Operations Management
• MKTG 514 Principles of Marketing
ACCT 515 Managerial Accounting
ACCT 550 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 600 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 601 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 612 Taxation
ACCT 515 Managerial Accounting
Choose 5:
• MGMT 625 Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Management
• MKTG 514 Principles of Marketing
• MKTG 617 Consumer Behavior
• ACCT 515 Managerial Accounting
• MGMT 624 Managing Information Technology
• MGMT 518 Human Resource Administration
• ECO 512 Principles of Economics
• ECO 600 International Economics
• ENT 500 The Entrepreneurship Mindset – New!
• MGMT 633 Global Business
• MGMT 540 Practicum in Management or MGMT 640 Internship in Management
• MGMT 568 Strategic Data Analysis
• MGMT 619 Quality Management
• MGMT 613 Financial Management
• MGMT 615 Financial Modeling and Decision-Making
• MGMT 607 Human Resource and Law
• MGMT626 Project Management Strategies
• SCM 610 Operations and Supply Chain Management
• MKTG 523 Introduction to Professional Sales
• MGMT 628 Fundamentals of LEAN Process Improvement – New!
ECO 512 Principles of Economics
ECO 600 International Economics
ECO 605 The Economics of Artificial Intelligence – New!
ECO 607 Resource Economics – New!
ECO 610 Behavioral Economics – New!
BEHS 505 Homeland Security and Emergency Management – New!
BEHS 510 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) – New!
BEHS 610 Community Emergency Response – New!
BEHS 615 Terrorism: Domestic and International – New!
BEHS 617 Disaster Management – New!
ENT500 The Entrepreneurial Mindset – New!
ENT 600 Launching and Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures – New!
ENT 603 Entrepreneurial Finance – New!
ENT 607 Legalities and Ethics of Entrepreneurship – New!
ENT 611 Entrepreneurial Marketing – New!
MGMT 611 Money and Banking
MGMT 612 Investment Principles
MGMT 613 Financial Management
ECO 600 International Economics
MGMT 615 Financial Modeling and Decision-Making
MGMT 633 Global Business
MGMT 632 Global Innovation
MKTG 629 Global Marketing
ECO 600 International Economics
MGMT 604 The Global Environment of Business Management – New!
HRT 600 Hotel and Restaurant Management
HRT 602 Leadership and Sustainable Tourism
Choose 3:
• HRT 607 Revenue Management in the Hospitality Industry – New!
• MKTG 610 Marketing Hospitality Organizations – New!
• HRT 601 Food Service Systems and Control
• HRT 603 Event, Meeting, and Conference Management
LD 600 Becoming an Effective Leader – New!
LD 602 Leadership Theory
LD 605 Leading Teams – New!
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 637 Workplace Coaching
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 620 Affecting Positive Change in Organizations
LD 600 Becoming an Effective Leader – New!
MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
Choose 1:
• ENT 500 The Entrepreneurship Mindset – New!
• HLTC 555 Introduction to Fiscal Mgmt. in Health Care
• HRT 600 Hotel and Restaurant Management
• HRT 603 Event, Meeting, and Conference Management
• INST 607 The Learning Workplace
• MGMT 540 Practicum in Management
• MGMT 601 Contemporary Management Issues
• MGMT 608 Fostering Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace
• MGMT 613 Financial Management
• MKTG 618 Sales Management
• MGMT 619 Quality Management
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
• MGMT 626 Project Management Strategies
• MGMT 637 Workplace Coaching
• MGMT 638 Nonprofit Management – New!
• MGMT 628 Fundamentals of LEAN Process Improvement – New!
• MKTG 615 Brand Management
MKTG 515 Marketing Research
MKTG 617 Consumer Behavior
Choose 1:
• MKTG 615 Brand Management
• MKTG 616 Service Marketing
• MKTG 629 Global Marketing
• COMM 601 Trends in Digital and Social Media
• COMM 602 Media and Strategic Communication
• MKTG 620 Digital Advertising
• MKTG 520 Social Media Marketing
• MKTG 523 Introduction to Professional Sales – New!
• MKTG 525 Presentation Excellence in Sales – New!
MGMT 638 Nonprofit Management
MGMT 639 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations – New!
LD 625 Volunteer Leadership – New!
MKTG 605 Marketing for Nonprofits – New!
Choose 1:
• MGMT 605 Fundraising and Resource Development – New!
• APST 515 Grant Writing
• MGMT 608 Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 620 Effecting Positive Change in Organizations
PSY 616 Psychology of Occupational Stress
SOC 603 Work and Society
Choose 1:
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
• MGMT 637 Workplace Coaching
MKTG 523 Introduction to Professional Sales – New!
MKTG 525 Presentation Excellence in Sales – New!
MKTG 617 Consumer Behavior
MKTG 618 Sales Management
Choose 1:
• MKTG 615 Brand Management
• MKTG 616 Service Marketing
SCM 510 Supply Chain Purchasing Management – New!
SCM 610 Operations and Supply Chain Management (formerly MGMT 610)
MGMT 604 The Global Environment of Business Management – New!
SCM 615 Logistics Management – New!
SCM 620 Global Supply Chain Management – New!
B.S. in Professional Communication
Take the required courses within the Professional Communication Curriculum plus the specialized course sequence associated with your chosen concentration.
COMM 510 Communication Theory – New!
COMM 607 Communication for Training and Performance Improvement – New!
COMM 505 Visual Media Production
COMM 540 Persuasive Communication
COMM 542 Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics
COMM 543 Visual Communication (formerly 21st Century Communication)
COMM 602 Media and Strategic Communication
COMM 605 Professional Communication
COMM 650 Integrative Capstone: Project in Professional Communication
COMM 565 Strategic Communication – New!
COMM 610 Managerial Communication – New!
LD 600 Becoming an Effective Leader
Choose 2:
• MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
• APST 515 Grant Writing
• MKTG 615 Brand Management
• LD 602 Leadership Theory
COMM 504 Web Development I
COMM 601 Trends in Digital and Social Media
COMM 615 Advanced Visual Communication – New!
Choose 2:
• MKTG 520 Social Media Marketing
• MKTG 620 Digital Advertising
• COMM 604 Web Development II
• ARTS 504 Design Fundamentals
• MKTG 514 Principles of Marketing
• CMPL 540 Best Practices in Website Design
• CMPL 622 Human-Computer Interaction
COMM 560 Intercultural Communication
COMM 562 Gender and Communication
COMM 620 Organizational Communication – New!
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
Choose 2:
• MGMT 620 Effecting Positive Change Within Organizations
• MGMT 608 Fostering Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
• MGMT 606 Human Resources and Organizational Development
• MGMT 637 Workplace Coaching
B.S. in Psychology
Take the required courses within the Psychology Curriculum plus the specialized course sequence associated with your chosen concentration.
IDIS 501 Research Methods
MATH 504 Statistics
PSY 501 Introduction to Psychology
1 Class in PSY 509 Human Development or PSY 508 Child Development
1 Class in PSY 502 Social Psychology or SOSC 602 Men/Women Cross-Cultural
PSY 601 The Human Brain
PSY 609 Cognition & Learning
1 Class in PSY 602 Theories of Personality or PSY 617 Abnormal Psychology
Major Electives: 1 Class in BEHS 640 or MGMT 566 or PSY 502 or 521 or 602 or 603 or 604 or 605 or 606 or 615 or 616 or 617 or SOC 607 or SOSC 602
1 Class in BEHS 650 Integrative: Project Capstone or BEHS 651 Integrative: Internship Capstone
PSY 515 Core Principles of Addiction
PSY 610 Understanding the Disease Model of Addiction
PSY 625 Foundations of Addiction Counseling
CRIM 500 Introduction to Criminology
CRIM 603 Victim Rights and Advocacy
CRIM 600 Crime Prevention and Control
CRIM 555 Criminal Justice System
CRIM 603 Victim Rights and Advocacy
SOC 607 Child Abuse and Neglect
PSY 603 Crisis Intervention
PSY 604 Counseling Theories
PSY 617 Abnormal Psychology
EDU 621 Special Education Law
Choice of:
• EDU 602 Young Children with Exceptionalities
• EDU 617 Students with Disabilities
• EDU 631 Multicultural Perspectives
EDU 603 Family and Community Relations in Early Childhood Education
BEHS 505 Homeland Security and Emergency Management – New!
BEHS 615 Terrorism: Domestic and International – New!
BEHS 617 Disaster Management – New!
PSY 508 Child Development
PSY 510 Infant and Toddler Development
Choice of:
• PSY 615 Psychology of Adulthood
• SOSC 630 Aspects of Aging in a Modern Society
Choice of:
• SOSC 605 Stress and the Family
• SOC 603 Work and Society
HMSV 500 Human Services and the Helping Process (formerly BEHS 502)
SOSC 637 Social Stratification and Inequality
Choice of:
• COMM 542 Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics
• PSY 604 Counseling Theories
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
MGMT 566 Organizational Behavior
Choice of:
• PSY 616 Psychology of Occupational Stress
• SOC 603 Work and Society
Choice of:
• MGMT 620 Affecting Positive Change in Organizations
• MGMT 621 Managing Conflict
Choice of:
• SCI 603 Advanced Human Physiology and Wellness
• SCI 502 Nutrition and Health
• SCI 604 Principles of Exercise Science
HLTC 560 Health Behaviors: Theoretical Foundations for Health Education
HLTC 620 Needs Assessment and Strategies for Health Education and Promotion
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