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Certificate and Minor in Basic Supervision
Program Description
Note: B.G.S. students may earn a minor in other disciplines. For details, please contact an academic advisor.
The General Studies Degree Program at Indiana University Southeast offers a certificate as well as a minor in supervision. The Certificate in Supervision is composed of 18 credit hours and the Minor consists of 24 credit hours. Students who complete the Certificate in Supervision can also complete the Minor in Supervision by completing six additional credit hours. Students may select the six additional credit hours from four different areas.
The courses are designed to prepare trainees and entry-level supervisory personnel but also to allow students to broaden their knowledge in the following areas:
- Business and Organizational Leadership & Supervision (OLS)
- Communication Skills
- Counseling and Human Behavior
- Safety Management
Certificate in Basic Supervision - 18 credit hours
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| COAS-W | 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | C |
| COMM-S | 122 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 | C |
| SUPV-S | 300 | Frontline Leadership | 3 | C |
| SUPV-S | 310 | Resource and Planning Management | 3 | C |
| SUPV-S | 320 | Labor Relations | 3 | C |
| HPER-H | 160 | First Aid | 3 | C |
Supervision Minor - 24 credit hours
The minor in Supervision includes the six core courses listed for the supervision certificate. Students then select six credit hours from any of the courses listed below for the minor:
Business and Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Note: These courses are offered through the Purdue College of Technology
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| OLS | 252 | Human Behavior in Organizations | 3 | C |
| OLS | 284 | Leadership Principles | 3 | C |
| OLS | 331 | Occupational Safety and Health | 3 | C |
| OLS | 345 | Critical Thinking in Organizations | 3 | C |
| OLS | 386 | Leadership for Organizational Change | 3 | C |
Business
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| BUS-P | 301 | Operations Management | 3 | C |
| BUS-P | 430 | Total Quality Management | 3 | C |
| BUS-Z | 302 | Managing & Behavior in Organizations | 3 | C |
Communication Skills
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| ENG-W | 231 | Professional Writing Skills | 3 | C |
| SPCH-C | 325 | Interviewing Principles & Practices | 3 | C |
| SPCH-S | 223 | Business & Professional Speaking | 3 | C |
| SPCH-S | 308 | Family Communication | 3 | C |
| SPCH-S | 229 | Discussion and Group Methods | 3 | C |
| SPCH-S | 440 | Organizational Communication | 3 | C |
| SPCH-S | 450 | Gender & Communication | 3 | C |
Counseling & Behavior
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| PSY-B | 366 | Concepts & Applications of Organizational Psychology | 3 | C |
| PSY-B | 378 | Introduction to Industrial Psychology | 3 | C |
| PSY-B | 386 | Introduction to Counseling | 3 | C |
Safety Management
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| SPH-S | 101 | Introduction to Safety Science | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 151 | Legal Aspects of Safety | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 174 | Prevention of Violence in American Society | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 201 | Introduction to Industrial Hygiene | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 202 | Fundamentals of Fire Protection | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 210 | OSHA General Industry Standards | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 214 | Safety: OSHA Construction Industry Standards | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 231 | Safety Engineering and Technology | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 251 | Incident Investigation and Analysis | 3 | C |
| SPH-S | 255 | Threats, Violence, and Workplace Safety | 3 | C |