9 Weeks To Go: Meaningful minors… (July 6, 2009)
You
don't need one, but it may of great benefit!
Contrary to
popular thinking, it isn't too early to start thinking about a minor. All
right, we know, you probably haven't even decided on a major, but that's okay.
Your search for the perfect major can be done in combination with a search for
a minor that interests you.
Although a
minor is not required at the U of M, many students choose certain courses in a
field outside (or even unrelated to) their major area. The choice to focus on a minor can
strategically support and prepare you for study abroad, community involvement,
careers, graduate school… or meaningfully develop personal interests.
Find minor
requirements online, through the University
Catalog http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/ug/index.html
, as well as on individual department websites. Often (but not always), a department will
offer both a major and minor.
Additionally, CLA and other UMTC college have freestanding minors
(minors that do not have a corresponding major, or if offered by a different
college, may be available to CLA students).
Once at the on-line Catalog you can have two options for minors – minors
related to majors or freestanding minors.
Here is a
list of some of the minors that have been chosen by students in the Health and
Natural Sciences Community:
Asian
Languages and Literatures http://www.all.umn.edu/ugrad/minor.html
Chemistry http://www.chem.umn.edu/undergrad/
Child
Psychology http://cehd.umn.edu/icd/undergrad/earndegree.html
Communication
Studies http://www.comm.umn.edu/ugrad/major.html#minor
English http://english.cla.umn.edu/ugrad/degree.html#minor
Family
Violence Prevention
http://cehd.umn.edu/SSW/current_students/undergrad/family_violence_prevention/
Global
Studies http://igs.cla.umn.edu/ugrad/globalminors.html
History of
Medicine http://www.med.umn.edu/history/minor.html
Italian http://frit.umn.edu/ugrad/italian.htm
Leadership http://www1.umn.edu/lead/minor/index.html
Learning
Abroad
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/academic/learningAbroadMinor/index.html
Management http://www.csom.umn.edu/Page4748.aspx
Philosophy http://www.philosophy.umn.edu/programs/undergradprogram/undergradprogram.html
Psychology http://www.psych.umn.edu/undergrad/minor.htm
Social
Justice http://cehd.umn.edu/SSW/current_students/undergrad/social_justice/
Spanish
Studies http://www.spanport.umn.edu/ugrad/minors.php
CONNECT – LEARN – ACT
Act upon exploring minors
now. Consider taking a class to learn
something new. You may find a connection,
for your future, that you were not expecting!
Next week, get some tips on
GETTING INVOLVED…
