Minors

Students completing a Bachelor of Arts - Major or a Bachelor of Arts – Honours have the option of declaring one or more Minors as part of their degree program.  The following Minors are available for such students:

Minors in Arts Minors in Business Minors in Science
  • Ancient Studies
  • Business
  • Astrophysics
  • Anthropology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Biology
  • Applied History
  • Chemistry
  • Asian Studies
  • Computing Science
  • Atlantic Canada Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • British Studies
  • Geology
  • Chinese Studies
  • Physics
  • Climate Change Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Culture, Race and Resistance in Literature
  • Dramatic Literature
  • Economics
  • English
  • English Language
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Film Studies
  • French
  • Geography
  • German Studies
  • Global Development Studies
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • History
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Irish Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Latin American Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Peace & Conflict Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Social Justice & Community Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish and Hispanic Culture
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

To satisfy the requirements for a Minor in Arts, students must complete at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in the field of study.  At least twelve (12) of these credit hours must be at the 2000 level or above.  Specific Departmental requirements may apply to particular Minors. All students can take a Minor in Entrepreneurship.

Minors in Business and Science require a minimum of 30 credit hours.  Requirements for the Minor in Business can be found in the Sobey School of Business.  For requirements for minors in Science, see the discipline statements for the programs .