Minors
Make your degree stand out
Minors allow you to customize your degree by combining disciplines and connecting your studies more broadly. Whether you’re an English major with a keen interest in the sciences or a Biology major with an eye to working in the developing world, minors will open doors and awaken possibilities.
A minor can be added to many 120 credit hour degree programs at Dalhousie including:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Community Design
- Bachelor of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Applied Computer Science
- Bachelor of Management
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)
- Bachelor of Science (Medical Science)
Make sure to check the Academic Calendar to find out which minors can be added to your program.
Current list of approved minors
- Minor in Abrahamic Religions
- Minor in Actuarial Science
- Minor in Agricultural Business Management
- Minor in Agricultural Economics
- Minor in American Studies
- Minor in Ancient History
- Minor in Animal Agriculture
- Minor in Applied Ethics
- Minor in Aquaculture
- Minor in Arabic Studies
- Minor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Minor in Bioethics
- Minor in Bioinformatics
- Minor in Biology
- Minor in Black and African Diaspora Studies
- Minor in Business
- Minor in Canadian Studies
- Minor in Chemistry
- Minor in Chinese Studies
- Minor in Classical Literature
- Minor in Classics
- Minor in Classics: Ancient Philosophy
- Minor in Classics: Medieval Philosophy
- Minor in Community Design
- Minor in Computer Science
- Minor in Contemporary Studies
- Minor in Early Modern Studies
- Minor in Earth Sciences
- Minor in Economics
- Minor in English
- Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Minor in Environment, Sustainability and Society
- Minor in Environmental Horticulture
- Minor in Environmental Science
- Minor in Environmental Studies
- Minor in Equine
- Minor in Esoteric and Occult Traditions
- Minor in European Studies
- Minor in Film Studies
- Minor in Food Bioscience
- Minor in French
- Minor in French: Linguistics and Translation
- Minor in French Literature and Culture
- Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies
- Minor in Geography
- Minor in German
- Minor in German Philosophy
- Minor in German Studies
- Minor in Health Studies
- Minor in Hispanic Cultures
- Minor in Hispanic Literature
- Minor in History
- Minor in History of Science and Technology
- Minor in Indigenous Studies
- Minor in Informatics
- Minor in International Development Studies
- Minor in Italian Studies
- Minor in Journalism Studies
- Minor in Latin American Studies
- Minor in Law and Society
- Minor in Management
- Minor in Marine Biology
- Minor in Mathematics
- Minor in Medieval Studies
- Minor in Microbiology and Immunology
- Minor in Middle East Studies
- Minor in Music
- Minor in Musicology
- Minor in Neuroscience
- Minor in Ocean Sciences
- Minor in Philosophy
- Minor in Physics
- Minor in Plant Science
- Minor in Political Science
- Minor in Popular Culture Studies
- Minor in Psychology
- Minor in Religious Studies
- Minor in Russian Studies
- Minor in Security Studies
- Minor in Sociology and Social Anthropology
- Minor in Sociology and Social Anthropology of Critical Health Studies
- Minor in Sociology and Social Anthropology of Economy, Work and Development
- Minor in Sociology and Social Anthropology of Social Justice and Inequality
- Minor in Spanish
- Minor in Statistics
- Minor in Theatre