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