Minor Program

A Minor is an optional program that allows students to study in an area outside their Honours, Major or General Program areas. Requirements vary and are specified in the Minor requirements of the department concerned. Where not specified, the requirements for a Minor follow the requirements for the department General Program in one area only.

• No more than 3 units of the 300- and 400-level course work required for the Minor can be taken elsewhere, and at least 6 of the units required for the Minor must be completed at UVic.
• If the Minor requires 9 units of 300- and 400-level course work, these 9 units cannot form part of the 300- and 400-level department requirements for a student’s Honours or Major Program. Corequisite courses in other programs may be counted towards the Minor.
• If the Minor requires less than 9 units of 300- and 400-level course work, no courses at the 300- or 400-level can form part of the requirements for a student’s Honours, Major or General Program or Option. Required or corequisite courses at the 200 level or higher in other programs or options may not be counted toward the Minor.

Only one Minor can be declared on a student’s program.

In addition to department Minors, the following Minors are offered:

Interdisciplinary Minors

• Applied Ethics (see this page)
• Arts of Canada Program (see this page)
• European Studies (see this page)
• Film Studies (see this page)
• Human Dimensions of Climate Change (see this page)
• Indigenous Studies (see this page)
• Social Justice Studies (see this page)
• Technology and Society (see this page)

Student-Designed Minor

Students may undertake an interdisciplinary Minor that is not listed in the Calendar. In addition to the requirements of the Minors listed above, this student-designed Minor must:

• Include courses from at least two departments, with a minimum of 3 units from each department
• Consist of courses taken only at UVic
• Have structure, coherence and theme; it cannot consist of unrelated courses
• Be approved by the Chair/Adviser of the departments concerned
• Be approved by the Associate Dean of Academic Advising
• Be declared by the end of the student’s third year

Students must discuss their proposed Student-Designed Minor with department Chairs/Advisers before submitting their request to the Associate Dean of Academic Advising. The Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Minor form is available from the Academic Advising Centre, A205, University Centre.