Minors
Minors
Adding a minor to your undergraduate studies is a valuable way to specialize or add a unique perspective to the practical knowledge gained through your degree. Rounding out your education with a minor can:
- Provide specific insights into your field of study that help you stand out when applying for jobs
- Give you valuable essential skills to help you perform at your best, work collaboratively and advance in your career.
- Let you explore other areas of academic interest and apply what you learn to your major, as well as your professional career.
Interested in exploring a minor? Reach out to your academic advisors.
Undergraduate minors at the KU Edwards Campus
Grounded in biological sciences, chemistry and advanced technology, biotechnology employs biological systems to solve scientific challenges that impact society. Through this minor, you will diversify your education and become better equipped for careers in human and animal health, environmental and agricultural sciences, and pharmaceuticals. In this unique minor, you will be challenged to apply your scientific knowledge and solve problems. You will routinely formulate and execute experimental approaches, analyze data, and communicate results.
An undergraduate minor in clinical trials management is designed to provide a broad exposure to the key concepts of clinical trials management, including trial design, management, and operations, as well as legal, ethical, and regulatory issues specific to clinical trials.
This minor will be offered entirely online through the School of Professional Studies with support from the Center for Online & Distance Learning.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects healthcare-related careers to grow 14 percent by 2028. Some individual career pathways within health care and health sciences are projected to double or even triple this rate.
Students who successfully complete the clinical trials management minor will be prepared to enter entry-level careers such as clinical data or clinical research associate, and allow professionals to advance into positions such as a clinical research coordinator, principal investigator, project/lab manager, and more.
Students with English minors apply their skills in a variety of careers including law, teaching, scholarship, publishing and journalism. An English minor also allows you to apply valuable essential skills in reading, writing and critical thinking to careers in the sciences, public administration, business or economics.
A minor in environmental studies gives you a framework for understanding interdisciplinary natural sciences and can help you specialize major studies for work in an environmental-related field. This could include careers in biotechnology, data analytics, law and society, business and more.
The minor in law and society examines how law works in practice in public administration, courts, the non-profit sector, policy, policing and the justice system. A minor in law and society could help you pursue a career in nonprofit administration, social work, local and state government or urban planning, among many others.
The field of health sciences covers a variety of in-demand professions, including public health, health care, nutrition and more. The minor in Health Policy and Management can help you specialize your studies to meet your interests and professional goals. This might include careers in public policy related to population health, healthcare administration, or pursuing graduate education in a specialized area of health care or medicine.
KU’s minor in nutrition provides a useful area of focus for a variety of academic disciplines. Students studying exercise science, social work, public administration, and other related areas may find a minor in nutrition provides specific areas of insight to their degree.
Driven by globalization, evolving technology and rapid automation of work processes, all types of organizations are placing growing emphasis on project-based planning, development and even operations, to gain a competitive advantage. A minor in project management can help prepare you for a variety of industries including information technology, healthcare management, advertising and marketing, and more.
Human interaction and interpersonal communication are important elements of almost all careers. A minor in psychology can help you excel in a variety of fields, including business, social work, public administration and law and society.
A public administration minor provides you with the necessary background to help manage teams, develop and implement programs, and set and follow a budget. These skills would be valued in careers with local, regional and state government offices and departments, as well as careers in business, the sciences or education.
KU’s minor in public and population health provides broad exposure to key concepts that connect behavioral and social factors of health and their role in a broader community. This minor is a useful specialization for students pursuing degrees related to public health, service and education. Students in academic areas such as social work, exercise science, public administration and similar areas may find this minor supplements their education.
Students studying a wide range of academic fields may find a minor in sociology enhances their perspective, providing insight in areas such as business, professional communication, psychology, education, social work, journalism and more.