Minors at Mason
Thinking about adding a minor? With careful planning, most students have room for a minor. A minor can help to fulfill a student’s secondary interest, enhance a student’s major or help with career preparation.
Policies that apply to all minors:
- Minors require between 15 and 21 credits of study.
- At least 8 credits of the minor must be applied only to that minor and may not be used to fulfill requirements of the student’s major, concentration, an undergraduate certificate, or another minor.
- Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 in the coursework applied to a minor.
- At least 6 credits of the minor must be completed at Mason.
Minors Offered:
George Mason University has over one hundred minors from which to choose. Below is a list of minors that are offered. Click on the minor to find requirements and additional information on that minor.
- African and African American Studies
- Aging Studies
- American Government
- Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology
- Anthropology
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Applied Conservation Studies
- Arabic
- Art History
- Art and Visual Technology
- Arts Management
- Asia-Pacific Studies
- Assistive Technology
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Science
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Childhood Studies
- Chinese
- Classical Studies
- Clinical Exercise and Movement Science
- Communication
- Computational and Data Sciences
- Computer Game Design
- Computer Science
- Conflict Analysis & Resolution
- Consciousness and Transformation
- Conservation Biology
- Criminology, Law and Society
- Dance Appreciation
- Data Analysis
- Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners
- Earth Science
- Economic Systems Design
- Economics
- Education Studies
- Electronic Journalism
- English
- Entrepreneurship Practice
- Entrepreneurship Studies
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Science
- Film and Media Studies
- Folklore and Mythology
- Forensic Science
- French
- Geographic Information Systems
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- Global Affairs
- Global Systems
- Graphic Design
- Health and Social Policy
- Health Information Technology
- Health Promotion
- History
- Human Development & Family Science
- Immigration Studies
- Information Technology
- Intelligence Analysis
- International/Comparative Studies
- International Security
- Islamic Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Jazz Studies
- Judaic Studies
- Kinesiology
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Leadership
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Math for SOM Students
- Mathematics
- Middle East Studies
- Mild Disabilities
- Multimedia
- Music
- Music and Technology
- Native American and Indigenous Studies
- Neuroscience
- New Europe
- Nonprofit Studies
- Nutrition
- Ocean and Estuarine Science
- Paleontology
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
- Philosophy
- Philosophy and Law
- Physics
- Political Philosophy
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Public Policy and Management
- Religious Studies
- Renewable Energy
- Russian
- Science and Society
- Secondary Education English
- Severe Disabilities
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Spanish
- Sport and American Culture
- Sport Communication
- Sport Management
- Sustainability Studies
- Systems Engineering & Operations Research
- Teaching English as Second Language
- Theater
- Tourism and Events Management
- Urban and Suburban Studies
- Visual Impairment & Blindness
- Women and Gender Studies
- World Music
- Writing and Rhetoric
