Thinking about adding a minor? With careful planning, most students have room for a minor. A minor can help to fulfill a students secondary interest, enhance a students major or help with career preparation. Learn about some of the minor facts and myths by clicking here.
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.
- The minor must be listed in your current catalog year (the year you entered Mason). If the minor is not listed in your current catalog year, you would need to change your catalog year to declare that minor. Please consult with an advisor before making a catalog change to see how it would effect your degree progress.
- 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 (First Offered Fall 2011)
Art History
Art and Visual Technology
Arts Administration
Asia-Pacific Studies
Assistive Technology
Astronomy
Bioinformatics
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Childhood Studies
Chinese
Classical Studies
Communication
Computational and Data Sciences
Computer Game Design
Computer Science
Conflict Analysis & Resolution
Consciousness and Transformation
Conservation Biology
Criminology, Law and Society
Dance
Data Analysis
Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners
Earth Science
Economic Systems Design
Economics
Education Studies
Electronic Journalism
English
Entrepreneurship Studies
Environmental Policy
Environmental Science
Film and Media Studies
Folklore and Mythology
Forensic Science
French
Geographic Information Science
Geography
Geology
German
Global Affairs
Global Systems
Health and Social Policy
Health Information Technology
Health Promotion
History
Immigration Studies
Information Technology
Intelligence Analysis (First Offered Fall 2011)
International/Comparative Studies
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 (First Offered Fall 2011)
New Europe
Nonprofit Studies
Nutrition
Ocean and Estuarine Science
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
Theatre
Tourism and Events Management
Urban and Suburban Studies
Women and Gender Studies
World Music
Writing and Rhetoric (First Offered Fall 2011)
