Minor

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Minor information market 2009
Martin Beusekamp, general Major-minor coordinator
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What is a minor?
A minor is an authorised set of courses with a
total of 20 European Credits

• Except for Cultural Literacy (22½ EC), two minors
  with a field study abroad (25 EC) and Educational
  Design (30 EC)
• the extra study load to be taken at your own
  account!
• Outside (preferably far outside) your main
  discipline

authorised at the right academic level,
coherent, well-structured, with varied courses,
validated, etc.
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Why are there minors?

• To offer you a platform for the (further)
  development of a broad spectrum of academic
  skills
• That is helpful
• you will develop into a more versatile
  professional
• you will have more job opportunities
• That is fun
• there are many different minors
• you can take the minor which appeals to you most

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Do I have to take a minor?

• Basic principle all UT Bachelor students take a
  minor in the first semester of their third year.
• But there are some exceptions!
• for students in Advanced Technology ("AT"),
  Biomedical Engineering ("BMT") and Clinical
  Technology ("TG")
• for students who already graduated from another
  study
• in some other exceptional situations
• In case of any doubt ask your study counsellor!

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Can I take another (second) minor?

• Yes, as a set of optional courses
• As soon as you have completed one minor, you have
  complied with the minor requirements of your
  study
• you can take your second (and third ...) minor
  partially
• In most cases, you will have to take more than
  the minimum number of study points (180 EC)
• Always consult your study counsellor!

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Will I be capable to take a minor?

• Yes, if you meet the general requirement for
  entering a minor
• The general requirement is 80 EC!
• all UT-courses in all Bachelor study years will
  count
• unsatisfactory marks that you study may allow do
  not count
• waivers ("vrijstellingen") do count
• the test moment is after the examinations in June
  (including the re-examinations)
• in special cases, your director of education
  ("opleidingsdirec-teur") can grant dispensation
  for this general requirement

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Which minors are there? (1)
There are 38 institutionalised minors

• Of those minors, 29 are theme minors
• minors about a certain (scientific) subject
• 11 of these minors can be taken in English
• The other 9 minors are programme minors
• minors in which you can explore another UT
  Bachelor's study than you own
• 1 of these minors (European Studies) is in English

authorised by an independent quality committee
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Which minors are there? (2)

• You can also design your own individual minor.
  But you will always need special approval!
• Free minor
• according to Dutch law
• convince your own examination board!
• International minor
• in an exchange program with universities abroad
• international institutionalised minors are not in
  this category

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Can I take any minor I like?

• Almost!
• In every study, there are some exceptions
• which are summarised in the "minor admission
  matrix"
• and are determined by the Bachelor studies
  themselves
• please look in the proper box (of all 38 x 18
  684 boxes)!

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Will I be able to taken any minor I like?

• Almost!
• Some minors have additional specific requirements
• which are in a separate table
• on top of the general requirement of 80 EC
• and on top of the "minor admission matrix"
• Some minors will not be able to comply with the
  Major-minor-combi-model for timetables
• e.g. external institutions with different
  timetables,
• e.g. minors in which you will travel abroad,
• e.g. minors with part-time or external teachers

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Can I always take the minor of my first
preference?

• Almost!
• Two minors have a maximum number of participants
  for organisational reasons
• Registration for these minors is possible until
  May 15th!
• Music (Classical Music 12 / Jazz 12 / Media
  Music 6 / Pop 10, but a maximum of 25 for the
  minor as a whole) - only in Dutch!
• Sustainable Development in a North-South
  Perspective As the World Turns (25 20
  UT-Münster Double Diploma students)
• Consult the Major-minor website regularly!
• www.utwente.nl/majorminor/en

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How can I inform myself and make the proper
choice?

• There are four information channels
• This minor information market
• Only once a year seize the opportunity!
• The Major-minor website (www.utwente.nl/majorminor
  /en)
• Will be updated regularly, so check regularly!
• Minor information brochures on paper
• Today at the minor market, next week at your
  "BOZ"
• Contacts for every minor
• Use the other three channels before you call or
  e-mail!

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I made my final choice.What do I do now? (1)

• Closely monitor the Major-minor website
• For all institutionalised minors, registration is
  possible through MAST
• registration is obligatory
• registration only through MAST (which looks like
  TAST)
• registration is possible from today (Thursday,
  April 23rd) until Friday, June 19th (but until
  Friday, May 15th for the two previously mentioned
  minors with limited registration)
• registration with a second option is obligatory,
  but in case of any problems, the student will be
  consulted

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I made my final choice.What do I do now? (2)

• Closely monitor the Major-minor website
• For individual minors, special approval by the
  examination board of your own study is required
• announce your plan for an individual minor
  through MAST
• find yourself a minor coach
• design your individual minor in consultation with
  your coach
• make sure your minor is balanced, coherent,
  complete, at the right level, contributing to
  your academic development
• convince your examination board of those
  qualities
• wait for the approval of your examination board