Minor guide Arts
In your third year (B3) you will have to take a minor worth 40 EC. This minor is a package of related courses that helps you expand or deepen your knowledge. Minors from the Faculty of Arts deal with current societal themes. Choosing one of these themes will help you focus your programme, making it easier to set yourself apart on the labour market. Read all about the set-up of the minor system here.
Already know which minor you want to do? Click on the link below for more information on how to register. Please read this information carefully before registering.
Here you will find the minor guide for academic year 2023-2024. The minor guide for academic year 2024-2025 can be found on this page.
The minor system in 90 seconds
Please note: the application deadline for the Study Abroad minor outside Europe is 14 January and in Europe is 28 February
Application deadlines
- Study Abroad Minor (outside Europe): 14 January
- Study Abroad Minor (inside Europe): 28 February
- Thematic minor: during regular registration periods in July
What are the options?
Thematic minors
- Beleid, Organisatie en Communicatie (Dutch)
- Conflict en Coöperatie in de Mediterrane Wereld (Dutch)
- Cultureel Erfgoed en Publiek (Dutch)
- Het Menselijk Taalvermogen (Dutch)
- Data and Society (English)
- European Culture and National Identities (English/Dutch)
- Diversity, Inclusion and Gender (English/Dutch)
- Literature in Society - Society in Literature (English)
- Migration and Cultural Contacts (English)
- Multilingualism in Europe (English)
Think tank
You will conclude your minor with a think tank in which you work on a current issue of a company, institution or organisation.
Individual (research) internship
Instead of doing a think tank in a group, you can also choose to do an individual (research) internship:
Students who started before 2018
If you started the first year of your Bachelor's programme before September 2018, you will take two minors (worth a total of 30 EC).
Other faculty
Are you a student from another faculty than the Faculty of Arts?