A Minor programme is a coherent course of study in an additional area outside of the Major. Doing a Minor programme contributes to the breadth of learning envisaged for an NUS undergraduate education.

For students admitted prior to AY2019/2020, the modular credit (MC) requirement for a Minor is at least 24 MCs, of which:

• Up to 8 MCs may be used to meet the requirements for both the Minor and the Faculty, Major, Second Major, or another Minor requirements, subject to the agreement of the particular department(s), programme(s) or Faculty/School hosting the Minor.
• At least 12 MCs for any Minor must be taken from outside the entire set of modules that are listed for the major(s)/another minor that the student is taking/has taken.
• A minimum of 16 MCs of the Minor requirements must be earned from modules read at NUS, unless indicated otherwise by Faculties/Departments for specific minors. Modules read at NUS include all modules taught, co-taught, supervised or co-supervised by NUS faculty member(s). These consist of graded modules or modules with an 'S' or 'CS' grade. The remaining MCs may be earned through credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, from modules deemed relevant to the particular Minor.

For students admitted from AY2019/2020 onwards, the MC requirement for a Minor is at least 20 MCs, of which:

• Up to 8 MCs (40% of the MC requirements for a Minor) may be double counted and used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., General Education (only for students admitted from AY2021/2022 onwards), College (e.g., Common Curriculum), Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement, i.e., at least 12 MCs of the Second Major must be distinct and not overlapping

• At least 12 MCs for any Minor must be taken from outside the entire set of modules that are listed for the major(s)/another minor that the student is taking/ has taken.

• A minimum of 60% of the Minor requirements must be earned from modules read at NUS. Modules read at NUS include all modules taught, co-taught, supervised or co-supervised by NUS faculty member(s). These consist of graded modules or modules with an ‘S' or ‘CS' grade. The remaining MCs may be earned through credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, from modules deemed relevant to the particular Minor.

For students admitted prior to AY2015/16: Relevant General Education Modules (GEMs) may be included in the list of modules approved for a Minor. Students who read such a GEM may count it towards both the General Education and Minor requirements. The MCs under the Breadth and Unrestricted Elective module requirements can also be used to satisfy the Minor programme requirements.

For students admitted from AY2015/2016 to AY2020/2021: Students who read General Education Modules to fulfil requirements for a Minor are not allowed to count these modules towards fulfilling both the General Education and the Minor requirements. For example, if a student had taken a GEH module for his/her Minor, he/she would have to take another GEH module to fulfil the Human Cultures pillar of the GE requirement. The MCs under the Unrestricted Elective module requirements may be used to satisfy Minor requirements.

The Minor will be reflected in the student's transcript upon successful completion.

Students can be admitted to Minor programmes at the point of admission to NUS, or by applying/declaring to the relevant Faculties/Schools no later than the end of the fifth semester of study. For the combinations of Minor programmes with specific single degree courses available at the point of admission, please refer to the website of the Office of Admissions.

The Minor programmes that are currently on offer at NUS are listed below. For details on the requirements of each Minor, please refer each Faculty/School’s website.

Minor	Host Faculty/Department	Type (see 'Note' below)
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Disciplinary Minors
Chinese Language	Department of Chinese Studies	Open
Chinese Studies	Department of Chinese Studies	Open
Communications and New Media	Department of Communications and New Media	Open
Economics	Department of Economics	Open
English Language	Department of English Language & Literature	Open
English Literature	Department of English Language & Literature	Open
European Studies (Only offered up to cohort 2019)	Office of Programmes	Open
History	Department of History	Open
Human Services	Department of Social Work	Open
India Studies	South Asian Studies Programme	Open
Japanese Studies	Department of Japanese Studies	Open
Joint Minor with University of Toronto (UoT)	Department of Geography	Restricted
Malay Studies	Department of Malay Studies	Open
Philosophy	Department of Philosophy	Open
Political Science	Department of Political Science	Open
Psychology	Department of Psychology	Open
Sociology	Department of Sociology	Open
Southeast Asian Studies	Department of Southeast Asian Studies	Open
Theatre Studies	Department of English Language & Literature	Open
Multidisciplinary Minors
Aquatic Ecology	Department of Geography and Department of Biological Sciences	Open
Art History	Department of History	Open
Asian Studies	Departments of Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Malay Studies, Southeast Asian Studies and South Asian Studies Programme	Open
China Studies	Office of Programmes	Open
Chinese Translation	Department of Chinese Studies (with effect from AY2014/15)	Open
Cultural Studies	Department of Communications and New Media	Open
English Studies	Department of English Language & Literature	Open
Film Studies	Department of English Language & Literature	Open
Gender Studies	Office of Programmes	Open
Geographical Information Systems	Department of Geography	Open
Geosciences	Department of Geography	Open
Global Studies	Department of Political Science	Open
Health and Social Sciences	Office of Programmes	Open
Interactive Media Development	Department of Communications and New Media & Department of Computer Science	Open
Language Studies	Centre for Language Studies	Open
Religious Studies	Office of Programmes	Open
Science, Technology and Society	Office of Programmes	Open
Urban Studies	Department of Geography and Department of Real Estate	Open
School of Business
Disciplinary Minors
Management (formerly Minor in Business; prior to AY2007/08)	School of Business	Restricted
Entrepreneurship (formerly Minor in Technopreneurship; prior AY2017/18)	Department of Business Policy	Open
Multidisciplinary Minors
Management of Technology	School of Business and Faculty of Engineering	Restricted
School of Computing
Disciplinary Minors
Artificial Intelligence	School of Computing	Restricted
Business Analytics	School of Computing	Restricted
Computer Science	School of Computing	Restricted
Information Security	School of Computing	Restricted
Information Systems (formerly Management of Information Technology)	School of Computing	Restricted
Multidisciplinary Minors
Data Engineering	School of Computing and Faculty of Engineering	Restricted
Interactive Media Development	Department of Computer Science & Department of Communications and New Media	Open
School of Design & Environment
Disciplinary Minors
Architectural Studies	Department of Architecture	Restricted
Project Management	Department of the Built Environment	Restricted
Multidisciplinary Minors
Infrastructure Management and Finance	Departments of the Built Environment and Real Estate	Open
Faculty of Engineering
Disciplinary Minors
Biomedical Engineering (formerly Minor in Bioengineering prior to AY2010/11)	Department of Biomedical Engineering	Restricted
Civil Infrastructure	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Restricted
Systems Engineering	Faculty of Engineering	Restricted
Urban Environmental Engineering	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Open
Multidisciplinary Minors
Data Engineering	Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing	Restricted
Engineering Materials (formerly Minor in Materials Science and Engineering; prior to AY2005/06)	Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science	Restricted
Management of Technology	Faculty of Engineering and School of Business	Restricted
Medical Physics	Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Physics	Restricted
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Public Health	Department of Public Health - Undergraduate Programme	Open
Faculty of Science
Disciplinary Minors
Analytical Chemistry	Department of Chemistry	Open
Biophysics	Department of Physics and Life Sciences Programme	Open
Joint Minor in Environmental Biology with University of Toronto	Faculty of Science, NUS and Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto	Restricted
Joint Minor in Environmental Chemistry with University of Toronto	Faculty of Science, NUS and Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto	Restricted
Financial Mathematics	Department of Mathematics	Open
Forensic Science	Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemistry	Restricted
Life Sciences	Department of Biological Sciences	Open
Mathematics	Department of Mathematics	Open
Nanoscience	Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry	Open
Pharmaceutical Science	Department of Pharmacy	Restricted
Physics	Department of Physics	Open
Statistics	Department of Statistics & Probability	Open
Multidisciplinary Minors
Aquatic Ecology	Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Geography	Open
Engineering Materials (formerly Minor in Materials Science and Engineering; prior to AY2005/06)	Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering	Restricted
Medical Physics	Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Physics	Restricted
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Music and Society	Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music	Restricted
University Scholars Programme (USP)
China Studies*	USP – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre
Community Development and Leadership	Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre	Open

For students who are interested to do a Minor programme during the course of their candidature, please note:

'Open' Minor - students can declare their intention to do an open minor via the Academic Plan Declaration without any prior approval from the Host Faculty/Department. 

'Restricted' Minor - students are required to apply to the Host Faculty/Department and obtain approval to read a restricted minor.

* These programmes allow for up to 16 MCs of ungraded substitutable modules to be accepted from the partner university.