You may choose a minor field of study, commonly called a minor, along with your major. A minor usually consists of 20 credits of study. Minors are optional, but many students find that a minor is helpful in providing greater career opportunities after graduation. The requirements for the various minors are listed within individual majors as well as in this section.
Following are the requirements for official UMF minors. Contact the chairperson of the department offering the minor for an application.
*Starred courses have pre-requisites not included in minor requirements.
ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR
Students seeking to minor in Anthropology are required to take 20 credits; 12 of these must be ANT 101S, ANT 103S, as well as one of the People's and Cultures Courses. The remaining 8 credits must consist of courses that are at the 200 level or higher.
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses to successfully complete minor. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Required Courses (12 credits)
ANT 101S - Introduction to Cultural and
Linguistic Anthropology 4
ANT 103S - Human Origins and Cultural Development 4
One People's and Cultures Course 4
Subtotal: 12
Elective Courses (8 credits) chosen from the
list below:
ANT 102S Prehistoric Archeology
ANT 104S Global Society
ANT 202S Civilizations of The Ancient World
ANT 203S Archeology of Maine
ANT 230S Linguistic Anthropology
ANT 233S Prehistory of North America
ANT 240S Cultural Ecology
ANT 245S Constructing Sexualities
ANT 250S Ethnography
ANT 260S Kinship and Family
ANT 266 The Celtic Fringe: Prehistory and Change*
ANT 277S Special Topics in Anthropology
ANT 300 Food and Culture
ANT 301 Culture and Personality
ANT 303 Fieldwork: Archeology
ANT 370 Qualitative Methods
ANT 377 Special Topics in Anthropology
ANT 380 Medieval Society, Structure and Institution
Subtotal: 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
ART MINOR
ARH 114A Ancient through Medieval Art or
ARH 116A Renaissance to Modern Art 4
ART 112A Two-Dimensional Design on the Computer
ART 115A Drawing I
ART 113A Three-Dimensional Design 8
Eight additional credits in Art courses
numbered ART 200 or higher 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
ART HISTORY MINOR
ARH 114A Ancient through Medieval 4
ARH 116A Renaissance to Modern 4
Twelve additional credits in Art History
courses numbered ARH 200 or higher 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
ATHLETIC COACHING MINOR
BIO 150N Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
HEA 200 Athletic Injuries: Prevention and
Emergency Response 4
PEC 100 Foundations of Coaching 2
PEC 219 Athletic Management 2
PEC 225 Coaching Athletic Conditioning 4
Minimum of 4 elective credits (see below) 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
Electives for Coaching Minor (minimum of 4 credits)
HEA 102 Professional Preparation for Exercise
Instruction 2
HEA 103 Theory and Practice for the Personal Trainer 4
HEA 241 Nutrition and Exercise 4
HEA 303 Physiology of Exercise 4
PEC 214 Baseball/Softball Coaching 2
PEC 215 Soccer Coaching 2
PEC 217 Field Hockey/Lacrosse Coaching 2
PEC 218 Basketball Coaching 2
PEC 296 Practicum in Coaching 2-4
PHE 296 Practicum in Physical Education 2
REC 160 Challenge Course Facilitator Training 2
SKI 220 Teaching/Coaching Applications in Alpine
Skiing 4
SKI 295 Practicum in Snowsports Teaching/Coaching 2-4
BIOLOGY MINOR
BIO 160 General Zoology 4
BIO 170 General Botany 4
Three additional courses in biology (200-level
or above) 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
NOTE: A grade of C- or above must be earned in all courses and their prerequisites.
NOTE: For science majors declaring a science minor in a different science discipline, only eight credits of required coursework in the major can be counted toward the science minor.
BUSINESS MINOR
BUS 101 Business and Society 4
BUS 208 Accounting Principles 4
BUS 210 Principles of Management 4
BUS 220 Principles of Marketing 4
BUS 303 Business Law 4
BUS 340 Managerial Finance 4
Total credits for the Minor 24
NOTE: A grade of C- or above must be earned in all Business and Economic courses
CHEMISTRY MINOR
CHY 141 General Chemistry I 4
CHY 142 General Chemistry II 4
Three additional courses in Chemistry
(200 or 300 level) 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
NOTE: A grade of C- or above must be earned in all courses and their prerequisites.
Child and Adolescent Health Education Minor
HEA 231 Child and Adolescent Health 2
HEA 144 Nutrition Care for Children 2
HEA 296 Practicum in Health Education 4
HEA 411 Health Education Planning 4
PSY 225S Child and Adolescent Development 4
SHE 233 Teaching Health in Elementary School 2
Total credits for the Minor: 18
COMMUNITY HEALTH MINOR
HEA 123 Introduction to Community Health 4
HEA 296 Practicum in Community Health Education 4
HEA 310 Principles of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion 4
HEA 411 Health Education Planning 4
Health Electives
(any two 2-credit HEA courses, see electives
electives listed under Community Health Major 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
COMPUTER SCIENCE MINOR
COS 140 Introduction to Computer Science 4
COS 142 Data Structures 4
COS 241 Computer Organization 4
Two electives from the following:
COS 280 Networking Using TCP/IP
COS 341 Fundamentals of the Theory of Computation*
COS 355 Computer Graphics*
COS 360 Programming Language Concepts
COS 364 Algorithm Design and Analysis*
COS 372 Computer Operating Systems
COS 377 Intermediate Topics in Computer Science
COS 455 Database Systems*
COS 477 Advanced Topics in Computer Science* 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
* Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor
ECONOMICS MINOR
ECO 110S Principles of Economics 4
ECO 308 Price Theory 4
ECO 309 Money, Banking and Macroeconomic Theory 4
ECO 450 Managerial Economics 4
Four elective credits in Economics 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
NOTE: A grade of C- or above must be earned in all Business and Economic courses
MINOR IN ENGLISH
MINOR REQUIREMENTS
ENG 181 Literary Analysis and Interpretation 4
ENG 251H British Texts and Contexts or
ENG 252H British Texts and Contexts II 4
ENG 272H American Texts and Contexts 4
One 300-level literature course 4
One literature elective 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
Note: A creative writing course may be substituted for the literature elective.
FRENCH MINOR
Required courses
FRE 201H Intermediate French 4
FRE 202H Readings and Composition 4
At least three courses from the following list:
FRE 206H Oral Communication and Culture
FRE 301 French Film
FRE 304 Survey of French Literature I
FRE 305 Survey of French Literature II
FRE 306 Francophone Literature
FRE 377 Topics in French Literature 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
Students who spend a semester in France or a Francophone country may apply up to twelve credits from their study abroad to the minor. Approval for course substitutions must be obtained from the French faculty.
GEOGRAPHY MINOR
GEO 103S Peoples and Environments or
GEO 104S Global Transformations 4
GEO 304 GIScience 4
Choose one of the following themes below. Must take at least three courses (12 credits) in that theme, two of which (8 credits) must be at the 300-level or higher:
Culture, Space and Identity
GEO 206 Analysis of Rural Landscapes 4
GEO 210S Case Study in Regional Geography 4
GEO 219S Geography of Maine 4
GEO 332S Cultural Geography 4
GEO 333S Historical Geography 4
Development Perspectives and Practices
GEO 210S Case Study in Regional Geography 4
GEO 310S International Development Issues 4
GEO 320S Economic Geography 4
GEO 334S Political Geography 4
Geospatial Information Technologies
GEO 204 Geospatial Information 4
GEO 308 GeoStatistics 4
GEO 404 Advanced GIS Applications 4
Health and Environment
GEO 325S Geography of Health and Disease 4
GEO 331S Environmental Issues 4
GEO 337 Environmental Regulations 4
GEO 338 Forestry Management Policies 4
Planning and Regulation
GEO 331S Environmental Issues 4
GEO 337 Environmental Regulations 4
GEO 338 Forestry Management Policies 4
GEO 340S Land Use 4
GEO 343S Town and Regional Planning 4
Subtotal: 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
GEOLOGY MINOR
One 100-level geology course 4
Three 200-level courses or
Two 200-level courses plus a field trip 12
One 300-level course 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
NOTE: A grade of C- or above must be earned in all courses and their prerequisites.
NOTE: For science majors declaring a science minor in a different science discipline, only eight credits of required coursework in the major can be counted toward the science minor.
HISTORY MINOR
To obtain a History minor, students must complete a total of twenty (20) credit hours. Sixteen (16) credit hours are to be spread out evenly over categories I, II, III, and IV. (See category listings under Major requirements.) Students must also complete Historical Methods. Students must also have a grade of C- or better for the courses to count towards to completion of the minor requirements.
Category I: (1 course) 4
Category II: (1 course) 4
Category III: (1 course) 4
Category IV: (Historical Methods) 4
Category V: (4 Credit Hours) 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
MATHEMATICS MINOR
MAT 141M Calculus I 4
MAT 142 Calculus II 4
MAT 151M Foundations of Mathematics 4
Two courses in Mathematics numbered above 200
but not MAT 313 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
MUSIC MINOR
MUH 150A Contemporary Music: Connections
with the Past 4
MUS 201 Theory and Aural Skills I 4
Piano competency (applied music or piano class) 2
Upper-level applied music or two semesters
of ensembles 2
An upper-level course in music history,
composition, theory, or interdisciplinary studies
involving music 4
One of the following: (four credits each)
An additional semester of upper-level applied
music plus two semesters of ensembles or
One additional upper-level music course 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
MUSIC STUDIES MINOR:
MUH 150A Contemporary Music: Connections
with the Past 4
MUS 121 Piano I 2
MUS 122 Piano II 2
(or four credits of piano study through the
applied music program)
Twelve additional credits of MUH courses
this may include pre-approved interdisciplinary
classes involving music) at the 200 level
or above. 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
Nutrition Minor
HEA 141 Introductory Nutrition 2
HEA 142 Nutrition and Ecological Concerns 2
HEA 143 Nutrition and Obesity 2
HEA 144 Nutrition Care for Childr 2
HEA 241 Nutrition and Exercise 4
HEA 242 Food and Culture 4
HEA 341 Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
PHILOSOPHY MINOR
PHI 100H Critical Thinking or
PHI 200H Logic 4
One of the following courses:
PHI 120H History of Western Philosophy I:
Ancient Philosophy
PHI 130H History of Western Philosophy II:
Hellenistic & Medieval Philosophy
PHI 140H History of Western Philosophy III:
Early Modern
PHI 150H History of Western Philosophy IV:
(19th & 20thCentury) 4
One of the following courses:
PHI 200H Logic
PHI 201 Ethics
PHI 202 Epistemology:Philosophy of Knowledge
PHI 203 Metaphysics 4
Two additional electives in Philosophy 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
PHYSICAL FITNESS MINOR
HEA 103 Theory and Practice for the Personal
Trainer or 4
HEA 200 Athletic Injuries: Prevention and
Emergency Response 4
HEA 241 Nutrition and Exercise 4
HEA 303 Physiology of Exercise 4
PEC 225 Coaching Athletic Conditioning 4
HEA 296 Practicum in Community Health Education or
PHE 296 Practicum in Physical Education or
PEC 296 Practicum in Coaching or
SKI 295 Practicum in Snowsports Teaching/Coaching 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
PHYSICS MINOR
*PHY 141 General Physics I 4
*PHY 142 General Physics II 4
PHY 241 Modern Physics 4
Note: MAT 141M and MAT 142 are prerequisites for PHY 141 and PHY 142.
Two additional physics courses 8
(not including PHY 110N)
Total credits for the Minor: 20
*Starred courses have prerequisites not included in minor requirements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR
POS 101S Introduction to American Government 4
POS 136S World Politics 4
Additional Political Science Courses 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
PSYCHOLOGY MINOR
PSY 101S General Psychology 4
Sixteen credits of Psychology electives 16
Total credits for the Minor: 20
REHABILITATION MINOR
REH 110 Introduction to Disability Studies 4
REH 310 Casework 4
REC 140 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation 4
One of the following:
REH 200 Counseling and the Helping Relationship or
REH 205 Group Process in Human Services 4
One of the following:
Upper level courses in rehabilitation or
Upper level selected courses in recreation with a
therapeutic emphasis. All selections must be
approved by the Rehabilitation Services minor
advisor. 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
RELIGION MINOR
REL 100H Introduction to the Study of Religion 4
REL 245 Myth and America 4
Eight other credits in religion at the
300 level or higher 8
Four other credits in Religion or Philosophy 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
SOCIOLOGY MINOR
SOC 101S Introduction to Sociology 4
SOC 215S Social Problems and Social Change 4
SOC 360 Social Science Research Methods 4
Subtotal: 12
Two electives in advanced Sociology courses 8
Subtotal: 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all courses to successfully complete the minor. Students may take a maximum of eight credits in elective courses as pass/fail; all other courses must receive a letter grade.
Statistics is not required, but recommended for minors.
SPANISH MINOR
Required courses:
SPA 201H Intermediate Spanish 4
SPA 202H Readings and Composition 4
At least three courses from the following list:
SPA 206H Oral Communication and Culture
SPA 301 Hispanic Film
SPA 304 Peninsular Spanish Literature
SPA 305 Latin American Literature
SPA 320 Methods of Teaching Spanish
SPA 377 Topics in Spanish 12
Total credits for the Minor: 20
Students who spend a semester in Spain or Latin America may apply up to twelve credits from their study abroad to the minor. Approval for course substitutions must be obtained from the Spanish faculty.
THEATRE/ARTS MINOR
THE 211A Fundamentals of Acting 4
THE 203-Acting and Technical I 4
Choose one of the following:
THE 221A Introduction to Stagecraft and
Scenic Design and
THE 223 Stagecraft Lab
(concurrent enrollment with THE 221A) or
THE 226 Stage Lighting and
THE 227 Stage Lighting Lab
(concurrent enrollment with THE 226) or
THE 231A Stage Makeup and
THE 232 Stage Makeup Lab
(concurrent or subsequent semester
enrollment with THE 231A) or
THE 242A Costume Design and Theory and 4
THE 243 Costume Design and Theory Lab 0
(concurrent or subsequent semester
enrollment with THE 242A)
Choose one of the following:
THE 250A Stage Management and Play
Production and
THE 251 Stage Management and Play Production Lab
(concurrent or subsequent semester
enrollment with THE 250A) or
THE 350A Fundamentals of Directing or
THE 361A Theatrical History and
Literature to 1700 or
THE 362A Contemporary Plays and Theatre
Practice from the 17th Century or
THE 363A Theatrical Literature and History
of the United States or
THE 450 Intermediate Directing 4
Choice of one Theatre Elective 4
Total credits for the Minor: 20
WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES MINOR
WST 101S Introduction to Women's and
Gender Studies 4
WST 330 Contemporary Feminist Thought 4
WST480 Women's and Gender Studies Capstone 4
Subtotal: 12
Eight credits of electives selected from other WST courses and departmental courses cross-listed with Women's and Gender Studies. At least four of these credits must be in WST courses. See the Women's and Gender Studies Major for a sample of cross-listed courses.
WST 250 Women and Education (2 or 4)
WST 277 Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (4)
WST 283H (also ENG 283H) Fiction by Women (4)
WST 287H (also ENG 287H) Poetry by Women (4)
WST 290 Cultural Studies of Gender and Sexuality (4)
WST 297 Independent Study in Women's & Gender Studies (2 to 4)
WST 360 Women and Science/Technology (2 or 4)
WST 370 Motherhood (4)
WST 377 Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (2 or 4)
WST 396 Internship in Women's and Gender Studies (4 to 8)
WST 397 Independent Study in Women's and Gender Studies (2 to 4)
WST 490 Women's and Gender Studies Thesis (4 to 8)
Subtotal: 8
Total credits for the Minor: 20
