Information about Specific Minors
Please be advised that the information provided below is updated as part of the most current UIUC Programs of Study catalog. Before you commit to a minor, you should verify the requirements and the information below with the sponsoring unit and/or contact person.
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Information about Specific Minors
A | B | C | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | P | Q | R | S | T | W
A
African Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Jean Allman, Director
210 International Studies Building, MC-485, 333-6335
Minor Restrictions: Students must see adviser for approval.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
African American Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Director
1201 W. Nevada, MC-143, 333-7781
Minor Restrictions: Students must see adviser for approval.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Aging, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Applied Health Sciences
110 Huff Hall
Contact Person: Jen Themanson
110 Huff Hall, MC-586, 333-2131
Minor Requirements
Animal Sciences, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
104 Mumford Hall
Contact Person: Professor Tom Carr
205B Meat Science Laboratory, 333-1014
Minor Restrictions: Student must be on clear academic status for enrollment in minor.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Anthropology, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Melissa Raguetd, Advisor
109F Davenport Hall, MC-148, 244-3497
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Architectural Studies, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Fine and Applied Arts
100 Architecture Building
Contact Person: School of Architecture
117 THB Hall, MC-621, 333-1330
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Art History, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Fine and Applied Arts
100 Architecture Building
Contact Person: Anne Burkus-Chasson
104 Architecture Building, 333-4497
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Asian American Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Jennifer Chung
1208 W Nevada, MC-142, 244-9530
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Astronomy, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor You-Hua Chu
123 Astronomy, MC-221, 333-5535
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Atmospheric Sciences, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Robert Rauber
105 S. Gregory Street, MC-223, 333-2046
Minor Requirements
Departmental Information
B
Bioengineering, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Bioengineering Department
3120 Digital Computer Laboratory, 333-1867
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Business, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Business
Contact: Office of Undergraduate Affairs
214 DKH, 333-2740
Minor Requirements
C
Chemistry, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Debe Williams, Advisor
105 Noyes Lab, MC-712, 333-1050
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Cinema Studies, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Richard J. Leskosky, Assistant Director
3035 Foreign Languages Building, MC-160, 244-2704
Minor Requirements
Departmental Information
Classical Archaeology, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor James A. Dengate
4068 Foreign Languages Building, MC-174, 333-1008
Minor Requirements
Departmental Information
Classical Civilization, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor David Sansone
4068 Foreign Languages Building, MC-174, 333-1008
Minor Requirements
Departmental Information
Computer Science (Liberal Arts and Sciences), Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Steve Herzog, Advisor
1210 Siebel Center, MC-258, 265-6847
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Computer Science (Engineering), Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Computer Science Academic Office
1210 Siebel Center, MC-258, 265-6847
Minor Restrictions: May not be taken by Computer Science or Computer Engineering majors.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Crop and Soil Management, Minor In
Sponsoring Unit: Department of Crop Sciences
AW-101 Turner Hall
Contact Person: Professor Fred Kolb
AE-120 Turner Hall 333-9485
Minor Restrictions: May not be taken by Crop Sciences majors.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
E
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: William MacDonald
2090 Foreign Languages Building, MC-146, 344-4012
Minor Requirements
Department Information
English, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Bob Steltman
200 English Building, MC-718, 333-1853
Contact Person: Claire Dolske
200 English Building, MC-718, 244-1462
Minor Requirements
Departmental Information
English as a Second Language, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Numa Markee
3080 Foreign Languages Building, MC- 172, 333-1506
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Environmental Economics and Law, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
104 Mumford Hall
Contact Person: Professor Amy Ando
435 Mumford Hall, 333-5130
Minor Requirements
Environmental Studies (EFP), Minor In
Sponsoring Unit: The Environmental Council
1101 West Peabody, 352 NSRC
Contact Person: Lisa Merrifield
370 National Soybean Research Center, 333-0045
Minor Requirements
Department Information
F
Fiber Science , Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
104 Mumford Hall
Contact:Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
W-511 Turner Hall, 333-2770
No new students will be accepted into this minor effective FA06.
Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
338 Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building, MC-644, 333-3570
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Food Science, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
260 Bevier Hall
Contact Person: Terri Cummings Terry Cummings
264 Bevier Hall, 244-4405
Minor Restrictions: Completion of at least 60 hours and a minimum 2.50 GPA
Minor Requirements
Department Information
French, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Alain Fresco
2090 Foreign Languages Building, MC-158, 244-2723
Minor Requirements
Department Information
G
Gender and Women's Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Siobhan Somerville, Acting Director or Jacque Kahn, Associate Director
911 S. Sixth St., MC-494, 333-2990
Minor Restrictions: Students must see adviser for approval.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Geography, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professors David Wilson or John Jakle
220 Davenport Hall, MC-150, 333-1880
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Geology, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Jay D. Bass
253 Natural History Building, MC-102, 333-1018
Minor Requirements
Department Information
German, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Carl Niekerk
2090 Foreign Languages Building, MC-178, 333-7654
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Greek, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor David Sansone
4046 Foreign Languages Building, MC-174, 333-1008
Minor Requirements
Department Information
H
History, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Sharon Michalove, Advisor
300 Gregory Hall, MC-466,244-2591
Minor Requirements
Department Information
I
Informatics, Minor in
E-mail: info-minor@uiuc.edu
Minor Requirements
International Arts, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Fine and Applied Arts
110 Architecture Building
Contact Person: Michael T. McCulley, Associate Dean
110 Architecture Building, MC-622, 333-6061
Minor restrictions: Students must see advisor for approval.
Minor Description
International Minor in ACES
Sponsoring Unit: Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
104 Mumford Hall
Contact Person: Andrea Bohn, Assistant Dean
109 Mumford Hall, 333-3380
Minor Requirements
Minor Description
International Minor in Engineering
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: International Programs in Engineering Office (IPENG)
210 Engineering Hall, 244-0054
Minor Requirements
Department Information
International Studies, Minor In Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Barbara Hancin-Bhatt, Advisor
270 Lincoln Hall, MC-446, 333-4923
Contact Person: Garrett Gietzen
270 Lincoln Hall, MC-446, 333-4923
Minor Restrictions: Students must see advisor for approval.
Minor Requirements
Program Information
Islamic World, Interdisciplinary Minor in the Study of the
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Science
270 Linclon Hall
Contact Person: Professor Kenneth M. Cuno
221 International Studies Building, MC-489, 244-7331
Minor Requirements
Program Information
Italian, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Laura Hill
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-176, 244-9375
Minor Requirements
Department Information
J
Jewish Culture and Society, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Michael Shapiro
109 English Building, MC-710, 333-7978
Minor Restrictions: Students must see advisor for approval.
Minor Requirements
Program Information
L
Landscape Studies, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Fine and Applied Arts
100 Architecture Building
Contact Person: Department of Landscape Architecture
101 TBH, MC-620, 333-0176
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Latin, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Ariana Traill
4090 Foreign Languages Building, MC-174, 333-1008
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Nils Jacobsen, Director or Timothy J. Smith, Advisor
201 International Studies Building, MC-481, 333-3182
Minor Restrictions: Students must see advisor for approval.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Latina/Latino Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Arlene Torres, Director
510 E. Chalmers, MC-495, 265-0370
Minor Restrictions: Students must see adviser for approval.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Linguistics, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Hans Hock
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-177, 333-0357
Minor Requirements
Department Information
M
Manufacturing Engineering, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Manufacturing Engineering Program Office
4404 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, 333-1938
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Materials Science and Engineering, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Materials Science and Engineering Department Office
301 Materials Sciences and Engineering Building, MC-246, 333-0149
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Mathematics, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Randy McCarthy
221 Altgeld Hall, MC-382, 333-1108
Minor Restrictions: Students must see advisor for approval.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Music, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Fine and Applied Arts
110 Architecture
Contact Person: Joyce Griggs, Assistant Director
2134 Music Building, MC-056, 244-7899
Minor Requirements
Department Information
N
Nutrition, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
260 Bevier Hall
Contact Person: Dr. Tim Garrow
463 Bevier Hall, 333-8455
Minor Restrictions: Completion of at least 60 hours and a minimum 3.0 GPA
Minor Requirements
Department Information
P
Philosophy, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor William Schroeder
216 Gregory Hall, MC-468, 333-4838
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Physics, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Physics Undergraduate Programs Office
233 Loomis Laboratory of Physics, 333-4361
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Political Science, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Joe Hinchliffe, Advisor
364 Lincoln Hall, MC-452, 244-1820
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Polymer Science and Engineering, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Engineering
206 Engineering Hall
Contact Person: Materials Science and Engineering Department Office
201 Materials Sciences and Engineering Building, MC-246, 333-1440
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Portuguese, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Ron Sousa
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-177, 244-3253
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Q
Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
104 Mumford Hall
Contact Person: Dr. George Gertner
W-523 Turner Hall, 333-9346
Contact Person: Dr. Richard Brazee
W-523 Turner Hall, 333-6721
Minor Requirements
Department Information
R
Religious Studies, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Richard Layton
3080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-177, 333-0927
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Donna Buchanan
104 International Studies Building, MC-487, 333-1244
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Russian Languages and Literature, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Lilya Kaganovsky
3080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-177, 333-0023
Minor Requirements
Department Information
S
Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Contact Person: Professor Evan Melhado
Medical Sciences, 506 S. Mathews, MC-714, 333-6175
Minor Requirements
Sociology, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Kimberly Kendall, Advisor
340 Lincoln Hall, MC-454, 333-4903
Minor Requirements
Department Information
South Asian Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Kenneth M. Cuno
221 International Studies Building, MC-489, 244-7331
Minor Requirements
Program Information
Spanish, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Amy Swanson, Advisor
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-177, 244-3233
Minor Restrictions: Space is extremely limited. Students are encouraged to pursue the minor off-campus in Grenada, Spain. See Student International Affairs Office for details.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
T
Teacher Education Minor in English as a Second Languages
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Numa Markee
3070 Foreign Languages Building, MC-177, 333-1506
Minor Restrictions: Completion of this minor is restricted to students enrolled in an approved teacher education program.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Teacher Education Minor in Mathematics
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Professor Randy McCarthy
221 Altgeld Hall, MC-382, 333-1108
Minor Restrictions: Completion of this minor is restricted to students enrolled in an approved teacher education program.
Minor Requirements
Department Information
Teacher Education Minor in Secondary School Teaching
Sponsoring Unit: Education 110 Education Building
Contact Person: Phyllis Vanlandingham Phyllis Vanlandingham
120 Education Building, MC-708, 333-2800
Minor Restrictions: Completion of this minor is restricted to students enrolled in an approved teacher education program.
Minor Requirements
Technology and Management, Minor in
Sponsoring Units: College of Business and College of Engineering
260 Wohlers Hall (Business)
206 Engineering Hall (Engineering)
Contact Persons: Technology and Management Program Office
218 Wohlers Hall, 244-5752
Minor Restrictions: Students must receive admission to the Technology and Management Program.
Minor Requirements
Additional Information
Technical Systems Management, Minor in
Sponsoring Units: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
104 Mumford Hall
Contact: Professor Phil Buriak
107 Agriculture Engineering Science Bldg., 344-8324
Minor Requirements
Department Information
U
Urban Planning, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Fine and Applied Arts
100 Architecture Building
Contact Person: Department of Urban and Regional Planning
111 THB Hall, MC-621, 333-3890
Minor Requirements
Department Information
W
World Literature, Minor in
Sponsoring Unit: Liberal Arts and Sciences
270 Lincoln Hall
Contact Person: Michael Palencia-Roth
3080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-160, 244-2709
Minor Requirements
Department Information