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Minor subjects , Marau ririki

Some undergraduate qualifications offer minor subjects you can include in your overall study. Find out what minors are, and what subjects you can choose.

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We offer many flexible qualifications at Massey that allow you to focus on specific subjects you're interested in. While your major is the main part of an undergraduate qualification, you can also choose minor subjects.

Minors are made up of fewer courses (and therefore credits) than your major in a degree.

For example, a Bachelor of Business student majoring in International Business may add a minor of Business Law. They will take fewer courses and credits in Business Law than in their major, International Business.

For some qualifications, adding a minor is compulsory. Some will also let you choose a minor from any other subject area, not just from within the qualification you're already studying.

When you successfully complete the courses you need for your minor, this will appear on your academic record. Unlike your major, your minor does not appear on your graduation certificate.

Degrees that include a minor

Some undergraduate degrees allow you to choose from minors outside the qualification you are studying, while others will specifically list the minors you can choose.

You can take a minor subject as part of the following bachelor's degrees.

Table outlining which bachelor's degrees include a minor and whether the minor is named, or can be chosen from any other degree.
Bachelor's degree Compulsory Can include minor from any degree
Agribusiness No Yes
Arts No BA, BBus and BSc only
Business No Yes
Commercial Music No Yes
Communication Yes Yes
Design with Honours No Yes
Information Sciences No Yes
Resource and Environmental Planning Yes No
Science No Yes
Sport and Exercise No Yes
Screen Arts with Honours No Yes

To find out more information about minors, see the outline of your qualification.

Minors we offer

The below table sets out which minors we offer, and on which campus (or by distance study) they are available. A 'mixed mode' minor may be completed at a location, with the inclusion of some courses taught via distance.

Adding a minor to a double major

If you are doing a double major, you may still be able to add a minor, depending on your qualification's specific requirements.