What is a minor?
A minor is a package of courses/study units of 30 EC. A minor allows you to specialise or broaden your knowledge and competencies on an academic level. You may take a minor from, for example, another UT programme, another institution or from the AM programme. There are many options which can be found on the minor website.
Minor with redundant mathematics
Students of the BSc Applied Mathematics who want to follow a minor that contains part of the Math Line (which they have in their regular AM programme) are requested to find a replacement for the mathematics part in the minor. They cannot take the standard substitute course, Introduction to Mathematical Analysis.
The AM student can contact the minor's programme coordinator to see if there is an appropriate part of one of their other modules or master’s programme that fits in the minor. They could also discuss this with their study advisor or the AM bachelor coordinator.
Students should email their requests for replacement courses for the mathematics part in the minor to the AM bachelor coordinator (education-bam@utwente.nl).
Exchange/abroad minor
Applied Mathematics students are encouraged to explore the options of studying abroad. If you decide to experience an International environment, please keep in mind that it can take six to twelve months to complete all the necessary preparations to study abroad / follow an internship abroad, so start familiarising yourself as soon as possible.
Education minor (leren lesgeven)
Students who pass the 30-EC Education Minor (Leren Lesgeven) may receive a mathematics teaching qualification for the initial years of senior general secondary education (HAVO), pre-university education (VWO), and the theoretical learning pathway of pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) in the Netherlands from ELAN (the section of teacher development). The Education Minor (Leren Lesgeven) is only available in Dutch.
For more information and further assistance regarding the minor procedure, please contact the Bachelor Coordinator of AM (education-bam@utwente.nl).
