This page explains the conditions for the minor programme as well as the entry requirements students have to meet before they can start their minor (module 9 + 10).
Entry requirements for minor programme (modules 9 + 10):
- Completed 90 EC of which at least 52 EC of the first academic year and
- No more than 4,5 EC of unfinished courses of previous years that are delivered concurrently with the quartile of the minor
Conditions for minor programmes (modules 9 + 10), students can choose (a combination of):
- Specialisation minors that deepen the knowledge of the bachelor’s programme
- High Tech Human Touch (HTHT) minors
- Educational Minor or Crossing Borders
- Internship Mechanical Engineering minor (202100065).
- Transfer minor (transfer to a master of another degree programme) by means of a pre-master’s programme as a Minor.
- Other UT minors from which students may choose are outlined in the minor admission matrix, which is available on the UT minor website. It is not allowed to choose two 1st year modules (module 1 / module 2) as minor modules. Students who plan to take a join-in minor at another educational programme that includes a mathematics course or other course they have already taken must replace that course with another course. Options for pre-approved replacement courses and / or additional courses and their conditions are as follows:
- Pre-approved: Programming in Engineering, 2 EC or 4 EC (202400656). The course is divided into three parts: (1) Python, 2 EC and (2) C++ (2 EC) and (3) Matlab (1 EC). The course is modular: it is allowed to do only the Python or C++ part for 2.0 EC, or both the Phyton and C++ part for 4.0 EC. The Matlab part (1 ec) is never allowed.
- Pre-approved: Introduction to Mathematical Analysis, 2 EC (201600166), 3 EC (201400385) & 4 EC (201600167) options.
- Any other UT course that accepts your enrolment (ask teacher / programme coordinator of the other UT course / programme) and is approved by the examination board. To request for approval fill out this form (will be added later).
- Replacement courses have (little or) no overlap with the ME courses done/to be done.
- The replacement course can be taken in a different quartile from the minor.
- Free minor: instead of choosing a minor at the UT, students can do a free minor for 15 or 30 EC, consisting of elective courses (UT courses or courses offered at another educational institute) in their programme. Minors composed of courses done in a previous programma are also considered as free minors. For free minors a written approval of the full minor package of the Examination Board is required before the start of the minor. See below the instructions for 1: composing a free minor and 2: for requesting approval for the free minor. Such free minors must meet the following criteria:
- The minor should be of a sufficient (bachelor’s) level.
- No or minimal overlap with the subject matter already dealt with, in case of overlap the Examination Board decides if the amount of overlap is allowed.
- Maximum of 15EC of first year courses.
- A project is allowed in combination with their supporting project courses.
- Minor at another educational institute: instead of attending a minor at the UT, students can include a minor offered by another educational institute in their programme, in that case a written approval of the Examination Board is required. To request for approval fill out the form.
1: Instructions for composing a free minor:
You could compose a free minor with UT courses. What do you need to do? You have to select courses yourself through the Osiris Course Catalogues, there you could find all UT courses which are offered every quartile. Read carefully the course descriptions and check whether you meet the prerequisite knowledge requirements and if you are allowed to follow the course from the other programme as a Mechanical Engineering student. If you are not sure ask the teacher of the course you want to do. Finally, the most important task: take the criteria for the free minor into account.
- The minor should be of a sufficient (bachelor’s) level.
- No or minimal overlap with the subject matter already dealt with, in case of overlap the Examination Board decides if the amount of overlap is allowed.
- Maximum of 15EC of first year courses.
- A project is allowed in combination with their supporting project courses.
Instead of UT courses the free minor can also be composed of courses from an other university in the Netherlands or abroad. For those minors the same criteria and the same procedure for approval apply.
2: Instructions for requesting for approval for a free minor:
Fill out the form completely, this includes for every course: course code, course name, amount of EC's, course level (B1, B2, B3, M), for courses outside the UT a working link to the course content and learning goals, for UT courses the programme teaching the course. Please note that:
- Approval for a free minor package can only be requested for when the entry requirements to participate in a minor are met. As long as the entry requirements are not met the request will not be considered.
- Requests for approval will only be considered for complete minor packages of 30 EC or more and completely and clear filled out lists. If you do a free minor for 15 EC and a pre-approved UT minor of 15 EC (e.g. a HTHT minor or a minor mentioned on the UT minor website) mention also which 15 EC minor you want to do.
This form must be filled out to request for approval for the minor.
Up-load your form for approval by the examination board.
If you have any questions, please contact your ME study adviser.