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List of Minors

A minor is an optional program intended to add coherence to work outside your major.

Here are the minimum requirements for completing a minor program:

  • Courses: a minimum of five upper division courses, completed on a letter-graded basis. At least three of the five upper division courses must be completed at Berkeley. Courses accepted for a minor program may also satisfy College breadth requirements. No more than one of the five required courses for your L&S minor may be included in your major program. (For L&S students undertaking minors offered by other schools or colleges, the minor program must include at least four courses that are not included in your major program.)

  • Grade-point average: a minimum overall grade-point average of 2.0 in upper division courses required for the minor.

  • Units: work for the minor must be completed within the 130-unit maximum limit for graduation.

Please consult the General Catalog or the department in charge of the minor for additional requirements.

Confirming a Minor Offered by L&S

After finishing your minor, submit the Petition for Confirmation of Minor Program Completed to the department. The department in charge of the minor program certifies that you have completed the minor. The department notifies the Office of the Registrar, which notes the minor on your transcript.

For minors offered by other colleges or schools, please check with the offering department.

Minor List

You may also choose a minor from the following list. When a department name is in boldface with sublistings, these indicate the names of the minors offered by that department. For information about any of these minor programs, consult your General Catalog or the department that interests you.

African American Studies
Anthropology
Art, History of
Art, Practice of
Asian Studies
>Chinese Studies
>Japanese Studies
>Korean Studies
Astrophysics
Buddhism
Celtic Studies
Classics
>Classical Civilization
>Greek
>Latin
Creative Writing
Demography
Disability Studies
Earth and Planetary Science
English
>American Literature
>Literature in English
Ethnic Studies
>Asian American Studies
>Chicano Studies
>Ethnic Studies
>Native American Studies
French
>French Civilization
>French Language Studies
>French Literature
Gender and Women's Studies
Geography
German Studies
>Dutch Studies
>German
Interdisciplinary Studies
>Early Childhood Studies
International and Area Studies
>Global Poverty and Practice
Italian
Jewish Studies
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medieval Studies
Middle Eastern Studies (PDF)
Music
Near Eastern Studies (PDF)
>Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Civilizations
>Arabic
>Hebrew
>Persian
>Turkish
Peace and Conflict Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Political Economy of Industrial Societies
>European Studies
Religious Studies
Rhetoric
Scandinavian
Slavic Languages and Literatures
>Russian Language
>Russian Language, Literature and Culture
>Russian Literature
>Czech, Polish, or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Language and Literature
South and Southeast Asian Studies
>South Asian Civilization
Spanish and Portuguese
>Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature
>Spanish Language and Literature
>Spanish Linguistics
Statistics
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
>Dance and Performance Studies
>Theater and Performance Studies

Minors in Other Schools and Colleges

The following schools and colleges offer minor programs:

College of Chemistry
College of Engineering
College of Environmental Design
College of Natural Resources
Energy and Resources Group
Graduate School of Education
Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy

Students should consult the colleges and schools for information about the minors they offer.