Unless otherwise specified, Bachelor of Sustainability students may pursue any of the minors listed below, taking into account minor-specific requirements and the general requirement that no more than six upper-level credits from the students’ concentration may be counted toward fulfilling the requirements of a given minor.
Students wishing to pursue a minor should ensure that there are sufficient courses available outside of their concentration, as well as consider the potential impact on degree completion timelines. Students may consult with their Concentration Lead if further guidance is required.
Faculty of Science
Biology
A Minor in Biology requires 30 credits of Biology coursework of which at least 18 credits must be 300- or 400-level.
Chemistry
A student must successfully complete the core second-year Chemistry courses: CHEM_O 201 or 210 and all of CHEM_O 203, 204, 211, 220. The student must also complete at least 18 credits in 300- or 400-level Chemistry courses.
This option is not available for Green Chemistry concentration students.
Computer Science
A Minor in Computer Science requires 30 credits of Computer Science coursework of which at least 18 credits must be 300- or 400-level.
Data Science
Students may earn a Minor in Data Science by completing 30 credits1,2 as follows:
- 3 credits of DATA_O 101
- 3 credits of STAT_O 230 or STAT_O 2053
- Up to 6 credits from: MATH_O 100, 101, 200, 221; COSC_O 111, 121, 221, 222; ECON_O 102; APSC_O 177; BIOL_O 202; PSYO_O 373; APSC_O 254
- 3 credits of DATA_O 301 or COSC_O 301
- 3 credits of DATA_O 311
- 12 300- or 400-level credits from the following1:
- upper-level DATA_O courses;
- a maximum of 3 credits from2: COSC_O 304, 322, 329, 344, 421;
- a maximum of 6 credits from: STAT_O 303, 401.
This option is not available for students in the Environmental Analytics concentration. Any query related to the data science minor should be addressed to the data science minor program coordinator at datascience.advisor@ubc.ca.
1 Students are permitted to double count a limited number of credits between the two fields of study (see Double Counting of Credits in Honours, Majors, and Minors).
2 The 18 upper-level credits must be outside of those required by the student’s concentration.
3 STAT_O 203 is a pre-requisite to STAT_O 205.
Earth and Environmental Sciences
A Minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences requires 30 credits of Earth and Environmental Sciences coursework of which at least 18 credits must be 300- or 400-level.
All 300- or 400-level Earth and Environmental Sciences courses are acceptable, with the exception of EESC_O 449. Up to 6 credits of GISC_O courses may be substituted.
Mathematics
A Minor in Mathematics requires 30 credits of Mathematics coursework including MATH_O 220 and 18 credits of MATH_O courses numbered 300 or above (excluding MATH_O 448).
Mathematics and Statistics
A Minor in Mathematics and Statistics requires 30 credits of Mathematics and Statistics coursework including MATH_O 220 and 18 credits of MATH_O and STAT_O courses numbered 300 or above (excluding MATH_O 448 and STAT_O 448). At least 6 credits must be MATH_O courses and at least 6 credits must be STAT_O courses.
Physics
A Minor in Physics requires 30 credits of Physics coursework including at least 18 credits selected from PHYS_O 301, 304, 305, 310, 314, 320, 321, 324, 328, 331, 360, 400, 401, 402, 403, 407, 408, 418, 420, 425, 431, 441, 474.
Statistics
A Minor in Statistics requires 30 credits of Statistics and Data courses including STAT_O 203, 205, and at least 18 credits of courses selected from STAT_O or DATA_O courses numbered 300 or above. At least 9 credits must be from STAT_O courses.
This option is not available for Environmental Analytics concentration students.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Minor in Arts
B.Sust. students may earn a minor in the following Arts disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. To complete an Arts minor, students must complete at least 30 credits in an Arts discipline. At least 12 of these 30 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Minor in Arts
B.Sust. students may earn a minor in the following Arts disciplines offered by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies: Art History and Visual Culture, Communications and Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, English, French, Spanish, Theatre, Visual Arts, and World Literatures.
Unless otherwise specified, to complete an Arts minor, students must complete at least 30 credits in an Arts discipline. At least 12 of these 30 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
Minor in Visual Arts
A Minor in Visual Arts requires 30 credits of coursework of which at least 12 credits must be 300 or 400 level. Details and options can be found on the Minor in Visual Arts page.
Note: due to the number of credits required, adding this program may extend the degree program beyond four years.
Faculty of Management
Minor in Management
The Minor in Management is open to all students completing a Bachelor of Sustainability.
Students may earn a Minor in Management by completing 30 credits as follows:
- At least 12 credits of COMM_O or MGMT_O courses at the 100- or 200-level.
- At least 18 credits of COMM_O or MGMT_O courses at the 300- and 400-level1
Students may encounter difficulty fitting the courses for the Minor into their timetable; careful planning is essential, and completion of the Minor program may necessitate an additional term beyond that required to complete the B.Sust. degree alone.
1 Some upper-level COMM_O or MGMT_O courses may have prerequisites beyond the required lower-level courses for the minor. Non-COMM_O or non-MGMT_O prerequisite courses do not count towards the required credits.