At Erasmus University Rotterdam, TU Delft, and Leiden University, you can follow different types of minors (if it fits your elective space):
- one minor of 15 EC
- two minors of 15 EC (in consecutive periods)
- one minor of 30 EC
Steps for orientation:
- Check out the minor overview at eduXchange for all the minors offered.
- Check the admissions matrix to see if you are admissible for the minor of your choice.
Disclaimer: a minor may be canceled due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., too few participants). In this exceptional situation, a suitable solution will be sought with the faculty.
Next to 15 EC minors, EUR also offers a number of minors that you can follow for 30 EC. These minors are open to students from various programs.
- Embracing Tomorrow: Expanding the Patient Journey (15 or 30 EC)
- Feiten boven fabels: over gezondheid, hypes en wetenschap (15 or 30 EC)
- Genetics in Society (15 or 30 EC)
- MedTech: toekomstmakers in zorg en techniek (15 or 30 EC)
- NeuroAI: The Computing Brain (15 or 30 EC)
- Planetary Health: Health Equity in a Changing World (15 or 30 EC)
- Preparing for the next Pandemic and Disaster (15 or 30 EC)
- TOXIC: van geneesmiddel tot gif (15 or 30 EC)
- Global Health (15 or 30 EC)
- Smarter Choices for Better Health (30 EC)
- Modes of Existence (15 or 30 EC)
- Civic Studio - Engage, Design, Reflect (30 EC or 15 EC in the second minor period)
- Global Poverty, Local Solutions (15 EC, 30 EC or 15 EC in the second minor period))
Students with 30 EC of elective space who need to obtain 15 EC in the second minor period (Nov-Jan) can choose between:
Please note: registration for the minors with selection listed below starts in April.
- Educational minors: are you considering becoming a secondary school teacher in the Netherlands? An educational minor will give you a limited second-degree teaching qualification. Please note: educational minors are worth 30 EC.
- Selection minors: additional requirements apply.
- Bildung Climate School
- Global Health (with a stay abroad)
In cooperation with Leiden University and TU Delft, the EUR offers Leiden-Delft-Erasmus minors (joint minors). These minors are provided by all three universities, this means that you need to attend classes at two or three of the LDE-partners. Most joint minors are offered in two variants: 15 EC and 30 EC.
Visit the website of joint minors to learn more or check out all minors at eduXchange to learn more. Check the admissions matrix to see if you are admissible for the minor of your choice.
Be advised: the schedules in Leiden and Delft can differ from the regular EUR-minor period.
Please note: if you choose a 30 EC minor you risk study delay due to overlap with your regular study programme.
In addition to an EUR minor or Joint minor you can also choose a minor at Leiden University or TU Delft. You can check out the minors offered by Leiden University and TU Delft at eduXchange.
Minors in Leiden are 30 EC, however it is possible to complete a 15 EC variant. The minor formats explain which courses should be completed for the 15 EC variant. Please reach out to the minor contact from Leiden University for more information about this subject.
Minors in Delft are – with a few exceptions – 30 EC. Minors in Delft have to be completed for 30 EC. Only some specific minors can be completed for 15 EC. This is clearly stated in the minor format. The minor period in Delft is up until the beginning of February.
Most minors at the EUR are 15 EC. Extra EC are extracurricular to the 180 EC of your own study program. If you would like to add the extra EC to your study program, you need the approval from your own Exam Committee.
Be advised: the schedules in Leiden and Delft can differ from the EUR minor period. If you chose a 30 EC minor, your classes will be given until February. If you chose a minor in Leiden, it could be possible that the minor has a 'lint schedule' which means that classes will be given year-round.
Please note: if you choose a 30 EC minor you risk study delay due to overlap with your regular study programme.
