Students may elect to complete a minor in addition to a major in the combined degrees or after degree programs. The minor must be a school subject and must not be the same subject as the major. Students in the Early Years Program can also complete a minor, which must be a school subject.
With the exception of the minor for Indigenous Education majors, minors include five non-Education courses and an appropriate Education methods course, usually selected from the Education 3700 series. The minor for Indigenous Education majors includes seven non-Education courses in a school subject and an appropriate Education methods course.
Note: For Indigenous Education majors, the additional two non-Education courses required for completion of a minor must include two electives in a school subject (refer to Minors for Indigenous Education Majors).
Students are eligible to receive an endorsement on their official academic transcripts upon completion of a minor.
For all majors in the combined degrees and after degree programs, Education students may not include, in any minor, any of the courses (including cognates) which are included in the major. Students in the Early Years program may include courses taken to fulfill program requirements in their minor.
Students are urged to seek advice from Student Program Services in the Faculty of Education regarding appropriate course choice and an appropriate Education course.
Art 2010 - Drawing Studio I
Art History 1002 - World Art Since 1400
Three Art Studio Electives (9.0 credit hours)
b.Blackfoot Language Education
Where applicable, Blackfoot Language Education minors complete the Education 4272 course with Modern Languages Education minors.
Required courses:
One course in Linguistics
Four courses in Blackfoot
c.Career and Technology Studies (CTS) Minors
Note: Students with a major in Career and Technology Studies: Business Focus may elect to complete a minor in Career and Technology Studies providing the minor is not Business, Administration, Finance & Information Technology (BIT).
B.A./B.Ed. or B.Sc./B.Ed. students who choose to complete a minor in Career and Technology Studies may be required to complete courses from the Dhillon School of Business. Although required for the minor, they do not meet degree or major requirements. Therefore, any Management courses are counted above the 50 courses required to complete the degrees.
1.Career and Technology Studies (CTS): Agricultural Focus
The CTS: Agricultural Focus minor supports the Alberta Education CTS Agriculture strand.
Required courses:
Five of:
Agricultural Studies 1000 - The Evolution of Agriculture
Biology 1010 - Cellular Basis of Life
Biology 1020 - Diversity of Life
2Biology 2000 - Principles of Genetics
2Biology 2200 - Principles of Ecology
2Biology 3400 - Principles of Microbiology
1Biology 3420 - Animal Physiology
2Biology 3460 - Plant Physiology
2Biology 3520 - Invertebrate Zoology
2Biology 3560 - Integrative Plant Biology
2Biology 3700 - Ecosystem Ecology
2Biology 4800 - Biology of Parasitism
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
2Economics 3010 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
2Economics 3210 - Natural Resource Economics
2Economics 3220 - Environmental Economics
2Economics 3300 - Agricultural Policy I
1Economics 4300 - Agricultural Policy II
Environmental Science 2000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science
Geography 1000 - Introduction to Physical Geography
2Geography 2030 - Geomorphology
2Geography 2300 - Weather and Climate
Geography 2535 - Introduction to Planning
2Geography 2735 - Introduction to Geographical Information Science
2Geography 3080 - Soils
1Geography 3210 - Food Systems Analysis
1Geography 3400 - Hydrology
1Geography 3720 - Remote Sensing
1Geography 3740 - Geographical Information Systems
1Marketing 2020 - Marketing
2Marketing 3210 - Consumer Behaviour
2Marketing 3862 - Digital Marketing
Notes
1Has prerequisite.
2Has prerequisite which may be used to complete the requirements of the minor.
2.Career and Technology Studies (CTS): Business, Administration, Finance & Information Technology (BIT)
Required courses:
Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting
Management 1000 - Introduction to Management
Computer Science 1000 - Introduction to Computer Science
One of:
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Economics 1012 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
Economics 2140 - Introduction to Financial Economics
One additional Management, Computer Science or Economics courses
3.Career and Technology Studies (CTS): Communication Focus
The CTS: Communication Focus minor supports the Alberta Education CTS Communication strand.
Required courses:
Five of:
3Art 3007 - Advanced Print Studio
3Art 3027 - Photography Studio II
3Art 3028 - Photography Studio III
Art History 1002 - World Art Since 1400
Computer Science 1000 - Introduction to Computer Science
2Computer Science 3710 - Computer Graphics
Drama 1000 - Introduction to Dramatic Arts
3Drama 2320 - Voice I
Drama 2350 - Speech Communication
English 1900 - Introduction to Language and Literature
3English 2800 - Rhetoric
3English 3800 - Creative Writing
1Fine Arts 3850 - Topics in Fine Arts
1Fine Arts 4850 - Topics in Fine Arts
2Human Resources and Labour Relations 2030 - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Management 2081 - Professional Communications Skills
3Marketing 3862 - Digital Marketing
Music 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology
Notes
1If the topic is applicable to the minor.
2Has prerequisite.
3Has prerequisite which may be used to complete the requirements of the minor.
4.Career and Technology Studies (CTS): Community Health Focus
Required courses:
Five of:
Anthropology 1000 - The Anthropological Perspective
2Anthropology 2510 - Language, Culture, and Communication
2Anthropology 2600 - Anthropology of Gender
2Anthropology 3200 - Political and Legal Anthropology
2Anthropology 3310 - Race and Ethnicity
Biochemistry 2300 - Elements of Human Nutrition
2Biology 2003/Health Sciences 2003 - Epidemiology
Chemistry 1110 - Chemistry for Life Sciences I
2Chemistry 2120 - Chemistry for Life Sciences II
Environmental Science 2000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science
Kinesiology 1000 - Wellness and Physical Activity
Kinesiology 2110 - Biophysical Perspectives
Kinesiology 2130 - Humanities Perspectives
Kinesiology 2140 - Psychological Perspectives
Kinesiology 2150 - Sociological Perspectives
Kinesiology 2600 - Functional Human Anatomy
1Kinesiology 3610 - Exercise Physiology
1Kinesiology 3630 - Growth, Development and Aging
Neuroscience 1000 - Introduction to Neuroscience
Neuroscience 2610 - Principles of Brain Structure and Function
Neuroscience 2620 - Principles of Behavioural Neuroscience
2Neuroscience 3610 - Human Neuropsychology
Psychology 1010 - Introduction to Psychology A: Evolution, Mechanisms, and Cognition/Perception
Psychology 1020 - Introduction to Psychology B: Developmental, Sociocultural, and Abnormal
2Psychology 2110 - Introduction to Child Development
2Psychology 2330 - Learning and Cognition
2Psychology 2800 - Social Psychology
2Psychology 3120 - Psychology of Aging
2Psychology 3500 - Abnormal Psychology
Sociology 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
2Sociology 2410 - Sociology of Gender
Sociology 3020 - Social Problems
2Sociology 3310 - Sociology of Families
2Sociology 3340 - Medical Sociology
Notes
1Has prerequisite.
2Has prerequisite which may be used to complete the requirements of the minor.
5.Career and Technology Studies (CTS): Computer Technologies Focus
The CTS: Computer Technologies Focus minor supports the Alberta Education CTS Electro-Technologies and Information Processing strands.
Required courses:
Five of:
Computer Science 1000 - Introduction to Computer Science
Computer Science 1620 - Fundamentals of Programming I
1Computer Science 2610 - Introduction to Digital Systems
1Computer Science 2620 - Fundamentals of Programming II
2Computer Science 2720 - Practical Software Development
1Computer Science 3615 - Computer Architecture
2Computer Science 3620 - Data Structures and Algorithms
2Computer Science 3655 - Operating Systems
2Computer Science 3660 - Introduction to Database Systems
2Computer Science 3710 - Computer Graphics
1Computer Science 3740 - Programming Languages
2Computer Science 3750 - Artificial Intelligence
2Computer Science 3780 - Data Communications and Networking
2Computer Science 4660 - Database Management Systems
2Marketing 3862 - Digital Marketing
Notes
1Has prerequisite.
2Has prerequisite which may be used to complete the requirements of the minor.
6.Career and Technology Studies (CTS): Natural Resources Focus
The CTS: Natural Resources Focus minor supports the Alberta Education CTS Energy and Mines and Forestry strands.
Required courses:
Five of:
Biology 1010 - Cellular Basis of Life
Biology 1020 - Diversity of Life
2Biology 2000 - Principles of Genetics
1Biology 2200 - Principles of Ecology
2Biology 3460 - Plant Physiology
2Biology 3520 - Invertebrate Zoology
2Biology 3560 - Integrative Plant Biology
2Biology 3700 - Ecosystem Ecology
Chemistry 1000 - General Chemistry I
1Chemistry 2000 - General Chemistry II
Chemistry 1110 - Chemistry for Life Sciences I
Computer Science 1000 - Introduction to Computer Science
1Economics 3210 - Natural Resource Economics
1Economics 3220 - Environmental Economics
1Economics 3300 - Agricultural Policy I
Environmental Science 2000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science
Geography 1000 - Introduction to Physical Geography
Geography 2000 - World Regional Geography
2Geography 2030 - Geomorphology
2Geography 2070 - Hazards, Disasters and Global Change
2Geography 2300 - Weather and Climate
Geography 2535 - Introduction to Planning
Geography 2600 - Canada
2Geography 2700 - Geographical Data and Analysis
2Geography 2735 - Introduction to Geographical Information Science
2Geography 3080 - Soils
2Geography 3210 - Food Systems Analysis
2Geography 3400 - Hydrology
2Geography 3720 - Remote Sensing
2Geography 3740 - Geographical Information Systems
Human Resources and Labour Relations 2030 - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
1Marketing 2020 - Marketing
2Marketing 3210 - Consumer Behaviour
2Marketing 3862 - Digital Marketing
Notes
1Has prerequisite.
2Has prerequisite which may be used to complete the requirements of the minor.
Drama 1000 - Introduction to Dramatic Arts
Two of:
1Drama 2310 - Acting I
Drama 2320 - Voice I
Drama 2340 - Movement I
1Drama 2740 - Devised Theatre I
Two Drama electives
Notes
1Has prerequisite which may be used to complete the requirements of the minor.
e.English Language Arts Education
English 1900 - Introduction to Language and Literature
English 2610 - Survey of Children's Literature
Two of:
English 2100 - Poetry
English 2720 - Approaches to Literature (Series)
English 2800 - Rhetoric
English 2810 - Grammar
One of:
English 2000 - Survey of Canadian Literature
English 3001 - Canadian Poetry
English 3008 - Canadian Literature, 1867 - 1914
English 3810 - Contemporary Canadian Literature
Indigenous Studies 1000 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Studies 2000 - Introduction to Indigenous Philosophies
Blackfoot 2210 - Blackfoot Grammar for Learners and Teachers
Two additional courses in Indigenous Studies or Native Languages
g.Japanese Language Education
Where applicable, Japanese Language Education minors complete the Education 4272 course with Modern Languages Education minors.
Required courses:
One course in Linguistics
Four courses in Japanese
Mathematics 1410 - Elementary Linear Algebra
Mathematics 2000 - Mathematical Concepts
Three courses from Algebra, Analysis, Calculus, Computer Science, Geometry or Statistics
i.Modern Languages Education (French, Spanish)
Note: Students with a major in Modern Languages Education may elect to complete a minor in Modern Languages Education providing the minor is in a different language.
Modern Languages Education: French
Required courses:
One course in Linguistics
Four courses in French
Modern Languages Education: Spanish
Required courses:
One course in Linguistics
Four courses in Spanish
Music 1000 - Introduction to Music
Theory
Music 1160 - Foundations of Music Theory
Music 2162 - Aural Skills II (Aural Skills Foundations)
Music 2260 - Harmony in the Common Practice
One of:
Music 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology
Music 3200 - Popular Music (Series)
Two Music Ensemble courses (1.5 credit hours each)
Kinesiology 1000 - Wellness and Physical Activity
One of:
Kinesiology 2110 - Biophysical Perspectives
Kinesiology 2600 - Functional Human Anatomy
One of:
Kinesiology 2160 - Management Perspectives
Kinesiology 3300 - Leadership Skills Development
Physical Activity courses (6.0 credit hours in total)
l.Religious Studies Education
Religious Studies 1000 - Introduction to World Religions
Four Religious Studies courses or alternates approved by Student Program Services in the Faculty of Education
One course from each of two areas:
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Physical Geography (all Geography courses designated as Science)
Physics
Three courses from any of the following disciplines:
Archaeology (courses designated as Science)
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Geology
Physical Geography (all Geography courses designated as Science)
Physics
Note: Three of the five courses must be above the 1000 level.
One Canadian History course
Four courses from any of the following disciplines:
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Note: Three of the five courses must be above the 1000 level.