Minors
In addition to your chosen bachelor’s degree program at the University of Maine at Farmington, you may also choose a Minor — an optional grouping of courses taken in addition to your major, designed to enhance your degree and your career skills.
Expand Your Opportunities with a UMF Minor
Anthropology is the study of the social, cultural, and biological diversity of humans across the globe and through time, with an emphasis on examining structures of power and inequality, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. The guiding purpose of UMF’s program in Anthropology is to facilitate learning environments that are dynamic, intellectually stimulating, and attentive to the educational and professional goals of students. To this end, the anthropology minor enables students to select courses that fit with their existing major and specific academic interests.
Explore the world of visual culture through UMF’s Art History minor, where you’ll study influential artists, movements, and masterpieces across time. This minor builds critical thinking, visual analysis, and cultural understanding—valuable skills that complement a wide range of majors, from the arts and humanities to education and communications.
Total Credits for Minor: 20
Required Courses:
- BIO 141 – The Living Earth: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity Credits: 4
- BIO 142 – The Living Earth: The Cellular and Molecular World Credits: 4
- Three BIO courses in biology 200-level or above Credits: 12
Notes:
- A grade of C- or above must be earned in all courses and their prerequisites.
- For science majors declaring a science minor in a different science discipline, only eight credits of required coursework in the major can be counted toward the science minor.
- A minimum of one-third of the required credits must be earned at UMF for a minor to be awarded.