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Minors and certificates

Minors and certificates give you an opportunity to add on to your undergraduate degree.

Personalize your education with minors and certificates

ASU is ranked a leader in undergraduate education by the Princeton Review, with students highlighting its personalized approach. With a wide range of minors and certificates available on campus or online, you can customize your education and enhance your resume for future career opportunities.

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Latin American Studies

Learn about the intersection of Latin American and American cultures, politics and business in this increasingly intercultural world.

 Minor

Mathematics

Stand out in STEM and beyond. Strengthen your understanding of core principles while sharpening your logical and analytical thinking skills. Employers seek graduates who handle quantitative data and make evidence-based decisions.

 Certificate

Oral History and Storytelling

Develop practical skills in oral history research, interviewing, documentation and storytelling that preserve community voices and cultural memory. Open to any major, you can customize electives around documentaries, folklore, writing and performance.

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Pharmacology and Toxicology

Are you interested in how drugs and chemicals affect the body? Explore how substances interact with cells and organs while you gain valuable lab experience that complements your studies in biology, chemistry, health or related fields.

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Philosophy

Are you interested in questions about the human condition and the meaning of life? You can sharpen your ability to evaluate difficult issues from multiple perspectives, weighing complex questions with clarity and care.

 Certificate

Philosophy, Rhetoric and Literature

Examine the anxieties and expectations surrounding cultural identity, including the expectation to adhere to gendered, racial, ethnic, social and religious norms.

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Political Science

Are you intrigued by the political process? You can gain the background and context needed to understand where we have come from and how our system may evolve.

 Certificate

Power and Society

Are you intrigued by how particular groups and individuals wield power over others? Gain an understanding of how control and influence can shift across societies.

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Psychology

Are you fascinated by the human mind and human behavior? Gain a deeper understanding of psychological principles, and better understand and communicate with people in any career path you choose.

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Public Relations and Strategic Communications

Want to share stories that make an impact? Learn how to promote events, write press releases and design social media campaigns. You learn the skills you need to engage in strategic communication and public relations for organizations, nonprofits and community groups.

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Religious Studies

Are you intrigued by humans' relationships to religions? Broaden your understanding by learning more about the history and backgrounds of many religions around the world.

 Certificate

Risk Communication

Build skills in risk communication, crisis communication, public affairs and public relations that apply across government, nonprofit and private-sector settings. Explore how communities and policymakers respond to environmental and public-risk challenges through communication.

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Science Communication

Bridge the gap between science and society. You can learn to make complex scientific ideas clear, accessible and meaningful --- developing the skills to communicate science effectively across media and community contexts.

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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Immerse yourself in the study of psychological and social principles that influence behavior in a variety of social structures, such as community, culture and family.

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Social Justice and Human Rights

Analyze complex social challenges using qualitative, quantitative and statistical research methods, and gain evidence-based tools to address hands-on issues. Explore migration, democracy, race, gender, environmental and global justice.