Skills-Based Minors

Add a stackable minor and improve your resume

No matter what your major is, adding a skill-based minor will set you apart when you graduate. A skill-based minor gives you an edge by introducing you to new ideas and developing skills potential employers are looking for. That extra line on your resume and your confidence during the interview will show employers that you are curious, interested in different perspectives, and can do things others can't.

Even if you haven’t declared a major, you can pursue a skills-based minor. It allows you to see if that area of study is right for you. Every skills-based minor is:

Just five courses
Designed to satisfy several Hamline Plan (general education) requirements
Able to be completed with any major
Interdisciplinary with courses across several areas of study

Designed to be done with any major

What makes Hamline’s skills-based minors different is that they are designed to be paired with any major. A skills-based minor will improve your talents and increase your skills to benefit you no matter your career.

There are many ways you can pair a minor with your major. Explore each minor for more ideas in addition to the examples below.

Examples of ways to pair a skills-based minor with your major

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Data visualization minor + Public health major

Increasingly, careers in public health, whether as a community health leader, social justice advocate, or social worker, require that you can make data useful and meaningful.

Data visualization minor

Hamline student viewing computer screen with image of turtle, graphic design software

Digital storytelling minor + Natural science major

Translate the research and analysis you do in your major into digital media: create an informational video, podcast, or website, and add graphic design to your presentations and academic papers.

Digital storytelling minor

Forensic and investigative science minor + Business major

Gain an in-demand skill set when you pair your business major with forensic science and be prepared to conduct fraud investigations for government prosecutors, insurance companies, and more.

Forensic and investigative science minor

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Leadership minor + Psychology major

You’ll be prepared for careers that businesses need for their executives and employees in organizational training and development as well as executive and employee coaching.

Skills-Based Minors

Add a stackable minor and improve your resume

Designed to be done with any major

Examples of ways to pair a skills-based minor with your major

Data visualization minor + Public health major

Digital storytelling minor + Natural science major

Forensic and investigative science minor + Business major

Leadership minor + Psychology major

Explore skills-based minor options

Applied anthropology

Applied psychology

Business practice

Chinese studies

Contemporary music production

Data visualization

Digital storytelling

Economic analysis

Education

Environmental and climate education

Environmental and climate studies

Ethics and advocacy

Forensic and investigative science

Graphic design

Leadership

Political analysis

Spanish

TESOL

Writing, editing, and publishing

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