Minors at RIT Dubai
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree have the option of completing a minor, which can complement a student’s major, help them develop another area of professional expertise, or enable them to pursue an area of personal interest. Completion of a minor is not listed on the diploma but is formally designated on the baccalaureate transcript, which serves to highlight this accomplishment to employers and graduate schools.
A minor at RIT is a related set of academic courses consisting of no fewer than 15 semester credit hours. In most cases, minors shall consist of a minimum of two upper-division courses to provide reasonable breadth and depth within the minor.
The following parameters must be met in order to earn a minor:
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At least nine credit hours of the minor must consist of courses not required by the student’s home major.
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Students may pursue multiple minors. A minimum of nine credit hours must be designated for each minor; these courses may not be counted towards other minors.
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The residency requirement for a minor is a minimum of nine credit hours consisting of RIT courses (excluding “X” graded courses).
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Posting of the minor on the student's academic transcript requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
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Minors may not be added to the student's academic record after the granting of the bachelor's degree.
These are the approved minors available at RIT Dubai:
Business and Management Department
- Business Administration
- Digital Business and Management
- Finance
- International Business
- Marketing
- Management
Electrical Engineering and Computing Department (Chair: Dr. Muhieddin Amer)
- Computing Security
- Electrical Engineering
- Networking and Systems Administration
- Software Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department (Chair: Dr. Ghalib Kahwaji)
Science and Liberal Arts Department (Chair: Dr. Jillian M. Pandor)
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