You're required to take electives, so choose courses providing actual preparation for employment. Your minor can boost your career opportunities. 

A minor is a secondary area of study. Requirements vary, but it is typically about 18 hours, at least 12 of which must be at the junior/senior level (300+ numbered courses). A minor can be in nearly any discipline and can be in a college or professional school that is different from your own. For example, you can major in business and minor in one of our two minors.

The minor in health care management is an introduction to topics of relevance for managers of health care organizations, such as finance and reimbursement concepts, legal and regulatory concerns, uses of health information systems, quality improvement approaches, as well as health information privacy and security.

The minor in digital health addresses assisting health care providers in leveraging tools like mobile apps, software, wearable technologies, patient monitoring devices and others to improve wellness and patient care.

To enroll in one of these minors, you must be a current student at the University of Kansas and ideally have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

Why would I want a minor?

Minors can be a great way to pursue an additional area of study to boost your career goals and future opportunities.

An education across the disciplines has never been more important, and a minor can help bring together different ideas, concepts and expertise to engage you with new ways of thinking and exciting technologies. Thinking creatively is of the most desirable qualities that employers are seeking in new hires. When you minor in something that is both different from and complementary to your major, you develop new ways of thinking and bring a fresh perspective that can help you to stand out on the job market.