Minors for TU Delft students
Within your Bachelor's programme, you can fill in your minor in various ways. Would you like to broaden or deepen your knowledge? learn to think in a different way and/or study in a different city? Then you could take a thematic minor at Delft University of Technology, but also in Leiden, Rotterdam, or (far) beyond. TU Delft offers various thematic minors with which you can broaden your knowledge or specialise within your field.
Do you study at a university in Leiden (including the joint-degree bachelor's programme MST) or Rotterdam or at another educational institution? For more information, please visit the page for Leiden and Rotterdam or External students.
It is no longer possible to register for a thematic minor. The application and registration procedure is closed. Your only option left is to compose a self-composed minor.
On this page you can find information about minors for TU Delft students. You can choose a thematic minor in Delft, but also a LDE minor or a minor in Leiden or Rotterdam.
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TU Delft offers more than fifty minors each year. The range of minors comprises selection and non-selection minors. These can both broaden and deepen your knowledge as part of your degree programme.
The range of thematic minors comprises selection and non-selection minors. Each type of thematic minor has a different registration period and placement procedure.
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A selection minor is a thematic minor which has a limited number of places available. Additional admission criteria apply.
To take part in a selection minor you must register for the minor in good time, and you must be selected for the minor by the minor coordinator. This happens through an additional selection procedure, which may include such things as writing a motivation letter or submitting a portfolio. Selection is carried out by the minor coordinator of the minor in question. -
A non-selection minor is a thematic minor which has a limited number of places available, but for which you do not have to go through an additional selection procedure. The total overview shows which thematic minors you can take for your Bachelor's degree programme.
To take part in a non-selection minor you must register for the thematic minor in good time, and selection takes place by means of a draw (lottery) or direct registration, carried out by the education registration system.
We advise you to, from March onwards but before the 1st of April, consult the total overview to take a good look at what is available and to check that your preferred thematic minors are open to you. You should use the admissions matrix for this. Because of the different registration periods, it is important that you clearly decide well in advance whether you want to take a selection minor or a non-selection minor.
The registration period and placement procedure for selection minors take place earlier. Before the first registration period, make a list for yourself of the thematic minors you would prefer to take, and take careful note of the associated registration periods. Be aware that, once you have been given a place in a selection minor, you may no longer de-register in order to register for a non-selection minor.
The registration period and placement of selection minors takes place prior to the start of the registration period of non-selection minors. Prior to the first registration period, make a list of thematic minors you would like to follow and pay attention to the corresponding registration periods. Be aware of the fact that, once you have been placed on a selection minor, you can no longer unsubscribe and choose another thematic (non-selection) minor. If you have been placed on a 15EC selection minor, you will only have the option to supplement this with another thematic non-selection or free minor.
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Besides the range of thematic minors at TU Delft, you can also choose a selection or non-selection minor in Leiden or Rotterdam. For the first rounds of registration, both of these universities have reserved 30% of their minor places for TU Delft students.
- Leiden University offers mainly 30 EC minors.
Please note that some minors take longer than a semester, this is mentioned clearly in the study guide of Leiden. If you have any questions, please contact the minor coordinator of the minor in question.
- Erasmus University Rotterdam offers mainly 15 EC minors.
All minors in Rotterdam start in the first quarter. The starting periode is clearly mentioned in the study guide of Rotterdam.
If you want to take a minor in Rotterdam, you will have to make up the shortfall by taking an additional free or thematic minor.
For this you may need prior permission from your Board of Examiners. See under the options for a free minor for more information.
See the range of minors in Leiden and Rotterdam in the total overview and check that your preferred minor is open to you. You should use the admissions matrix for this.
Please note: The timetables, education periods and semesters in Leiden and Rotterdam may deviate from the TU Delft minor period. Also, some minors may take longer than one semester. Passing the minor is subject to the regulations of the degree programme under which your preferred minor falls. If you have any questions about this, please contact the minor coordinator of the minor in question.
- Leiden University offers mainly 30 EC minors.
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TU Delft as a partner in collaboration with Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, offers joint minors, the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus minors, known as LDE-minors.
As a TU Delft student you attend lectures at two or more of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus partners. The collaborating minors are mostly offered in two variants: 15 EC minors and 30 EC minors.
See the entire range of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus minors in the total overview and check that your preferred minor is open to you. You should use the admissions matrix for this.
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If you do not wish to take a minor in Delft, Rotterdam or Leiden but would prefer to do so at another educational institution, abroad or by composing courses or carrying out a project, this is considered a free minor. You will need prior approval for this. More information about the possibilities can be found here.
Have you decided not to follow a thematic minor after the start of the academic year and want to deregister?
Deregistering is no longer possible after 1 September. However, we can put your minor on non-active. This will have no consequences.
You can do this by submitting a request via the email address of the department Study Programme Administration (SPA) of your faculty.
- You can register for a maximum of 30EC of minors per year. This means that you can combine two minors of 15EC in one academic year.
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You are responsible for timely and correct application/registration for one or more minors.
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In May, places in non-selection minors have been reserved for students from Leiden and Rotterdam. If these places are not filled, they will be made available again in July to students from TU Delft.
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Please check in advance whether your bachelor's degree programme provides access to the minor of your choice in the admissions matrix and the study guide of the university where it is offered.
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Check in advance in which period the minor of your choice will be given. In some cases, a minor in Leiden or Rotterdam lasts longer than one semester.
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You cannot apply for a thematic minor if you have also included an exchange minor in your examination programme in the same academic year.
- If you are enrolled on a joint degree programme, you should register for the thematic minor at the coordinating university and follow the procedure of that institution (see the diagram below).
Joint degree programme
Coordinating University
Clinical Technology
TU Delft
Life Science and Technology
TU Delft
Molecular Science & Technology
Universiteit Leiden
Nanobiology
TU Delft
Selection minors
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You can only be considered for a selection minor if you apply via MyTUDelft between 1 and 14 April 2022. Please note that additional admission criteria may apply.
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Once you have been placed on a selection minor of 30EC, you will not be able to de-register and choose another non-selection minor.
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Once you have been placed on a 15EC selection minor, you will not be able to de-register. You can still choose an additional non-selection minor or a free minor of 15EC in the same academic year.
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Non-selection minors
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You will only be eligible for a non-selection minor, from the full offering in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam, if you apply via MyTUDelft between 2 and 31 May 2022.
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You will only be eligible for a non-selection minor, from the offering in Delft (based on availabilty), if you apply via MyTUDelft between 2 and 31 May 2022.
Do you still have questions after reading the above registration and placement procedure? Then first take a look at our frequently asked questions.
- All information about the registration and placement procedure in one overview? You can read it in the registration and placement flyer.
- Do you want to know what combinations are possible for combining multiple thematic minors? Use this overview.
For questions about the content of the thematic minor of your preference, please contact the relevant minor coordinator.