Minors

It's time to choose your minor and find something that really suits you! But how do you start your selection process and make the right choice? We are here to help you.

Types of minors

Discover new study opportunities with a minor! Whether you want to go deeper into your current field or broaden your horizons, a minor - which lasts one semester - gives you the freedom to personalise your studies.

You can choose to explore your field in more depth or develop your professional skills in a broader context. A minor offers flexibility and makes your studies unique and personal.

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Choosing a minor is an important decision. That's why we will help you make your choice.

Choose your minor

At BUas you can choose from 22 minors with different subjects. All minors are accessible to both BUas students and students from another government-funded college or university.

Have a look at our minor overview

How to apply?

You can choose this minor if you study at BUas, but students from other higher education institutes are also warmly invited to join. This makes for a diverse and inspiring classroom!

How to apply: BUas students

For BUas students, the application option in Osiris opens from end February. When you apply in Osiris you can indicate two preferences, these can be two different minors at BUas, but you should also indicate if you prefer to take an external minor.

Please note that application will be open from 24 February (00:00) to 28 March 2025 (00:00) and that applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 

How to apply: non-BUas students

All information regarding the minors for 2025 -2026 is available on Kies op Maat. From 3 February to 16 May, the application option and thus the download of the learning agreement will be open on Kies op Maat

The full step-by-step plan:

  1. Download the learning agreement on Kies op Maat. Ask your own university of applied sciences to sign the learning agreement for approval. 
  2. Start your application via Studielink – this is possible until 27 June. Go to the Study Programmes tab and click 'add new enrolment application'. Then click at 'Educational institution' on Breda University of Applied Sciences and enter 'Minor' or 'KOM' as search term. A list of BUas KOM minors per academy will appear.  Make sure you apply for the right minor. Check the learning agreement to see where your minor belongs to. After registering in Studielink you will receive two emails: one confirming your registration with BUas and immediately afterwards an email containing the login codes for and the link to Osiris Registration from BUas. If you do not receive the second e-mail, check your spam first and otherwise send an e-mail to [email protected].
  3. Receive access to My Online Application. Here you can complete – and keep track of – the next steps of your application. 
  4. Upload the signed learning agreement in My Online Application (note: the learning agreement must be signed by your own university of applied sciences and yourself before uploading it on My Online Application)
  5.  Since you are coming to BUas temporarily for a minor, it is important that you arrange payment in a correct manner via the following steps to arrange your proof of payment, a so-called BBC (Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld).
    • Arrange the payment at your own institution
    • Go to Studielink and request a BBC for BUas. Click here to go to the correct webpage (search on this page for the "Request for proof of paid tuition fees") for the step by step plan.
    • If you cannot arrange the proof via Studielink inform us here and upload the proof of payment that you request via your own institution.

Make sure you complete all steps on time, as mentioned there are deadlines for downloading the learning agreement and starting your application. Once you have made a start in My Online Application, you have until 1 September / the start of the minor at the latest to complete your steps. Please note: 

  • Some minors have limited numbers of places available. Students will be admitted in order of application.
  • If you are a student of an institution affiliated to Kies op Maat, the rules and agreements of Kies op Maat apply. The costs of the minor will be settled between BUas and your home institution. As a student, you won’t notice anything about this. 
  • If you are a student from a government-funded institution that is not affiliated to Kies op Maat, we will make separate arrangements about financing the minor before the start of the minor.

 

External minor in the Netherlands

If you are considering taking an external minor in the Netherlands, it is important to consider the following issues: 

  • You need permission from your academy's board of examiners and the other educational institution to participate in an external minor. 
  • The application period for an external minor varies per minor/institution. Please inform yourself in good time via www.kiesopmaat.nl.
  • A minor consists of 30 ECTS credits and will have to be completed in its entirety. Failure to complete an external minor in its entirety will result in study delay. 
  • If you apply for a minor not covered by the Kies Op Maat programme, the timeline and procedure will be different. You will also have to pay extra tuition fees. 

You can apply for an external minor via the website of Kies Op Maat: www.kiesopmaat.nl (the website is also in English and German). When you have successfully completed the external minor, you will receive a certificate from the institution at which you took the external minor. You are responsible for sending this certificate to the board of examiners so that we at BUas can process your results.
 

Minor abroad

If you would like to go abroad during your fourth year, there is the possibility to follow a minor abroad. For more information, you can consult the portal: 
Education > Going abroad > Minor Desk > Going abroad

If you have any questions about this topic, please contact [email protected]