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  Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut is a teaching-centered research university based on the American liberal arts model of higher education. AUB has over 8,000 students and 800 faculty members. The University encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to graduate men and women committed to creative and critical thinking, lifelong learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.
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Minors

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers 48 minors that allow students to explore a subject area outside of their major. Minors provide students with the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of a particular field of study, enhance their career prospects, and prepare for graduate school.

To learn more about the minors offered by FAS, please visit page 152 of the AUB Catalogue :

American Studies

Anthropology

Arabic and Near Eastern Languages

Applied Mathematics

Archaeology

Art History

Biology

Chemistry

Civil Society, and Collective Action

Cognitive Science (Suspended as of Fall 2020-21)

Computational Sciences an interdisciplinary minor

Computer Science

Creative Writing

Critical Humanities

Data Science

Educational Psychology

Educational Administration and Policy

Economics

English Language

English Literature

Environmental and Aquatic Sciences

Film and Visual Culture

Gaming

Geology

History

Human Rights and Transitional Justice, an interdisciplinary minor

International Law

Marine Sciences and Culture

Mathematics

Media and Communication

Music

Philosophy

Physics

Political Studies

Psychology

Public Administration

Public Policy

Reporting in the Digital Age

Semitic Studies

Social and Political Thought

Sociology

Software Development and Design

Statistics

STEAM Education

Studio Arts

Theater

Translation

Women and Gender Studies

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