{"id":61996,"date":"2023-05-24T16:32:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jem.utk.edu\/beta\/?page_id=60313"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:23:59","slug":"minors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/undergraduate-programs\/minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile utkwds-media-text has-light-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/7-23-25_iLab-Stock_583-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"An information sciences student sits in the school's i-Lab while working with a small, cute, robot.\" class=\"wp-image-209628 size-full\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers seek information-savvy individuals and an information sciences minor equips students with the skills to connect people, information, and technology in many settings; graduates with this minor gain skills that give them a competitive edge in the job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.utk.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Apply now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-101327dc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center 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