Well, here's the deal. I was possibly going to graduate in May, but after having to change schools for a semester and all that, it looks like I'm going to take at least another semester, if not another year.
Not that that's a big deal; I was going to have finished in three years, anyway.
So I'm thinking, while I'm hanging around to take the random required class here and there to finish my undergraduate degree, maybe I should look into taking a second minor.
I already have one (Music Industry Studies, a.k.a. Music Business) that I'm finished with entirely. I'd really like to minor in psychology, but I'm not sure if I'd have time.
How many classes/credit hours are generally required for a minor? I didn't understand the way the requirements were worded on my school's website to begin with, and said website has now (it seems) deteriorated into emergency bulletins. I realize it probably differs from school to school, but I was wondering what the ranges in credit hour requirements are.
Maybe I should do philosophy instead. I definitely have to take four philosophy classes already, and I'm on the third right now. Hmmm.
-pH
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
we don't do minors here, so I couldn't tell you. But I know that for a concentration in something, it depends on the major.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
At my university, it was 18 hours for a minor.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
I thought at first you were referring to people who were not adults, and I wondered where this was going... Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Yes, I'm also going to begin cradle-robbing.
-pH
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
My minors are four credits/full classes (we don't count hours).
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
"MINERS, not MINORS!"
"You lost me."
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Yeah. I think they run between four and six classes for a minor, depending on the school. Where I went, it was 6 classes or 18 credit hours.
Have you considered a language minor? Those can be handy.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I'm really, really bad with languages. Although I bet I'll have to take one for grad school.
If I took one, it'd probably be Spanish.
But I definitely wouldn't have time for six Spanish classes, since those have to be taken in order. That's three full years, or two years plus two summer school semesters. I have three semesters left, max, plus two possible summer school semesters. So I'd be a class shy.
-pH
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Philosophy would be fine.
Do you want a fun minor or a practical minor? For a practical minor, you could do accounting or technical writing or graphic design.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I was getting Michael Jackson vibes until I opened this up... Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
What are you planning on going to grad school for?
If I were you, I'd either take a minor in a subject I thought was cool, or one that could help me in the future for either continuing education or employment.
Useful ones for pretty much any subject would include computer programming or a foreign language. A lot of humanities grad programs want to see reading fluency in one or two languages.
Useful "life skills" ones would include psychology, philosophy, or economics.
I think an art or music minor could be very fun.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
As far as I know, each department sets their own requirements for their minors. Some are a lot more involved than others (and just taking classes from that department may not mean a whole lot, they usually have a set of classes you're required to take for the minor). You should be able to call the philosophy department and have them tell you what they require for a minor. Then you can make your decision about whether to get a philosophy minor or not.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: I was getting Michael Jackson vibes until I opened this up...
Me too! I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I'm a marketing major right now. I'll be going to get my MBA in either marketing or management.
And I might get a law degree while I'm at it. Crap, I definitely need language for that, don't I?
I already have one minor that would be useful in the particular industry I'm interested in. But I'm wondering if maybe another business minor wouldn't be a bad idea. Except that I'm probably already pretty close to the philosophy minor.
At the same time, I'm not so hell-bent on working in the music industry that I'd absolutely refuse a job doing something else, if it seemed interesting. I'm a business nerd.
And I can't call my school yet to ask about it because there's no one there. All they have is an administrative office set up in Texas to pay the staff. I'm going to try to get ahold of my advisor's phone number somehow to ask him, if phone lines are working.
-pH
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Yea brilliant title, pH.
Posted by Swampjedi (Member # 7374) on :
Gotta love the "Galaxy Quest" quote. Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
I've actually contemplated picking up a minor myself. I considered a math minor since I miss taking math classes.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:I've actually contemplated picking up a minor myself.
Congratulations! You just made the OOC thread! Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Yeah, the minors at UAB are also 18 hours, minimum. My major is one of a few that actually requires a minor in order to graduate so I had to pick one. It was a hard choice, but I finally settled on Professional Writing. It's advanced composition, professional editing, business writing, etc.
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: Congratulations! You just made the OOC thread!
I should have thought of that when typing my reply. In fact, when I first saw the topic's title, that meaning of the word was the first to pop into my head. Man, I so should have expected that. Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
If you're looking at an MBA or Law degree, and considering working in the music businness, I'd say that you should consider
philosophy - teaches you to critically think and write, and business ethics are always important
computer science - useful and important in almost any business field
math - a good, solid subject that again teaches good thinking and problem-solving skills (and Operations Research is very useful for business, and fun)
a foreign language - always handy (Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi)
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Is there a PR minor, maybe? Or communications? Either one would be beneficial.
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
Along the lines of what Belle said, what about a theatre minor? Acting/audition techniques would be useful for future business presentations and/or lawyerly things like trials - audience manipulation, hello? And the various theatre tech areas (sound, lighting, etc) all can come in handy as Life Skillz.
Edit: And yes, I also thought this thread was going to be about something illegal. Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I have to pick a consentration for elementary education, it's such a pain to decide what i like, or maybe I want them all and am just having too much trouble making decisions.
Posted by HollowEarth (Member # 2586) on :
Wait, how are there concentrations for elementary school? Don't all the teachers teach almost all the subjects?
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Yeah, they teach all subjects, but in the program I'm in, you have to have 18 hours in a specific subject, the choices include a student and parent relations, different languages, and all the normal subjects (but they used to have a fine arts consentration, it's gone now, that's what I actually wanted).
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Student and parent relations!
-pH
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
I'd say go for the philosophy minor. You've already got some hours so you wouldn't have to risk staying longer because you're shy the last hours of this extra minor.
I'm getting a philosophy minor to fulfill the requirements for a minor in my English/Liberal Arts degree. I'm constantly complimented for choosing that as my minor because having a background in philosophy shows that you're a person capable of critical and independent thought.
Besides, if you're interested in psychology, they have some crossover, especially in modern studies. I took a class on CG Jung which satisfied requirements for both philosophy and psychology students.
Posted by Dante (Member # 1106) on :
I liked minors so much I got two. Of course, I did the same with majors.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
In order to get a history minor or a poli sci minor at Purdue you just have to take 4 classes over 300 level. I'll probably get a history minor just from fulfilling my gen ed requirement.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
I'm with you Dante - two minors and two majors! Expanding your knowledge base is always good. Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
The title scares me. I just watched a show about a pedophile in Law & Order.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I had only one major but three minors. biology and chemistry minors required 18 hours over and above the introductory series, so they were a serious amount of work. And fun!
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
The little reservation town where I grew up (and learned to read) had a prominant posting in the general store "We do not sell beer to Minors." As a new reader that always puzzeled me. There was no one in town but Indians, Mormons and folks who worked in the mines. The Tribe forbad sale to Indians, the Mormons shouldn't have been buying it. So, why stock the stuff?
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Here are the "concentration areas" I have to choose from for Elementary education, I'm pretty much leaning to the italicized ones. You pretty much have to have 15 hours for all of them
It looks like I need 6 classes for a philosophy minor. I'm on class 3 now, and I definitely still need to take Business Ethics, which is also a philosophy class.
I also found out that it's a lot easier to double-major in Chicago than it is in New Orleans. I wanna!
And breyerchic, I think you should look into psychology stuff. But I find that kind of thing ridiculously interesting.
-pH
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I hated (hate is a little strong, but it was basically the anatomy of the brain) my general psych class, but it was my professor, the book was quite cool.
But the classes that make that an option would be cool: EDPSY 345, Educational Tests and Measurement (3) EDPSY 350, Child Psychology (3) CPSY 400, Fundamentals of Counseling, (3) CPSY 470, Introduction to Cross-Cultural Counseling (3) PSYSC 317, Introduction to the Study of Personality (3)
for ESL I would need: ENG 220 Language and Society (3) ENG 321 English Linguistics (3) ENG 436 Theory and Research in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (3) ENG 437 Methods and Materials in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (6)
Home school and community: POLS 237, State and Local Politics (3) FCSFC 360, Family Relations (3) ENG 231, Writing in the Workplace (3)EDEL 231, Family/Community Relations (3) ANTH 302, Anthropology and Education (3)
Language Arts: ENG 205, World Literature (3) ENG 285, Introduction to Creative Writing (3) *ENG 401, Concentration Seminar (3)
SPAA 270, Language Development (3)
ENG 414, Literature for Adolescents (3)
State and world connections:
HIST 415, History of Indiana (3) SOC 100, Principles of Sociology (3) SS 392, Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (3) GEOG 350,Geography of the United States and Canada (3) ANTH 342, Anthropology of American Culture (3)
Those were the classes that interested me the most meeting the requirements for each of those minors.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Oh science, I forgot about it!
ASTRO 101, Astronomy Materials for Teachers (3) GEOL 102, Historical Geology (3) SCI 498, Science as Inquiry (3) BIO 253, Human Genetics (3)
BIO 112, Principles of Biology 2 (4) (which I already have taken, and transfers)
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Yes, I'm also going to begin cradle-robbing.![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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