<p>I want to major in creative writing, but that isn't exactly a solid major that will guarentee me a job after college, so could anyone suggest some other majors/minors that I could study in college that would work well with my creative writing. I was thinking about majoring in education so I could be a teacher, but I really want some other options :)</p>
<p>I also would want it to "broaden my horizons"....I'm having a hard time explaining this, so here is an example:
J.K. Rowling majored in classics in college. In her Harry Potter books, she often makes references to greek mythology, and her books sometimes follow the same plot as some of the greek myths. Also, spells/charms are often named after latin words. </p>
<p>Oh, and I am definitely not a techno, science, math person...</p>
<p>Basically, I want to LEARN more so I can write about things that are interesting. So if anyone knows any majors that can give me knowledge and can act as a solid fall back career option....THANKS!</p>
<p>Psychology-provides insight into character development and personality.
History-a sense of social forces, biography
Cultural Anthropology-settings and cultural differences/nuances
Criminal Justice-crime
Communications/Advertising (not very creative though)
Art History</p>
<p>No major will guarantee you a job after college. Sorry. The BA is rarely a professional degree (engineering is the main exception). Major in what you love. If you like language and writing, look into philosophy, rhetoric, linguistics, communications, and foreign languages, to name a few. All subjects will be taught at least somewhat if not completely differently by different schools, so the school plays a big role here. For instance, many schools do not offer rhetoric, whereas few schools do not offer English or philosophy or at least one foreign language.</p>
<p>I agree with anthropology and history. Both certainly broaden your horizens, and you need good writing skills. </p>
<p>Check out Elizabeth Peters. She earned a Ph.D in Egyptology from the University of Chicago after originally planning to become a teacher. An utterly useless degree, right? Wrong. She used her education to write historical fiction and became an extremely successful writer.</p>
<p>Creative writing is definitely something that I love, but majoring in education, math, business, etc. are more general and open up more job oppurtunities. I probably will change my major, but it would be nice to find a second major (or minor) that I love just as much as creative writing, but is a bit more dependable when it comes to furthering my career.</p>
<p>You won't know how you feel about many of these subjects until you take classes in them where you go to college. My former lit teacher who loves philosophy hated how it was taught where he went to school. SOmething like this might happen to you, even about creative writing. Maybe you'll love maht (how it is taught, the profs, the department) where you go, who knows?</p>
<p>warblersrule86
that's exactly what I mean (the Elizabeth Peters story). I want to learn about things that I could use in my writing after college.</p>
<p>Well, some colleges have a "Liberal Studies" major that generally has lots of introductory work in many fields, although I don't see why people would see this as employable any more than creative writing.</p>