Another Double Major Dilemma

<p>Ok. I'm a college freshman in film and tv production and I want to double major in... a well alot of things.</p>

<p>I'd love to double major in French or Poli Sci. right now. But I still have anthropology and russian lingering.</p>

<p>Here's The lowdown on why I would like ... any of them:</p>

<p>Poli. Sci- well... i want to major in international politics. It's just interesting to me and I think I like learning about government.</p>

<p>French- I've been taking it for 4 years and I love french literature. thinking if I don't major I might try to minor in this.</p>

<p>Russian- I kind of want to learn a new language and I think this would be awesomely fun to learn. however, i still really like french.</p>

<p>Anthropology- I think the studying the history of cultures and movements of people is interesting. very interesting.</p>

<p>so ... any advice.</p>

<p>Hard to give advice when the decision comes down to what you like. What type of film and TV production interests you? This may give you a clue.</p>

<p>When in doubt, look through your college's course catalog. Which courses interest you? Once you list those, I guess you will see if you have a major or minor possibility on your hands. Also list the courses you want in your existing major and any other courses that catch your fancy in any other department. You probably won't have the time to take everything that interests you, so you will have to make some choices. </p>

<p>My daughter recently decided to add a second concentration (she's at a school where majors are called that and there are no minors). The name of one concentration sounded closer to her interests, but the actual coursework that she wanted was in another department for the most part.</p>

<p>You could minor in French to keep up your fluency and try out Russian, too. I would advise you not to decide to major in the latter until you actually knew if you liked it or not!</p>

<p>Does your school have public policy studies? That is a way you could combine an interest in government with an interest in societal issues.</p>

<p>When do you have to declare a major? My usual advice to a freshman would be to take the courses that interest you -- what you find interesting will end up translating itself into your major(s), minor(s), etc. (with any luck).</p>

<p>How many interests can show up on your major/minor list is dependent on your college's requirements for them and for general distribution, assuming your college has the latter. My son is at a place where minors are easy to get; some kids even end up with them without planning to!</p>