<p>I'm wondering how useful would it be to major in an interdisciplinary field, and also minor in another interdisciplinary field?</p>
<p>What do you mean by interdisciplinary field? That could mean anything...</p>
<p>Like African studies and religious studies or medieval studies and classics.</p>
<p>Why would there a problem? If that's what you're interested in, go ahead and study it.</p>
<p>Religious studies and classics aren't usually interdisciplinary fields.</p>
<p>Do you have any career plans with those, though? Once you're out, it <em>really</em> helps to have some skills and experiences in college that can facilitate your job search. Otherwise....you may just find that while you have a ton of things to talk about at cocktail parties, you don't have the money to attend them because you're on unemployment!</p>
<p>Well, those majors were just examples. I'm unemployed right now, and very poor, so I do want money and security. So I am thinking about that; that's why I asked. My real plans are to combine a Chinese and English or Comparative literature major.</p>
<p>If all you want is money and security, going the humanities/social science route may not be the best idea. Any engineering, science, or math degree will usually have better job security and will pull in more money. The problem is, a lot of people dont find those majors 'fun' and they traditionally have the lowest GPA of majors.</p>
<p>Okay, I have to admit that as a returning student with a decade or two on you guys, I'm one of those that thinks there's no point in the whole process if you're not going to "do what you love". So I say go with the Major in Chinese and minor in English (or Comp Lit).</p>
<p>Everyone always worries about the job, but there are other ways to a career than some predefined path. For example, knowledge of Chinese can be very beneficial in the business world. The writing and analytical skills developed by English or Lit students are almost always helpful when writing grant proposals, letters, etc. It's all about marketing yourself. I considered gender studies for a while and was told by a very successful business man that corporations are intrigued by the skills they bring to companies because it's useful when dealing with maternity leaves, fair treatment, sexual harassment avoidance seminars, etc. It really is not about what you majored in (unless you want work in a specific field like accounting, law, etc)....it's more about the skills you have learned and how you can apply them to any given job....then be SURE to express that ability to apply what you've learned and how it will benefit the company.</p>