<p>I'm prepared to transfer this coming spring semester 2012 to a university from a cc and even after my 2 years spent getting my associates, I'm still unsure as to what my major will be. I have such varied interests but most seem to fall under the "humanities" category, such as philosophy, history, English(the literature emphasis). I find myself intrigued by all these subjects. After all my courses I've taken, discovered I am a great researcher and great at writing papers. But as I stated above, my interest is mostly in the humanities. My other pick would be psychology, where I am greatly interested in the field of social psychology. I have always been intrigued by people in general and the mind. So question is, how do I decide where to take this? Oh by the way, when I first began cc I had decided on majoring in accounting so many of my electives are related to that but I do not see myself in that field as a career although I did great in all those classes.</p>
<p>Why don’t you want to do accounting? </p>
<p>Also, there’s nothing wrong with majoring in the humanities. If you’re interested in psychology, go for it!</p>
<p>This is my bias opinion but I think literature is the best major/field of the humanities. In studying literature, you learn about the other humanities: philosophy, history, etc. When I transferred, I knew I loved the humanities but was undecided between philosophy and art history. I picked literature after having picked philosophy. Prior to picking literature, I had not taken a “real” lower division literature course, and the upper division electives I took sold me.
From my experience, upper division Philosophy classes are nothing like the lower division classes. The upper division philosophy classes do not emphasize what makes philosophy a “humanity”. Instead they emphasize and teach pedantry. They’re great classes if you want to learn how to argue and make strong arguments. It’s no surprise why so many pre-law students choose philosophy as an undergrad major.</p>
<p>Accounting is something that I simply do not see myself being interested in down the road. I’m not even sure I’d enjoy the upper level classes. I’ve taken the first two basic accounting courses and a business law and while I did great, I was bored. I’d say I enjoyed the business law tons more. </p>
<p>Ive been looking further into the majors I’m interested in at the two universities I’ve been accepted to just to compare the majors and what classes are involved. I like philosophy but see it as more of a hobby. I’ve been leaning more towards English literature so far. But still my minds not made up. :)</p>
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<p>Accounting is something that I simply do not see myself being interested in down the road. I’m not even sure I’d enjoy the upper level classes. I’ve taken the first two basic accounting courses and a business law and while I did great, I was bored. I’d say I enjoyed the business law tons more. </p>
<p>Ive been looking further into the majors I’m interested in at the two universities I’ve been accepted to just to compare the majors and what classes are involved. I like philosophy but see it as more of a hobby. I’ve been leaning more towards English literature so far. But still my minds not made up. :)</p>
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<p>^ That is interesting. I am a double major in Accounting and English. I, too, recently graduated with an associates degree in Pre- Business and transferred to a university expecting to major solely in accounting. However, my writing skills were, and still are, strong. So, I eventually decided to declared english as my second major.</p>
<p>I like accounting for two reasons. First, its practical–there will always be a demand for accountants, and you can take the degree and work in almost any other field of interest. Secondly, the skills that you can gain from accounting will prove to be very valuable, and not just in business. English, is an great degree to have, and is an excellent base for graduate studies. It also incorporates and develops many of the skills that other major do. And in case you did know, reading and writing effectively is a huge asset. So, basically, you might want to think about double majoring as a possible option.</p>
<p>^ Thanks so much for the information! I’ve briefly debated a double major and after what you’ve said, it does make more sense. I wouldn’t say I had been lost on choosing my major but lately it was feeling that way. Choosing was getting frustrating because I knew I wanted something I could have a career out of right out of school such as accounting but at the same time I felt I had to give up something I was passionate about, like English. I really think that was why I was set against accounting, simply because I thought I had to choose. </p>
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