Classics Major?

College Majors
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<p>I took a classics class this semester and I absolutely loved it. It was the most stimulating and interesting class I've taken and I'm kinda sad that it only lasted for one semester. I think I'm a great fit for a classics major too because its the only class that I'm getting an A+ in. I want to double major or minor in classics but I'm just curious as to what you can do with this degree? </p>

<p>I'm currently a freshman intended business admin major at UC - Berkeley. I'm probably still going to follow through with the business path just for job prospects, but I'm starting to dislike the business pre-reqs because they are too easy and not interesting at all. So, what can I do with another degree in classics?</p>

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<p>Like any other liberal arts major, Classics doesn’t prepare you for a specific job, but it provides the analytic, writing, and other skills that apply to any number of jobs where clear thinking and writing is valued. It’s also a good preparation for professional/graduate school in a number of fields: law, classics, linguistics, philosophy, art history, medieval/renaissance studies, comparative lit, religion, medicine (as long s you have the premed courses), graduate business (along w/ some econ and quantitative courses too), ancient & medieval history, clasical archaeology, teaching hs Latin, some areas of ancient near eastern studies, etc.</p>

<p>[Branding</a> and Marketing the Classics Major | Psychology Today](<a href=“http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-transitions/201003/branding-and-marketing-the-classics-major]Branding”>Branding and Marketing the Classics Major | Psychology Today)</p>

<p>[Classics</a> Majors Find Their Future in the Past | Psychology Today](<a href=“http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-transitions/201003/classics-majors-find-their-future-in-the-past]Classics”>Classics Majors Find Their Future in the Past | Psychology Today)</p>

<p>[Successful</a> Students of the Classics](<a href=“http://willamette.edu/cla/classics/VIPs/vips.html]Successful”>http://willamette.edu/cla/classics/VIPs/vips.html)</p>

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<p>I know someone who just retired from a 30-yr. career as a Librarian. He received a Classics degree, then got an MLS.</p>

<p>I knew a couple of folks from high school who went on to be Classics professors.</p>

<p>I knew another from high school who now manages a mutual fund.</p>