<p>I want to major in creative writing, but I also want a solid second major that can work as a fall back, or that will support what I write. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Also.....for anyone that knows anything about Brown:
I know that they don't ahve a core curriculum, does this mean that I could have a double major, but then still take 1 class each semester on spanish language, even if I don't want it to be my major?</p>
<p>Generally, majors at Brown require 10-12 courses. So to double major, it would probably involve 20-24 courses, unless, of course, your majors are related and you can use a class towards both. In that case, you might be able to double major in slightly less than 20 courses. Additionally, if you double major, you can choose to write a thesis in each major, or to write a thesis that combines your background in both majors (what I did). All in all, you should have at least 8 courses left over, to pursue what yo wish. And of course, you can always squeeze in 5 courses in a semester if you want more, although that can be very stressful. What are you thinking of double majoring in? (By the way, it is very hard to double major with a science unless you have a lot of APs, because those concentrations have so many prerequisites.)</p>
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I want to major in creative writing, but I also want a solid second major that can work as a fall back, or that will support what I write. Any suggestions?
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<p>What do you mean by "fall back" and "support what I write"? Perhaps English, philosphy, or rhetoric would make you a more solid user of the language, and maybe make you get a job over another person who is less qualified. Perhaps doing business would make you more marketable as well. I say do what you care about (in addition to creative writing).</p>
<p>If you're taking 8 spanish classes, you probably would have fulfilled the requirements for a spanish minor (depending on the school and which classes you took), and, with a few more classes, you could have spanish as a second major or third major. Just a thought.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the suggestions</p>
<p>DRab, thats essentially what I meant when I said "fall back". I need something solid that could help me get a job. Creative writing definitely doesn't guarntee a job after college, so I would like something that is sufficient enough to help me. </p>
<p>If I were to double major, my second major would ahve to relate to english or the social sciences. I really hate math, so I would really try to avoid those classes when I pick a major. </p>
<p>Also, can you have one major and two minors? I also enjoy spanish so I would probably take a spanish class once a semester, so if what you say is true:If you're taking 8 spanish classes, you probably would have fulfilled the requirements for a spanish minor.
...I might end up with a minor in Spanish without intending to have one. </p>
<p>Thanks so much for all the advice so far :)</p>
<p>I started another post that sort of explains the "supports what I write thing"...</p>
<p>A person can have any number of combinations of major and minors. Time and money usually prevent them from doing anything more than a double major, but I've heard of someone fulfilling five majors in four years. Few people do anything more than a double major and a minor. "Majors" and "minors" vary from school to school, as in one school's rhetoric program may require only 6 classes and another's 10. Some school's minors are almost as difficult to fulfill as the major, and in others, certain fields have few classes to fulfill the minor. It varies from college to college and subject to subject, too.</p>
<p>Social sciences often require statistics. Statistics is math. Psychology, history, and many other areas like these often require statistics, too. Mass comm./journalism and poli sci, for instance. Also, some business programs use medium to high level calc or other types of math classes as weeder courses. It varies by school.</p>
<p>I knew I would get stuck with some math classes, but I will avoid as many as possible :P</p>
<p>what is a common core?</p>