<p>What double major options could I potentially take at CSUN?</p>
<p>What two majors are people doing at the moment themselves?</p>
<p>I wish to double major in Journalism and then............(what are my options - which subjects will fit into the max unit amount allowed?) I.e. Does anybody double major in Journalism and Spanish? Journalism and French? Journalism and English? etc...</p>
<p>I believe that Journalism and English can fit together, because aren't there quite a few transferable classes?</p>
<p>I know that BSc just doesn't seem to work because of too many units.</p>
<p>But any information would be helpful. If anyone wants to say which TWO MAJORS they are doing, I would appreciate it.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>If you don’t know what you want to double major in, why do you want to double major at all? A double major is used if you love two fields equally and want to study them both, or if you believe one field complements the other. But double majors are also difficult to pull off sometimes - especially at impacted schools like the CSUs where it’s hard enough just to get the classes you need for your first major. You have to coordinate your schedule with the classes that are required. Not only that, but if you are interested in a lot of things, a double-major can hinder your ability to explore.</p>
<p>With that said, the only restrictions are those present at CSU-Northridge. Which subjects will fit into the max units allowed is going to vary from school to school, so you should probably look at the handbook at CSUN and talk to your academic advisor once you arrive on campus. CSUN journalism majors are required to take 37 credits in journalism out of the 120 required for graduation (although [url=<a href=“http://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/journalism/bachelor-arts-journalism]this[/url”>http://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/journalism/bachelor-arts-journalism]this[/url</a>] website lists 40 credits). Also, check this out:</p>
<p>Each journalism major is required to complete a collateral field in another discipline, such as history, political science or sociology. A foreign language is strongly recommended.</p>
<p>A quick search shows that you’re required to do either a collateral field OR a minor. A collateral field is “15 upper-division units in a specified area of study.” Basically, it’s like doing a mini-minor in another field. Remember that in order to take upper-division requirements you have to take the prerequisites (e.g., 300-level French classes will require French 101 through 202) so you will probably spend more than 15 units on this collateral requirement - probably closer to 18-21. That’s in addition to the 37-40 credits of journalism classes you have to take, so now you’re at about 60ish credits.</p>
<p>Given that the graduate requirements are 120 credits and that you still have general education requirements to fulfill, I don’t think it’s realistic for you to expect to take on a double major.</p>
<p>English and journalism actually don’t have that many transferable classes. The fields both involve writing, but other than that they are quite different. All of the required journalism classes are in the journalism department/school; English, instead is the study of English literature (and sometimes language), so the courses are quite different. I would say that a social science or a science is most interesting as a collateral field because the idea is that your journalism is going to be about something. If you want to do political journalism, you might want to minor in poli sci; if you want to be a science writer, you might want to do it in biology or chemistry.</p>
<p>I ask because I have so many different interests and I love to keep busy so I was just interested in finding out what possibilities are out there. </p>
<p>Thank you very much for your response - you have been very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to write. :)</p>