<p>I'm a university junior (transfer student) and I'm already double-majoring in Anthropology and Journalism. I'm seriously considering adding a minor in African-American studies because those courses, for some reason, do not count toward my Anthropology degree (though they could count as electives). </p>
<p>I'm also really interested in Gender/Women's Studies, but...double-majoring AND double-minoring?? I'm not sure I could pull that off. That's the problem with being a liberal arts major: I'm interested in so many topics. </p>
<p>After graduation, I'm probably going to get into journalism. I already write for my college newspaper. One interesting thing my university (UT-Arlington) does is offer students Diversity Certificates, so I might be able to take courses in both AA and Women's Studies to satisfy the certificate.</p>
<p>You do NOT have to major or minor in something just because you’re interested in it. Everyone has different interests but they don’t all turn into a major or minor. There’s no reason you can’t just take African American studies and Gender/Women’s Studies classes without minoring in either of them. Sometimes, it’s even better to just take the courses you’re interested in without having to worry about filling particular requirements for a major or minor. If you find that you racked up enough classes to declare a minor, then fine, you might as well. But there’s no reason that you have to stress about finding something to apply these courses towards.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback, baktrax!</p>
<p>I get where you’re coming from. I’m thinking that I’ll most likely take enough classes in the AA Studies curriculum to be able to declare a minor, anyway, and I don’t want to just take a bunch of electives and not have them count toward anything. That’s why I’m leaning toward declaring the minor. </p>