Double Major- Computer Science & German

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<p>I'm an older student, and am finally ready to attend school. I also have a disability, and plan to work with voc rehab. </p>

<p>My long-term educational/career goal is to get a Master's in Linguistics, and have the skills to be marketable in a variety of linguistics-related jobs. </p>

<p>Unfortunately, voc rehab won't support clients in getting a graduate degree- it's going to be a struggle to get them to approve a Bachelor's degree. There is not a local school with a good undergraduate linguistics program. </p>

<p>So- I'm thinking of doing a double major of Computer Science and German, with entering the "International Degree" program in the German department. Essentially, this means that my German major will include international relations degree requirements, without it being a separate major or minor. The school I'm planning to attend is Oregon State University. </p>

<p>My rational for this double major is that I will be immediately employable in the computer science field upon graduation, and I may qualify for a pay differential or have more job opportunities with the International German degree. Additionally, my research indicates that computer science is becoming extremely useful for linguists. </p>

<p>I'd love to hear from anyone who has or had a similar double major. Also looking for any thoughts or advice regarding these majors as preparation for a graduate degree in linguistics. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Dont linguists predominantly work in computer science now?</p>

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<p>It seems, from my research so far, that linguists generally do work in computer science. Either that or academia. I like computers, but they aren’t necessarily my passion. I very much enjoy languages, cultures, history of language, dialects and geography, forensic linguistics, how the brain processes language, and so on. My areas of interest in linguistics aren’t in the computer science field, but it looks like computer science is becoming a larger part of all areas of linguistics. </p>

<p>That’s why I’m thinking of this double major. I don’t want to give up my interest in languages, but I want to be marketable.</p>

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<p>you’re only ‘giving up your interest’ in languages if you stop learning them. i know an sload without ever having taken formal education in most of them.</p>

<p>but yeah, i dig what you’re saying. i kinda feel the same way because i have two polarly opposed academic interests and i dont want to give up either. idk i know a young linguist who works for google, but she is very mathy rather than language-y, so if that’s testament to anything, it’s to that linguistics is indeed employable if you have the calculus to back it up.</p>

<p>sry cant be of much help beyond my 2c.</p>

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