<p>Ok, so I was wondering how much more work will be involved if I decide to double major instead of having a major and minor? I have applied to all my schools as an education major but I am also really interested in Psychology and I'd like to get a degree in both but I am concerned how big the workload will be? Will I have a social life or will I be rotating between the library, my dorm and class for four years? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Since a major generally requires fewer than half of the credits needed to graduate, the workload for a double major (even including prerequesites) should not be significantly more than for a single major. Of course, some classes are more work-intensive than others, but it certainly won't double the amount of work that you will have to complete.</p>
<p>double majors are not harder, it just means you take more of the credits outside your first major in the same field (the field of your second major)</p>
<p>It really really really depends on the schools and their policy, amongst other things.</p>
<p>It's always worth a try if you are interested in two subjects...if it gets to be too much, you can always drop the second major. Also, speak with your academic advisor or councelor...they should be able to help you set up a healthy sceduale with your two majors or, if it's a smaller school or a school that can accomodate this, set up your own unique major or program.</p>
<p>Look at the exact degree requirements for your school. It also depends on what area of education you are entering. My undergraduate degree is in elementary education and I basically had no electives because you are required to take such a broad base of courses in all disciplines. I never took electives other than choosing which two content areas I wanted to have as specialties. My roommates (biology and psychology majors) had room in their schedule for things like tennis but I didn't without delaying graduation. I have no idea if a secondary education degree works the same way or not. I would think it depends on the school and their requirements. This would be a question to pose to your advisor or to some one in the education department. Psychology and education are closely related so there may be a way to do it without adding too much to your program.</p>
<p>I was wondering this too...</p>
<p>Hopefully I can major in Computer/Electrical Engineering and Minor in Finance/Accounting.. or double major (that's gonna be tough)</p>
<p>I'm not sure, but I think the most common bath for you would be to major in pyschology and get an M. Education simultaneously. That's what some of my teachers did.</p>
<p>Depends on the double major. I double in math and Phys. I think it's a quite a bit more difficult than single majoring. I mean, I can't help but think that taking some intro class would be much easier than taking advanced classes. One thing about double majoring is that eventually you'll end up taking a lot of upper level courses at once which is more difficult than a mix.</p>
<p>upper level courses are way more interesting than intro courses, that's where you get the meat of the subject. I don't think they're necessarily harder, but they are more focused, and you have a wider knowledge base. I mean, the material is more complicated, but you have prior experience in the field.</p>