<p>Has anyone double majored/plans to/knows someone that has?</p>
<p>Is it hard, and how exactly does it work?</p>
<p>Does it cost extra $$$$?</p>
<p>If I were to double major, say, in ChE and MSE at UCB, would it be a complete overkill? How long would it take to complete the program?</p>
<p>Oh, and another important question: If i were to only get a B.S. in ChE, would I be able double major in a grad program?</p>
<p>How would the unit requirements work out.... I wouldn't want 2ice the amount of the "unnecessary" humanities courses. Will I simply have to complete the core requirements for humanities, and then branch off into the important stuff?</p>
<p>I know this is a lot of questions at once, but curiosity itches. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Hmm I don't know much about this but here is what I know:</p>
<p>For most college students it is a challenge. If you look in college profile books only a very small number of students double major. Basicly it's doing twice the work almost. </p>
<p>The students I know or heard of have it in the same field. Like in bio or organic chem. I'm assuming it's easier because of the relation.</p>
<p>Another interesting thing I notice in my Kaplan Newsweek about college is that Rice University has 36 percent of their students completing two or more majors. That's one of the things Rice is known for.</p>
<p>I would think 2 engineering majors (I think that's what MSE is) would be overkill. Just choose the engineering major that you're most interested in, and let the other one go. With an engineering major, it's often difficult to even get a minor with it, if you want to finish in 4 years. It might be possible if you go an extra year or two. It might be a good idea for you to look into a school that lets you design your own major to a certain extent, which would allow you to combine all your interests.</p>
<p>I'm not positive on this one, but I'm pretty sure graduate programs would only let you focus on one at a time. You could, of course, go to graduate school twice, but who wants to do that?</p>
<p>By the way, a master's degree in one field is better than 2 undergraduate degrees in separate fields. It shows employers that you're more focused.</p>
<p>Well, what I was thinking was, considering my primary interest in Chemical Eng., I would follow that into higher education... masters or PhD. However, I am also interested in Material Science & Eng. ... simply because the topics of study seem pretty awesome, not due to desire to pursue career goals in the field. However, it seems to me that these majors are pretty closely related, and one would complement the other, and thus strengthen my resume.</p>
<p>I would advice otherwise to anyone considering ChemE, but since ChemE and Materials have so much in common, there probably isn't a lot of hard work involved. As others have suggested, a double major is virtually useless and NO you can't pursue Degrees in two fields at once unless the school has special Joint/Dual Degree Programs.</p>
<p>Sorry I didn't see your post when I posted this. Go for it! Also if you're interested in Materials for purely the knowledge, doing research shouldn't be that hard in the field (as you're already studying ChemE)</p>
<p>This is yet another situation where the best thing to do will be to call the school and ask them about it. Every school has different course requirements for different majors. Also look into some other schools besides Berkeley to see if it's any easier at those schools. At some schools, a double major is no trouble at all, while at others it's impossible.</p>
<p>Here is an update: According to College of Chemistry 2007-2008 Announcement The Units Requirement for ChE/MSE is <strong>ONLY</strong> 130... thats <strong>ONLY</strong> 10 units above the regular 120 units for a BS in ChE. WOW... how can this be true, I mean this is a really great deal, isn't it? This program can be complete easily in 4 years.</p>
<p>But get this.... for ChE/ Nuclear Engineering the units are 125-126. </p>
<p>Unless there is some kind of deceiving catch to this... THIS IS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY AWESOME!!!</p>
<p>I am really intrigued with this atm. </p>
<p>P.S. Sorry for all the childish caps and *'s.</p>
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I would advice otherwise to anyone considering ChemE, but since ChemE and Materials have so much in common, there probably isn't a lot of hard work involved
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<p>Ya Materials and ChemE have a lot in common</p>
<p>You could also consider majoring in one engineering field and simply taking classes in another. Having a double major is not usually worth the time and effort it takes to get one (and I say this as someone who completed a double). It would be very effective to major in chem E and take some upper-division materials engineering classes, rather than trying to complete an entire second major.</p>