<p>How much work is required in a double major? I was thinking of double majoring in both history and anthropology. And if i could, do a minor in something involving computers. What do you think?</p>
<p>The answer depends on the school, but in general I think a double major in history and anthropology sounds quite doable. Throwing in “something involving computers” will depend on what your background is going in. You would have to investigate how much math and what kind of programming courses are required, and compare that to what you are starting with.</p>
<p>I think it depends so much on the school and the required courses. My son who is graduating from Case this year will be getting a BS in biology with a minor in Chemistry and a BA in history. May other students there get double degrees or have dual majors. At other schools I know that with the required course load it is much more difficult. The best way to answer this is to ask at the schools you are interested in.</p>
<p>If your interest is significantly greater for one over the other (history or anthropology), consider majoring in that and minoring in the other, especially if you want to take computer courses. I started off double majoring in history and sociology, and although it was certainly doable, I changed the sociology major to a minor my junior year as I my passion for history developed significantly more than for sociology. You will find out what you want when you get to that point.</p>
<p>My daughter is double major in math/econ, minor in gender studies. With math/econ, all she has to do is to take two additional econ courses. She is able to take certain econ courses that would also satify her math major requirements. Same for her gender studies, some of them fulfill her core requirements. So there are courses that you could double dip or triple dip. When you double major is doesn’t necessary mean double the work if they are related.</p>
<p>A lot depends on school policy. A double major is hard if (a) the school doesn’t accept AP credits and (b) the school discourages students from taking more than 17 credits per semester.</p>
<p>On a personal note, I would find history and computers a difficult pair philosophically. History is about defining what was … computers are about changing what was. JMHO of course.</p>
<p>I am not familiar with 2 majors, I would not advise to minor in computers in addition to 2 majors. If you are serious about computers - it will be tons of work, if you are not serious, why bother, a lot of work places will give you computer training reguired for your position. From IT professional.</p>
<p>Another “depends on the school” answer. Does your school allow courses to overlap? How many total credits are needed? Do you have to write a thesis? (if so, can you handle 2 of them?), etc.
The answers are usually very easy to find for any particular school.</p>
<p>I know that they offer the double majors, if that helps any.</p>
<p>My oldest went to our state flagship school and ended up double majoring in history and political science with a minor in international studies. This was easy because he knew from the first year that it would take five years to graduate just because required classes were crowded and hard to get in to. It was just a fact that nearly everyone plans on 5 years. Also, there was some overlap among the three so he took a few classes that counted towards the requirements of two of the programs.</p>
<p>I think that it would have been pretty tough to do it in four years with no overlap.</p>