<p>How does it work. Does it require me to just take 5 extra classes? Does it require me to give up electives so I can get enough credits? How does it work? How hard is it? I realize that each college is different, so just tell me what college you go to or what the general characteristics are.</p>
<p>The reason I ask is that I want to double major, but I fear it will make me sacrifice learning about my majors. Like, I will have less time to focus on one subject because I need to work on my other, and essentially, I will just be studying to pass tests and get a degree, not because I want to learn the topic.</p>
<p>Depends also on your specific majors and their requirements. For example, in my college (U of Rochester) the natural science majors tend to require more courses than the humanities majors. Also, double majoring in related subjects (Physics and Maths, Economics and Political Science) often require fewer courses overall than double majoring in unrelated subjects.</p>
<p>In my college, double majoring is ridiculously easy since there is only one required course in the curriculum. If one really tries, one can do a triple major without much effort; if one takes overloads and has AP credits, it’s even possible to do four majors. In colleges with a common core it tends to be harder, but most majors in most colleges have more electives than required courses so it shouldn’t be difficult to do.</p>
<p>As Roch said above, it really depends on which two majors you decide to pursue. If they are related, then generally many or at least some of the courses overlap. Talk to your advisor to figure out how much extra work it would be to double major at your school</p>
<p>Depends on school and major. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering differ by only 5 classes on the Chemistry side. Our chemistry program accepts electives from itself as well as 4 outside majors (Bio, ChemE, MaterialsE, Physics) as technical electives. At my school, you can easily double major in:</p>
<p>and graduate within 4 years no problem. Same for our physics program; it’s easy to double major in Electrical Engineering and Physics and graduate within 4 years if you take summer school.</p>
<p>Obviously, if you want to double major in Aerospace Engineering and Psychology the workload is significantly higher.</p>
<p>Can’t help the two aboe me, but for the OP its all about what you’re majoring in. Check with an advisor and see how many extra courses you’d have to take and how many overalap. I’m at the end of my Freshman year now and i’m looking into taking on a 2nd major. I’m an English Literature Major (Law School) and if I chose say writing as my 2nd major, i’d have like 3 extra courses to take and that would be it. But if I took say Math, then i’d have a lot more.</p>
<p>“Just working off of the OP’s question here… would PolySci and Philosophy be considered an easier combo?”</p>
<p>“Yeah, I’d like to hear the answer to the above question too, please. PoliSci and Philosophy are my two planned majors as well.”</p>
<p>It really depends on the policies regarding double majors at your particular school and the requirements for each of those majors. There is some overlap of subject matter in certain subfields of political science (political theory) and philosophy (social and political philosophy). Some universities specify that courses used for a major not overlap with the requirements for another major; in other words, you’d have to complete the full requirements for each major. Other universities permit some amount of overlap or permit you to count a certain number of courses from a related field toward the requirements of a major. </p>
<p>Although the typical requirements for a political science major at most schools specify that you take at least one course in each subfield of the discipline, often it also is required or recommended that you choose one subfield in which you focus your coursework (e.g., 3-5 courses in that subfield, possibly also including a seminar and thesis). So if you chose to focus on political theory, typical relevant courses for an additional major in philosophy would include history of political thought (ancient to modern periods), American political thought, and so on. </p>
<p>The requirements for philosophy majors sometimes require or recommend that you focus your advanced coursework in a particular subfield. So, if you chose to focus on ethics and value theory, typical relevant courses for an additional major in political science would include social and political philosophy, philosophy of law, Marxism, ethics, and so on.</p>