<p>I'm applying to Berkeley next year. I want to go to law school, but if that doesn't work out and I don't find another job, i'll probably be a teacher. Considering that I want to major in philosophy, I was considering in minoring in History to become a History teacher . However.Cal doesn't have a history minor, apparently (from what I read). Is there a anther minor that could either a) set up a good teaching back up plan or b) help me get employed somewhere else?</p>
<p>You could pretty easily double major in history and philosophy, if that is important to you. They are nicely related subjects, after all. To teach history in a public school you’d need a teaching credential, I imagine, but would you need to major in history?</p>
<p>bumpo 10 char</p>
<p>What is the difficulty level of the history major?</p>
<p>I have the same problem except with the econ minor (or lack thereof). I think it’s kind of silly that some minor programs don’t exist. They’re almost all the same anyway! All you do is take 5 upper division classes and BAM, you have a minor. It’s not like it’s much extra work for the administration (they don’t need to create extra classes or anything), and it’d make things tons easier for the students.</p>
<p>So why on earth won’t my 5 upper division econ classes count towards an econ minor???</p>
<p>You can’t teach history unless you major in history.</p>
<p>It’s because the History dept has a required senior thesis…30-50 pages. I asked.</p>