Is it a good idea to have a dual major and a minor?

Question

I'm going to be enrolling in a dual major program dealing with Psychology and Sociology and I want to minor in Child Development. Does any one have any feedback or opinion? Thanks in advance....

Answer 1

In general there is nothing wrong with double majors and a minor, especially with BA degrees which have lees units than BS.

You muct know, though, that psychology and sociology are polar opposite worldviews. Sociology blames personal problems on society at large (for instance, anorexia is caused by images of models in the media) while psychology looks at individual thought processes that vary from person to person (for instance, anorexia is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder and is associated with people with perfectionist attitudes).

If you can keep these two worldviews straight in your mind throughout college, then kudos to you. Otherwise, you should start with intro courses in psychology and sociology to decide if you really want to major in both of them.

Answer 2

Only if you're sure that you can handle it, have a good time management plan and are able to juggle multiple heavy courses and at the same time be able to have some spare time for anything that comes your way outside of lectures and the academia.

Answer 3

Dude i am already dual majoring in Aerospace and Mechanical engineer, ive been thinking about minoring in biomechnics or electrical... but thats too much work.

Answer 4

Yes, you widen your education and skills you become more versatile in different situations. People with a single track education tend to stay in that one field, whereas you'd be able to switch between roles in the workplace or act as an intermediary between different departments if you were educated in more than one discipline.

Answer 5

Never hurts to have more than one. Just don't kill yourself by doing too many courses outside your major area.