If you went to college, what did you major/minor in?

[Blue3]

For me:


Political Science BA
(almost enough credits to minor in each of the following: Anthropology, Religious Studies, Economics)
May 2011

Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA)
(and graduate certificate in Human Resources)
December 2012

[Mr. Smith]

BA in English, 2015
- Creative Writing

(almost had enough for Politics)

[JA]

Undergraduate: BA in Sociology & minor in Cultural Anthropology and Psychology (2017)

[fhtagn]

Majored in Psychology.
Only got about 3 years in before dropping out.
One day I might eventually finish.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Political Science

[Illiniwek]

BS in Mechanical Engineering
Minor in Mathematics

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Entered as Secondary English Education, switched to BA English with a concentration in Journalism and a minor in Government & Political Affairs.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

There are no such things as major or minor here.

Arab and Islamic studies

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Wasted 4 years of my life majoring in political science and criminal justice studies. With luck, I'll waste many more.

[RFayette]

Just finishing my 2nd year studying Math and Computer Science

[All Along The Watchtower]

Poli Sci (normal, atlas.txt, dumb mistake, etc.)

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Poli Sci (normal, atlas.txt, dumb mistake, etc.)

I swallowed that garbage about following your dreams.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Poli Sci (normal, atlas.txt, dumb mistake, etc.)

I swallowed that garbage about following your dreams.

You and me both, man.

[SingingAnalyst]

MIT, BS, Physics, 1988.

Thesis topic: Laser Spectroscopy of Human Tissue: Picosecond Time-Domain Studies

Oakland University (Rochester, MI), MS, Applied Stats, 2000

Thesis: Births 1989-1993 in US vs. day of week, time of year, moon phase. (Finding: day of week and time of year matters. Moon phase showed no significant effect).

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

There are no such things as major or minor here.

Law (with an focus in International Public Law)

[ilikeverin]

BA, Linguistics (2012)
BS, Psychology (2012)
And now,
PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (2017)

[angus]

How is it that some of you post that there's no such thing as a major in your university, then in the same breath you post a particular concentration (in other words, a major)?

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

How is it that some of you post that there's no such thing as a major in your university, then in the same breath you post a particular concentration (in other words, a major)?

In my college the formal title is only "Law" (or technically a Lawyer Degree), and you "specialize" (there are only 4 subjects that divide all specializations) in the second part of your undergrad in one of several different branches of the discipline (administrative, international, public law, private law [civil and commercial, penal, labor law, business law, tax law or notary law), but no one thinks of this as majors and minors

Also, most law schools in Argentina don't have this second part of the undergrad

[Donerail]

Currently pursuing a major in political science, graduating in 2020.

[Torie]

I forgot. Memory is the second thing to go.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Undergrad: BA double major in Government + Public Policy
Grad: JD

[RINO Tom]

Poli Sci (normal, atlas.txt, dumb mistake, etc.)

I swallowed that garbage about following your dreams.

You and me both, man.

Haha, this is a great exchange.  Things will work out just fine, though.

Anyway, I was Finance.

[Green Line]

Whats with the negativity toward poli sci.  It's a great degree, one of the best you can get.  Makes a well rounded person.  You can be anything you want (except an engineer, cause science).  The world is your oyster.

[Cynthia]

BA in political science. 2021.
Yet to start it, what's so bad about it?

[Blue3]

I don't think it's negativity towards Political Science.

Just that the current job market favors degrees or training that are:
1. Healthcare-related (nursing, pharmacy, kinesiology, physical therapy, biology)
2. Engineering-related (as well as architecture, mechanical, construction), or
3. ComputerScience/technology-related

But the real problem is there seems to be too many
-criminal justice/psychology/sociology/forensics/pre-law majors
(I lump them together because so many are people who like watching CSI/Law&Order/etc. and decide that it would be cool to do, without knowing what the classes or work are actually like, and tend to change majors or drop out)
-music majors
-and business majors (though at least business can be applied broadly)

Just don't expect a Political Science degree, or really any degree, to be fast-track ticket to instant success. Your real career begins after college, your degree is just something to put on a resume to get your first entry-level job.