Minors

[YearsGoneBy]

when you minor in a subject in college what does that really mean? do you get a certain lower degree in that field?

[sleepygrlgreen]

i've actually wondered about that. i don't think you do.

[YearsGoneBy]

its been bothering me lately because i cant decide what i want to study when i go to college so i want to do a major and minor but i dont know what a minor really does

[sleepygrlgreen]

i think it just shows that you focused and had an interest on something else besides your major. see if this helps http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/resources/archive/careerfields/minor/

[Web250]

You can use it two ways:

1) to back up your major:
ie: I'm a math ed major, and it looks nice if I have a background in chemistry (my potential minor)

2) Do something you love
ie: music, computers, whatever it might be

[richter915]

ya it's really kinda like...a side interest. A lot of times schools make you take BS general ed courses...you can work it so that a lot of those are all in a specific field of ur interest...so then you take a bunch of classes for that and get a degree. It comes down to how many credits/classes you take. For a major you might have to take let's say...50 credits of class for it...but for a minor...maybe only 20...that's it really.

it looks good sometimes for grad school but like it was mentioned, it's usually for something people are interested in aside from academics.

[noodledancer]

i don't think it means much of anything really. it's just a way exploring an interest outside of your major without doing a double major. minors can also provide an opportunity to do a semester abroad.

[aminorthreat55]

They sort of just round out your general academic profile. Like I'm a financial economics major but I have a double-minor in legal policy and political science, so it shows that I can do different things and potentially have those skills be an asset to a company that wants to hire me in the future.

[roxy]

i think it pretty much just builds on your major. it shows that you took some extra classes and have a larger background in a certain subject which can give you that extra something when it comes to applying for a job. i would say it could cushion your resume or you can minor in something that you just want to learn more about because its interesting and has nothing to do with your major.

[mondeoman]

For me, my minor directs which field I want to enter after I graduate. I'm a Broadcast Journalism minor and a Meteorology minor, which means I'm getting into the broadcast field. If I had a Physics or a Math minor, I'd probably be gettting into research.

[blankster07]

yeah... well i'm a junior in high school right now and really want to be a statistics major... but what should i minor in?... business?

[noodledancer]

yeah... well i'm a junior in high school right now and really want to be a statistics major... but what should i minor in?... business?
there's nothing you 'should' minor in. a minor should be something you have genuine interest in. it doesn't even have to be related to the field your majoring in. i majored in microbiology, but minored in classical civilization just because i really enjoyed the subject matter.

[Shatter590]

I never got the point of a minor. My minor eventually became a double major, and somehow I got another minor afterwards. I've viewed it as a lesser concentration of classes after the major.

Most folks at my college had double majors anyway. makes more sense.

[Cal Smith]

Minor's are only good for resume's and presuing something else you might be interested in.

[Shatter590]

you put yours on your resume? I never have...

[SkaBum14]

I put my minors on mine. Anything to make you look better.