Just kind of question on what everyone here majored in/plan to major in, and who dropped out, that kinda stuff. :)

Based the list off my Uni (University of Canterbury) course list. The stuff in brackets is not really indicative, it's just subjects that may fall under the catergory.

I am well aware that I may not have covered many courses out there - I'm sorry, but there's not enough spaces.

I'm going to be majoring in two or maybe even three of the following: History, English (Creative Writing), Classical Studies, Japanese. Yeah, I'm going to get real rich. :rolleyes:

I've got a BSc in Computer Science, and I'm strongly thinking about starting to study a BSc Economics via correspondence because I dont think I want to be a programmer for the rest of my life.

Im currently doing a new and shiny course called corporate systems management. IT and management basically. We are looking to become the people who know enough of the tech lingo to communicate with the programmers and also know how to dumb it down for heads of department and higher authorities.
Really good course so far (just over half way through) and should make me very rich should I pursue business analysis or open my own bisuness.

Doing Management, overseas, in Australia.

Economics. Not much to say about that really. My leaning is slightly more in macroeconomy and analyzing montary and financial policy than microeconomy which I really don't like. I'm also taking courses in Political Sciences, Public Adminstration, Accounting, German and Russian. As one might guess my carere target would be somewhere within the civil service.

EDIT: I'm not sure which bracket to pick really, I'm not sure if the commerece really fits but then sociology is not quite right either. Still economics is as clean as economy goes so I guess commerece is close enough.

Political Science. Already graduated with a good enough score. Still without a job. Well, without a real job.

No thanks, I'll stick to my PSDs.

Computer Science/Other

Starting a Computer Games Development four year course in September of this year after a year of Computer Science at Bournemouth University.

Leftafter my course path was cancelled due to a retarded Dean and a series of unfortunate staff.

By the end of the year I was only attending when my friends asked if I wanted to meet up. Still haven't passed the first year because they've misplaced my very first Web Application Design coursework.

Biology all the way! Did my undergraduate, then an MS, now a PhD... yeah it's turned into some kind of obsession.

Just finished my International Business and Management Studies. Currently working as an account manager at a direct mail company.

I've got to choose whether to drop either Latin, Philosophy or Maths for next year. Chances are that I'll drop Latin and do a joint degree in Philosophy and Maths.

(Organic) Chemistry. :)

Planing to push it all the way to a PhD, but we'll see how it goes.

I'm studying pharmacy, actually, but the good folks at the organic chemistry institute on my faculty let me hang out there with them most of the time.

P.S. Lucky are you who get to pick which courses (subjects) to take in a year. All of my ones are predetermined.

I think about doing either psyc or sociology major maybe double. I am going into my 2nd year of college. I was thinking of taking up Philosophy but you can't make any money with it.

Economics. Not much to say about that really. My leaning is slightly more in macroeconomy and analyzing montary and financial policy than microeconomy which I really don't like.

Ditto for me.

I graduated with a degree in BS Applied Economics. Currently halfway through my gap year right now though, taking Spanish in Europe and traveling. Planning to try and find work in the U.S first quarter of next year.

Geez, I thought there'd be a lot more lawyers. Where's our mod team?

Seems to be a large focus on Computer Science, which I guess is to be expected, really.

Deathmage, why do you want to do those subjects?

Because I'm interested in them. I know that I probably won't make any money out of them, but I'd probably regret it if I didn't do them. OTOH, if you ask me in four years I might regret that I didn't take something more economic, like, say, Economics, or Management, or something.

tbh, it's the stuff I'm good at. No good at Law, Science, Maths, Engineering, Marketing...what else can I do?

I was thinking of taking up Philosophy but you can't make any money with it.


Bah!

The coming year I will be graduating from my Uni of Applied Siences, as a Bachelor of Human Resource Management.

There wasn't really a suitable bracket for it, so I picked teaching, sociology, management and other. With HRM I can go in a lot of direction, I could research companies, advise mangement, regular HR work, become a trainer/teacher, a school dean etc.

I'm thinking about doing bachelor in philosophy and a master in computer science when I start uni in a year or two.

Err... what? Does bachelor and master in Holland mean thte same thing as minor and major in the US?

If it doesn't, I imagine you'd need a whole lot of prerequisite coursework to complete from a bachelor's degree in Philosophy to start a Master's degree in CS.

Err... what? Does bachelor and master in Holland mean thte same thing as minor and major in the US?

If it doesn't, I imagine you'd need a whole lot of prerequisite coursework to complete from a bachelor's degree in Philosophy to start a Master's degree in CS.

I think a Bachelors generally refers to a 3 or 4 year undergraduate degree, while masters is the first component of postgraduate study, usually involving a research project.

In South Africa, we never had minors, only majors. You generally took 2-3 majors, which were 3rd year subjects.

He could do a Bachelors in philosophy and computer science, then masters in computer science.

I'm in the process of getting my Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering...however, it's not from a formal university. Once I get it however, I might transfer over to the University of Utah to either get a second Bachelor's Degree in EE specializing in automation and robotics...or if I can overcome advanced calculus, I might get a Master's Degree in EE...but robotics sounds like it would be more fun. :borg: :rolling:

@Blackthorne TA
Err... what? Does bachelor and master in Holland mean thte same thing as minor and major in the US?

If it doesn't, I imagine you'd need a whole lot of prerequisite coursework to complete from a bachelor's degree in Philosophy to start a Master's degree in CS.


I'm in the process of completing a Bachelor in "Technical Computer Science" (Technische Informatica). I didn't mention that because I'm not following mentioned course at a university, but at a college.

Dropped out of Computer Science after two years. Have since forgotten everything I learned. :D Good use of time and money there.

I majored in Computer Science, with minor subject in Physics.

A Danish "Candidate Degree" (major subject) corresponds to something between a Master's and a Ph.D (IMO a good Master's but a very poor Ph.D.). A minor subject is also called a Bachelor's Degree but I think it is a low-grade Bachelor.

Bachelor of Arts in English. I hope to go back and get my Masters someday but I'm not so sure that will ever happen.

I'm doing an IT and multimedia double degree, majoring in software engineering and interactive entertainment (basically intended as a games-type major, but has a broad variety of relevant stuff in it).

Software engineering is made of fail, but interactive entertainment major is rather awesome. Well, except for the odd course that fails so hard that I end up failing it, but, well :hahaerr:

I quit theology and biology.

Probably going to study informatics a bit and a bit social psychology. Maybe. No rush though.

@Blackthorne TA


I'm in the process of completing a Bachelor in "Technical Computer Science" (Technische Informatica). I didn't mention that because I'm not following mentioned course at a university, but at a college.

To make it even more confusing, a dutch college (Hogeschool) is considered a "university of applied sciences" these days. I'm pretty sure I don't study science, but whatever.

It makes a bit of sense though, a dutch college is, as far as I know, a higher level of education than an american college.

We basically do one major at a time, which will become our bachelor degree after about 4 years. You can than do a postgraduate master, which takes 2 years. Uni works a bit differently, you get your bachelor after 3 years.

Besides the major we also have to do 2 minors, which are basically mix-ins of different majors or subjects.

I believe they are adapting this format throughout the whole of Europe, not sure though.

Yes, the nefarious Bologna process which last year had most senior students desperately trying to complete their studies before the new exam system became mandatory for all students. Does not affect me all that much though. We also have the system with universities and universities of applied sciences. Universities of applied sciences are generally more focused in training for various professions (nurses, engineers, social workers etc.) while universities teach more theoretical subjects which don't generally don't directly train you to any specific profession and are more theoretical in nature (economics, law, medicine, history, philosophy etc.).

Yes, the nefarious Bologna process

Same thing here... the Bologna thing has been in operation for two years now, however it's still in tuning, not quite the real Bologna,imho (old proffesors like their old ways, I guess).

On my faculty, mine is the last generation studying by the good old programme :).
The dinosaurs, and proud of it :p.

The place certainly got a bit crowded now, since many of the subjects are now taught to two different years, and there is only one set of labs for those subjects... (twice more people to arrange lab time for, but same time amount)

Well, I first majored in the third-last poll option, but a Bachelor of Other degree ended up being rather limited vis-a-vis employability, so I then went for accounting.

:p

Funny, here was I thinking you'd sooner major in the last option. :p

Looks like I'm the only Historian here...sob, sob.

I thought we had a lot more lawyers, though - where's Beren and chevy, anyways?

Wah?! I'm the only physicist! Does that mean I'm ... special? :p :xx:

You mean special in the same way as "Special Olympics"? ;)

@BTA: Actually, considering my all-round athletic inability, I think even the "Special" Olympics would be beyond me! Unless Halo becomes an Olympic sport, that is.

Math for me. I am now a software engineer.