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Yes, major is the right term. Currently I'm undeclared but I'm 95% certain that I'll declare into Communication Studies with a minor in Japanese. I'd love to major in English or Lit but the career prospects are a little more limited.

Well, I suppose with Japanese that should open up your prospects significantly should you wish to work there. What does "Communication Studies" cover then as I am intrigued? Not even sure we have that as an actual degree here. Out of curiosity, why do you think that English or Lit is limiting?

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Well, at least around here many of my academic advisers have been telling me that unless I want to teach that English by itself might not be a great pick for me. It's a little stupid, because Communication Studies is really not thaaaaat different, but I can only stray so far from my roots. Just about all the majors I'm interested in are in this general area, so... Communication is a little broader, though, in that more people accept it for a wider variety of positions including many of the English possibilities (publication editors and so on) but also there are concentrations involving advertising or marketing or international relations and so on. It's a really broad major with a lot of stuff under it, so in the end it depends on what classes I take and internships and so on. My current Communications class has a focus on Popular Culture and the way it is created/controlled and marketed.

That is interesting! I'm surprised that your teachers are telling you that, but that's just my opinion! Its just that, it is usually the reaction of most people not in that field (assuming you can only be a teacher). But then if you're looking to keep your options open (does depend on your age, career aspirations and previous work experience etc) that it is general enough that you can choose pretty much any profession route. If you are interested in marketing or advertisting, publication editor and so on then I wouldn't agree that you have broader options (other than with the language)....English is after all considered a pure academic subject. Anyhow, who knows?! At the end of the day it is just a starting point and it is usually life experience and personality that gets you the job in most cases (in my experience) not just qualifications. How long do you have to go? The very best of luck with it anyway.

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Yes, I'm getting a lot of conflicting opinions from my advisers and in general I've been sort of left with the idea that what I major in doesn't really seem to matter all that much, since my options are all sort of along the same lines. I have time left to iron it out because I'm only a sophomore, and I might end up doing a fifth year or a year abroad, so we'll see.

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No apology needed - you've just taught me something that I didn't know! IMO you've probably got the right attitude to it all....I've found that teachers are wonderful in their chosen profession but have no idea really of how it works outside the academic institution (bit of a bold statement there so apologies to any teachers lurking on here! We're all entitled to an opinion!) That said, they are wonderful people who know their field (generally), have elephant memories and usually are very interesting to be around. But at the end of the day (again IMHO) degrees are either the starting point to your career or if you are older they act as an enhancement.

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How's everyone getting on with their book?