What is your college major? or what will it be when you go?

[Specialist290]

I graduated a little less than a year ago with a BA in History (no specialization; the college I went to wasn't large enough to offer very many targeted programs). I'm hoping to go on and get a Master's or Doctorate to build on that (in something like archaeology or classical studies), but right now I'm sort of just cooling my heels and hoping to build up a little emergency cash reserve.

[Ravenchant]

I'm a physics undergraduate. Seeing that I hope to get into either aerospace or bionics/genetic engineering later on, I should probably tick the first option, but oh well...

On a related note, are "majors" simply titles of whatever you go to study at college? Always been a bit confused by the concept.

[peadar1987]

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, University of Dublin, 2005-2009

MSc. in Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh, 2009-2010

Fuel Route Engineer in the UK civilian nuclear industry, 2011-2012 (a job I hated!)

MSc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, 2012-2013

PhD. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, 2013-2017 (if all goes according to plan)

Guess I like studying engineering a lot more than I like actually doing it!

I always found the "majors and minors" system in the States a little hard to understand. In the UK and Ireland, most courses seem to be you go in, you have your syllabus with a little flexibility in it, and you just do it. I got the chance to choose whether I wanted to learn say, control systems or fluid dynamics (I think we got to pick 5 from 8 subjects in third year), but there was no chance to do a "minor" in archaeology or genetics.

Some courses, you could go into and have a wider choice. My sister did a general science degree, and specialised in physiology after two years.

Anyway, the thing I like the most is that undergraduate university degrees are paid for by the government in Scotland and Ireland. No student debt for me, which is fantastic, and something I'm very grateful for.

[Skyler4856]

Particle Physics

[Themohawkninja]

First year astronomy student.

I'm planning on going straight for my Ph.D so I can go back to a university and teach. Hopefully one with easy access to a nice telescope.

[Noticeably FAT]

I have an AS in Arch. Eng., which as it turns out is basically an degree to be a draftsman (what I did), or move on to other architectural related courses.

I don't know if you can edit your poll, but it's missing anything related to architecture, which is a pretty large chunk to be missing.

[jmiki8]

I'm going to university this year, and I'm going to be a transport engineer (well, if I manage to complete the university lol)

[NGTOne]

I'm studying Computer Science, with a minor in GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Not sure if I'm gonna pursue higher degrees, but I know I don't want to do the "corporate grind" thing. I'd rather start a business.

[Herbert McCheese-Wang]

Classics, knew it wouldn't be on the poll, people and their useful subjects...

[MeticulousMitch]

Architecture. Statistically a risky degree with the current building recession, but it got me an enjoyable job after I graduated last year.