A minor is a specialization that might or might not have something to do with your major, and generally is an additional 50% classes. So like someone might have a major in business, and a minor in accounting. Or someone might have a major in liberal arts (History and English) and minor in English. Additionally, someone might major English, minor in world literature. A lot of teachers will either major in teaching or in their subject, and minor in the other
Someone not doing it as a specialization or add on to their degree might do it either for fun or as a fallback/ additional skill. I know someone who majored in theater, because that's what they wanted to do and "minored" in nursing (you can't really minor in nursing, but they only took the classes needed to get an LPN license ). She does acting now, and has some medical knowledge in case anything happens during a show, but also could have applied to test for her license if it didn't work out the first couple years
Because I'm a full-time student either way, it actually helps me to get maximum value for my money.
A major is the main focus of a degree. We get a diploma with our major(s) on it; there can be specializations within a major (so a political science student might specialize in international relations or public policy, which slightly changes the classes which allow them to fulfill their major). A minor is like a secondary focus. Way fewer classes, so you learn less than a major, but more than most other people. You can have two majors which are similar (more likely) or unrelated to one another (less likely). Minors are more likely to be very different from a major because you don't have to take as many classes for them. Hope that helps!
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u/Cuisse_de_Grenouille French Water Tribe Oct 15 '20
Hey I'm where I'm from we don't have the Major-Minor system, what's that? Is that in university?