<p>I have a child pursuing majors in Fine Art (painting) and Psychology at a well respected university. The university has its own Art school, (as well as Business and Engineering schools). The way it is set up, the “professional” school is automatically considered to be the “primary” school if the student is pursuing majors in one of the professional schools and in the school of Arts & Sciences. In my child’s case this is the school of Art, so her degree will be a BFA.</p>
<p>It is pretty clear to me from everything I’ve read that BFA has advantages if she will pursue a career in the arts (grad programs, etc.). But what about Psychology? Will BFA with major in Psych be considered differently than BA with major in Psych wrt to grad programs and job opportunities?</p>
<p>She could do a dual degree, and graduate with BFA in Art and BA in Psych, but it will require taking many more classes, so will entail staying at least one extra semester in school…
Is it worth it?</p>