Different Major than Undergraduate

atse1910
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:26:56 +0000

Hello, I have a question about going to graduate school in regards to a graduate degree that differs from the major you had obtained as an undergraduate. When I was high school and also in college, I knew two of my teachers and professors who had at least 5 Master’s Degree in different unrelated areas. For example, my high school computer programming teacher had seven master’s degree in English, Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, MBA, Graphic Communcations, and Sociology.

How is that exactly possible? I too have multiple interests, but how the heck did these people get that many degrees while they’re undergraduate degree, in the case of my computer science teacher --his undergraduate degree was Electrical Engineering–, is different from their intended degrees for grad school?

For example, because I can’t study digital media and video/film production right now as a undergraduate, I can’t get the degree because my interest in Political Science exceeds that interest in digital media and video/film production degree, however I still like to make videos as a hobby.

Here’s my profile on my academic background:
UCSD (undergraduate)
Political Science Major
International Studies Major
Neuroscience Major
Communcations Minor
English Minor

Would like to have a master’s degree in
Law
Business
Digital Media and Video/Film Production
Creative Writing

How is that possible like those (like my teachers) before me?!? Thanks. lol. : ]. They’re some crazy people.