I wouldn’t list Theater, History, or Art History) as easy or less time-demanding majors. History and Art History are academic majors, and usually are very time demanding.
Theater is incredibly time demanding. Virtually all performance majors are very time demanding.
That said, there are majors that aren’t that hard and aren’t time demanding. Like I said, we see the evidence mostly at Thanksgiving, but also at other times. Those in less-demanding majors can skip classes, miss days for travel, etc, while others can’t leave campus until the 11th hour.
It’s not simply a case of whether one likes or dislikes a certain major. My son LOVED Chemical Eng’g…loved it. He would have hated being an English major. But just because he loved ChemE didn’t mean that he didn’t have to devote a CRAZY number of hours to it in order to get A’s. If he had majored in, for instance, Elem Education or Hospitality management (if he liked it), he would have had a LOT more free time.
This thread isn’t to argue about easier vs more difficult/time-demanding majors. It’s silly to even think that easier majors don’t exist. All one has to do is look at some of the majors that football players often select. Several easy and less time demanding majors selected…”General Studies” is a popular pick for those who just need to major in something. It’s so common that when one of them actually chooses a demanding major, it’s frequently pointed out…because it is an exception! Bama recently had a Math/premed football player and a Mechanical Eng’g football player. It was frequently mentioned because it was exceptional.