<p>What are some majors that are known for at UCLA?</p>
<p>I know I can just google search it but… all the posts
are like 2-5 years old.</p>
<p>Please do not mention anything that has to do with
-math
-science
-medical
-engineering</p>
<p>besides the obvious, I want to know some other ones</p>
<p>There isn’t a great deal of departmental churn at universities, so rankings from 2 years ago won’t be too different from what they are now, especially if you exclude those 4 areas.</p>
<p>I don’t really see what the point of this is. If you have some idea of what you want to study, people could chime in on the strength of those departments.</p>
<p>Otherwise it’s very difficult to come up with any sort of useful list.</p>
<p>idk, all of the econ majors are impacted and have high GPA requirements :shrugs: although that doesn’t necessarily make them good (+ pretty sure Berkeley’s Haas is better than UCLA for econ.)</p>
<p>It depends who you’re talking to.</p>
<p>Apparently our only number 1 department is geography, which UCLA would be known for among other geography scholars, but probably not really anyone else since barely anyone even really understands what geography is about.</p>
<p>So, what exactly are you asking for? Known for in regards to employers? Asian parents? White parents?</p>
<p>haha I have asian parents, I would love to hear what you have to say?</p>
<p>Well, I am sorry for not being very clear, but I do not know what major I
want to get into, I was hoping maybe theatre set design or something?</p>
<p>I heard its not the BEST at UCLA but the film area in general is good?</p>
<p>But family and friends are telling me film/theatre industry isn’t the best thing
to go into?</p>
<p>I more want to find a major I will like and pursue, but I definately don’t want
a major involving TOO MUCH math and science.</p>
<p>Film and psychology are very highly ranked.</p>
<p>It’s never a bad idea to go into the film industry if you have the right connections.</p>
<p>@lolfail:</p>
<p>I actually moved from Washington state not too long ago, because I figured if I was going to get a career of some sort, I might as well come down to LA and get the best opportunities I could possibly find!!</p>
<p>Psychology is one of those POPULAR majors everyone seems to be getting a degree in these days, what can you do with that degree? Other than become a psychologist obviously, and is it hard finding a job after college?</p>
<p>majors that have lots of jobs out of college usually involve a lot of math and science (CS, Engineering) or don’t pay very much (you can become a child psychologist for a k-12 school out of college, but don’t expect to make more than like 30-40k/yr)</p>
<p>Also, UCLA was ranked #1 in musicology iirc.</p>
<p>If you plan on going into film, going to USC would probably be a smarter idea. That alumni network would probably pay off there. You have to decide what you want: a major that you love, that doesn’t have the best job prospects; a major that you don’t but does and requires a lot of math; a major that you think is ok, and offers jobs prospects, but they don’t pay very much.</p>
<p>it ultimately depends on how you look at college: is it some experience for you to learn and grow as a person? a means to get a job? both? that’s something you’ll have to decide.</p>
<p>@beyphy:</p>
<p>I have learned and heard over and over that its better to have a job you love rather than that makes money.</p>
<p>I would gladly settle for a career that doesn’t pay 6 digits but if its something I will love.</p>
<p>Film, not so much, and if I go into film/theatre its most likely for set design? like theatre stage design and things.</p>
<p>I want lean more towards a career that has “design” but I am not great at drawing or have any talented skills to go into fashion, graphics, etc.</p>
<p>I was however in a interior design program not too long ago but I got out only because I thought it wouldn’t make too much money… since you need rich clients to always keep you steady.</p>
<p>So I researched theatre design and I thought it was great! basically interior design only temporary.</p>
<p>I would be making residential settings, commercial settings, and you know?</p>
<p>But that might also not make too much money, but if its something I enjoy, I plan
on accomplishing it!</p>
<p>The Film school at UCLA is great!</p>
<p>Here’s one of the short films made by one of the students at UCLA.</p>
<p>[MOTION</a> SICKNESS (University of California, Los Angeles 2011) - YouTube](<a href=“MOTION SICKNESS - YouTube”>MOTION SICKNESS - YouTube)</p>
<p>I heard that getting into UCLA film school is REALLY REALLY difficult, and that they only take 50 students a year, or something like that. Extremely competitive!</p>