Minor in a foreign language vs. a field of study

ThunderWolf94
Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:08:15 +0000

I am earning my bachelor of social work. I am planning to go into student affairs in higher education, and earning a masters degree and eventually a PhD in that field. Would being bilingual help me on this path? I am only a couple of classes away from my French minor, and I could use them to help me brush up and polish my skills. However, I could also earn a minor in Psychology, which would help reinforce what I learn in social work.

What is the smartest choice? The psychology knowledge would be good, but I feel I can learn about that on my own, as I need it, and will learn psychology as it pertains to my field of study in graduate school. French is something I may not ever have the opportunity again to learn and develop, and I do plan to travel when I’m older, however i don’t want to risk taking the courses, putting the work in and paying for them if I’m just going to forget it in the future.

What would be the smartest thing to do?