My ideal university scenario...

NBZ
Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:02:45 +0000

One more question you should ask yourself: how serious are you about majoring in Political Science? Because if it’s just that you have a side-interest in Pol Science, you always have the option of doing a single major in Civil Engineering, and using your electives to do Pol Science courses. Staying an extra year or two just for the sake of a double major does not seem rational unless you want to pursue graduate studies or seek a job in the Pol Science field.

Having said that, Pol Science might not be a bad complement to engineering, strange as it may sound. I am double majoring in Economics and Pol Science, and my Pol Science modules always seem to provide a refreshing alternative to the math-heavy economics modules. Also, the Pol Science modules are essay-based and the Econs modules are exam-based, so I can focus more on Pol Science in the early part of the semester and more on Econs in the later part (not sure if it works that way in the US though).