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What is a “Major”?

According to the Mariam-Webster Dictionary, a major is an area of academic study related to a subject or a chosen field of specialization. In most American undergraduate institutions of higher education, students need to declare a major in order to graduate. Each major has its own set of graduation requirements and a student can only graduate if those requirements are met. Schools that do not have majors offer the most general undergraduate degree, which is called a Liberal Arts Degree. A Liberal Arts Degree applies to the study of language, philosophy, history, and literature, among others. Please see below for a sample list of specialized undergraduate majors.

Many undergraduate universities offer “minors” along with majors.A minor is a secondary specialty which a student can choose either to (a) provide support to their chosen major, but from another academic department (for example, majoring in Business and “minoring” in Economics), or (b) satisfy academic interests in an area not related to the student's chosen major (for example, majoring in Business but “minoring” in Religion).Minors often require only a handful of classes to complete.

Graduate studies are specialized area-studies that prepare students for professional careers. Popular graduate-level majors include law, education, business, engineering, and computer and information technology.Unlike choosing an undergraduate major, which often relates to a student's particular area of interest rather than due to a conscious career choice, choosing a graduate major is often a career-related decision, as many students pursuing a graduate degree (an MA, MS, or MBA), normally do so with a specific career in mind.

What's Here? Choice of Undergraduate Majors； Choice of Graduate Majors