Was thinking Cog Science or Math.

9/13/2009 7:23:07 AM

I regret doing a Cog Science minor because it forced me to take certain electives rather than what I really would have liked to take.

9/13/2009 8:20:18 AM

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I feel different, as I also did a Cognitive Science minor, and found the courses fascinating. Used CSC333 (Automata), CSC422 (Data Mining), ENG210 (Intro to Linguistics), PSY420 (Cognitive Brain Functions ... extension of PSY200), PSY425 (Cognitive Science) for my five courses. You can research course specifics and figure out how much extra will be needed to fit into degree. Note, for the courses above, all five of them at the time counted towards a degree requirement (CSC restricted elective or HSS).

However, do make a good point. It really depends. Most minors are intended to complement a degree and provide new perspective when working within your major degree. Case in point, a major in Technical Communications with a minor in a science subject field is highly valued ... be surprised how many folks can NOT do technical writing.

Ultimately, what are your interests in? That will help pick the best minor.

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9/13/2009 9:09:28 AM

stats?

9/13/2009 12:21:09 PM

i'd go with math

9/17/2009 3:49:41 PM

I'm taking communication and graphic design courses for my minor. Love it for web design.

9/17/2009 8:37:02 PM

Aerospace Engineering

9/20/2009 7:57:00 AM

I got a Cog Sci minor with only 1 class extra from what I had to take for electives and CSC.

No brainer and it sounds really good on a resume.

9/20/2009 12:59:32 PM

^no it doesnt, but if its only 1 extra class you might as well.

9/21/2009 3:15:08 AM

Well, it certainly doesn't sound bad on a resume. Wtf kind of response is that?

9/21/2009 3:31:20 PM

I'm saying no one really gives a shit about minors (I have two, myself). The previous poster claims it was "really good," which is wrong. You are now claiming "it doesn't hurt," which is a significantly lower standard.

You'd be better-served to spend your time getting a masters, if possible.

9/21/2009 8:19:51 PM

take the BUS minor

its really easy

9/22/2009 8:35:58 PM

minors don't count for squat in the real world. take the classes you find interesting.

9/22/2009 11:29:23 PM

Yeah, I almost did a math minor but needed some stupid 200 level class that I couldn't fit in my schedule so I just took some cool 400 level classes instead. That being said, I'd suggest Math or Psy.

9/25/2009 2:38:45 PM

^^^^ how can you say whether or not it was "really good" for him or not? let's not be retarded.

My minor helped with my first job, both in getting me the job and in my ability to do the work well. Neither my major nor my minor are related to my current job.

I would just take something that interests you. If there is some specific job that you definitely want to try for, then my all means take any courses that may help you understand or do the job better.

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9/25/2009 4:13:15 PM

Minor helped me. Being a math major trying to find a stats job was hard. I was told by quite a few employers having my stats minor helped my chances out greatly.

9/25/2009 5:55:25 PM

A friend of mine got a BS in CSC and a minor in Economics. He got a good job and makes around six figures from what I hear.

10/12/2009 8:38:20 PM

Minors are worthless as far as resumes go.

Get a minor in English. ENG331 counts, add in your free electives, and after that I believe it ends up being one extra class.

It's useful because most people you'll be working with can barely construct a grammatically correct sentence. Having good written skills goes a long way.

10/13/2009 2:16:37 PM

wouldn't you be better off with technical writing? i mean, unless you just love reading some chaucer...

10/13/2009 6:30:12 PM

Technical writing is great if you're writing technical documentation.

The literature stuff isn't directly relevant, but with all of the writing you will have to do, it will make you a better overall writer. I happened to enjoy the lit classes i took, and that helped a lot with putting in the work for those classes, and it wasn't until I was working for a couple of years that I realized that I was a far better writer than most everyone around me -- mostly due to my efforts to get better at it for my lit classes.

It's scary how many engineers out there can't write worth a damn.

10/13/2009 8:06:16 PM

Quote :

"Minors are worthless as far as resumes go. "

It can show you aren't a total nerd, or show what other skills you have or what you like. On the interviews and resume's I've looked at, those can be what pops out.




But for the most part they don't mean much. Get What you want, you're paying for it.

10/13/2009 10:43:18 PM