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-6 posts tagged "majors"
Claire Reid | Monday, May 3, 2021
The University of Notre Dame offers approximately 75 degree programs encompassing everything from accountancy to theology. However, some majors are less well-known or populous than others. The Observer interviewed four students in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame about how they chose their major and how they plan to use it in the
Kelly Burke | Friday, August 24, 2018
This academic school year marks the official launching of a new major in environmental studies offered at Saint Mary’s. Last spring, the program was approved by the Academic Affairs Counsel after a yearlong process of researching and planning for the curriculum. Historically, implementing a new major requires a two-year period in order to thoroughly understand
Nicole Caratas | Tuesday, January 30, 2018
As an English writing and humanistic studies double major, I’ve heard it all. “Oh, are you going to teach?” “What are you going to do with that?” “What do your parents think?” “Oh, you’re in easy majors! You just read all of the time!” Nothing bothers me more than the way people are quick to
Clare Kossler | Monday, November 16, 2015
“What? You’re majoring in history and math?” “… Interesting …” “So what exactly do you plan to do with that again?” To all those who have asked me this question, today I can announce with complete and utter confidence: I don’t know. Perhaps I should qualify. It’s not so much that I don’t know as
Matt Miklavic | Thursday, February 12, 2015
Valentine’s Day. Oh, yay. Yet again it is upon us, Notre Dame. Yet another night of sky-high expectations and North-Korean-rocket-launch-like failures; a night that promises “Love Actually” and delivers “Romeo and Juliet.” And so, as you set out on Thursday in pursuit of being in that 1 percent of Disney fairytales, here’s a little look
Annette Sayre | Thursday, January 22, 2015
Everyone throws the term around, but what does it actually mean to “major in” something? Major’s Night will be held Thursday to help students get a better understanding of their options in college and beyond. “A typical misconception that underclassmen have when they come to college is that a major will define their career for the