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What colleges should I look at if i’m interested in studying both classics and environmental engineering?
I would like to either double major or major in environmental engineering, minor in classics. I am also interested in environmental science
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David’s Answer
I have a major (BS and MS) in Civil/Environmental Engineering. It is pretty difficult to do a true double major in an engineering program because the engineering courseload is pretty large, which prevents you from taking enough credits to do a true double major (or minor).
I took 12 credits of Shakespeare (and 4 in music theory) during my undergraduate degree. I enjoyed the classics as well (still do) and looked into perhaps a minor, but that amount was about all that I could fit in. My load was 19+ credits a semester. I would have had to go beyond 8 semesters undergrad to get enough for a minor.
So my advice is, if you want to do a double major (or a major and minor) look at what the requirements for each are, and see what the overlaps are. What courses that are required for a classics degree also count toward your engineering humanities electives and vice versa. It takes some planning. I really didn't plan for it, and only thought about the idea in my sophomore year. You really do not have much leeway in a freshman engineering program. You *might* free up some time if you can place out of basic physics, chem, or calc from your scores on an AP exam, but honestly, even though I took AP classes in High School I still found it very valuable to pretty much take them again in college (I didn't place out either, my college required a 4 or above, and I scored a 3 on all the AP exams)
I took 12 credits of Shakespeare (and 4 in music theory) during my undergraduate degree. I enjoyed the classics as well (still do) and looked into perhaps a minor, but that amount was about all that I could fit in. My load was 19+ credits a semester. I would have had to go beyond 8 semesters undergrad to get enough for a minor.
So my advice is, if you want to do a double major (or a major and minor) look at what the requirements for each are, and see what the overlaps are. What courses that are required for a classics degree also count toward your engineering humanities electives and vice versa. It takes some planning. I really didn't plan for it, and only thought about the idea in my sophomore year. You really do not have much leeway in a freshman engineering program. You *might* free up some time if you can place out of basic physics, chem, or calc from your scores on an AP exam, but honestly, even though I took AP classes in High School I still found it very valuable to pretty much take them again in college (I didn't place out either, my college required a 4 or above, and I scored a 3 on all the AP exams)
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Brittany’s Answer
Use College Search Platforms: College Board BigFuture (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org)
Filter by:
Majors: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Classics.
Location, size, and selectivity.
2. Check University Websites
Look at College of Engineering and College of Arts & Sciences pages.
Confirm:
Double major/minor policies.
Filter by:
Majors: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Classics.
Location, size, and selectivity.
2. Check University Websites
Look at College of Engineering and College of Arts & Sciences pages.
Confirm:
Double major/minor policies.