Hi there! So I'm in my first semester of an Arts/Law double degree and having second thoughts about what my minor should be.
I'm majoring in French because it was my favourite high school subject so I opted for Spanish as my minor because I love languages and it seemed to complement French well. However, there are a few things I don't like about introductory Spanish:
- All of the tutorials are run very much like high school classes so can be boring sometimes
- The combination of two languages plus Law and two oral exams at the end of semester is kind of a killer
- I love the culture and history stuff we learn but it's never assessed in any meaningful way, we just do multiple choice quizzes
So I was wondering whether I should switch to Literary Studies. Lit was my best high school subject and I'm very passionate about classic literature, especially Shakespeare. Equally, I feel there are a few disadvantages to doing Lit:
- Less employable if I want to work in international law, even if it's fun
- There's apparently a lot of reading and not much time spent on each text
Anyone done Literary Studies and can recommend/not recommend it? Anyone got any other helpful advice? I'm awful at making decisions and am really worried about making a bad choice here.