college language minors?

[PhantomPuppy]

i cant seem to find this on google. i must be like, really stupid. anywho, since im headin off to college next year, wanted to ask here in case anyone knows the answer.

if you minor in a language, how many years would you be taking the class? 1? 2? all 4? would appreciate a serious answer.

[FoJaR]

minors are usually around 20 credit hours.

if you take one class per semester you'll probably finish your junior year or so, but you can rush and get it done early, and if you have AP credit that might count towards the requirement.

[PhantomPuppy]

@fojar the college site says the course has a total of 31 units. is that the same as credit hours? very new to the idea of credits/units since my highschool decided it was a good idea to not include choosing classes in their system and had every student take the same classes no matter what...

[PhantomPuppy]

imma assume theyre the same thing, and itll take til about end of junior year. ty for answers from both of you, admin can close thread now.

[kmay]

it won't be difficult, if you choose the classes as your electives you'll be set before you know it. =]

[Callipygian]

A minor often constitutes a semester's worth of credits. Depending on the institution and the minor, it can be spread over a longer period or followed in a concentrated semester. As a personal note: I took a minor in English and American literature and ended up graduating in American literature before resuming my Sociology studies, so yay @ language minors.

[kmay]

the language minor will be a HUGE resume boost. so i would definitely recommend it

[dell2150]

At my university, the language minors are 18 credits. Each course at my school is 3 credits, which isn't the same as all of course.
I'm doing Chinese so I can give that as an example.
- Elementary Chinese I (3 creds)
- Elementary Chinese II (3)
- Intermediate Chinese I (3)
- Intermediate Chinese II (3)
- Two courses related to China or Chinese culture, and there are 6 to choose from (6 credits)
Each course lasts a semester, and the four language ones are pre-requisites for the next, so the quickest you could do it would be two years (unless you took some over the Summer).

I assume the other languages are probably the same, if not very similar (for my school at least). Every college or university would differ in what they require you to do other than learn the language, I would imagine. Definitely look into it if you want an extra POW on your resume. Planning ahead is good. Also, if you're doing anything related to business, then Chinese is the way to go (both for life success and for making your resume stick out). Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world, the fastest growing second language, and it's also become the language of business in the past years, and will continue to grow in years to come. Good luck to you in your decision-making process.

[PhantomPuppy]

i love the FFR community. always willing to help oh, and im thinking about minoring in japanese, if anyone was interested in what language im talking about. think it would help out a lot since im majoring in computer science, plus ive just always wanted to learn japanese, and my highschool didnt offer it lol.

[FoJaR]

not sure how japanese and computer science go together... but you should definitely do it if you want to learn japanese

[ilikexd]

I guess because a lot of technology companies are Japan-based? Anyway, Japanese is one of the harder second languages you can learn as a native English speaker.

[PhantomPuppy]

yea, there are a lot of japanese tech companies based in america. plus i wanna work and possibly live in japan at some point in my life. i know it'll take a lot of hard work, but imma do mah best to make that dream come true

[25thhour]

Originally Posted by dell2150

At my university, the language minors are 18 credits. Each course at my school is 3 credits, which isn't the same as all of course.
I'm doing Chinese so I can give that as an example.
- Elementary Chinese I (3 creds)
- Elementary Chinese II (3)
- Intermediate Chinese I (3)
- Intermediate Chinese II (3)
- Two courses related to China or Chinese culture, and there are 6 to choose from (6 credits)
Each course lasts a semester, and the four language ones are pre-requisites for the next, so the quickest you could do it would be two years (unless you took some over the Summer).

I assume the other languages are probably the same, if not very similar (for my school at least). Every college or university would differ in what they require you to do other than learn the language, I would imagine. Definitely look into it if you want an extra POW on your resume. Planning ahead is good. Also, if you're doing anything related to business, then Chinese is the way to go (both for life success and for making your resume stick out). Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world, the fastest growing second language, and it's also become the language of business in the past years, and will continue to grow in years to come. Good luck to you in your decision-making process.

I am looking forward to taking Mandarin Chinese aswell. Especially living in Vancouver, where it is predominately Asian.