Q&A: In university, how do you decide upon what elective courses to take?
Question by Anna A: In university, how do you decide upon what elective courses to take?
Is it better to take a liberal course that will interest you, or to take a liberal course that doesn't particularly interest you, but everyone you meet says that its a bird course that will help raise your GPA? For example, a lot of people say that all the geo elective courses at my university are the easiest. However, I never enjoyed geography and would prefer english or psychology. But a lot of people tell me its easy to get marks in these courses. What should I do?
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Answer by fieldworking
I say to take an elective course that interests you, especially if it is within your major.
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Take what you are interested in-you’ll have a better chance of getting a good grade if you actually like the subject. Look for the easy grades if you have to take a subject in a particular category (e.g., science course with a lab) and you aren’t particularly interested in the subject area. But otherwise, why not learn something you might be happy knowing about for the rest of your life? I took a film course and loved it; it makes me look at movies differently even now, years later.
You can actually do both. The courses required are simply that, required. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t take more than what is required. As an undergrad, I had a double major in Math and Physics (no minor) which required an extra 18 hours. It’s actually better than a single major but just less than 2 degrees. In addition, I took maybe an extra 30 hours of courses just for me, like Photography, Philosophy, Psychology, etc. It did not help my GPA but it helped me.