Wednesday, April 18, 2007

I'm indecisive. Can you decide for me?

Okay.
So it goes like this.
I'm majoring in Math. Now I just need to figure out my minor. A minor consists of three credits.

What are my choices?
Well I have 2 credits of Biology and 1.5 credits of Psychology. So I can either take 1 more credit of Biology (2 courses) or 1.5 more credits of Psychology (3 courses).

For Biology I'm looking at the following courses:

Environmental Science - a course dealing with the human impact on nature and the environmental crisis. Topics include: overpopulation, environmental pollution, deforestation, the greenhouse effect, nuclear war, and the earth as a self-regulating system of checks and balances.

Plants for People - Plants are the mainstay of traditional and modern-day societies. This course will investigate the origins of economically valuable plants and will describe their structure, cultivation, preparation, and uses.


For Psychology I'm looking at the following courses:

Gender Differences - An investigation of the meaning of gender and sex, and the psychosocial differences and similarities among individuals based on those categories. These issues will be examined from various perspectives, which may include gender role socialization, biological, evolutionary, and cross-cultural theories.

Human Sexuality
- The study of human sexuality from its historical psychological, and developmental perspectives. Topics will include: the psychobiology of the human sexual response. relationships and behavior, development of human sexuality, social construction of sexuality, and contemporary social and health issues.


Now, I've wanted to take Human Sexuality since I heard of it, especially because my favorite professor is teaching it. However, the idea of having to take an extra half credit makes the Biology minor more desirable. Yet, I had the professor who teaches Environmental Science before and I don't really like him (not to mention he has a strong, mexican accent!). So it's a tough call.

Here is my full year schedule with the Biology courses:

FALL
Monday/Wednesday
8:30-9:45 Intro to Calculus I/11:05-12:20 Linear Algebra I
Tuesday/Thursday
9:05-10:20 Discrete Mathematics/12:05-1:20 Environmental Science

WINTER
Monday
8:30-9:45 Intro to Calculus II/11:05-12:20 Linear Algebra II/7:05-9:35 Plants for People
Tuesday/Thursday
3:05-4:20 Intro to Computer Programming I
Wednesday
8:30-9:45 Intro to Calculus II/11:05-12:20 Linear Algebra II

Here is my full year schedule with the Psychology courses:

FALL
Monday
8:30-9:45 Intro to Calculus I/11:05-12:20 Linear Algebra I
Tuesday/Thursday
9:05-10:20 Discrete Mathematics
Wednesday
8:30-9:45 Intro to Calculus I/11:05-12:20 Linear Algebra I/7:05-9:35 Gender Differences

WINTER
Monday/Wednesday
8:30-9:45 Intro to Calculus II/11:05-12:20 Linear Algebra II
Tuesday/Thursday
1:30-2:45 Human Sexuality/3:05-4:20 Intro to Computer Programming I

So either way, I'm looking at a night where I have a 2.5 hour class. However, if I take the biology course that's 2.5 hours, my class the next day isn't until 1:30 as opposed to the psychology course having a class at 9:05 the next morning. Plus, there might not be a half credit of Psychology that I want to take in my last year, or that fits in with all my math courses!

What I have to take into consideration though, is how well I think I'm going to do in these courses because if I want to graduate by Spring 2009 I need to pass all of them. There is no room for error.

I have no idea what I'm going to do.
But, right NOW I'm going to bed.

Good night!

PS: This is assuming I pass the Psychology course I'm currently in. If I don't, there is no decision to be made, I'll have to minor in biology.

4 Comments:

  • At 9:57 AM, Blogger Thegirl said…

    I would think that with your interest in Environmental issues the biology would be more interesting to you. However psychology is great- and it would be a class that would always be engaging. I dunno. Go with your gut!

     
  • At 10:02 AM, Blogger Valentina said…

    Both the environmental science and psychology courses sound extremely interesting. I agree with Dawn, go with your gut, but I would avoid choosing one over the other "only" because you need less credits...

     
  • At 4:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    DITTO to the other two gals :)

     
  • At 3:04 PM, Blogger Dan said…

    The answer is most definately human sexuality.

     

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