Trying to decide on a major for university.

Puscifer

So, at this point I'm 24. From the age of 18-20 I attended university as a political science major and decided that what I was studying was just not right for me. I wasn't doing badly at all and just chose not to return to school again after my second year. so, suddenly four years have passed and I've been working full-time, actually making quite good money, but it's really labour intensive work and I simply don't want to do this for the rest of my life. It's back-breaking, and it's just a pain in the ass for the most part.

I've managed to save up quite a lot of money in the past 4 years (close to 100k) so I've decided that I should look into going back to university again and move on in my life. But I need help researching what I even want to study when I go back. Does anyone know of any websites (hopefully Canadian based, but I'll take anything I can get) that provide information on what certain degrees entail in terms of things studied, typical courses and even what kind of jobs one could expect to get when you graduate? I want to head back next fall so I need to really start lookign into this stuff because the deadlines for applications are due in March for most schools.

Thanks.

BlochWave

You should be able to find the actual degree plan for a major on a school's website

http://www.uta.edu/admissions/majors/

There's mine, just for example.

All I can talk about with certainty is my experience, I got a BS in physics and am presently doing aerospace engineering work in Houston(NASA area)

That's not entirely common for a physics major though

FirstComradeStalin

It's probably better to look at what you're capable of doing and want to do first. What field have you been working in for the past four years? What other skills do you have? What interests you? There's bound to be something you're fit for that you may not notice just by looking at the description.

Lewisham

www.prospects.ac.uk is pretty good.

joshuadewaal

As a current Political Science major, I might be a little biased.

I however would go back and finish with poli sci. The important thing is having a degree, not so much what you have a degree in. Poli Sci for me is much more interesting then just about any other field of study. So unless you know you want to be a doctor or an engineer, ie something that requires specific training, worry more about getting the degree.

If you didn't get very far into political science and don't find it interesting, I would suggest going with a major that you do find interesting.

GameHat

If you want good money in a job with just a bachelor's degree, go engineering. NOT software engineering. Real engineering.

If you want better money, go for law or medicine. But it will require more years in school.

The best money? Get an MBA and then excel at a particular company.

Just my two cents, from my experience.

Blake T

Really what do you want to do?

Saying you want a job is silly, you really need to go into university with a target otherwise you will waste a large amount of time.

As a suggestion though I would suggest seeing if at the very least you could end up with a minor in pol sci since you have done so much work in it it probably wouldn't take too many classes to finish it up.