{"id":38372,"date":"2019-06-19T07:51:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=38372"},"modified":"2019-06-19T07:51:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:51:38","slug":"how-the-breadth-requirement-made-me-change-my-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/06\/19\/how-the-breadth-requirement-made-me-change-my-major\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Breadth Requirement Made Me Change My Major"},"content":{"rendered":"Ah, the dreaded breadth requirement strikes again!<\/span>\r\n\r\nAs someone who\u2019s changed my major way too many times (technically five times - oops) I was not too happy to learn that I needed to take on more courses in order to fulfill the breadth requirement. By the middle of second year I realized I had increasingly less space for electives and was pretty annoyed that I was at this amazing university with all these course options and was being forced to take <\/span>science<\/span><\/i> of all things (especially when I thought I was done with it in high school). I could make a whole list of courses I wanted to take, none of which were science based (the area I needed to fulfill for breadth).<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Postcard<\/a>\r\n\r\nAnyway, long story short, I signed up for ENV200 (Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment) because it would fulfill the credit I needed and I thought it could be interesting, though I dreaded that the science aspect of it would be too difficult for me to wrap my head around. Funny story, by taking this course I discovered that Environment was a subject I actually loved and that U of T offered Environmental Studies as an Arts Program (who knew?!). At the time I wasn\u2019t too into my Book & Media Studies major (turns out, some people are really into the history of the printing press, unfortunately I\u2019m not one of those people), so I decided to switch into Environment. And thank goodness for that!\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"An\r\n\r\nI have to admit that the Breadth Requirement did indeed <\/span>enrich<\/span><\/i> my learning, and maybe I am a more <\/span>well-rounded <\/span><\/i>individual thanks to it. It forced me to take a course I would never willingly take and it ended up being great because I think I\u2019m actually going to stick this major out!<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"Front<\/a>\r\n\r\nAt first I was afraid to take more Environment courses just because I thought I didn\u2019t have the \u201cscience brain\u201d for the subject. Some things come easier to others. I am a strong believer that anyone can learn a subject and find success in it. But there are certain things that are really meant for <\/span>you<\/span><\/i>. I already knew that Classical Civilizations (my other major, and the one I went to university with) was meant for me, but it turns out Environment fit well too. Between these two subjects I\u2019ve found a balance; the intrigue of the past and the question of our planet\u2019s future!<\/span>\r\n\r\nLessons learned: research options and try new things!<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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