COLLEGE MAJORS AND MINORS?

I don't understand how college majors/minors/degree/spec... all works. Can you help me?

• Okay, so I tried to read wikipedia's definition of major and minors, bachelor degrees, double degree-ing, etc, so my questions are -How many subject areas can one specialize in? I have so many areas I want to learn more about and be qualified to know about such as: economics, anthropology, english, literature, journalism, international relations, politics, law, medicine--and at the same time take two languages: french and arabic. -I read on wikipedia that one can double major instead of doing a major and a minor. Is it possible to major in medicine and politics and still have room to take all the other classes mentioned above? -I don't understand the difference between double majoring and double degreeing. Wiki said that double degreeing means two literal degrees while double majoring is of one degree. If i double degree and double major for each degree, do I come out with four degrees?! im sorry if i seem annoying and stupid. im a little confused. too much wikipedia, i guess.

• Answer:

  Most people, when they go to college, go for a single major. (Can be art, english, whatever). This helps finish your course in the allotted period of 4 years. Some schools have special programs where you can do a dual major. That means: You get 2 degrees despite only taking 4 years to finish. This usually means you have to be accepted in both programs, and that they have a dual major option available. Minors are, in my opinion, almost like hobbies. You really enjoying a bunch of classes in psychology. You hence decided it may be best to take a few more. You realize that you almost have enough classes to get a "minor." In the real world minors dont really mean anything. I hope that helps.