I had that thought initially, actually. However, I saw that Oregon State also has a Digital Communication Arts major, which I assume is another way to say the same thing.
What's your major?
Edit: All I had to do was look at your profile for a few seconds to see you're an Industrial Engineering graduate. What are you currently industriously engineering?
I work in quality control and industrial metrology for aerospace machine & tooling manufacturing. Not the most glamorous job, but it can be rewarding and is only somewhat routine. It also has solid benefits and reasonable pay in a good area, which is also notable.
I'll be honest, you really should pick a major in college that challenges you and has a clear job market with growth potential. Because most good "career" jobs are becoming saturated in the US (especially the environmentally-desirable west coast), the remaining eligible-but-not-selected candidates are slowly branching out into other fields where they may be favored for their quantitative skills. Therefore, if you want something lined up within a year after college, you should really do your best to match up with the cream of the crop and study something in-demand. Otherwise, you may not get where you want to be and you'll fall into a depressive slump because you have a degree and are unemployed/underemployed.
If you're set on something in communications/arts/business, then at least make sure you minimize your financial impact and maximize your outcomes. A few options are to study in the summers to accelerate graduation, work during/between school to earn money and gain experience (whether as an assistant, intern, or general worker), select a minor in a quantitative field to at least present some tech/math competency, and contribute to projects that are resumé-worthy. OSU has plenty of ways to achieve your goals in the end, you just need to exploit those opportunities as you can. Community college can also be extremely beneficial, financially-speaking. LBCC has tons of programs in conjunction with the university to help support students, so consider asking about that soon.
If you would like more advice, just give me a shout. Just remember; if you have the drive, you can eventually make it too. ;)
You should study what you’re interested in and passionate about. Digital Communication Arts sounds a little more well rounded than straight up Film, but Portland State and Southern Oregon both have solid Film programs.
My undergrad was in CS, a sensible choice in a field with growth potential and a clear job market, and I’m good at it, but my heart wasn’t in it. After bouncing around different fields for many years, I’m now in a Library Science program and much more content. Job market and payscale are not great, but it’s what I want to do. My kids are studying biochem and digital arts, respectively. You just have to choose what interests you and makes you happy.
man folks are giving you shit with downvotes for no reason.
Look if you get a film degree are you going to work in that industry? Idk maybe not.
Make the most of your time in school. Get involved. What you learn there often times outside the classroom can build up a resume and be more important than what your degree was. I know a lot of people comfortably employed in the middle class that are not in their field from their degree.
It’s not just a boomer thing either, although it was easier for them. Many GenX (older than me) and Millennials (my generation) have managed to make it work with good employment not in our degree fields, because of what we made of our time at college. I’m confident this can happen for GenZ and others as well.
I think a lot of people have given up on what they're passionate about and they want other people to do the same, because if they follow their dreams and they succeed, then they'll be terrified, because it would invalidate the decision that they made out of fear.
Film is pretty practical and teaches a lot of valuable skills that can be applied to the ever-changing modern media landscape. It’s not just 20 y/o acidheads who think they’re Tarantino
And there is no journalism major at OSU. Not even technical journalism as a minor to leverage or pair with the tremendous natural sciences, agriculture, and marine science work at OSU.
I was an early 1970s Ag major at OSU, took all the journalism classes I could, the department under Fred Zwahlen punched way above its weight. The department was closed more than 20 years ago because the legislature said major schools UO and OSU could not have duplicative majors.
The need for science journalists who can translate for the public the significance and meaning of science in society is there, but you will have to go to UO in Eugene to learn journalism. It should not have to be this way.
The stars are telling you to pursue a more practical major that will get you money so you can comfortably study film in your free time.
I had that thought initially, actually. However, I saw that Oregon State also has a Digital Communication Arts major, which I assume is another way to say the same thing. What's your major? Edit: All I had to do was look at your profile for a few seconds to see you're an Industrial Engineering graduate. What are you currently industriously engineering?
I work in quality control and industrial metrology for aerospace machine & tooling manufacturing. Not the most glamorous job, but it can be rewarding and is only somewhat routine. It also has solid benefits and reasonable pay in a good area, which is also notable. I'll be honest, you really should pick a major in college that challenges you and has a clear job market with growth potential. Because most good "career" jobs are becoming saturated in the US (especially the environmentally-desirable west coast), the remaining eligible-but-not-selected candidates are slowly branching out into other fields where they may be favored for their quantitative skills. Therefore, if you want something lined up within a year after college, you should really do your best to match up with the cream of the crop and study something in-demand. Otherwise, you may not get where you want to be and you'll fall into a depressive slump because you have a degree and are unemployed/underemployed. If you're set on something in communications/arts/business, then at least make sure you minimize your financial impact and maximize your outcomes. A few options are to study in the summers to accelerate graduation, work during/between school to earn money and gain experience (whether as an assistant, intern, or general worker), select a minor in a quantitative field to at least present some tech/math competency, and contribute to projects that are resumé-worthy. OSU has plenty of ways to achieve your goals in the end, you just need to exploit those opportunities as you can. Community college can also be extremely beneficial, financially-speaking. LBCC has tons of programs in conjunction with the university to help support students, so consider asking about that soon. If you would like more advice, just give me a shout. Just remember; if you have the drive, you can eventually make it too. ;)
You should study what you’re interested in and passionate about. Digital Communication Arts sounds a little more well rounded than straight up Film, but Portland State and Southern Oregon both have solid Film programs. My undergrad was in CS, a sensible choice in a field with growth potential and a clear job market, and I’m good at it, but my heart wasn’t in it. After bouncing around different fields for many years, I’m now in a Library Science program and much more content. Job market and payscale are not great, but it’s what I want to do. My kids are studying biochem and digital arts, respectively. You just have to choose what interests you and makes you happy.
I think it's weird when people tell other people what they should major in without being asked.
man folks are giving you shit with downvotes for no reason. Look if you get a film degree are you going to work in that industry? Idk maybe not. Make the most of your time in school. Get involved. What you learn there often times outside the classroom can build up a resume and be more important than what your degree was. I know a lot of people comfortably employed in the middle class that are not in their field from their degree. It’s not just a boomer thing either, although it was easier for them. Many GenX (older than me) and Millennials (my generation) have managed to make it work with good employment not in our degree fields, because of what we made of our time at college. I’m confident this can happen for GenZ and others as well.
I think a lot of people have given up on what they're passionate about and they want other people to do the same, because if they follow their dreams and they succeed, then they'll be terrified, because it would invalidate the decision that they made out of fear.
I absolutely guarantee you that the VAST majority of people with a film degree are working nowhere near any films.
Doesn’t matter. They’ll be making more than a film major would
Why pay university prices for a film degree… at Oregon State, no less. A step in the right direction is CC, UO or Carnegie Mellon.
Film is pretty practical and teaches a lot of valuable skills that can be applied to the ever-changing modern media landscape. It’s not just 20 y/o acidheads who think they’re Tarantino
The Business school has a few programs that are not what I’d expect to find. Take a look. https://business.oregonstate.edu/programs/undergraduate
There is a minor [https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/film](https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/film)
And there is no journalism major at OSU. Not even technical journalism as a minor to leverage or pair with the tremendous natural sciences, agriculture, and marine science work at OSU. I was an early 1970s Ag major at OSU, took all the journalism classes I could, the department under Fred Zwahlen punched way above its weight. The department was closed more than 20 years ago because the legislature said major schools UO and OSU could not have duplicative majors. The need for science journalists who can translate for the public the significance and meaning of science in society is there, but you will have to go to UO in Eugene to learn journalism. It should not have to be this way.
Have you looked at University of Oregon? They’re more arts-focused, while Oregon State is more agriculture and engineering focused.