This degree allows students to customize their own degree: They can mash sociology with business or combine ecology with psychology, for example. In many cases, this flexibility allows the degree seeker to skip over various difficult upper division classes and choose the best (or easiest) classes of both disciplines. The major map of this degree allows for several "related electives."
Though this major would present a difficult option for people with an aversion for speaking, it provides an easy course of study for those with curiosity about the inner workings of media, film and public communication. Students can tailor this degree to specific strenghts: Strong writers can enter the field of journalism, whereas strong public speakers might explore radio or television. Communications can provide students with a highly creative field and one not prone to complicated exams filled with memorized formulas.
However, some psychology is usually studied in this field. For example, Paul Martin Lester's book, "Visual Communications" includes information like how the brain sees, processes and stores visual imagery. Students might also be required to know and memorize technical terms, like the difference between geometrical perspective and illusionary perspective.
Many students desire the prestige of a business degree without the rigor of multiple math and statistics courses. A basic business degree permits students to cover several disciplines of business, such as economics and accounting, without specializing in any one field.
Some business schools allow students to substitute internships at various companies for upper-division classes, or students can read well-known business books by famous authors such as Thomas Friedman or Jared Diamond and write a paper for college credit.
A sociology major analyzes gender, race and class. A student might write a paper about a required piece of literature, or even a television show or popular movie. For example, a student could write a paper on gender and how it relates to "Sex and the City" or assessing the lyrics to Katie Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and how they relate to sexuality. In many cases, no right or wrong answer exists. Some students might find a few statistics-based courses difficult, such as research techniques or data compilation.