Communications and Economics major?

malvernvarna
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:49:14 +0000

From a current NU freshman:

I don’t know how employers view double majors, but…

It can be hard to get a dual degree. Most of them that I know of are engineering and theatre or music and are super seniors or planning to graduate in 5 years. But a double major or major/minor with SoC and Econ should be way easier, especially since the quarter system allows you to take more classes than at a semester school. The econ major requires 17 courses, while the minor requires 10. It seems perfectly doable to me.

Is it a good idea/what would be best? I guess you’d have talk to your adviser. Keep in mind that you don’t have to major or minor in econ to take econ classes. Tbh, your major(s)/minor(s) don’t matter so much, at least for a few quarters. It can be good to have a plan and identity, but the only real advantages of declaring early are pre-registration and getting on the department’s listserv.

I wouldn’t worry too much about this stuff just yet. I would recommend getting started in SoC and taking an econ intro class or two. Then you should have a better idea of if you want to focus on SoC stuff, econ stuff, or what.