Economics major

jgn2011
Sat, 14 May 2011 03:36:03 +0000

My advice to you would be to double major in Economics/Finance. I started out as an Econ/Finance double and realized that even if I received A’s in Econ…it just didn’t interest me…the economy is interesting but the delivery of the subject matter in a classroom setting was unbearable.

If you double major in both…you can figure out if you enjoy that, prefer a more business/finance/accounting path or are truly an economics person. At that point, you can switch (easy to do). The double major would prepare you to sit for level one of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst Exam)…you also would not be too far away from having the necessary coursework for a B.S. in Accounting as well. A lot of Finance and Accouting/Finance double majors try to take the CFA; their lack of Economics background and the quantitative rigor of Econ can make the exam a bit tougher.

Personally, I feel that UTD has placed its’ time and energy in pumping up the School of Management, Engineering and Computer Science, Mathematics and Arts/Technology etc. Economics (school of Political and Policy Science) doesn’t seem to get the attention it should…as evidenced by the fact that it is still based in the fairly outdated Green Building.

As for opportunities…that is something that you’d probably have to check out by talking to people in the Career Center and finding Econ. majors that have traveled that road.