Economics Degree

[StoneColdGold]

My bachelor's is in economics. I could use it for pretty much anything, thats why I got it. God knows I didn't do it because I like economics! Of course, I'm now being paid to pass block, so go figure. I really enjoyed micro-economics, but some of the upper level courses are a fucking drag. (Labor economics, and economics of poverty come to mind immediately.) But its a pretty versatile degree.

 

[VicTusDeuS]

I graduate this May so I've met most of my criteria for graduating with an economics degree. Since my degree weights a lot on finance I have mostly finance classes. The one class im in now is financial markets and institutions. I also had to take Finance 1 and 2. FM&I and Finance 2 have a lot of math in them. There's a lot of theories to learn but most of the math is calculating a bonds yield to par and stuff like that. My boss has a degree in straight econ and he's a Financial Advisor and on the Board of Directors for a big charity.
You basically can do anything with an Econ degree. Its not one of those useless liberal arts degrees where you spend your four years at college taking these BS classes and when you graduate you are limited to where you go. I have always been fascinated by corporate America, I want to be an executive. Right now Im beginning to study for my Series 7 exam to be a licensed broker. But I don't think that is something I want to do for the rest of my life...

I'm not big on math but pretty much anything I am interested in requires it so I have to bite the bullet I guess. As long as it's learnable math I'm ok. I found out I have to upgrade my highschool math then take a calc class here, I also have to take a stats class.

You always here people talk about how boring Acounting is, I don't know if this is necessarily the case though. But anyways is Econ sort of like that too?

 

[VicTusDeuS]

Oh yeah forgot about Stats.. I had to take Stats 1 and 2 and then Quant 1 and 2 which is like states but more involved.

 

[Mr. Destiny]

Yeah that's what I thought, it's good to hear. I think I will switch to an Econ degree. I will go and talk to a counsellor at school soon. And yeah I would rather be taking an origami class or basket weaving ha ha but that won't get me a job, you have to do what you truely like but you also need to be able to get a job when you get out.

 

[VicTusDeuS]

Haha basket weaving...

 

[Mr. Destiny]

a buddy of mind actually took basket weaving 101 or whatever, if that ain't a bird course...

 

[VicTusDeuS]

I think thats the one class every college offers...It's like a point of reference or something...Whenever someone talks about a BS couse basket weaving is always mentioned....It cant be all that bad if people do take it..

 

[Mr. Destiny]

I think it's hilarious though, another one comes to mind, mupf music and performance or something, I think you learn choir and are graded on attendance

 

[VicTusDeuS]

Easy classes are the best

 

[Mr. Destiny]

agreed.


Does anybody have an econ degree on here or are taking econ in school?