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What type of fields would an economics degree allow me to work in?
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Mr. Destiny
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The City I live in has alot of head offices located in it, along with a booming oil industry. I think I eventually want to work at one of these major companies. I guess an econ degree would help me get in with one of them? I'm in my second year and I think I want to change from marketing and go for an econ degree. I don't know if I would get my masters or not. Do you have an Econ degree Wodin? People always tell you "you have to take what you enjoy in school, not what will make you the big bucks" I'm trying to do something I like that will make me the big bucks.
Mr. Destiny
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he he thanks but I only have 2 econ courses under my belt so far. Who knows that might be a possibility for the DISTANT future.
I have an MBA and MIS and I really did enjoy a lot of the classes I have taken. I am thinking about a PHD In Econ or CS. I can get either because I am considering teaching full time after I leave the Corporate world. I have taught part-time before, it's fun.
bunnymt
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WODIN said:
Definitely pursue the phD in CS...you won't regret it. There are so many opportunities for CS oriented people nowadays. Lots of money in the CS, telecommunications, programming field. Congrats on your achievements.
btw...I am going to be attending graduate school for my phd in mathematics in January. Looking forward to it.
bunny
Mr. Destiny
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i took the intro to micro and macro economics and actually enjoyed them.
bunnymt
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WODIN said:
Bunny the only thing I would do with it would be to teach.
PHD in Mathematics! I'm impressed! I think Matt is a math major as well.
Matt who..."the skywalker?" Awesome. I will have to chat with him. So you want to be a teacher? Apparently you enjoy CS if you want to pursue it in your future; are you/did you study Java or C++?
bunnymt said:
I disagree. Are you in France?
In the US, no field has lost more money over the past few years than telecom. Programming is taking a bath because a lot of software is automated, so fewer people are needed. Most technology firms are losing money.
PhD is Math is solid. (My undergrad degree is in Math.) Good luck with that.
slickdadd
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I'm an econ major as well Mr. Destiny. Still in my undergrad so i can't really speak from experience or anything. I just think rather then a lot of majors it will actually pay off. Get some bang for the buck. No point in just going to college just to be part of the norm and get by. I see it as a very good investment of time.
TN MuscleBear
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For your goals I disagree with most of the posts here regarding the PhD -
Econ is a great basic undergrad degree - as is math or Poli-sci or history or literature - for your goals go econ or poli-sci
Then get an MBA.
That is all.
Econ is a great basic undergrad degree - as is math or Poli-sci or history or literature - for your goals go econ or poli-sci
Then get an MBA.
That is all.
VicTusDeuS
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Im a finance/econ major. You pretty much can do anything and work in any field. People see a person having a degree in economics having a good understanding of the world around them. You learn to look at things in an analytical way.
Mr. Destiny
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slickdad and VicTusDeuS- My whole reason to go to College/University is to take something that will get me a decent paying career, and is something that I enjoy. I'm thinking econ will satisfy both of the previous criteria.
Another question about econ, how much math is involved? When I took the macro, and micro courses there wasn't much, math and it was pretty basic math... more concepts rather than math.
Another question about econ, how much math is involved? When I took the macro, and micro courses there wasn't much, math and it was pretty basic math... more concepts rather than math.
slickdadd
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Mr. Destiny said:
I think it might depend on which direction you take within it. In my econ classes so far there isn't much math involved either, but im probably not much farther along then you are. mostly concepts and such. I'm sure the more into particular areas though the more math could be involved. Thats one reason im getting into it. I like workin some math.
bunnymt
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Mr. Destiny said:
I would imagine that to major in a subject at a university, you are going to have to take certain math courses in order to fufill requirements. For economics, you may have to take several semesters of Calculus (calc 1,2,3).
In the beginning econ courses, no real math is involved. In the later classes, more statistical mathematics are involved.
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Mr. Destiny
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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?
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?
StoneColdGold
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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
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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...
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...
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VicTusDeuS
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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
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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
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Haha basket weaving...
Mr. Destiny
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a buddy of mind actually took basket weaving 101 or whatever, if that ain't a bird course...
VicTusDeuS
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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
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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
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Easy classes are the best
Mr. Destiny
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agreed.
Does anybody have an econ degree on here or are taking econ in school?
Does anybody have an econ degree on here or are taking econ in school?
bgdaddysmooth
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I got an Econ degree. Right now I'm a broker, but I'm thinking about hitting the floor and start trading. If you want to be an Economist, then yeah you need an MBA and even a PhD. A lot of my friends have the same degree and they do analytical work for Goldman Sachs and what not. Then again, some work in consulting. An econ degree (unless you went to some dipshit school) shows and aptitude for problem solving more than how the economy works.
Oh BTW, real econ classes (not the intro BS) are fucking hard. Real econ classes require analysis, not just remembering what happens to the price when the supply goes down. Not to mention econmetrics. Have fun w/that
Oh BTW, real econ classes (not the intro BS) are fucking hard. Real econ classes require analysis, not just remembering what happens to the price when the supply goes down. Not to mention econmetrics. Have fun w/that
I have been going to school for a while now and i recieved my undergrad in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. Needless to say trhe math portion of my undergrad was HELL, but i feel that everyone should have some background in calculus since it models EVERYTHING in trhe world. Right now i'm in my second year at GA State going for my MBA degree as well as my Law degree. I'm hoping for a big corporate CEO type of job after i graduate and get some experience. I know someone who worked with banks that has his MBA and ME degree and he pulls down about 200k a year just approving multi-million dollar loans to power companies and other big manufacturing operations like that. Ifeel that in order to get the most $$$$ you will need a graduate degree it works as a skeleton key to open lots of doors otherwise LOCKED!!
good luck wuth whatever you do
good luck wuth whatever you do
VicTusDeuS
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I don't know if my classes can be considered real econ classes. Finance and economics at my school follow a similar curriculum but my major is stated as Finance/Economics. I was thinking about becoming a broker, not sure if its worth it though.
I have a BA in Economics - a bachelor's in Econ is a great set-up for going on to an MBA programme or as an alternative to poly-sci for law school (especially in schools where Econ is taught as a social science rather than in the business school), but isn't a career-qualifying degree in and of itself. If you want to actually work as an economist or an econometrician, you'll have to go for the Masters or the Doctorate. Unless you really want to work as an econometrician (or teach), I'd suggest a MBA instead.
