I want to become a marketing manager but if I hypothetically go to a school without business administration, are any other majors even worth considering?
I was thinking int’l studies, comms, econ, maybe even pol. sci. with a certificate in management or marketing?
Another option is one of the 1 year master programs that are getting popular. UT has a masters of marketing for people without an undergraduate business background for example.
@Ivyt I’m sorry, do you mind explaining how that works?
Econ, many LACs do not have business majors and that is what most students take to replce bus/finance
A communications major would be good for marketing, especially if combined with economics.
psychology degree applicable to marketing
I was actually checking out @Ivyt suggestion and it looks likes (just to keep my options open) a lot of MBA programs that don’t require the GMAT require a quantitative degree.
What exactly does that entail? Because in my view, some degrees like psych or sociology are on the fence.
@TomSrOfBoston Thanks for bringing that up. I thought I was too off the path to get an econ degree, but I just need a one class to complete that major prep. I may be able to double major econ/comms
For psych major, you would still need to take a stats course. Psych in the upper level courses rely heavily on quant skills. As long as you take Math and Stats, you can still major in Psych, I would imagine.
@preppedparent Awesome. I’m a scientist at heart, it would be cool to be able to get a degree in a scientific field.
I would think sociology would be better for marketing because it examines cultural trends more than psychology does. Does your school offer a BS or BA in economics?
Both Social Psychology and Cognitive Psych reveal how the brain responds to its environment, aka marketing.
@philbegas The school I’m looking at offers a BA in Econ or Econ/Acct
Can you name the school? I’m curious if the econ/accounting problem is AACSB accredited (although I doubt it)
@philbegas UC Santa Barbara
@philbegas Turns out it is not. But how serious is that since this is for marketing?
@AverageAchiever What do you mean? They do require GMAT, at least the good ones. Virginia has one as well. Basically they take someone without a business background and train you / teach you all the marketing or business stuff.
Statistics might be a good option, perhaps combined with some economics and communications courses.
@Ivyt http://www.metromba.com/los-angeles-mba-programs-dont-require-gmat-gre/
http://www.metromba.com/san-diego-mba-programs-that-dont-require-the-gmat-or-gre/
@happy1 I think Stats is too far gone for me. As of now, as an almost finished sophomore, I have only gotten up to Elementary Stats (never thought I would need to to take maths so early).
Maybe I might be able to complete a stats minor?