<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I am curious about the business concentration offered at Columbia. It is apparently not a minor. So what does it mean? For instance, if I want to major in Econ and do this concentration in business, will it affect my major or is it something different from what one chooses to major in?</p>
<p>a) columbia offers majors and concentrations. a concentration is less than a major, but more than minors usually are at other schools in terms of classes.</p>
<p>b) a concentration is a program by itself, so you could major in french, but do a concentration in a subject.</p>
<p>c) at columbia a concentration is enough to graduate, you could graduate with just one concentration or maybe more if you want.</p>
<p>d) columbia’s special concentration in business management, however, cannot be a standalone concentration, and requires that you major in something else. [Business</a> | Columbia College](<a href=“Columbia College Bulletin < Columbia College | Columbia University”>Columbia College Bulletin < Columbia College | Columbia University)</p>
<p>e) for columbia you must apply to be in the special concentration, and will do so, it seems like it will be limited to 30 students.</p>
<p>this was really helpful
thanks a lot :)</p>
<p>“d) columbia’s special concentration in business management, however, cannot be a standalone concentration, and requires that you major in something else. Business | Columbia College”</p>
<p>So we haven’t entirely sold out to pre-professionalism yet? Good to know!</p>
<p>Dude, no one should be able to graduate with just a concentration i.e. minor. It’s bad to know that some students in the college sell out to laziness.</p>
<p>ok beard - considering you are also the same person that decries the lack of academic freedom. </p>
<p>if a concentration lets you be able to graduate, study abroad, do the core and do whatever else you want, why not?</p>
<p>columbia’s major requirements are for the most part already more. take economics for instance major (12 courses) concentration (9 courses) at columbia, at harvard the concentration (they don’t have majors) is 10 courses, more to be eligible for honors. princeton is 8 courses + 3 research oriented work. brown is 10 courses as well. yale requires 12 courses.</p>
<p>the concentration is not that much weaker in most cases, and not far to being on par with most folks. you must have a skewed understanding of the econ because of SEAS’ minor.</p>
<p>My post was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Students should have as much as academic flexibility as possible. At the same time, you really can’t say you majored in anything at college…just concentrated in it.</p>