coursework vs. experience

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<p>i'm a junior right now. </p>

<p>i've been thinking that when i graduate, i might want a simple little job in the business world, to give me some time to figure out what to do. i've been looking up jobs that fit my various criteria, and a lot of them are, like, analyst or market research-related jobs. many of these jobs say they require a business or economics or mathematics bachelor's degree.</p>

<p>i'm currently an anthropology major, and i've conducted a qualitative research project that i presented at conferences. i'll get more experience in qualitative research through my thesis, and i may incorporate quantitative stuff. my work study job is for a research study in gerontology, where i deal heavily with quantitative stuff and use SAS (a statistics software) regularly. </p>

<p>i was thinking of adding an econ double major. it's entirely possible for me to do that at this stage and still graduate in 4 years. the only thing is, it would require a full schedule every semester. i have various other commitments and i kind of don't want a full schedule, so that i can reduce my stress a little bit.</p>

<p>so here's my actual question: when jobs advertise that they want an economics b.a., for example, how strict are they about it, generally? would my research experience, even if it's not focused in the financial realm, help mitigate the fact that i'm an anthropology major instead of an econ major for these kinds of jobs? </p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>I think that when they say they want certain majors they usually stick pretty close to it. I have no clue what anthropology is but for most top level business jobs they are pretty strict about it like analyst and the like. They usually go for engineering/math/business degrees. But for lower level business jobs that aren't as lucrative, they would probably consider you.</p>

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<p>Get the skills, take a few math and econ classes and look for some relevant internships and you'll be fine. You don't need to major in economics.</p>

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<p>Don't major in something you will dislike or regret later. You can take coursework in economics and statistics. Get some internships and volunteer in the community. This is a list of careers you can do with an anthropology major: </p>

<p>University</a> of North Carolina Wilmington - The Career Center - Explore and Research Careers</p>