<p>I am an incoming freshman and interested in both bizecon and psych. I know I will go into business/finance field and possibly get an MBA. Will double majoring psychology be a waste of time if I am set on this course? Money is a HUGE issue for me and I will have to stay another year if I decide to major in psych as well. I do have all the prereqs done for psych and interested in the field though. (I took a lot of college courses while at high school and it turns out I have all the pre reqs done for psychology major haha)</p>
<p>what career options do I have with bizecon major other than accounting? </p>
<p>Are there any released facts of salaries/jobs for UCLA bizecon graduates?</p>
<p>And why/how do so many engineers pursue an MBA? Wouldn’t all the science courses they took in undergrad be a waste in terms of being career related? Or are there careers out their for engineers with MBA degree that I obviously don’t know about? </p>
<p>Sorry if I sound ignorant about these matters. I just want to make sure bizecon is right for me before I commit myself to the major. I can’t afford to change my major once I go to UCLA since all that time wasted = huge tuition costs.</p>
<p>why do engineers pursue an MBA? have you ever heard of silicon valley before? not only does engineering have high paying salaries, salaries go up with MBA if you have the right specifications. Engineers take a lot of math, so that will definitely be a plus come application time. admissions to an MBA program can be based heavily on work experience sometimes and engineers do have a good career prospects</p>
<p>Many people get an MBA in order to work their way up the corporate ladder, improve their salaries, or if they are interested in starting their own company. </p>
<p>UCLA and many other schools offer concurrent MBA/BA degrees in certain fields. UCLA CS offers a MS/MBA concurrent degree. Engineers who are interested in the management/business side of things will need their engineering/science background as well as their MBA skills. </p>
<p>I believe acquiring knowledge is never a waste of time. If you want to improve your breadth and skillset for your future career, double majoring is an excellent way to go. Corporate use of psychology often include employee screening and profiling, which I think would well complement a degree in biz/econ. </p>
<p>Of course the longer time to graduation and extra costs would be a factor, but courses for pysch and econ can often overlap for your GE requirements. eg. using psych classes to fulfill a social science GE, etc. With a few sessions of summer school or clever planning you may well be able to complete both degrees in 4 years.</p>
<p>I am done with all but 2 of my GEs.</p>
<p>I think I can graduate within 3 years if I double major in bizecon and psych with accounting minor. I can graduate in 2 years if I just do bizecon with accounting. </p>
<p>So having said that, and cost being a factor, would you still recommend that I double major? What are some other ways psych is used in the corporate world? What other majors/minors complement bizecon? I actually have wide variet of interests like math, international studies, history, etc… haha</p>
<p>And about the engineering + MBA concurrent degree… is that like an extended undergrad program? Where can I find more information about this?</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p>Here is a comprimise…double MINOR in Accounting and Psychology…or drop Accounting and double major in Psyche.</p>
<p>There is no psych minor.</p>
<p>Accounting minor is only 3 more classes to bizecon major.</p>
<p>So yeah, no.</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>I would just do bizecon + accounting. Psychology is pretty much useless. If you like to study it then double major in it. If you don’t then don’t. It’s not going to give you any sort of advantage. I wouldn’t be rushing through the whole curriculum too. Take it easy, get good grades, and be happy. Plus, I think its better doing internships than doubling up on classes/majors if you plan to go into the business field. Experience will get you further in your career than taking more classes.</p>
<p>Anything can become a minor if you are willing to petition. It may be harder these days with budget cuts and the huge number of students in the UC system.</p>
<p>The CS/MBA program is a master’s degree:
[Untitled</a> Document](<a href=“http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd/academics/MBA-MSCS.html]Untitled”>http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd/academics/MBA-MSCS.html)
[UCLA</a> Anderson School of Management | Information Systems | MBA Program](<a href=“http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x1055.xml]UCLA”>http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x1055.xml)</p>
<p>Thank you BeaneatHanssStep!</p>
<p>I only have 21 classes I need to take at UCLA before I can graduate with bizecon + accounting minor. I could take 3 classes a quarter and still finish in 2 years and 1 quarter. I will be doing the minimum work each quarter haha so I am not rushing anything. </p>
<p>Yeah I thought psych would not be that useful. I think math would be very useful though for business and for my major. I will try to get some internships and all. Basically I am just trying to be qualified academically for top firms and grad schools. (Yes I know ECs, internships, work experience count but I am just looking at it from academic perspective). So which majors/minors will prepare me well for business?</p>
<p>Would it better to be an engineer and work towards my MBA since they do have better job opportunites generally speaking?</p>
<p>If you only need to take 3 classes/quarter to graduate in that time, and you are not working part time then you would definitely have the time and space to double major in another degree. Generally a full course load is considered 4 classes or 16-18 units per quarter.</p>
<p>It is a common misconception to think that a psych degree leads nowhere. To answer your earlier question, there are many career options for a degree in psychology. From school psychologists to marketing/trend research, corporate training, consultation, productivity management and so on. And then there are the typical jobs in management and administration. One of my siblings majored in psychology and now works for a big think tank doing research for all types of clients. </p>
<p>It all depends on where your interest lies. If you think you are more interested in hard number crunching, then perhaps math and statistics would be more useful to what you would like to pursue. If you are more interested in interpersonal relations, group dynamics, and organizational aspects, then psychology would be more applicable. </p>
<p>Don’t do engineering if you have no interest in it. You would only sink your GPA and graduate with a degree in a field you may not have an interest in. Pursue what you are passionate about and it will open more job opportunities than to sink yourself into a job you hate because the opportunities were supposed to be good in that field.</p>