<p>Not sure if this is the best place to post this question but i figured the Parents section would be full of experience relating to career choices. </p>
<p>Well I'm currently a student at Indiana University and my major is Telecommunications. I'm doing the Industry and Management track that lets me take courses dealing with advertising, promotions, marketing, management, and economics of telecommunications industries. My goal is a career in advertising/marketing...potentially consulting or a career dealing with some form of analysis. I'm also getting a Business Certificate through the Kelley School of Business. </p>
<p>And throughout all these courses...if I take 4 more econ courses I will be able to get a double major in economics. In order to do this I will have to drop 2 electives and 2 telecomm courses to meet these requirements. </p>
<p>My question is will adding a double major in Economics make my resume more appealing or should I only add this major if I have a burning passion for Econ. I would rather take the electives and two telecomm courses but if that second major in Econ will create for more career opportunities I would be willing to do it.</p>
<p>My two cents is that Telecomm will be rapidly evolving and morphing no matter which Telecomm classes you take. If you work in the field, you’ll evolve with it.</p>
<p>Whereas an Econ degree gives you an entirely different card to play in applying for some jobs. Or in some jobs, you might even fall into a niche where the combo is prefect. E.g., working as a research assistant in a think tank in a department specializing in telecomm policy.</p>
<p>Totally agree with thedad. Double up. Once you graduate no one will be looking at your degrees course by course. They look at the end result. Honestly you will learn the really important stuff in your job and if you feel you are missing some vital info. you can take a night course (and your company will probably pay for it.)</p>
<p>Go for the double major. It could possibly help you with career in advertising, but it may open other career opportunities if advertising should not work out. In this type of economic environment, it is best to have as many options as possible. My daughter is double major in math and econ. Similar to you, she only needs a few more econ courses to fulfill the requirement.</p>