<p>I was just wondering if this would be a good idea and whether it would really benefit me down the road when looking for a job. In order to get both a B.S. in PE and a B.S. in economics, I would have to do ALOT more work and definitely won't be able to graduate in 4 years. Is it worth it?</p>
<p>I think it would be but also wonder if there exist highly selective engineering colleges where a student could double major in engineering and international relations and still graduate in four years?</p>
<p>No, I highly doubt you can do it in four. Engineering is a highly rigorous field. Most people can’t do it alone in four years. I actually was also considering pairing it with international relations though.</p>
<p>No. If you’re applying for a petroleum engineering job that Econ degree won’t mean much. The only situation that it might help a little is if you were applying for a non-engineering business “desk” job at a petroleum-related company. However, even then, having to graduate in more than 4 years would make it not worth your while.</p>
<p>So what would you suggest would be a good pair for petroleum engineering? If any at all</p>
<p>@rona
Yesterday I had a long discussion with my dad (petrophysisist) about this very thing. If you are any good with language, it would be a great idea to learn/ minor/ double major in Spanish or Arabic. Being fluent in either vastly increases job prospects, and money.</p>
<p>EDIT: also, you may want to focus your efforts on getting a masters in PE rather than double majoring</p>
<p>Why do you want a major in Economics? You could learn all the relevant economics from just a few courses. You’d be wasting your time with a dual major.</p>
<p>If you want to do the Econ degree, by all means do it. You’re only young once, you should do what you want. </p>
<p>To be honest, it probably will not help you since I can almost bet you will concentrate on a PetE job rather than the Econ job after graduation. The salary you will get (if you get in) an oil company will be higher. Not even close. If I were you, I’d take Econ electives instead of ramming up additional courses for that double degree. Plus, petroleum engineering requires some economica courses anyway. You will for sure calculate NPV, DCFRR, ROIs, payout, etc… any petroleum engineer should know these economics indicators </p>
<p>But then again, if Econ is something you really want to do, now is the time to do it when you’re young.</p>
<p>@rachelm57
I actually am already fluent in Arabic. I just can’t write and read so I need to learn that. Would international studies/relations be a good double major? I figured it would be since as a PE you’re constantly traveling.</p>
<p>@RONA well that’s great! I don’t really think that the international relations would help too much unless you are working in the business aspect of an oil company. Speaking from experience with my dad- who works in the middle east (petrophysicist), and has for various companies, I’m not so sure it would be necessary. It’s pretty western-ized. However, I would strongly suggest against it if it makes college difficult or takes away from petroleum engineering.</p>
<p>Wow that’s really cool. Does your dad like it? How do you feel about the future of the petroleum industry? Alot of people say its slowly dying out because now new means of energy are being used. I’m not sure. I don’t really think petroleum will stop being used anytime soon though.</p>
<p>It’s awesome! It’s definitely a great experience to work over there, and for me to have lived there. There are new energy sources, but petroleum is still pretty darn popular. As long as people use plastic, drive cars, and use natural gas, there will be a demand. It seems to be that people are focusing more on efficiency than ditching oil all together.</p>
<p>Yeah you’re right. Thanks alot :)</p>
<p>Glad I could be helpful!!</p>