<p>Hey guys I need a little clarification here. So when someone "double" majors, they get two different degrees right? But is this joint major just one degree but it covers both? does it cover a little bit of both? Am I better off doing both majors separately and staying a year longer at UCSD? hmm.. thanks a lot guys</p>
<p>it's one major, but it's put under both the econ department and the math department</p>
<p>you can't double major in econ and math, because they already have the joint major option. however, you could double major in management science and math (any one, really), because that's more finance related. you just have to tell them why you want to do that instead of the joint major (i told them i wanted to focus on finance, so management science major was a better fit).</p>
<p>got it. but i love econ, so i am going to major in econ for sure its just that I want to do a major/minor in math also. This joint major is perfect but im wondering, will I miss a lot of econ classes that a pure econ major would have?</p>
<p>I am hoping i get in through UCLA for Math/Econ...</p>
<p>Math/Econ join major or Dual major usually has a set number of math and a set number of econ courses with less space for electives. Also the econ courses are more math focused, for example you may have to take a series of econometrics where as a regular econ student will only take a course in econometrics unless he uses his electives to take additional econometrics courses. Your electives in Math/Econ are limited where as a pure econ or a pure math major has a wider range of electives to take in his major.</p>