Economics and Psychology double major?

College Majors
1

<p>Is this a good route to take? They are definitely my biggest interests and I would be able to do this in just 4 years! I know Marketing is an integration of the two, but I'd rather have a job that doesn't manipulate people into purchasing my product, even if I know it's not the best for them.</p>

<p>Would these paths be available after graduation?</p>

<p>Entry-Level Management or HR
Grad School in Counseling
Grad School in Economics
Grad School in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Grad School in Behavioral Economics
Grad School in Social Studies Education
Any other studies or careers available?</p>

<p>Would something more specific help though? i.e. Psych major + Stats minor + Management minor... on an application for I/O Psycholgy?</p>

2

<p>I’m at UF and thinking about a dual major in psych and food and resource econ, basically because I’m interested in the two but don’t really know which path to take (like major and minor vs. dual)</p>

3

<p>Experimental economics, which blends economics and psychology, is increasing in popularity. If you want to go to grad school for econ though make sure you take enough math.</p>

4

<p>Experimental psychology = behavioral psychology, for all intents and purposes, I believe.</p>

5

<p>^^^ I wish that was the case…experimental psychology in most places these days is cognitive and brain science and has been for a number of years.</p>

<p>There is a great potential relevance of behavioral economics to Experimental & Applied Behavior Analysis, which is the field in which you’ll find most of the behavioral psychology. See, for example, this issue of the Journal of Applied Behavior analysis:[Special</a> Series on Behavioral Economics in Applied Behavior Analysis](<a href=“http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2078568]Special”>http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2078568)
J Appl Behav Anal. 2007 Winter; 40(4): 602 (full-text free online at PubMed). A growing subfield of Applied Behavior Analysis is Organization Behavior Management. See for example, the journal of Organization Behavior Management: [Journal</a> of Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM)](<a href=“http://www.obmnetwork.com/academic/jobm/]Journal”>http://www.obmnetwork.com/academic/jobm/)</p>

<p>For an example of a large OBM consulting firm, see the website of Aubrey Daniels International:
[Aubrey</a> Daniels International](<a href=“http://aubreydaniels.com/]Aubrey”>http://aubreydaniels.com/) </p>

<p>So, another option to consider is Grad School in Experimental or Applied Behavior Analysis. See the Association for Behavior Analysis International website for their graduate training directory:
[Behavior</a> analysis career opportunities on the Association for Behavior Analysis site](<a href=“Welcome - Association for Behavior Analysis International”>Welcome - Association for Behavior Analysis International)</p>