<p>Greetings,</p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore attending the University of Arizona. I started out as an Engineering Management major, but I later found that this major involved much more accounting/form preparation tasks than actual management and decision making. Along the way I did take Economics 200 (First year of econ) and found that I liked it very much.</p>
<p>The University of Arizona offers two different economics degrees, a BA in Economics through Social Sciences and a BS in Business Economics through Eller (our business college).</p>
<p>I have taken Calc 1, Calc 2, Vector Calc, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and next semester I plan on taking Proofs and Cryptography (I plan on getting a math major as well)</p>
<p>My question is this: Which Economics degree would better prepare me for entrance into and completion of a Masters of Economics?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>The program that focuses more on math would be likely to give you the best chance of admission. What is the difference in terms of course requirements between the two different majors? I would be inclined to say that the Social Sciences major would have more of a "pure" focus on economics vs. the business economics, which is more likely to focus on applications.</p>
<p>The core economics classes can be the same for both, although, you have some more flexablitiy in which upper division economics classes you take with the BA though Social Sciences.</p>
<p>The main differences lie in the other classes you take to graduate. To get the BA in Economics, you have to take four semesters of a foreign language and minor in some other field of study.</p>
<p>In the business college, instead of choosing a minor, you take eighteen credits of other business classes revolving around fields of marketing, finance, etc.</p>
<p>Does that help at all?</p>
<p>My university is the same way; you have to take four semesters of foreign language classes for the college of arts and sciences. If you like foreign languages and want more choice in what you courses you can take then go for the BA. If you dislike foreign languages, as I do, and don't mind a few business classes then go with the BS. Either one will do a fairly equal job of instructing you in economics.</p>
<p>btw, there are VERY few terminal MA Econ programs. MAth+econ is a really good major tho</p>
<p>The BS will probably be better preparation, especially with the math. Graduate economics is a lot of math. You should be okay.</p>
<p>Why exactly do you want to go into graduate economics? Career choice or you enjoy it?</p>