How can I get a Business degree that I can use in the field/abroad??

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<p>Ahoy,
I'm a first year student at Trinity University in San Antonio. I am still up in the air as far as what my exact focus will be and I am too aware that in the next couple of months I will have to register for next year's classes.
This year I have been fulfilling a lot of Trinity's common curriculum as well as the groundwork for a business degree: Financial Accounting/Microeconomics/Business Stat/Marketing. </p>

<p>What I would like to do is mix an entirely business degree with another focus. For instance, Accounting/Geosciences and then get an MBA(perhaps a specialized program), and work in the planning and development of new mining locations, places to drill/whatever it may be. Say if I focused in hydrology I could focus on overseeing irrigation or water distribution in developing countries, or for the military, or new housing communities, areas subject to drought, etc. I also thought about psychology and business(possibly marketing), and then being used as a consultant for corporations trying to penetrate new markets/different countries and cultures.
for instance:
business/psych
business/anthro
accounting/geoscience
accounting/enviromental studies
business management/geology
The list could go on and on..</p>

<p>Really, anything that is a frontier which I can enter and use my education and business sense to innovate/oversee/design and profit from is something that I would like to do. I want an education that allows me to do that.</p>

<p>Also, I'm not going to lie, money is important. I want to make a lot of money. If I could be contracted by the government to go into developing countries and oversee projects, it would be enticing on a moral and personal level, but honestly, the money would have to be there for me. </p>

<p>NOTE: the above are just a few ideas, I'm looking for ideas and am not bound to Geosiences/hydrology/business psych, I'm sure there are many others I would consider.</p>

<p>I would really enjoy anything that would allow me to travel and go to the place where my work is focused on. I am a very creative person, and I feel like my adaptability is probably my biggest asset, and I worry that I would be unhappy working in the same place my whole life focusing on the same problems(like an accountant or something). Honestly I struggle with complex math so any advanced sciences(physics/chemistry/electrical engineering/microbiology etc..) are out of the question.</p>

<p>Any recommendations as far as Majors/Educational Pathways that I should take to one day get a job like this?
Perhaps I should transfer to A&M or UT and take advantage of Civil Engineering with a Business Bachelor of Science, then get an MBA?
If I do get a BA, in business, what study?
Is there anyone who actually has experience in this sort of field?
Are there any similar posts?(I looked for a while, couldn't find much)</p>

<p>If this is too disorganized or too broad of a question, please let me know I will do my best to rephrase and re-emphasize certain aspects. I truly appreciate any guidance recommendations or questions!
Thanks</p>

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<p>If you struggle with math, I don’t think you can succeed as a professional geoscientist in those situation that you mentioned. You also mentioned the possibility of transferring to UT or TAMU to do civil engineering. That’s also not realistic if you can handle the math and the sciences that are math-based. </p>

<p>So, here’s what I’d suggest for some of the interests you mentioned:
Major in economics (probably the track in economics & business, possibly, international economics or in business admin (international business concentration). Combine this either with a major in International Studies (International Environmental Studies concentration) or maybe the B.A. Earth Systems track in the Geoscience Dept, or the Environmental Studies major (Environmental Policy track).
In term papers, internships, etc., develop your knowledge of the economics and business side of energy, minerals, and other natural resources. </p>

<p>Consider doing a master’s in a dept. of agricultural & applied economics. That would be at your state land-grant university, e.g., TAMU. Most ag ec depts. offer specialties in environmental/natural resource economics (also policy studies in many cases). They also offer some relevant business courses and courses in international trade, commodities, etc. You could probably complete a non-thesis master’s in a year. Try to develop some expertise in a niche area that you could use in a field like finance, consulting, something like economics of rare/strategic minerals. Another area to consider is energy economics/energy management. I think there are programs at UTexas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. </p>

<p>For the areas that might interest you, I think the econ & business major is more appropriate than accounting. Also, the econ major might be more appropriate than a business admin major because it’ll give you more econ background than the business major if you decide to do a master’s program such as the one I suggested. (And, the econ & business track will still allow for some business courses.) In addition, it might be hard to combine a business admin major with another major, due to the number of credits typically required in a bus admin major. While econ involves some math, the more advanced math is necessary primarily if you want to go to grad school in econ (as, opposed to an ag econ dept.)</p>