<p>Hi all, I'm currently a civil engineering major in my first year here at berkeley. After much research that has dated back to when I initially applied to berkeley, I have decided that I no longer want to pursue a CE degree. I've been told by many that it would be stupid of me to switch out of the COE into L and S (this is with future job opportunities in mind), so I've been considering Industrial engineering as a way to graduate with an engineering degree and combine my interest in economics. However after researching possible jobs for an industrial engineering degree, I saw that many of the potential employment opportunities overlap. In this case would switching to l and s to study econ be the smarter route as this would be a much less demanding academic rout towards potentially the same end? While I do realize there are many facets of IE I would most likely emphasize the business/economics side as of now.</p>
<p>Career survey results:
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/IEOR.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/IEOR.stm</a>
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Econ.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Econ.stm</a></p>
<p>You may also want to consider the L&S ORMS major, although it is a capped major:
<a href=“http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/ORMS_Q&A.pdf[/url]”>http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/ORMS_Q&A.pdf</a>
<a href=“http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/ORMS.pdf[/url]”>http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/ORMS.pdf</a></p>
<p>Is there any way to view the data above for econ majors discounting those who double majored in econ? I’ve been given the impression that many from haas choose to double major</p>
<p>^ No, it counts anyone who had a major (one or more) in econ.</p>
<p>I think IEOR would be better for ‘keeping your options open’ (employment and otherwise) if you are interested in both. You can get away with very little math in econ, employers know it, and it can count against you…Also, I’ve been reading more into OR recently and it’s actually really interesting/widely applicable.</p>
<p>I recently graduated with an Econ major (I did the mathy route) and now work in a subfield of transportation where a quantitative background is tres important. My interviewers tested my math skills A LOT to make sure I had the background, and I don’t doubt at all that some places passed me over due to a more arty major name.</p>