<p>^ ya I’ll definitely have to look into those, I know I wanna get an MBA but i don’t wanna have my concentration be in accounting, regardless I think I’m gonna finish Calc 1 and 2 this summer, that should be a blast…NOT</p>
<p>You should try to transfer into McCombs, if you are interested in business. You can always double major or minor in economics.</p>
<p>I was/am interested in double majoring, I just feel like getting a BBA is pointless if I intend to also get an MBA</p>
<p>^ can anyone shine some light on that opinion whether it’s false or not</p>
<p>Post your question over on the parents forum or find the past parent discussion on the topic - FWIW, most of the parents from places where they hire people with MBAs think that all other things equal, an MBA with a not-business undergrad degree is better than an MBA with a business undergrad degree.</p>
<p>^ ya that’s I’ve heard which is why I’m pursuing econ</p>
<p>Business Foundations is a great program for anyone who’s interested in learning a lot of the basics of different aspects of business. Like most things as UT, it is what you make of it. </p>
<p>And if you’re planning on getting an MBA realize that most people take a few years off to work after their undergrad before going back for an MBA. An Economics versus a Business degree is going to have a major impact on what kind of job you get coming out of college. </p>
<p>And while it may seem like it, there is little to no overlap between the two programs. The Department of Economics is part of Liberal Arts and aside from requiring the calculus track, there’s not much else different from any other Liberal Art major. McCombs on the otherhand is a completely separate college. You can’t take courses in McCombs unless you’re part of that college, or as part of the Business Foundations program.</p>
<p>I was saying is a BBA similar to an MBA in coursework etc (obviously a MBA is much more in depth)…I guess what I’m asking is whether or not it’s redundant to get a BBA if i want a MBA.</p>
<p>I’ve had a counselor at McCombs tell me that even BHP does not rival a McCombs’ MBA in terms of education and job placement. I mean I’m not in either so I can only tell you what he told me. He said that the MBA classes are like you said more in depth and they are smaller even in the core requirements. That the program gives you way more one on one attention with some of the best instructors at a public university. Lastly, he said the biggest thing is the job placement and recruiting for MBA grads. That because the MBA is so hard to get into, you have the brightest students, whom have excelled in the classroom and in the real world, with an average of like 4 to 6 years of proven work experience when admitted. Companies feel that they are getting sure bets.</p>
<p>jKaplan, I would say its redundant. Even more so, I would not attend a MBA program where I have already recieved a BBA. That would be even worse. </p>
<p>Longhorn Life, have you taken the BFoundations classes? Would you say they are legit? I second guess when B-schools have certificates or minors when you can’t take actual classes with the other b-school students.</p>
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<p>Business Foundations kids are not taught by McCombs professors, though.</p>
<p>MidwestMom, Are you serious? I’m glad econ majors have better alternatives than the bf then. Who teaches the classes?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they are, they’re part of McCombs. You’re not in the same classes as business students, for the most part the foundations classes are extremely large lecture classes.</p>
<p>Then again if a student is that interested in business they should probably apply to the business school instead.</p>
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<p>This is not true. In the Economics major, the Business Economics option authorizes several classes for their students in McCombs. In the Math major, the Actuarial Science option also authorizes several courses in McCombs (9 I believe).</p>
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<p>This is not true. </p>
<p>Bredeson teaches both the BF and regular McCombs of the LEB courses
Loescher does the same in Management
Miller does the same in Marketing</p>
<p>Is Business Economics a separate major or a minor?</p>
<p>Fiyero - Thank you. I stand corrected. </p>
<p>(Was repeating posted info from a student who had taken Business Foundations classes in 2008 or earlier; I take it if this was true then, it is no longer true.)</p>
<p>Business Economics is a B.A. in Econ and a minor in Business Administration. UT just refers to it as the Business Economics option…after hearing what people are saying about the bf certificate though, I’m glad I’ll have at least a minor for Biz.
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