<p>Can anyone comment on this major. My son had been leaning toward applying to Mays but because he is strong in math he just started considering engineering. When he read about industrial distribution it sounded like a nice combination of both. On the otherhand it is business related but is not in the school of business. As a major in Engineering is it less respected than the true engineering majors? Would it be thought of as something like "engineering lite"? As a major that is not a part of the school of business will students be well prepared for the business aspects of the job. Most importantly does anyone know what the job prospects have been for graduates of this major?</p>
<p>When I was looking to transfer, I wasn’t 100% I would get into Mays so I was really trying to consider between ID or Economics. </p>
<p>ID, especially from the Spring 2011 reports, has some really strong job offer stats. Essentially it was the single strongest major that I saw out of the undergrad college of science, mays undergrad and engineering. I’m majoring in SCM inside Mays and I was surprised it jumped so much too, right up there with Finance…Anyone could tell there is a strong market demand for Operations/Supply Chain personnel right now.</p>
<p>If your son is really that strong in math, and physics, has he considered Industrial Engineering? Out of SCM, ID and IE, IE has the highest avg. starting salary. It would without a doubt have the most job offers if there were more kids in the program…</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the information Derkallen. Where were you able to find the information about employment for each of the majors? We were unable to locate this. My S is in an odd situation. He will get automatic admission so I expect that if he applies early he will get into his choice of major. He has always been a very strong math student and he did well in pre AP physics. He will be taking both BC Calc and AP physics this year. I think if he likes these and does well it will be a good indicator of his potential for engineering. He, however, needs to get his application in and make a choice before he has taken these classes. It concerns me a little for him to be committed to Engineering if it turns out that he likes these subjects less once he gets into the more advance courses. I’ve heard of that happening. I also know that if he goes into engineering and he is not strong in these areas his GPA will very likely be too low to transfer into Mays. I know it sounds cliche but he is very much a “people person”, with strong math skills so this is why business attracted him. I think he his been looking at Finance, SCM. and management as possible majors within business. He had a teacher suggest that he consider engineering and so he has begun to look at this as well. When he saw ID he thought that could be the perfect combination of skills. He will be completing his application soon so he will have to make a choice. It is great to know that ID is a solid major to go with. If you don’t mind answering this, could you tell me why you chose business over engineering. It seems that like him, you were considering both. (feel free to PM me if you’d prefer) Thanks!</p>
<p>I found it through my Howdy Portal. I’m not certain if you would be able to access it that way…I ended up choosing business because that’s what I wanted to study the entire time. ID was a solid backup plan. There are more than a few people that ended up in ID because they couldn’t get into business. ID, like I said, has good employment stats and it only requires one cal, one physics and maybe one chemistry. Unlike the other engineering majors, that require two of each. Don’t take this as a knock in any way though, its a degree that is in demand definately.</p>