<p>international business sounds like an interesting major to me, but does it have any advantages over undergrad degrees like economics/finance? or would it be better to double major in economics/finance and international business?</p>
<p>employers want analytical,quantitative, and problem solving skills. All of which you get with Econ/Finance. Maybe do IB+Econ, IB+FInance, or FInance+econ, but I wouldn't do IB alone in this market.</p>
<p>thanks melon, yeah i thought it would be a better idea to double major so i could get those skills you mentioned above while at the same time learning about international business.. but my other question is would doubling up these 2 majors have any benefits? or do you think its better if i just put my entire focus on economics/finance ?</p>
<p>I don't think it is advantageous over finance or econ. Sure, companies will hire anyone smart enough regardless of major, but international business just seems like one of those BS majors. Whatever your choice ends up being, don't do international business alone. The most I'd ever do is a minor. Unlike accounting, it won't teach you the technical background you need to work in the field. You really need to be out there working to appreciate what it really is.</p>
<p>What exactly is international business? I see the term thrown around but...what business these days ISN'T international? What classes would you take vs. as a finance major?</p>
<p>steve when you say BS do you mean bachelor of science or bull**** haha</p>
<p>but yeah i know what you mean, i guess doubling up in economics and international business would sound like a good idea.. because im interested in the economics field but im also interested in the global aspect of it.</p>
<p>At my state school,</p>
<p>Finance+IB are part of the business school, which is the best college in the university.</p>
<p>Econ is part of Lib arts.......</p>
<p>HOWEVER,</p>
<p>Almost ALL of the IB core requirments are Economics OR Finance electives.</p>
<p>Two examples are International Economics and International Finance. Even more so, International Economics is an elective for ALL business majors, while International Finance is NOT an elective for econ majors. So you can knock out 2 birds in one stone with Finance+IB here, where I go to school atleast.</p>
<p>Just some examples</p>
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steve when you say BS do you mean bachelor of science or bull**** haha</p>
<p>but yeah i know what you mean, i guess doubling up in economics and international business would sound like a good idea.. because im interested in the economics field but im also interested in the global aspect of it.
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You be the judge :P</p>
<p>I just thought of something after melon's comment. The best to do may be doubling finance and econ and taking int bus courses on the side. These courses could be counted towards your majors, like melon's examples of int fin and int econ. Use your electives for int bus courses. I think this is the optimal setup.</p>
<p>how demanding is double majoring in finance and economics?</p>
<p>If I major in either finance or marketing or economics and double minor in Japanese & Arabic. I want to work in international business when I enter the street. Right now I'm in HS and studying french so if I independently study french on my own in college just so I won't lose it. After 4 years I have BA in business or economics with advance fluency of french & intermediate with Japanese & Arabic what are my chances of getting into the industry on the global side?</p>
<p>Rethink "double minor" in languages (particularly ones you start in college) until you get to college. Many colleges have very time intensive requirements for starting languages- 5 classes/week plus "language lab" time. At those colleges you won't have time (or, most probably, inclination) to start 2 languages.</p>
<p>These high schoolers are planning way too early about this sort of stuff. They are already thinking about when they will graduate and what they will be minoring in LOL. It's too soon for you, kid, and it's easy for you to talk now before you are in college but you will eventually find out how difficult it truly is.</p>
<p>Haha not at all, how is thinking about a possible major during my senior year too early? so i guess you recommend that every freshman starting college in the fall should go undecided because its too early? lol i know what im interested in, ive done some research, and im just asking questions to get other peoples views on it so i can get a better idea of what i want to do.. i dont know about you spl but when im at college next fall i want some sort of a direction. both my brother and sister graduated college so trust me i already know how demanding it is</p>
<p>and damn its funny how you talk like your some wise elder.. lookin at some of your posts your a college sophomore whos last 10 threads are all about needing help on deciding on a major... hahahaha</p>
<p>Well thanks for trying by bringing up my past threads but my case is completely different. In high school I planned on doing a completely different business major than the one I am planning to get into now. In high school I was pretty confident that I was going to stick with the major that I had chosen but oh how things can change so quickly and so frequently...And it took me a while to sort it out while in college. Taking business classes, talking to classmates, talking to professors, attending seminars, etc. were all factors.</p>
<p>Also, I was not saying it is wrong to decide on a major for yourself but choosing minor(s) or what year you are going to graduate is ridiculous talk for a high schooler especially when he/she does not know how difficult it will truly be. </p>
<p>example: Ooooooo I am a senior in high school planning to quadruple major in mechanical engineering, psychology, accounting, and philosophy with a triple minor in math, economics, and chinese. At the same time I also plan on joining 20 different extracurriculars at my college, playing varsity football, and working part time. I am also planning on graduating within 4 years time with a solid 4.0 GPA Oooooo</p>
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<li>explain to me how its ok for me to decide on a major for myself, but considering a minor is "ridiculous?" if im interested in 2 different areas of study, is it really that bad if i think about majoring in one and minoring in the other? use that head of yours and think, "maybe thats why he posted this thread in the 1st place.. to see what others thought of it?"</li>
<li>i dont know where you got "what year you are going to graduate" because i didnt mention that once this whole thread.. but even if i did, i dont see whats wrong with that either. so high school seniors who enter programs like 7 year med are "ridiculous" because they know what year their graduating (and yes, i know some kids switch out but many stick with it)? believe me, i know plans change ALL the time but id much rather have an idea of what i want to do and lay out a plan for myself. if it changes, so what? ive taken high school business classes, ive talked to college students (brother was a economics/finance major), ive talked to counselors, if your telling me that my interest in this career and setting a plan for college as a high school senior is ridiculous, i dont know about you. maybe thats why your having so many problems deciding on your own major? hahaha and how is your case completely different?</li>
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<p>and nice example, not only does it not make sense, give me a message when you can find a high school senior who actually thinks like that?? hahaha you exaggerate too much my man.. you should major in journalism or creative writing. my original post was just about the differences between international business and finance/economics, and if they would be an interesting combination as a major/minor in college. but MY BAD, i didnt know it was wrong for high school seniors to think about things like that forgive me</p>
<p>Lol, unbelievable how you spin my words. Maybe you should think about working for Fox News, eh?</p>
<p>"Also, I was not saying it is wrong to decide on a major for yourself but choosing minor(s) or what year you are going to graduate is ridiculous talk for a high schooler especially when he/she does not know how difficult it will truly be. </p>
<p>example: Ooooooo I am a senior in high school planning to quadruple major in mechanical engineering, psychology, accounting, and philosophy with a triple minor in math, economics, and chinese. At the same time I also plan on joining 20 different extracurriculars at my college, playing varsity football, and working part time. I am also planning on graduating within 4 years time with a solid 4.0 GPA Oooooo"</p>
<p>LOL HOW DID I SPIN YOUR WORDS??? explain that to me??? you said it yourself that a high school senior thinking about a minor and the year that they would graduate was ridiculous. my entire post was about that right there, i didnt "spin" anything. if theres anyone whos doing that, its you hahah look at your example??</p>
<p>just forget it man, you posted on this thread acting like you were all smart and s hit, but now that you realize your wrong, your coming up with these pathetic excuses.. whats unbelievable is that you cant answer a single question on my last post</p>
<p>Look, this is getting ridiculous and defeats the true purpose of these boards, to give advice. So I want to end this. </p>
<p>I said what I wanted to say. Firstly, I never said you shouldn't be "considering" what you will study in college. If you understood it that way, then I do apologize. Secondly, I wasn't even talking to you when I made my initial post. I did not know you were in high school. I was talking to the posters a few posts above me. If you are still offended, then I do apologize. </p>
<p>Here's a personal story: before I entered college, I wanted to minor in math. I just knew that this is a very quantitative minor that would work pretty well with a business major. I disregarded the difficulty of the minor because I thought I would be able to handle it. Minoring in math was a big mistake on my part. I ended up taking pre-requisite classes in math. It was too difficult for me. And then I eventually switched minors. Those extra math classes were useless and took a lot of my time for no reason.</p>
<p>I am just saying, just because you are in high school, you should keep an open mind about what you want to study. No one is completely set on what they will do. If you are, then that's wonderful, good on you, just make sure you know what you are doing. If you are basing what you want to do on some business classes you took in high school, then you may want to give it some more thought or you may end up regretting your decisions.
That is all.</p>
<p>"international business sounds like an interesting major to me, but does it have any advantages over undergrad degrees like economics/finance? or would it be better to double major in economics/finance and international business?"</p>
<p>If you want to major in International Business, you should double major. Most schools require a double major in a different business field. Picking up a foreign language minor isn't bad either. Many IB majors get foreign language minors. Economics/Finance is just as fantastic. </p>
<p>International Business classes are classes like international marketing, international finance, international econ, etc. So if you want a particular emphasis, say Finance, you may want to do a Finance/IB double major.</p>
<p>I also recommend study abroad to the country where your foreign language comes from.
If you don't end up doing a foreign language minor, you could still study abroad, great experience, employers love that stuff.</p>
<p>lol, ive been set on at LEAST minoring in math with a double business major...for the same reasons as sp1212, and now i feel like i shouldn't because it probably would be a waste of time...it would just look nice and i like math so idk...</p>