<p>So I'm going to minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship and I wanted to know if it would make much of a difference in getting a job. My basic plan is get some years of experience after getting my B.S. and then I want to go back to school and get an MBA and [ideally] work my way up the corporate ladder.So would the minor make much of a difference or is it not worth the extra time and work?</p>
<p>No not really, the question is…how much does it interest you? I would not recommend getting a minor solely to try an boost your resume, because honestly they don’t do a whole lot in helping you get a job.</p>
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That just sounds like some creepy business + economic courses to me. -_- if you like it go ahead, but it doesn’t make you a billionaire.
Entrepreneurship is not something that you can learn from a class.
That major wouldn’t bolster your resume by any chance. I would rather to spend those free times making something that is marketable!!!</p>
<p>I would rather spend that free time with a female.</p>
<p>Not sure what I’d do but hypothetically if I were a Fortune 500 CEO, I would be intrigued by the resume of an Engineering Entrepreneurship minor. It would stand out in some sort of way, though doing a minor in Comparative Race Studies or Gender Studies would stand out more.</p>
<p>If you really want to do the minor, go for it. It sounds cool and it is probably only a few extra classes. It will probably boost your GPA too and may help your resume stand out (although it likely won’t make you more qualified for entrepreneurial positions or make you a better engineer). Or you can even read entrepreneurship books on your own for free.</p>
<p>english (writing), math, or foreign language i heard were the best if you’re just looking to boost your bottom line salary…i know that a lot of people do a business minor with engineering, so you won’t be alone…hypothetically, it’ll help if you want to go into management</p>
<p>Do a minor that aligns with your general education requirements, if your school has them. That way you save time and money and get to have a cool minor on your resume.</p>
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<p>Does this strike anyone else as a little odd?</p>
<p>I agree. Entrepreneurship and corporate work have little in common. Some kind of management experience might be more helpful.</p>
<p>But either way, I think no one cares about a minor. I agree with bonehead, get a girlfriend. And find one for Thermo1 while you’re at it!</p>
<p>Not only is it odd, but it is also an oxymoron.</p>
<p>LOL I just notice that too :)</p>
<p>I don’t about minors. Unless you can fit enough electives in another academic area to the point where you can “talk the talk” like someone who MAJORED in that area…I would say to forget a minor.</p>
<p>Something like (plugging my major) Mathematics & Computer Science can be dual-majored because you will have quite a few courses that count for both areas.</p>
<p>looks like the general consensus is not to do it. Since i’m already in it, ill have to find a way out.</p>
<p>I think minors can be useful when your intended specialty overlaps a little with another area - like signal processing and either statistics or math in electrical engineering, or like engineering and management if your goal is to manage engineers. They are never necessary, and may not help in proportion to their required effort, but they can help. They are also useful when you want to keep a foot in another door - my wife was an education major / history minor, and recently used her minor to jump into a graduate program in historical archaeology.</p>
<p>For the OP: entrepreneurship has nothing to do with climbing any corporate ladders - its about starting your own little stepstool. If I was a corporate recruiter and saw someone with an entrepreneurship minor I would be wary of hiring them as I would expect them to jump ship at any time to start their own business.</p>
<p>ok well now the entrepreneurship minor doesn’t seem like a good idea anymore. Would I be better off not taking any minor, taking a math minor (which I already have most of) or taking an economics minor?</p>
<p>If your goal is to become a CEO or a high management position, a minor will not make you there. It only happens when you are in the industry.</p>
<p>If you want to become an entrepreneur, a math minor doesn’t make you a billionaire either.
If you are an engineering major, a math minor is pretty easy to build. Usually that means 2-3 more classes.</p>
<p>An economics minor might give you some ideas of how economy works. In college, liberal arts don’t require you to take economy. It’s the student’s choice. Say you can take all 5 or 6 liberal arts in literature. </p>
<p>I find economics minor a good idea if you want to learn more about how the society works, rather than just filling up your head with more formulas.</p>
<p>If you can still graduate on time with an economic minor, go for it. If it requires a semester or two more, re-think about it.</p>
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<p>But rigorous economics programs teach economics a lot like Physics (and I think this is correct), essentially forcing more formulas into your head.</p>
<p>But I think college is a limited life experience and you should pursue whatever interests you. To whatever extent your major requirements, finances, and schedule allows, one can indulge themselves in random extra classes of their interest only in college. Grad school, from what I understand, involves very few classes so if/when you decide to pursue grad school or a job, you be less able to pursue that academic interest.</p>
<p>so what Im getting is that a minor won’t really help in my professional career so I should just take what classes interest me.</p>
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I can’t say with certainly. And what IndianPwnerDude said was very keen which I didn’t think of first. </p>
<p>His comment led to a question: why do you need a second minor? A math minor seems reasonable by all means (only 2 or 3 classes, and some of the additional maths can be very helpful if you are a science or engineering major). </p>
<p>Why do you want to have a second minor? </p>
<p>I have to admit that it instead of wasting extra times on a minor like economics, you are better off to spend those free time doing other things. If you don’t have a girl problem like thermo1 (ROFL) and like me (<em>SIGH 2^64 magnitude face palm</em>), do something worth while than just going to school all the time :)</p>
<p>Maybe someone can find the economic minor useful.</p>
<p>Don’t know if the minor will help get a job. </p>
<p>DS took as many entrepeneur courses as he could at his undergrad school; Got a patent, $1000 for that patent. Teamwork situations. He now has a research university job in robotics that has some commercial application. He tried a startup as an offshoot of that university research. He also has a hobby that could be commercialize. </p>
<p>Go for the experience. Hopefully you won’t end up working for a company but start and run your own enterprise.</p>