<p>I am majoring in Civil Engineering and with the credits i came into college with i am going to have 3 extra spots that i can fill with classes. My question is what should i do with them? should i get a minor in something? should i just take 3 other CE classes that i could learn more about? what is going to look better on a resume/help me bolster my knowledge and development?</p>
<p>You can take graduate courses in civil engineering.</p>
<p>As I am only a high school senior, wait for reliable opinion :)</p>
<p>If you plan to minor and major in something along with CE, then I would recommend doing it on something you have passion and or interest in. Remember college isn’t always wrapped around one area of interest. College is your opportunity to explore what you like. Whether it’s another pertinent major/minor that can benefit your employability or maybe arts, music, or humanities classes that you have genuine interest in, pick things that you feel most comfortable with. You’re likely not paying for another undergraduate education again so you won’t have the flexibility to explore other fields of interest in your lifetime. In the end you’ll decide on which you deem is more important. </p>
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<p>I wound up patching my empty holes with more electives within my major. It’s what I was interested in, and I’m happy I went with it.</p>
<p>would a minor in economics be good if im going into the contruction management concentration within civil engineer?</p>
<p>An economics minor wouldn’t benefit you as additional courses in the construction management concentration (or other courses within in the civil engineering major). Believe it or not, but there will be so much that you still don’t know about your field when you graduate. </p>
<p>Personally, looking back, I would have benefited from a course or two on HVAC. Construction management is more than just the civil engineering, structures and foundation. There’s the HVAC, electrical and architectural components as well, which we end up being responsible for.</p>
<p>Use your extra classes to further your CE education. You could go for more depth (ie. possibly a grad class) or widen your field. You make yourself more attractive to potential employers that way.</p>
<p>Economics classes won’t help you much. To be in any kind of technical management, you must first understand the technical.</p>