<p>Hey I’m an incoming freshman planning to major in management science. I hope to go into Business after college. Just got a few questions for anybody else planning to do this major or who is in this major right now, or has already completed the major.</p>
<li>What’s the difference between management science and general econ at UCSD?</li>
<li>How tough is the major?</li>
<li>I’ve heard there’s more math involved than a general econ major, but is there anywhere near the math required for, say, an engineering major? (I hope not)</li>
<li>What are the job opportunities for someone with a management science degree?</li>
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<p>Descriptions of the majors that the Economics Department offers:</p>
<p>"The Economics major is a standard one. It emphasizes the tools of economic analysis and their applications to contemporary problems and to government policy. </p>
<p>The Management Science major is a quantitative major in applied economics with a management focus. It builds on a set of related quantitative methods for optimal allocation of scarce resources in private and public enterprises. The major covers some of the functional fields of business management, but it is more tightly focused and more quantitative than a traditional business administration major. See the section below on Business Versus Economics. </p>
<p>The Joint Mathematics-Economics major provides an opportunity for students strong in mathematics to build on that strength through economic applications. The major is excellent preparation for graduate study in economics and business."</p>
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<li> They are nearly identical</li>
<li>tough as an econ major</li>
<li>20 series (a - c)? not sure. Math nothing compared to engineering majors though (a - f)</li>
<li>From what i head, yes</li>
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