<p>Hi… I’m a prospective Davis student (got in with Regents), but I’m a little concerned about the business offerings at the school. Assuming I get into Cal, I’m gonna be deciding between that and Davis. Obviously, Cal has the more presitigious status with Haas, but how good is UC Davis’s Managerial Econ major? Is it difficult? Easy? Respectable for grad schools, prospective employers, etc? I’d appreciate anyone’s input. :)</p>
<p>I'm interested in your opinions as well (I'd major in Managerial Econ at UCD.) How's the program? Grad School? Thanks.</p>
<p>The only 2 UC Undergraduate Business programs that are accredited by the AACSB International are Berkley and Riverside. Accreditation by the AACSB is growing ever more important for a business education. Just keep in mind that if you go to Davis for Managerial Economics, it is not a real business degree. Its Economics with a splash of Managerial Science. Which, honestly, is still a very respectable degree from a school in the distinguished University of California system. </p>
<p>When considering Graduate Schools, Davis is accredited by the AACSB for their MBA programs. I'd email an admissions officer at UC Davis and ask what their Graduate school requires of their applicants. Some Graduate Business Schools have it as a basic requirement to have an business degree from an AACSB accredited University for you to be eligible to apply.</p>
<p>Our college counselor is a former dean of admissions at UCD. His advice is to definately NOT major in business for undergraduate school. Most MBA programs would far prefer to see an econmics major (or truthfully any other major) along with a few years of good work experience. Applying as a business major (undergrad) at many graduate schools automatically gets you eliminated. Look into this.</p>
<p>That is very true. I've read into many Grad Schools that will eliminate a candidate because of their bachelor's degree. For example, if you have a 4 year degree in Accounting, the school will not permit you to seek a Masters in Accountancy. I've never heard of such an instance for something as broad as Business Administration though. I guess you learn new things everyday.</p>
<p>Managerial Econ has a higher GPA requirement, 3.0 than the regular Economics program at UCD. Anyone in the program want to comment on the difficulty/relevance of the course load? My D applied for this major.</p>
<p>Also, according to the department website (<a href="http://www.agecon.ucdavis.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.agecon.ucdavis.edu/</a>), it says:</p>
<p>"You may major in managerial economics as a single major or as a double major through the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences or the College of Letters and Science. Also you may have a minor in either college."</p>
<p>I was admitted to Managerial Econ through the college of A/E Studies... does this means I can complete L/S requirements and still major in Managerial Econ? Can I double major in something in L/S easily? I'm a little confused...</p>
<p>You "may" have a minor in either college. Can you also have a minor in another college?</p>
<p>It says it can be a double through L/S and A/E. My question is, can you complete the L/S college requirements instead of the A/E ones and get a Managerial Econ degree? It is worded ambiguously.</p>
<p>I've heard conflicting opinions about the managerial econ major at Davis. While I've read praise for it somewhere on this forum, some of my friends at Davis currently in the major have said that, because there is no specific concentration in accounting or finance or whatnot, graduates may be at a disadvantage. Basically, you learn a bit of everything but not a lot of one thing (This is what a Davis rep said to me). However, you can probably take extra classes and unofficially concentrate on something. Here's an interesting article about the lack of a traditional business program at Davis:</p>
<p>As a business major who has but a couple months to decide whether or not to transfer to Davis, I'm definitely interested in what others have to say about the major.</p>
<p>Does anyone else have any more recent opinions on Managerial Econ at Davis?</p>
<p>i would like to kno more about econ at davis</p>
<p>The Managerial Economics Program at UC Davis is great. It is in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences which is considered to be the second best in the country. The Managerial Econ program itself is not considered to be the second best though it surely is one of the top 10. The program is a little hard; some of the classes are tough. </p>
<pre><code> The difference between the Man Econ program and the traditional Econ one is that in Man Econ you study all the economic theory, math/calculus, econometric, etc . . . that a traditional Econ does, but you have extra ones that will help you focus on the application of those theories, concepts, and analysis to the problems of formulating better managerial decisions. You can decide to focus on Accounting, investments, marketing, management, or development.
Large companies like Apple, Intel, Google, and Microsoft are coming to Davis to recruit Managerial Economics Major. Last year, for example, 4 guys went to work at Apple right after graduating, and 2 at Intel, that I know of.
Someone earlier mentioned that some Graduate schools will give preference to non-business undergraduate Majors. That is true, of course, it depends on the candidate. Graduate schools will give preferences to a Managerial Economics Undergraduate rather than a Business Undergraduate. Man Econ is richer in terms of shaping the student analytically. All the Econometric, calculus, and Econ analyses give you an extra push.
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