<p>Going to be a freshmen this year, and was wondering what I should be taking for courses to plan for my 4 years in the business school doing something related to accounting. I was wondering what minors are good for anyone looking to get into some type of consulting/accounting job (majors will be accounting and either finance/ibusiness/OPIM)?</p>
<p>So the minors I'm currently looking at are mathematics, any natural sciences (chem/bio/physics), sociology, psychology or Science, Technology & International Affairs (STIA). I've always been good at math and science, and I heard when people hire, they like grads who are good with math. Science is iffy, I don't know what a chem minor would achieve but I'm good at it. Sociology/psychology just seems interesting but the most intriguing is STIA, a minor from the SFS. Would this be an interesting minor to complement a business major? Or should I stick to mathematics? Here's</a> some info on STIA.</p>
<p>PS: required courses I will be taking are 2 english, 2 philosophy, 2 theology, 2 economics, 2 history and 7 liberal arts credits. AP exams above 4 are chem (3cr)/bio (3cr)/calc BC (8 cr). Would these count as liberal art electives or could I fill the elective requirement with any of the above minors?</p>
<p>The seven electives required to complete the liberal arts core may be taken in any liberal arts area offered by the University with the restriction that only one of these courses may be in the area of economics. Please note: STIA courses do not count as liberal arts electives.</p>
<p>Does this mean if I minor in STIA I would need to find filler courses to get that elective requirement done? If I minored in math, would it be different?</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I’m in the SFS not MSB. Unless something has drastically changed, MSB students had to pick minors through the COL. </p>
<p>“Declaring a Minor
Students may elect a minor from among the many departments within Georgetown College. Many MSB students select minors from among the liberal arts offerings. The general requirements for minors are listed in the Bulletin under the course offerings for the appropriate departments. Students seeking a minor should consult with the appropriate department to obtain authorization and complete the Declaration of Minor Form. Successful completion of the minor will be noted on the students final transcript, together with the major. Business students may not elect a minor within The McDonough School of Business, School of Foreign Service, or School of Nursing and Health Studies.”
[Georgetown</a> University Undergraduate Bulletin, 2012-2013: School of Business](<a href=“http://bulletin.georgetown.edu/msb.html]Georgetown”>http://bulletin.georgetown.edu/msb.html)</p>
<p>I could be wrong so you should definitely check with your advisor once you get on campus. I’ve found the advising system to be incredible here at Georgetown. Your advisor will be a tremendous asset to you/resource for you - don’t be afraid to use them. </p>
<p>So, just talked to a girl (STIA major) I’m interning with this summer here in DC and she seems to think that students from the College can minor in STIA - so, a STIA minor might be a distinct possibility for MSB students too. We’ve just never personally known anyone to do it. I would contact Dean Murphy who is the Dean for STIA majors and her office can help clarify any questions for you or point you in the right direction. Everyone is pretty helpful in the SFS offices- don’t hesitate to contact them.</p>
<p>I just re-read your original post and I was a bit confused. Did I read correctly that you are thinking of double majoring in Accounting and either Int.Bus/OPIM/Finance? Or, are you thinking of Accounting and a minor in STIA/Math? </p>
<p>Good news is that you have plenty of time to explore various classes with your core curriculum and see where your strengths/interests may lie. Many of my friends at the MSB have decided to double major, usually taking a yin and yang (quantitative and qualitative) approach to their double major. It makes sense to spread your wings and take an interdisciplinary approach to your degree(s) whether with a double major or a major & minor to make yourself more marketable once you graduate. My best advice is to study something for which you have a passion. You will eat, drink and sleep your major(s)/minor and I can think of nothing worse than spending semester after semester hitting the books in a subject matter you don’t love. </p>
<p>Only a few minors from the COL explains why neither she nor I had heard of more STIA minors at Georgetown. Her advice is if you are at all interested in STIA, be a trend setter and, go for it!</p>
<p>im thinking about a double major + a minor. I don’t know whether that will be too much work or not though. I could do just accounting and STIA though if it’s a constraint. I’ll look into it at orientation, STIA seems really interesting!</p>
<p>I talked to someone in the MSB and they said it’s not open to MSB students currently but might in the future. Back to the original question, what would be the better minor to begin with, STIA or math? Equally interested in both.</p>
<p>I’m an MSB student and double majoring in the business school plus a minor is very doable and fits well into the already prescribed curriculum guidelines. ( i plan to do finance/intlbusiness minor in gov)
You have “liberal arts electives” which means you get to take basically any class from the college to fulfill them I believe we have 5 of these classes as MSB students.
A lot of jobs/internships look favorably upon quantitative skills because they are in high demand now in the business world (i.e. quantitative financial analysts)
since it sounds like you are already interested in the quantitative side of business id recommend a math minor, (also a STIA minor isnt available) </p>
<p>here are the requirements for a math minor if you were wondering:</p>
<p>Calculus I (035)
Calculus II (036)
Multivariable Calculus (137)
Linear Algebra (150)
3 Mathematics electives at level of 140 or higher,</p>
<p>yea i was thinking I’d talk to the SFS professor in charge of the STIA to see if he could open it up to MSB students. I don’t see a reason not to, I’m paying 61k a year to live and learn in georgetown.</p>
<p>im just worried a math minor is too popular by all the kids (asians?) that seem to go with that vs something unique like STIA. plus it adds its own international twist.</p>
<p>PS: I’ve taken classes in multivariable and linear algebra, but georgetown wont credit them so I’m not fancy of retaking two classes I’ve already learned about. Regardless, a math minor should be relatively easier to achieve, just that i want to do something different. but you are right that im very quantitatively focused.</p>