<p>Hey I'm planning on getting my major in Poli Sci and minoring in Econ. Do you guys recommend this? Or should I double major in Poli Sci and Econ. Are Minors a waste of time? I'm also planning on going to Grad school after.</p>
<p>It’s your call. I would recommend double majoring in Political Science and Economics because it’ll make you a lot more attractive to future employers; that’s also what I’m doing. Plus, Government and Economics supplement each other quite nicely; imo, every Polysci major should be required to take a few Economics courses. The downside of doing that, of course, is having to take a lot more required courses, and might lead to a higher workload and higher levels of stress. Once again, it’s totally up to you.</p>
<p>It is a good idea for political science majors to take some economics courses, since politics often deals with economic issues. However, it is not necessary to chase the requirements for a minor or major if you get the most useful courses into your schedule.</p>
<p>If you are planning on graduate school in economics, rather than political science, you probably want to take a lot of advanced math and statistics courses.</p>
<p>What are you planning on going to graduate school for? My answer might be biased since I’m an economics major, but I think econ would be the better choice. You can always focus on political issues as an econ major if you want (public choice is a major subfield in economics that studies political behavior) and take poli sci classes as electives. You would also pick up useful quantitative skills that you probably wouldn’t get with the poli sci major.</p>
<p>Yea I totally agree with you guys. Poli Sci majors should take econ courses. I’m just not sure if a minor in econ would be good or a waste of time. @RavensFan I’m not sure yet if I’m going to grad or law school yet. I’m definitely doing one though. It all depends on how the economy looks when it’s time for me to go.</p>
<p>I double majored in Econ/Poli Sci. Definitely go for the double major. The Economics major affords a substantially greater variety of job opportunities, and gives you a competitive edge over other poli sci job applicants. Minors aren’t necessarily meaningless, but your major really is what counts, especially since the Econ major often qualifies you for a job, whereas most poli sci jobs don’t require that degree specifically, but any degree in the liberal arts/social sciences.</p>