Should I Have Three Concentrations, a Minor, or a Double Major?

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First, my major is in Equine Studies. My long term goal is to become a groom and work my way into management. The reason I am an equine major, and the reason I want to work my way through management is to gain the experience I never had when I was younger. I could not even post or canter until coming to college. I am grateful for my university and how they have prepared me so far. My degree is officially a Bachelor of Arts in Equine Studies however, we also have three concentrations. I am currently leaning toward the Equine Management emphasis. I am left with a little over 30 hours to complete, and so I would like to get the opinion of the College Confidential forum on how I should spend them. There are three main options I have considered.

The first option would be complete the other two concentrations, Equine Science along with Equitation and Training. It would be 30 additional hours total and allow me to be extremely well-rounded with anything equine related. The Equine Science concentration was designed for the pre-veterinary students while the Equitation and Training area was designed for people seeking therapeutic riding instructor certification.

The second option, and the one most supported by the equine department, would be to have a business minor. The business minor requires 21 hours from marketing, business administration, economics, and accounting. It would have nothing associated with the horse industry in with content being for businesses in general. It would be beneficial to know how to run a business in any management position however, I do not know if I would enjoy the content. It would help if it would be possible to qualify for other positions as well, but I am not sure how far a minor can take you. Since my aim is to work in breeding, the science concentration could also be used to make it 36 hours.

The last option would be a double major. A double major could not come from any subject outside the liberal arts in order for me to graduate within a four year time frame. Spanish and Theology are two examples which could work. The liberal arts are not relevant to the horse industry, and so I do not know if it would be a beneficial addition to the Equine Studies major if not a hinderance.

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Not sure you need all of those minors or concentrations. Seems like work experience would be more important.

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If you don’t have a strong interest in the second major, then I’d go with the business courses. They seem like they’d be the most relevant to your future trying to go into management.

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I don’t think I would add another major.

For equine management, how much businessy courses have you taken?

If you have 30 more credits to take, you could also do one of the concentrations and just take classes in business without it being an official minor.

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@bopper

The Equine Management concentration has Principles of Management, Farm and Ranch Management, Equine Administration, and Equine Law as the required classes. The only official business class among the four is Principles of Management. There is also a required elective credit from the Equine Studies major, which for me would probably be Equine Reproduction since I would like to be a breeding manager.

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The business minor makes the most sense. Even if you decide not to complete it, courses in accounting, finance, marketing could be mentioned on your resume. Minors so closely aligned with that major probably aren’t really going to expand employment options