<p>i got into uci w/ economics major and ucsb w/ pre-business economics major. i want to go to irvine, but it looks like sb offers a better program for me. i'm looking for a more business related econ major, so stuff like..finance and accounting/auditting etc, and not so much of the theory-related stuff. i hear that if you do pre-bus econ major at sb, you get recruitted by big companies easily, where as irvine you need to be actively looking for a job after you graduate, is this true? also can anyone tell me about the 3-2 program at uci and how that works?</p>
<p>I don't know anything about the differences in being recruited from SB vs. Irvine but UCI has a management as well as an accounting minor. Also, they're offering economics with international business emphasis now, either its that or they're offering an international business minor, can't remember. </p>
<p>Also, UCI business received a grant of $30 Million a few years ago from Paul Merage (hence now being called the Paul Merage school of business) so expect new things at UCI Business coming up.</p>
<p>hello. i was faced with a similiar decision as you last year as i am a econ/business major. i'll list my pros and cons:
pros for irvine: closer to home. more asians. friends and acquintances
pros for sb: the campus is flat out beautiful, i mean, it's the beach. you go to school literally next to the beach. i believe their business program is better than irvine.</p>
<p>i am taking basic intro classes to econ right now. i would say's it's fairly easy. hope that helps.</p>
<p>what about the 3/2 progrm that irvine offers? i know that it's a undergraduate business program that allows you to get your bachelors and mba in 5 years, but other then that i don't know anything. can anyone explain to me what it is and maybe the benefits or anything about the program?</p>
<p>sorry, can't help you there cuz i'm not in the program nor have i even heard of it. i suggest you just try through their website. the only thing i heard is that irvine is going to start offering business as a major for undergrad within the next couple of years.</p>
<p>With the 3/2 program you basically have to finish all of your major requirements in your first 3 years, and then during your 4th year you start taking classes at the business school and finish any non-major requirements you still might have lingering. Then in the 5th year you complete your MBA courses. </p>
<p>Benefits - you get your MBA quickly from a pretty good business school</p>
<p>Negatives - a lot of companies would rather hire someone who has a Bachelor's Degree, then went out and got 3-5 years of work experience, THEN went to business school for an MBA. They're more experienced and mature than someone from a 3/2 program. I am a big supporter of going to a different school for a graduate degree, since you add another university's alumni backing. If you went to UCI for both degrees, then you don't gain any more alumni. But let's say you go to UCI, then to Stanford for an MBA, then now you're part of the UCI alumni network as well as the Stanford alumni network.</p>
<p>my main problem/concern is what would get me the most opportunity in terms of career after graduating. here are a couple ways (i'm considering):
1. at uci, major in econ, minor in accounting OR minor in management
2. at ucsb, major in business econ, minor in something like law or international relations
i know that doing 1. would be like..hey, not only did you major in economics, you also focused on accounting/management. i also know that for 2. i'd be getting a BA in business economics, and it'd be a plus if i had a minor in something related to business or something that could help me in getting a job after graduating. i'm saying minor in law as like..if a company is deciding between me and another candidate, they could say like..well this person had minor in law, and that could be a plus because she definitely knows..whatever. or maybe i could minor in something that'll serve me well in the company i get recruited/hired. say if the company has businesses all over the world then maybe international relations would be a plus.
so does anyone have any opinions on how to go at this? or which way would be better (by better i mean having a better career opportunity after graduating)?</p>
<p>I think it depends on the company man. Idunno if minoring in IR would really help get that job in an international business firm..but that's just what I think..I'm just a college student. I think the internships and contacts you make are gunna do the most to benefit your career.</p>
<p>You learn most of the job stuff on the job rather than in school. Just because you majored in business doesn't mean you'll be a better analyst than someone who majored in econ or even engineering.</p>
<p>is it true that irvine is coming out w/ a business major in 2007?</p>
<p>I don't know...where'd you hear that? I'd bet money that they won't have a business major by 2007.</p>