undergrad business major at NU?

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<p>I was recently browsing Northwestern's website in search of an undergrad business major. The only thing I could come across was Northwestern's Business Institutions minor. I was planning on doing International Studies as an adjunct major, but I wasn't sure if:
1. an adjunct major can pair with a minor (because it seems to me that there are no undergrad business majors at NU)
2. a MINOR in business will open up chances to land me a job in a major financial district</p>

<p>So... I guess my questions as of now are:
1. Is there a business major that I overlooked that Northwestern offers?
2. Can an adjunct major in international studies be paired with a minor such as business institutions?
3. How is the business institutions major seen as Northwestern? Is it a popular major?
4. How does the outside world view a minor in business even if it was at a school that didn't offer a major in it?</p>

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<li>Nope</li>
<li>Yes as long as you pair the adjunct major with another major. Students can major up to three majors and/or minors (majors + minors = 3)</li>
<li>It is a pretty popular major that a lot of students take on if they have interest in business/finance.</li>
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<p>There is an undergrad certificate program through Kellogg. But the courses (including the pre-reqs) are more quantitative than typical undergrad b-school courses.</p>

<p>[Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/index.htm]Kellogg”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/index.htm)</p>

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<p>Unless you went to Wharton or Stern, I don’t think employers in finance particularly care whether you went to an undergrad b-school or not. In fact, I’d actually advise against going to an undergrad b-school even if you want to do something in finance (again, with Wharton and Stern as exceptions) because it prevents you from branching out and exploring other fields ergo restricting the range of your skill sets. I don’t think employers care much whether you have a degree in business or a degree in econ/math/engineering, etc.</p>

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<p>It is a popular major. It is also considered a “joke”/“fluff” major.</p>

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<p>^</p>

<p>?</p>

<ul>
<li>The Business Institutions Program is a minor, not a major.<br></li>
<li>It is very popular. </li>
<li>“Fluff” - ? - possibly compared with higher level economics offerings at NU but comparable to courses one would take in BBA programs from Ross to Stern to Wharton. Business as a course of study is simply generally not the caliber of rigor of a elite economics degree program.</li>
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<p>Typical business courses are joke pretty much everywhere. I wouldn’t worry too much how they are perceived by fellow classmates. </p>

<p>Kellogg cert program is an exception; those courses are more technical.</p>