What is your major?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>barfdog: i started out as polisci and switch to cs. my adviser was kinda confused... but w/e haha she let me transfer. ive actually tried out 6 majors at ucd, and i suggest that to anyone! college is the time to try to expand your horizons, so sticking to one thing all 4 years isn't always the way to go. spend your frosh year exploring, buckle down your soph year with your major classes. my 6 majors: poli sci, history, genetics, biotech, english, and now cs (which im sticking with)</p>

<p>fooshy</p>

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<p>What do you mean concise code?</p>

<p>As in, he wants us to not put:
using namespace std;
and instead declare each typename?</p>

<p>Secondly, how difficult are CS classes and what are the pre-rqs? I can't seem to find any (if you want to have the possibility of transferring after 2 years)</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'm not very clear as to what barfdog was referring to either. He likes to take shortcuts, so he encourages us to use namespace std, and he likes when you design clever condensed loops. Maybe barfdog can clarify what he meant because I never experienced those problems.</p>

<p>fooshy</p>

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<p>International Relations. :]</p>

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<p>haha, i'm always the only one: spanish</p>

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<p>CE - hardware
CS - software
CSE - hardware/software</p>

<p>But is there a lot of difference between CE, CS, an CSE? Or are all of them comparably similar to many ways. Since they all need background knowledge of both hardware and software.</p>

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<p>Doubling in Biological Sciences and Music!
Although the bio sci will probably soon change to exercise bio. :O</p>

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<p>like take this for example:</p>

<p>bool List::find(int d) {
ListNode *ptr;
ptr = head;
while (ptr != NULL && ptr->data !=d) //short circuiting
ptr = ptr->next;
if (ptr != NULL)
return true;
else return false;}</p>

<p>to this:</p>

<p>bool List::find(int d) {ListNode *ptr;
for (ptr=headl ptr && ptr->data != d; ptr=ptr->next);
return ptr != NULL;}</p>

<p>for me it's just semantics, i see no reason to use one over the other, both are easy enough to read, some people can read the first segment better, i find the 2nd easier to read, but personally for the kinda of code he makes you do, i could care less what it looks like as long as it works right and it's straightforward</p>

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<p>don't understand a thing u just said :P</p>

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<p>shouldn't it be
ptr = &head;
if ptr is a pointer (and head is declared somewhere)?</p>

<p>thanks for the reply tho, i think i see what you mean
he prefers the second?</p>

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<p>managerial economics....can anyone comment this major in UCD?</p>

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<p>yeah he does prefer the second, but the head was declared elsewhere, that was just a little snippet, and im fairly certain it'll work like that, i could be wrong though, im not a CS major, lol, yay liberal arts haha</p>

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<p>"managerial economics....can anyone comment this major in UCD?"</p>

<p>Major Requirements for a B.S. in Managerial Economics:
You will begin your study with a series of core courses in management, economics, calculus and statistics, and either social, natural or agricultural sciences. You will then focus your studies on your specific area of interest, selecting courses in topics such as marketing, taxation, international commodity and resource markets, the role of government in business regulation, real estate and other investments. Many students choose to challenge themselves by enrolling in an honors senior seminar, where they develop projects on areas of personal interest. </p>

<p>The major in Managerial Economics (formerly Agricultural and Managerial Economics) teaches students to apply economics and quantitative principles to problems in agricultural production, management, marketing, finance, trade, futures and options, environment and development.</p>

<p>The Program. Each student must specialize in at least one of three options: agricultural economics, which focuses on topics related to the production and marketing of foods and fibers; environmental and resource economics, which focuses on issues related to use of resources and environmental quality; or managerial economics, which focuses on topics related to evaluating, financing, and managing business activities. </p>

<p>The prerequisites are:
Economics 1A and 1B, 8 units
Statistics 13, 4 units
Mathematics 16A, and 16B or 21A and 21B, 6-8 units
You currently need a 2.8 GPA in these prerequisites but as of Fall 08 the GPA will change to a 3.2 to be admitted into the Managerial Economics major.</p>

<p>Total Units for the BS Degree in Managerial Economics 180. 41-44 of those units are unrestricted.</p>

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<p>let it also be noted that regardless of your major you will have to complete 180 units to leave UC Davis with a degree, it's just your major units that vary.</p>

<p>To take me for example:
Political Science - Public Service: 68 units required for major
Classical Languages and Literatures: 70 units required for major</p>

<p>That's 138 units minimum, so I have to complete at LEAST 42 more units, and no more than 87, because of the unit cap for the College of L&S
Most students have no problem with this, and can often complete a double major in 4 years while taking an average courseload.</p>

<p>If you take into account the fact that you can do summer sessions as well, graduating in 4 years is very easy to see, and possibly even graduating a quarter or 2 early.</p>

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<p>i know managerial economics is definitely not a main focus major in Davis but actually how is it? is it really bad...or anything?</p>

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<p>well the major i'll be doing is regular econ, which requires only a minimum of 64 units to complete the program. so what exactly will i be taking to attain the other 116 units in order to graduate? just anything i want? i'm not planning on double majoring though, so with so many units left for free use, what would you advise an econ major to take?</p>

<p>also, will a degree look not as good to employers if the major you were in didn't require that much units towards the major itself?</p>

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<p>a degree will look fine, part of the other things you're going to have to take are GE's. Don't quote me on this but since Econ is a BA, you're going to need 3 SciEng classes, which can be anything like intro to winemaking (not recommended) or other sciencelike classes, 3 ArtHum classes, a few diversity classes and writing classes and i believe one or two american institutions classes. You'll learn most of this at orientation from your group leaders, some classes fill two requirements, some fill three.</p>

<p>An example would be His17a (American History from colonizing to the end of the civil war). It covers writing, American institutions, diversity and ArtHum. There are a few others that are broad reaching like this too, native american studies i think, possibly linguistics, either way it's all in the general catalog, which you can find online on the registrar's website.</p>

<p>Good classes to take for an econ major can include stuff from the Man Econ major as well, which is under the ARE course codes</p>

<p>Here's a pretty solid list
ARE 18: Business Law
ARE 112: Fundamentals of Business Organization
ARE 118: Tax Accounting
ARE 139: Futures and Options Markets
ARE 142: Personal Finance
ARE 143: Investments</p>

<p>ECN (Econ) 135: Monkey, Banks and Financial Institutions</p>

<p>There are many others, and since most of these are upper division you won't be taking them until you finished Math16A-B and ECN100 or 101, or both in some cases, so by then you'll have a pretty good grip on what you're looking for.</p>

<p>You can also take languages if you want to do international work, you can take political science classes if you're interested in working in government for economics, there are several polsci classes related to econ. You can take psychology, sociology. Religious studies if you're into islamic banking, philosophy, anthro, mathematics</p>

<p>If you're looking to go to grad school for econ, math is a must, and the 21series is highly recommended, along with 22 and a few upper division classes in math and statistics. </p>

<p>Trust me, you'll find plenty to fill the void with, that is but a small sample.</p>

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<p>candyapples managerial economics is considered a very respected major among UCD students. Many students come in declared as managerial economics and end up in another major. It is not an easy major. If you go the managerial economics route I strongly recommend you pursue an internship (or internships). UCD managerial economics majors take a good dose of classes requiring quantitative skills and are known by recruiters for this. UCD has a top 50 graduate school in management so there is a solid base for this major at UCD. Which of the areas of specialization appeals to you?</p>

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<p>Biological sciences, going into my sophomore year this fall. :)</p>

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<p>They have a wonderful econ program, great internships. :)</p>