what Bachelors degree has the most significance?
Would like your opinions on which Bachelors degree do you guys feel has the most significance in business? Not just for ibanking, consulting, or marketing but im talking about more on a bigger scale.
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^^ Completely and totally agree.
economics. while not directly applicable in terms of work, it pretty much allows you to understand how individuals, companies and countries behave in terms of production and consumption.
Math or Physics
interesting responses so far please keep them comming
You don't learn to walk by reading books.
Economics if you load up on quantitative courses. I agree with the sentiment behind engineering/math/physics, but as a business major, I have to go with something that also has directly useful theory as well.
I decided on business for the strength of the program and recruiting at my school. So I obviously weighed other factors as well.
English
just joking, haha.
Computer Science/Computer Engineering
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Accounting. It's the language of business. You cannot be a good CEO, CFO or analyst unless you are well versed in this language. The FASB takes odd positions and if you don't understand how the numbers are generated you'll be dooped every time. Sorry, I'm sure that's not the "sexy" thing you wanted to hear.
Double Major in Physics and Philosophy (John Gault style)
Or do Women and Gender Studies.
Either will get you places
From a practical perspective I gotta go with Accounting. Like GoingLong said it really is the language of business.
That said, I'm more about the big picture, so my vote goes to PPE - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, specializing in Economics...
From Oxford of course.
Double major in finance and PPE (at Wharton and Penn).
Or major in finance and minor in Philosophy.
if you want to go with the grain, economics
if you want to go against it, Classics (so you can keep up with people with private high school educations)
Anything you're genuinely interested in. You will do the best in it and that will serve you in the long run most favorably.
Engineering.
Communications. So coursework doesnt distract you from having a good time!
statistics + economics
Accounting
Harvard, then Harvard Business School.
Math &Economics
Physics/PPE
I do physics, I have 2 friends who do PPE. I can see why I'd recommend PPE, but I think that physics is just something more funamentally valuable. I think the ultimate degree would be P/PPE (physics, philosophy, politics and economics).
It actually worries me how little money we invest in science; it's the bedrock of modern understanding. We know so little, yet invest so little into finding out more. It annoys and worries me how extrodinarily underfunded science is in G8 countries. Understanding is the only thing that will fundamentally progress our society and save our human race. We will be wiped out by our own stupidity.
Because the knowledge discovered by physics doesn't convert straight into £££s like a new derivative product does, it's gets sidelined. I know - that's life, but man it's fucking dumb in the grand scheme of things. I think society has it's valued just slightly misdirected. I'm not going to rant about it, I just hope I one day have the power to change things. The beautiful thing about the enlightenment was the instrinsic value people placed on knowledge and understanding. Somewhere along the way primitive greed strikes back and we lose that momentum.
the consensus here is really divided into engineering, economics and accounting
How about a bachelor of commerce? How is that regarded? Is it practical in the workplace?
Double major in engineering and philosophy. Seriously. Think about it.
(I mean besides the obvious Harvard > HBS)
Tripple major in physics, economics and math with a minor in marketing and mandarin.
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