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Business vs liberal arts major
Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:29 pm
Is it hard to find work with a liberal arts degree these days? Even one like economics? Is a BBA the minimum for many business jobs?
How much does your degree really matter? Or is it just having a degree that matters the most?
Is it better to get a BBA from a school like TCU/SMU or a liberal arts degree from a school like UT?
How much does your degree really matter? Or is it just having a degree that matters the most?
Is it better to get a BBA from a school like TCU/SMU or a liberal arts degree from a school like UT?
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 6:30 pm
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:36 pm to Collegedropout
If I ever feel the itch to get a liberal arts degree I'll just save my time and donate $50,000 to LSU
Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:36 pm to Collegedropout
As someone who has both, the business degree carried weight initially when I was lacking experience.
The bachelor of the arts gave me a much finer grasp of critical thinking.
Some of those degrees require 40-60 pages of reading per night.
The ability to speed read, strip, and condense material is invaluable.
Having said all of it, just work in a plant.
The bachelor of the arts gave me a much finer grasp of critical thinking.
Some of those degrees require 40-60 pages of reading per night.
The ability to speed read, strip, and condense material is invaluable.
Having said all of it, just work in a plant.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:36 pm to Collegedropout
Just be a welder or plumber - OT
Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:37 pm to Collegedropout
Chill the frick out Volood
Posted on 9/18/17 at 6:37 pm to Collegedropout
Liberal arts is more godly
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:23 pm to Collegedropout
Depends on what specific study you major in in business. I wouldn't get an economics degree. Finance or accounting degrees are valuable. Risk management and insurance is a degree that's in high demand right now but few schools offer it, which makes it an even better degree if you attend a school that does.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:23 pm to Collegedropout
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:33 pm to Collegedropout
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Is it hard to find work with a liberal arts degree these days?
Hold a liberal arts degree in one hand and shite in the other.. And you will have equal value in each hand.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:33 pm to Collegedropout
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Is it hard to find work with a liberal arts degree these days? Even one like economics?
Economics isn't a liberal arts degree baw.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:46 pm to OweO
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Hold a liberal arts degree in one hand and shite in the other.. And you will have equal value in each hand.
Ridiculous and absolutely false. While some liberal arts majors are jokes, some are not and require a pretty heavy workload. Each degree focuses on building skill sets and for liberal arts, those skill sets are comprehension and critical thinking. Both of which are highly valued skills in today's workforce.
If someone really wanted to transfer to a business related career field, only holding a liberal arts degree and struggled to land a job, a master in business administration would help you make that jump. That can be done pretty cost effectively and in a single year.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:50 pm to jdeval1
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Economics isn't a liberal arts degree baw.
At LSU, the department is housed in the business school. In most public universities, it is in the arts & sciences aka "liberal arts."
Thus, you are more or less wrong about economics. It is a liberal arts degree.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:56 pm to Collegedropout
If you are awesome in the interview it doesnt matter nearly as much. People nowadays dont realize that you should be studying every company that you interview for, like it is a final in school. You should have ideas on how to improve profit for the company BEFORE you interview. Even if you are wrong, it will impress to have ideas.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 7:57 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 7:58 pm to OweO
quote:what degree do you have?
Hold a liberal arts degree in one hand and shite in the other.. And you will have equal value in each hand.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 8:10 pm to TxTiger82
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At LSU, the department is housed in the business school. In most public universities, it is in the arts & sciences aka "liberal arts."
Thus, you are more or less wrong about economics. It is a liberal arts degree.
It appears that most schools offer a BS and a BA in economics.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 8:42 pm to jdeval1
Economics is liberal arts at every school I'm looking at
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:20 pm to X123F45
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The bachelor of the arts gave me a much finer grasp of critical thinking.
Yep. Its a skill that a lot of employees lack and dont really realize it or know how to develop it.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:24 pm to Collegedropout
C. Engineering degree.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:26 pm to Collegedropout
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Economics is liberal arts at every school I'm looking at
It was a business degree at lsu and after looking online, it appears most schools offer a BS and a BA in economics with the BS paying higher after graduating
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:29 pm to Collegedropout
Honestly employees don't care in the real world. I got a BBA from a top 10 undergrad school and wish I went the Econ route in the liberal arts college and took business classes on the side. Assuming your business classes will be on a strict curve, I'd go UT Econ, teaches you how to think (I thought the cliche was bs too). Usually lots of finance/financial econ electives anyway.
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