megan
I want to major in Business and minor in French. Is it better to keep the business major more general or pick a specific, more narrow business field?
I'm not sure if I should pick just business in general or be more specific such as finance, marketing or accounting. I'm hearing it both ways from people, some say be pick one specific major and some say keep it broad so I have more options when I graduate. #business
5 answers
Alexander Sudul
Alexander’s Answer
Hello, my suggestion would be if you currently dont have a specific business field you are interested in, I'd start off with general. If while going down the general path you find a specific field you find interesting, you can then easily change and pursue.
Blair Bayliss
Blair’s Answer
Steven Hannigan
Steven’s Answer
Be more specific it will allow you to target employers.
Iryna Khaindrava
Iryna’s Answer
I would advise you, if you are not sure what part of business you like, or whether you like it at all, to start with a basic general business major. After you take some of the business classes like accounting, finance, management, etc, that are required for everyone you should be able to switch your major to more specific one if you would like one area more than the other. I started as accounting major but accounting is definitely not my thing so I switched it to finance. Once you are taking various classes, not only business, you would start to understand what you like and don't like and then you can plan accordingly.
Sayed Gilani
Sayed’s Answer
Pick Business in general and in your sophomore year, after taking some of the Accounting, Finance and/or Marketing classes pick an actual major (something that you are really good at)
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