Economics is the study of the laws of human action and interaction. This makes economics the very root of business decisions, government policy, and global relations. A degree in economics can prepare you for a broad array of careers: journalism, city planning, banking, finance and many others. Furthermore, an economics degree serves as excellent preparation for a Law degree or an MBA. An economist is an intellecual generalist pragmatist. This may be why economics is the most popular major at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, Penn, and Chicago and second at Yale, Berkeley, Cornell and Dartmouth (Wall Street Journal 11/30/98).Originally posted by lappang
The best uni for bus/eco/commerce also depends on the major and what fields you can enter with that major thats why economics graduates don't have as many opportunities as commerce graduates
Ou of curiosity HOW do they rank universities in the US???Originally posted by chait
i really dislike the lack of independent resources available to students to help them make their decisions. the only source i know of is good guides, and from what Porphyria_J pointed out, even that doesnt appear to be of a decent quality.
too bad there arent any league tables, itd be easier to draw comparisons if we had them. too many people believe that since unsw and usyd have high uais that theyre the best unis. if oz unis were ranked in the same way as their US counterparts, peoples opinions would be very different.
In the US, unis are ranked by research. Research contributes a large part of a uni's reputation.Originally posted by zannaz
Ou of curiosity HOW do they rank universities in the US???
I should have pharsed myself clearly........i still believe that with an eco. degree you have better opportunities in the states than in Aus. say compared to a commerce degree with a major in finance.Originally posted by chait
Economics is the study of the laws of human action and interaction. This makes economics the very root of business decisions, government policy, and global relations. A degree in economics can prepare you for a broad array of careers: journalism, city planning, banking, finance and many others. Furthermore, an economics degree serves as excellent preparation for a Law degree or an MBA. An economist is an intellecual generalist pragmatist. This may be why economics is the most popular major at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, Penn, and Chicago and second at Yale, Berkeley, Cornell and Dartmouth (Wall Street Journal 11/30/98).
Behave urself!!!!!!!!Originally posted by chait
Economics is the study of the laws of human action and interaction. This makes economics the very root of business decisions, government policy, and global relations. A degree in economics can prepare you for a broad array of careers: journalism, city planning, banking, finance and many others. Furthermore, an economics degree serves as excellent preparation for a Law degree or an MBA. An economist is an intellecual generalist pragmatist. This may be why economics is the most popular major at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, Penn, and Chicago and second at Yale, Berkeley, Cornell and Dartmouth (Wall Street Journal 11/30/98).
well i'm doing combined commerce(finance)/economics(int'l biz) anywayOriginally posted by lappang
sorry.......... the beahve urself thing was not ment to appear it was an entry that was typing into my friends guestbook and i used copy and past!!!!!! Once again sorry
which Uni is that? A combined commerce/eco degree would b good if they offered it at the major universities (NSW,syd,maq)Originally posted by chait
well i'm doing combined commerce(finance)/economics(int'l biz) anyway
Lol Minai...you're in for a lecture. She's going to ANU and is quite determined to educate us that it *is* a major university...Originally posted by MinAi
which Uni is that? A combined commerce/eco degree would b good if they offered it at the major universities (NSW,syd,maq)
I wanna do honours, if i get credit/distinction average that is....but lately i'm having a change of heart beacuse i want to do a double arts/commerce degree at usyd (5 years) so i don't want to extend my time at uni,,,,i want to get out into the workforce!!!!Originally posted by chait
hey is anyone planning on doing honours?
I was definitely thinking about it for commerce, but it gets difficult with the comm/law. Also i have a maximum 5yr scholarship, so I don't know how one would go about extending that. For law however, honours is automatically awarded to everyone above a certain academic standard, so if i can be bothered and law isn't as hard as I'm worried it is, i could aim for that maybe?Originally posted by chait
hey is anyone planning on doing honours?
Yes, I'm definitely considering it. I still have to check up on how honours w/ com/eco works. Honours will stretch the degree to 5 yrs. Is it a HD or credit avg that is required at most unis???Originally posted by timmii
I was definitely thinking about it for commerce, but it gets difficult with the comm/law. Also i have a maximum 5yr scholarship, so I don't know how one would go about extending that. For law however, honours is automatically awarded to everyone above a certain academic standard, so if i can be bothered and law isn't as hard as I'm worried it is, i could aim for that maybe?
Chait, are you?
I doubt its a HD average...Originally posted by chait
Yes, I'm definitely considering it. I still have to check up on how honours w/ com/eco works. Honours will stretch the degree to 5 yrs. Is it a HD or credit avg that is required at most unis???
ok good I've heard people going on about just passing exams...Originally posted by timmii
I doubt its a HD average...