Whats the best course at university, economics, business management or accounting and finance?
Hey. I'm going to university next year and I still haven't made up my mind as to what to pick. One day I hope to enter a graduate training scheme with a bank like HSBC or Barclays capital. I was just wondering which one would be the best choice? However you still hear about people who take Classics degrees or Sociology degrees and still become accountants, tax auditors or investment bankers. So I'm thinking that it doesn't really matter... Please help me out. Your answers will be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Answer 1 :
Economics and finance seem to be the one you want to get into the type of job you imagined in investment banking. However, degrees in accounting or business management are the most portable--you can get a job in just about any company with those skills. The thing you noticed about the odd majors becoming accountants does throw a curve ball into this advice--that your major does matter little if you are going beyond the bachelor's degree--the MBA and the CPA are the level you need to get to to excel in business or accounting, and if you get one of those advanced degrees, your bachelors could have been in anything. That said, if you know business or accounting is where you are going, why not start studying one of those now so it's easier when you go for an advanced degree (plus you'll have a good major to get a starter job while you finish the advanced degree).
Answer 2 :
If you want to study a business career that deals specifically with money or numbers, I suggest accounting. You can look at the job ads and see plenty of jobs available for accountants, some even with a 2-year accounting degree. The other careers can help as well, but then you will need to come up with an excuse as to why you are taking a job and that is particularly difficult
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