accounting + a "useless" arts major ? (1 Viewer)

[dwk72]

Hi all.

Currently 2nd year b. comm sitting on a low D average at usyd.

I'm committed to an accounting major ( a) I enjoy it b) it's practical c) I have work experience in the field) and completing all the relevant cpa/ca electives.

And yet I'm not entirely committed to this path.

Would transferring to Comm (Lib studies), adding an additional year to my degree, be necessarily a bad thing? Note that I only completed 6 subjects in 2016 due to full time work commitments, so I'd theoretically finish in sem 1 2020. In particular, I've thought about a major in English literature, as it is a personal passion of mine/an option if I wanted to go into teaching later on.

Would such a combination be looked down upon by employers as indecisive ?

 

[Zoinked]

By no means qualified to answer this, but I feel like you could argue it either way:

*Accounting has nothing to do with english so why bother studying english if you want to go into accounting/finance or...
*I have an advantage over other accountants as I have better written communication and language skills which they often lack, thus I can be a more rounded and valuable employee.

I'd say just go for it if you are fine staying at uni a bit longer and its something you want to do. Better communication skills will definitely not hurt you in various business roles.

 

[sida1049]

No, your employers wouldn't look down on your literature major. If anything, it's a bonus that they'd be confident that you'll be able to communicate information clearly and fluently. If you're interested, go do it!

 

[seremify007]

In all honesty it will have minimal impact on how your prospective employers look at you for a graduate position. When I see graduate applications, I don't really differentiate between different Commerce/Business degrees (unless it's Comm/Law?), and the year which you graduate does not make much of a difference either unless it took you significantly longer to finish your degree (e.g. 10 years to complete what should have been a 3 year degree) in which case it would just lead to the natural question of what did you do/why/etc.

If anything it may give you something interesting to talk about/differentiate yourself in an interview! That being said, I would only recommend this path if it's something you're passionate about.

 

[Shadowdude]

In all honesty it will have minimal impact on how your prospective employers look at you for a graduate position. When I see graduate applications, I don't really differentiate between different Commerce/Business degrees (unless it's Comm/Law?), and the year which you graduate does not make much of a difference either unless it took you significantly longer to finish your degree (e.g. 10 years to complete what should have been a 3 year degree) in which case it would just lead to the natural question of what did you do/why/etc.

If anything it may give you something interesting to talk about/differentiate yourself in an interview! That being said, I would only recommend this path if it's something you're passionate about.

yeah, my macquarie bank final interview was literally chat about my english major

 

[RenegadeMx]

yeah, my macquarie bank final interview was literally chat about my english major

so thats where u work, gonna stalk u at work now

 

[Shadowdude]

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