How to Combine a Business & Chemistry Degree
Combining a business and chemistry degree takes discipline and vision. Major investments in time and money must be made to earn both degrees. If an individual with strong chemistry experience can attend a prestigious top 20 MBA program the end result can be a lucrative management position.
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Things You'll Need
- Earn a BS in chemistry
- Build up experience in the chemical field
- Attend a prestigious business school MBA program
- Move into a management role at a big chemical company
Instructions
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Earn a BS in Chemistry
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Step 1: Earn a chemistry degree from an accredited university. Find a program within a university that has a good reputation. Discover this by scheduling interviews with professionals and by checking rankings in magazines.
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Spend enough time in the chemistry field to grasp the key concepts and build credibility. This time will vary by individual. Having a strong name like BASF or Dow Chemical on a resume will help build credibility.
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Attend a prestigious business school's MBA program. Many top 20 schools have part-time programs that can be completed at night and on the weekends. Often companies will pay for promising workers' graduate work, including MBA degrees.
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Move into a management position at a big chemical company. Combining scientific expertise with business savvy can pay dividends. Often during key management meetings having someone on a team who can understand a problem from multiple angles is crucial to making wise decisions.
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Tips & Warnings
Many companies have leadership development programs. These programs often rotate promising workers in different departments. For example at GE the leadership development program places workers in accounting, marketing, engineering, and finance departments. Sometimes these programs recruit from prestigious MBA programs. Upon graduation from these rotational programs the prize is a high-paying management position.
Credibility is crucial in business. Someone having both a chemistry and business degree must be really good at both disciplines to win over decision makers in both fields. The chemistry knowledge and business savvy must be deep enough so that both parties have faith in an individual's leadership. If either the chemistry pr business knowledge is too shallow the recommendations will eventually carry little weight.
