Stacy, Perrysburg AddedTuesday, July 22, 2014 at 10:48 PM Bioengineering with a minor in business or French Hi there, I'm a new student enrolled to begin a Bioengineering program at my local university. I'm into getting a minor, but it's currently a toss up between Business and French. I've been told that I'm not too far off credit-wise for a Business minor, but am not sure what benefits having a major in bioengineering and minor in business would do for me. Same goes for French. I've already taken 5 years of French, and would love to continue my studies in French. I'm also looking at options of taking my required co-ops abroad to France. What kind of engineering opportunities would there be if I were to minor in French? Please and thanks for any advice! Reset Sort By Default Christine Schmidt , University of Florida Answered Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 10:48 PM Hi Stacy. My feeling is that extra education and degrees (or minors) never hurt and you never know where those skills will benefit you later in life. If you have the financial stability and flexibility to seek an additional degree or a minor in another area now, I say do it. With the globalization of all industry and research, including engineering, it certainly is useful to have the ability to speak a second language (speaking is great, not sure if you really need this as a major or minor though). As for business, those skills can also be useful – having a business sense does not hurt in any profession, including engineering. So, either option you propose would likely come in handy. If you already have a lot of French under your belt (which you can list as “language fluency” on your resume), then perhaps a minor in business might add more to your current skill set and make you more marketable in the long run. However, you could not go wrong either way! Good luck!