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In college I took: * 1 literature class (shakespeare elective) * 0 philosophy classes * 1 history class (history 101) * 0 art classes * 2 science cla
by harryh 9y ago
In college I took:
* 1 literature class (shakespeare elective)
* 0 philosophy classes
* 1 history class (history 101)
* 0 art classes
* 2 science classes (physics 1 & 2)
I don't believe these gave me a wide-ranging perspective on these topics. I think my experience is pretty typical for technical majors.
The idea that most students develop this sort of thing in college is pretty clearly a myth.
- bogomipz 9y agoDid you actually believe at some point that taking 0 philosophy and 0 art classes would give you a wide-ranging perspective on those topics? >"The idea that most students develop this sort of thing in college is pretty clearly a myth." So based on your own anecdotal experience core curriculum contributing to a well-rounded education is a "myth." Also the idea isn't that you immediately "develop this sort of thing in college." It's to provide a foundation for thinking about things for the rest of your life.
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- tnecniv 9y agoI majored in electrical engineering at a good school, and had to take ~8 humanities and social science credits, so that is surprising to me.
- harryh 9y agoI went to CMU and majored in ECE (minor in CS). In addition to the above I took a humanities concentration in economics which was 3 classes so that's 5 humanities classes total. I think? I graduated in 2000 so I might be forgetting something, but I don't think so.