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>By comparison while most jobs need basic proficiency reading and understanding a written language, that's also part of a STEM degree. Only barely at some scho
by rhino369 8y ago
>By comparison while most jobs need basic proficiency reading and understanding a written language, that's also part of a STEM degree.
Only barely at some schools. I think I only had to take two writing and rhetoric classes in my EE program. My writing skills became worse than they were in highschool.
- geebee 8y agoI haven't done a full survey, but my overwhelming impression is that most universities do require very substantial humanities coursework for all students, including STEM student. I went to UC San Diego - check out the requirements at Revelle college: https://revelle.ucsd.edu/academics/general-education/index.html https://revelle.ucsd.edu/academics/general-education/index.h... This isn't unusual, many state or private university systems require this - and the humanities requirements for an engineering major are considerably more substantial than the math and science requirements for a humanities major. I like this emphasis on breadth, though I do think it may put graduates of US based programs at a disadvantage in PhD programs, as many of the international students focus more intensely on a specialty at the undergraduate level. Breadth is helpful, but it can put you at a disadvantage for the first couple of years of graduate coursework (in programs that have 33-50% attrition rates).