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I haven't done a full survey, but my overwhelming impression is that most universities do require very substantial humanities coursework for all students, inclu
by geebee 8y ago
I 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).