> But I also suspect the liberal arts have lost a lot by not requiring a thorough knowledge of the hard science as a foundation. Okay, but how? 10-year Bachel

> But I also suspect the liberal arts have lost a lot by not requiring a thorough knowledge of the hard science as a foundation. Okay, but how? 10-year Bachelor's degrees? Part of the reason why the world is getting more specialized is that there is more knowledge out there to be known. A thorough knowledge of the hard sciences is not something you can squeeze into a semester.