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In a lot of programs, students aren't required to. In others (my undergrad, where I had a CS major) the business majors were required to take 7 or 8 classes in
by mathattack 13y ago
In a lot of programs, students aren't required to. In others (my undergrad, where I had a CS major) the business majors were required to take 7 or 8 classes in the humanities, but they were mostly 101 level classes in 300 person lecture halls with multiple choice exams. This isn't what's implied by "teaching critical thinking" that the supporters of these departments use to justify their jobs.
Even where they are required to, I think it can be useful to go deep on a subject (say History or Psychology) as long as it's paired with something practical (say Economics).
- Mikeb85 13y agoThat's unfortunate. We were required to take so many senior humanities courses that I'm 2/3rds of the way to an economics or philosophy degree...
- mathattack 13y agoIt's a sign that you're in a good program. :-) The strange this is our undergraduate business was highly ranked but the non-business classes were completely watered down. Why not go all the way on the 2nd degree? I'm against philosophy degrees on their own, but it does go good supporting others. You can never get too much economics either.