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Would "liberal science" be a good major to create?
Most curricula in the technical fields are self-centered, but would a curriculum based on the overlap and interplay between the fields create a more adaptable, inventive graduate than the micro-focused majors of today?
- cperciva 19y agoNo.
- tlrobinson 19y agoLike industrial systems engineering? At least at my school that was considered the "easy" engineering major. I have a feeling that "liberal science" would tend to be even easier. But if executed well I think it's a good idea.
- rms 19y agoIndustrial Engineering is my major at Pitt, and it's not THAT easy. It's the easiest of the engineerings, sure, but still a lot harder than everything else. I think liberal science would be a good idea, but how would you make it be more than a watered down pure science? At Pitt, science majors have to take a lot of liberal arts classes anyways and double majors are common.
- mwerty 19y agoI think a more practical trade-off would be to do a double/triple major.
- yubrew 19y agoOr getting work experience outside of your area of academic study.
- amichail 19y agoUniversities don't care about educating entrepreneurs. They are only concerned about educating specialists with a high probability of finding a high paying job.