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> it's regarded as perfectly fine to require STEM students to take courses in breadth subjects, but completely preposterous to require liberal arts students to
by hackuser 11y ago
> it's regarded as perfectly fine to require STEM students to take courses in breadth subjects, but completely preposterous to require liberal arts students to take breadth courses in hard science.
Hmmm ... at my U. science was required for everyone. Are you sure that wasn't the case at yours? They weren't required to take the most difficult science classes but the same is true for STEM majors taking liberal arts courses.
(I'm using "liberal arts" to mean humanities, social sciences, and the arts.)
- ForHackernews 11y agoThe "Liberal arts" also include physical science and mathematics: https://www.britannica.com/topic/liberal-arts https://www.britannica.com/topic/liberal-arts If you mean "humanities and social sciences" then say that.
- henrikschroder 11y agoThanks for the correction, that's what I meant!
- henrikschroder 11y agoInteresting. I went to an institute of technology, so I'm pretty sure they didn't require science classes for humanities and social sciences majors (thanks for the correction!), since they didn't offer those majors. :-) But I know the neighbouring universities offered science classes for non-science majors students, although it was never a requirement, and mentioning that maybe it ought to would make most people upset. It's been twenty years now though, but I don't think the situation has changed, sadly.