Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d...
by michaelt on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @11:03AM
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The jargon for this in the US is "general education requirements" or "gen ed"
For example, a CS student at Stanford would meet these requirements [1] by choosing from a wide range of courses such as "Jazz History", "Conservation Photography", "Contemporary Moral Problems" and "To Die For: Antigone and Political Dissent"
People who like this system would say it produces a well-rounded education - surely nobody would want students of politics to be ignorant of statistics, or students of engineering to be ignorant of ethics!
There are a variety of much more cynical interpretations available, of course...
For example, a CS student at Stanford would meet these requirements [1] by choosing from a wide range of courses such as "Jazz History", "Conservation Photography", "Contemporary Moral Problems" and "To Die For: Antigone and Political Dissent"
People who like this system would say it produces a well-rounded education - surely nobody would want students of politics to be ignorant of statistics, or students of engineering to be ignorant of ethics!
There are a variety of much more cynical interpretations available, of course...
[1] https://undergrad.stanford.edu/academic-planning/degree-requ...