This lack of any background in the humanities (including history, philosophy, or ethics) clearly shows. It is quite astounding to me how much a certain class of STEM grads like to wear their ignorance like a badge of honor and attempt to convince us all that their ability to piece together a mediocre argument using wikipedia and google searches is somehow worthy of merit.

Given the fact that the STEM subjects most in use by the HN crowd are the easiest to learn on your own I find it fascinating when people start bragging about all of the educational opportunities they avoided.

Yes, most liberal arts programs will have a variety of general education requirements.

For my math degree, I also had requirements in: psychology, philosophy, religion, science, writing, and foreign language.

In the US and UK you can choose a (completely unrelated if you want) “minor” subject to broaden your horizons