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What are your thoughts on the future of liberal arts education? Many students graduate with massive amounts of student loan debt and no job prospects. For graduate programs you said the only stat that matters is job placement. Should this standard also apply to undergraduate programs as well? If not, what standard should we use? What is your school's financial situation? How do most students finance their education? Finally, what do you think about the liberal arts school Waldorf College being sold to a for-profit online university? Do you think we will see more of this in the future?
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Brainworm posted:The first problem is with major design. Basically, some programs grow their majors to the point where students don't have elective credits to burn outside their major or the Gen Ed. requirements, and (usually) departments with this major design push their majors to think of Gen Ed. courses as an obstacle rather than an equally valuable part of student education. I'm an engineer and I understand your point, but what can engineering departments and engineering students do? Engineering curriculums have to be fairly expansive to meet ABET requirements for accreditation. Most cirriculums include courses in communication skills and business fundamentals. Maybe these classes aren't the most effective solution, but at least they address the problem. From a student's perspective, even if you have spare elective credits why take the extra general education courses? From my experience lower division general education classes were hit or miss. An advanced technical elective could be more enjoyable and more relevant.
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