Liberal arts vs specialized education: share your perspective

[ucbalumnus]

@EyeVeee

While it’s possible to gather skills through disparate college courses, a designed curriculum that focuses on such things is (IMO) more likely to achieve success.

LAC’s have taken a beating for their “lack of focus”. When that shifts to be more appreciated, now you can get that at all of the other schools as well?

In terms of “designed curriculum”, would you be referring to a LAC like Amherst or Evergreen State (open curriculum schools), one like Harvey Mudd or UNC Asheville (with extensive core or general education requirements), or one like St. John’s College (with a core curriculum that is the entire curriculum)?

Most of the range of curricular design and offerings that exists in LACs is available in non-LACs (perhaps not the St. John’s College model, but that is an outlier even among LACs).