<p>I have always questioned the proposition that a liberal arts education was the sole way to a life long learning and critical/analytical thinking. As an undergrad engineering major I was exposed to the arts, classical/jazz music, politics, history, urban sociology, economics, physical/bio sciences, math and applied physics(er, that would be engineering). The introduction to these diverse areas have made my adult life richer and more fulfilling even into my early retirement years.</p>
<p>Admittedly, achieving a well rounded education may be easier for a lac major however any intellecually curious student can develop a course of study which will expand the areas of learning to suit him or herself.</p>
<p>The one area of study which is absent from my resume is a foreign language which I do regret. Those three years of hs Latin have left me long ago.</p>