Liberal arts

business or any other major that isn’t liberal arts related. And should go to a school that actually related to business. The definitions of the liberal arts school in the article is, school that majors in arts, humanities and English, education, social work, and criminal justice. Yes, most likely all of three article stated that liberal arts degree are waste of time and that you aren’t going to make lot of money. I was surprise that people see liberal arts degree as waste of time. Because…

content marketing platform Thismoment always tells people to “Pursue what they love, even when others claim these fields are worthless”. Many students think that going to a school with a liberal arts basis will not help them succeed in the world. This is not true as many companies encourage and even prefer liberal arts educations over specific tech work. Why do companies want a wide range of subjects under the employee’s belt versus a degree in one narrow subject? The answer is simple- they want…

Ungar and his Liberal Arts Degree Sanford J. Ungar, the writer of “The New Liberal Arts”, argues that a liberal arts degree isn’t as questionable of a decision as believed to be. He trusts that a smaller independent college is a much more intimate setting where students continue learning habits that only better their mentality in terms of education and personality and will stick with them throughout the rest of their lives. More specifically Ungar believes that attending a liberal arts school…

with a minor in psychology. If you choose a liberal arts education you are required to take general education credits. Some people may find general education credits pointless and think that they do not need them in their college career. Here at Wisconsin Lutheran College it is the goal of the college that students get a well-rounded education and find different interest and strengths in courses students never saw themselves wanting to take. A liberal arts education gives student a broader…

“Liberal arts: would you like fries with that diploma?” this quote thought up by the unknown defines the mindset of high school students considering a liberal arts college. Many will tell a person that liberal arts is not for those who want a “real” career, liberal arts is for people who are not ready to grow up. I was told by teachers in my high school that I should think more of myself when I voiced that I was considering attending Central for the next four years. I believe Cronon explains the…

you this letter to discuss the topics of liberal arts and vocation. These two topics are often talked about in academic institutions, but many of these institutions do not go any further than bringing it up; they do not take action on these topics, they simply talk about them. Here at Wheaton, these are central aspects of my education. We are conscious of these things and we strive to understand them as students. I am aware that you do not attend a liberal arts college which is why I wanted to…

waiting to be taken advantage of by these students. In Sanford J. Ungar’s The New Liberal Arts he addresses the many misperceptions made by Americans about Liberal Arts degrees and why they are no longer useful in the modern world. Many Americans believe that because of the current economic situation that an added expense of a liberal arts degree is wasteful, they also assume that employers no longer are looking for liberal arts degrees…

Sanford Ungar argues the importance that a liberal arts degree holds today in America to those who are skeptic in his article, “The New Liberal Arts.” There are several points Ungar disproves. Ungar states that the job market was tough to crack into among all majors. Liberal arts have nothing to do with politics and can’t be related to democratic ideology according to Ungar. Several institutions that provide secondary education have liberal arts degrees which gives several opportunities for…

Robert Flick 9/14/14 Liberal Arts Degree vs. Specific Program of Study With today’s employers focusing largely on technology, liberal arts degrees can still be very valuable. Liberal Arts degrees tend to focus on building skills that are necessary for any job/career field. These include: the skill to communicate effectively, the ability to analyze a problem and come up with a solution, and the ability to work together effectively in teams. These are all skills that employers love to…

Liberal-arts degrees are a very controversial topic. Economists and many others tend to urge people to avoid getting a degree in the liberal-arts field based on numerous misconceptions. Ungar refutes the misconceptions in his essay “The New Liberal Arts”. A typical misconception would be that a liberal-arts degree is a luxury that only the rich can afford. Along with the misconception comes the “career education” desired by many of the rising college bound students. Ungar asserts that a…