Liberal Arts Education Research Paper

Vince Broady, CEO of 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 employees that have critical thinking skills, are creative, are used to being in diverse settings and can adapt to an environment that can change very quickly. But what exactly is a liberal arts education? How can it be used in …show more content…
The liberal arts focus of the core curriculum includes studies in oral and written communication, natural and behavioral sciences, mathematics, humanities, fine arts, computer skills, and wellness and kinetics.” A liberal arts education requires the student to take one to two classes in the above named subjects. They are part of the core curriculum and are required for all students to graduate. Although schools have different requirements for the liberal arts curriculum math, science, history, English, art or music, and psychology are usually included. Liberal arts give the student background in different skills and classes. Exposure to different classes can help the student think differently than they are used to and help others be creative as …show more content…
She has learned “to make her own destiny” by learning the tech lingo and playing for hours with the software trying to learn it and make it better. She also has the company speak in plain English when in meetings to help everyone understand what exactly is being talked about. Words can have so many different meanings that by speaking plainly the confusion of terms, especially with those who lack a tech background, can help the company make their product better because it is coming from a person who does not understand tech the same way the tech producers do.
I want to be a doctor and am a Biology major. Getting an education that includes many different subjects will be useful to me because I can use them all as a doctor. I am in Honors College and we read about two books a week and then discuss the book in class. After the discussion we are required to write a short essay over what we learned. Both discussing and writing every single week, something which I used to dislike a lot has become a lot easier to me now and has helped me look at matters from different