I know there are probably a few LearnHubbers here with Liberal Arts degrees, or those who have taken liberal arts in the past.
I’m curious to know, what have you learned from your liberal arts experiences? Have you found that this has helped you in your career or achieve things you’d like to accomplish?
What have you taken and how has it gotten you to where you are now?
My Liberal arts education gave me the opportunity to study classes I was truly interested in, and so unlike high school, I became engaged in both my studies and my school, which resulted in me doing better in school then ever before.
Also, not only have my critical reading, writing, public speaking, and debating skills improved, but my degree itself (Contemporary Studies) gives me an opportunity to speak during interviews a lot of people don’t have.
My liberal arts degree comes from a newer line of thinking that promotes interdisciplinary education, but since most people don’t recognize the title (unlike an engineering, or business degree), I always get asked about my degree and get the opportunity to go in depth about what my schooling was like and all it’s positive effects,
The liberal arts has given me the capacity to appreciate and understand the world around me. I find that many people in the liberal arts may or may not have strong opinions, but they usually also have open minds. Because there is no definitive answer in the arts like there usually is in math, I find that you have to be much more aware and concerned with the possibility of biases. The arts requires you to be a sort of detective in filtering out good and bad information, as well as having the ability to back up your arguments with reasonable evidence.
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acrosstheuniverse said – Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:46:30 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
Thanks for sharing Heather! I have to agree that a liberal arts degree has so far, given me many opportunities relating to my varied interests as well.
Being a student of communication studies and film studies, there is much to learn and explore while improving my written communication, problem solving, teamwork as well as spoken communication in the form of presentations and student led seminars.
Interdisciplinary education is really put into motion when you are able to take a wide variety of courses and you’re not limited to one path. Liberal Arts have allowed me to explore outside of my double major to learn about other interests while still earning credit. Most of this happened in first year where I was able to take courses like World Issues, Language and Literature, Love and its Myth as well as Philosophy. The choices are really endless when given so much opportunity.