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Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.

 

 

Universities are centres of learning that should produce the “complete” individual for the society. Thus, students should offer courses outside their field of study, for these institutions to get anyway near this.

 

 

Firstly, requiring students to take these courses will broaden their knowledge. Students are able to relate with thoughts, and ideas outside their field of study; therefore, can interact with individuals from different fields. Also, university graduates are able to appreciate, and grasp the diversities they find in the society. For instance, courses in the humanities or liberal arts would make science major students have an adequate understanding of social topics in literature, arts and history; furthermore, through these courses they know their duties, and obligation to society.

 

 

Apart from making students vast, it creates academic discourse between students on campus. In taking these interdisciplinary courses, students have different perspectives on a wide range of topics not taught in their specialist fields. And this creates forums in which student can share ideas on. For example, blogs that discuss on different topics taken in different interdisciplinary courses.

 

 

In addition, taking these extra courses adds value to the individual on graduating. Individuals are empowered with information that may prove useful in their future careers. Graduates with something extra in various workplaces are more favoured for employments, promotions, and self actualization.   For example, a science academic who learnt a foreign language, may find it valuable when presenting paper in a different country.

 

 

Opponents of this idea argue why students should take courses that are not related to their core fields, but they fail to recognise that the barriers between different fields have been lowered. For example, the undertaking of many science projects is dependent on what the needs of the society are; therefore, a good scientist should be in tune with the dynamics of a society.

 

 

Conclusively, universities are saddled with the task of training students to become complete individuals able to fit into the society, and this can be achieved by requiring them to take courses outside their specialist field.