Some college students may wonder why their school asks them to take a class in philosophy when they are seeking a degree in physics. But studying several different subjects in addition to a student’s chosen major is the main idea behind a liberal arts education. Many colleges and universities describe themselves as liberal arts schools. Students at these educational institutions are able to choose the main subject they want to study, such as economics. The school also requires them to take a number of classes in several unrelated subjects, like the arts or languages. This is far different from institutions offering degree programs that directly relate to a specific career or industry. These programs are often just for areas of specialized training, such as business, engineering or medicine. And students preparing for a career in these fields only take classes that relate to their study program.
Title: What is the Value of a Liberal Arts Degree?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1429/liberal_arts_degree.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='What is the Value of a Liberal Arts Degree?' data-article-id='1930'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12333'>Some college students may wonder why their school asks them to take a class in philosophy when they are seeking a degree in physics.</span> <span data-start-time='12333' data-end-time='25500'>But studying several different subjects in addition to a student’s chosen major is the main idea behind a liberal arts education.</span> <span data-start-time='25500' data-end-time='33188'>Many colleges and universities describe themselves as liberal arts schools.</span> <span data-start-time='33188' data-end-time='44750'>Students at these educational institutions are able to choose the main subject they want to study, such as economics.</span> <span data-start-time='44750' data-end-time='56417'>The school also requires them to take a number of classes in several unrelated subjects, like the arts or languages.</span> <span data-start-time='56417' data-end-time='67875'>This is far different from institutions offering degree programs that directly relate to a specific career or industry.</span> <span data-start-time='67875' data-end-time='79104'>These programs are often just for areas of specialized training, such as business, engineering or medicine.</span> <span data-start-time='79104' data-end-time='89042'>And students preparing for a career in these fields only take classes that relate to their study 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