Is this what I can expect if I study liberal arts in college?

[yankeesfan]

I was on wikipedia looking at the article on Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and this page was linked from it.

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ipsa/journal/2003_benzon02.shtml

For a poem that has 54 lines, that is a very detailed analysis. Did anyone have to write an analysis that long for a work so small?

 

[Brainonska511]

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On a serious note, I expect that you would have a significant amount of reading to do along with papers ranging 4 - 40 pages (longer as you take more advanced classes). There are plenty of practical applications for a liberal arts major, such as teaching, law, flipping burgers, business, etc...

 

[AreaCode707]

That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

I don't know if you were referring to me or my link, but I'm not a CS major. Chem major FTW

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

I don't know if you were referring to me or my link, but I'm not a CS major. Chem major FTW

No, not referring to you. Just a pre-emptive strike against future posters.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
I was on wikipedia looking at the article on Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and this page was linked from it.

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ipsa/journal/2003_benzon02.shtml

For a poem that has 54 lines, that is a very detailed analysis. Did anyone have to write an analysis that long for a work so small?

And I bet if you asked the original author of the poem what he thought of all that analysis, he'd probably tell you that it's way off course and he has no clue how the guy doing the analysis came up with all that garbage. Really it's just conjecture, drawn out to the Nth degree.

 

[Kappo]

As a liberal arts major you can expect to hear "non-fat-no-whip latte, please" very very often.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
I was on wikipedia looking at the article on Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and this page was linked from it.

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ipsa/journal/2003_benzon02.shtml

For a poem that has 54 lines, that is a very detailed analysis. Did anyone have to write an analysis that long for a work so small?

And I bet if you asked the original author of the poem what he thought of all that analysis, he'd probably tell you that it's way off course.

After many hours of English classes and analysis, I can conclusively state that the author would say, "It's a bloody poem - lay off the crack already." And it wouldn't stop any of the professors and grad students from saying it was all still accurate, just from the author's unconscious understanding of language, events, history, etc.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

I don't know if you were referring to me or my link, but I'm not a CS major. Chem major FTW

Boo on you Chem Major. ChemE!

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
I was on wikipedia looking at the article on Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and this page was linked from it.

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ipsa/journal/2003_benzon02.shtml

For a poem that has 54 lines, that is a very detailed analysis. Did anyone have to write an analysis that long for a work so small?

And I bet if you asked the original author of the poem what he thought of all that analysis, he'd probably tell you that it's way off course.

After many hours of English classes and analysis, I can conclusively state that the author would say, "It's a bloody poem - lay off the crack already."

:thumbsup:

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Chem major FTW

Boo on you Chem Major. ChemE!

They don't offer any engineering programs at the University of Chicago. Either way, I'm happy with the direction I'm going.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

Oh wait there missy. You forget that I went to college getting my CS degree with a fellow that happened to marry the CEO's daughter. Oh yeah, and my sister married the CEO's nephew. And I think I might be asking my now brother-in-law's niece out for Valentine's day. You wanna keep that job?

*pumping shotgun sound* BURN

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

Oh wait there missy. You forget that I went to college getting my CS degree with a fellow that happened to marry the CEO's daughter. Oh yeah, and my sister married the CEO's nephew. And I think I might be asking my now brother-in-law's niece out for Valentine's day. You wanna keep that job?

*pumping shotgun sound* BURN

Wrong company.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

Oh wait there missy. You forget that I went to college getting my CS degree with a fellow that happened to marry the CEO's daughter. Oh yeah, and my sister married the CEO's nephew. And I think I might be asking my now brother-in-law's niece out for Valentine's day. You wanna keep that job?

*pumping shotgun sound* BURN

Wrong company.

I know, I'm just messin with ya. You really have to be careful in the business world these days...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

Mock your college choices when you ended up in HR? That would be too easy.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: HotChic

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

If that's what you have to tell yourself to make yourself happy.

HR isn't exactly a powerful organization within my company or anyone else's company that I know. In many engineering companies, HR isn't that involved with that sort of stuff.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Kappo
As a liberal arts major you can expect to hear "non-fat-no-whip latte, please" very very often.

Could be a school teacher.

 

[Mo0o]

No, that's graduate level analysis. Trinity College at Duke is technically liberal arts so i've had to take a lot of random LA classes and none of them have been super difficult or make you analyze things word by word.

 

[dawnbug]

Originally posted by: Kappo
As a liberal arts major you can expect to hear "non-fat-no-whip latte, please" very very often.

:roll:

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: HotChic
That's Ph.D. level analysis, published or publishable work. Getting anything over a bachelor's in liberal arts is kind of a waste of time, in my opnion. So no, you don't have to write that much about something so small.

<---- English major.

For you CS majors who want to mock my college choices, remember I'm in HR now and I can hire and fire your asses. I went through my share of mocking in college already.

Let me break it down for you. Even with a Ph.D., science, math, business, and engineering professors make more money than History, Language, English, Humanities, Psychology, or Literature professors. There's no mocking here, if you're good at it and have an interest in it, do it. You won't necessarily be able to afford a private jet if your professions doesn't pay, but at least you'll be good at what you do and relatively happy.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Expect easy classes and a tough time finding a job that's related to your major.

 

[Schadenfreude]

If you're afraid of something like that, one advice:

Don't take any philosophy classes.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: Kappo
As a liberal arts major you can expect to hear "non-fat-no-whip latte, please" very very often.

Could be a school teacher.

Liberal Arts Majors are the majority of those in MBA and JD programs.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
No, that's graduate level analysis. Trinity College at Duke is technically liberal arts so i've had to take a lot of random LA classes and none of them have been super difficult or make you analyze things word by word.

Youve probably just taken freshmen/soph level courses to satisfy core requirements.

Intermediate Mircoeconomic Theory is a bitch. As is Monetary Theory.

Depending on the major in liberal arts, there are some difficult classes to be had.

 

[mooglekit]

<-- Attended private liberal arts college
<-- Completed degree in Mathematics (With a Minor in CS) and degree in English in 3.5 years
<-- Values the well-rounded result of liberal arts education, including coures in history, biology, chemistry, economics and fine arts
<-- Gainfully employed designing and implementing SANs for fortune 100 companies

As has been pointed out multiple times in the thread, a large number of MBA and JD candidates are from liberal arts institution. Liberal arts does not, as others have tried to claim, mean easy classes, hopeless job futures and a useless degree, it simply means you will be asked to both complete a degree as well as take courses that provide a well-rounded educational background that allows a more complete understanding of the complex world we live in today.

And, to respond to the OP at least minimally, I had to complete work similar to that at various points within my English major. Liberal arts isn't a cakewalk, but it IS worth the work.