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Originally Posted by dreadnaught
Obviously you need to comprehend basic math functions to survive in the business world, but some of the math courses that universities require students to take in order to graduate are a bit ridiculous. I'm technically a liberal arts student, and my degree program and future career will have little to do with the course I'm required to take (finite mathematics). I really don't understand the logic behind it, or why other, more sensible, math courses can't be taken instead. I would think a class like statistics would be much more beneficial to a liberal arts major planning to work in the public sector than finite or calculus.
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A liberal arts education is meant to make a person more rounded in their skillsets. It may not seem useful to your major but there is a possibility that something might open up in a career that you could use those skills for. Plus jobs that require a degree prefer someone who isn't too specialized in one area for that reason (not all of them though).