I have no idea how unique this is out there, but having combo English/CS and Music/CS majors sound pretty cool — and like something that I might have pursued in my undergraduate career once upon a decade.
(In my own way, I sort of did — my hobbyist work in creating help files to instruct folks how to use the mainframe text editor as a word processor was a key element in my going from being a History grad to being a systems programmer intern at the school computer center. I've been in the IT biz ever since.)
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Stanford to offer new undergraduate majors integrating humanities, computer science
Stanford to offer new undergraduate majors integrating humanities, computer science
Faculty Senate approves two “joint majors” on a pilot basis, bringing computer science together with English and music. More joint proposals are expected.
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I found my Anthro degree very helpful when constructing solutions for different company cultures. CS is a means, not an end (although having fun doing it can certainly make you for get that).
+Kee Hinckley I'm not sure I can say I can apply my History BA as directly, though my general liberal arts ed has been very helpful, even in the CS/IT realm.
Is a philosophy degree "fuzzy"? I can't speak with authority about other fields, but some philosophy is very fuzzy and some is not very fuzzy at all. I see benefit in having more well-rounded engineers, and in giving humanities students skills they can use in their careers, but I think society as a whole needs greater appreciation for the humanities and their value.
I think this actually acknowledges the value of both the fuzzy and the techie side of things, even though there's a bit of couching as "Here's how we can create a humanities degree that doesn't end up serving fries" to the article.