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In reply to the discussion: For those critical of Art/History Degrees... [View all]Hekate
(90,681 posts)63. I know more than one computer programmer/analyst with a music degree...
It seems odd now that there are degree specialties in programming, but there was a time when that was not the case. I started dating the man who became my husband about 40 years ago, and the circle of friends/co-workers he introduced me to came from a broad array of the Liberal Arts. Lucky me! because that's my world.
My husband's first degree was in philosophy, which required clases in logic. One woman had taught Latin in high school. Then there were the music majors.
All these disciplines require analytical ability and pattern recognition. Having gone that route gave all those programmers a much broader and richer worldview than the average Engineering major.
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I got a degree in music. Never made any money from it, and ended up in other lines of work,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#1
I got a J.D., too, but music is so analytical that I have to think it helped.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#60
Not too surprised the market-motive outweighs actual education in far too many cases.
LanternWaste
Dec 2019
#65
You know, I'm a strong believer that we should have free K-16 education, regardless of any major...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2019
#10
The liberal arts, sports, etc., are, as you point out, central to human wellbeing.
gulliver
Dec 2019
#47