The University of California San Diego is recognized as a predominantly Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) campus; however it has a strong Arts and Humanities department as well. The value of attaining a bachelor’s degree in the Arts and Humanities is being recognized by scholars outside of the field. They are discovering that a degree in the Arts and Humanities provides potential employees with enhanced analytical thinking, practical communication skills and a “human touch” that allows them to connect with others (Jones, 2019). This is being recognized across the country and programs have even begun to implement joint majors involving a humanities degree. Below are included 15 articles that provide more insight to the importance of Arts and Humanities degrees.
Healthcare Fields Careers: Baylor University – Medical Humanities B.S. major
Source: https://www.baylor.edu/medical_humanities/index.php?id=874018
Medical Humanities Major-Career Outcomes
Source: https://www.usciences.edu/misher-college-of-arts-and-sciences/humanities/medical-humanities-major/careers.html
3 Considerations for Humanities Majors Applying to Medical School
Source: https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-school-admissions-doctor/articles/2017-02-07/3-considerations-for-humanities-majors-applying-to-medical-school
Arts and Humanities in Health Care- Career Info
Source: https://explorehealthcareers.org/field/arts-and-humanities-in-health/
Why Study Humanities? What I Tell Engineering Freshmen
Source: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/why-study-humanities-what-i-tell-engineering-freshmen/
Building a Bridge Between Engineering and the Humanities
Source: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/02/opinion-chronicle-humanities-engineering/
Breaking rules to combine humanities and engineering
Source: https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/spotlights/breaking-rules-combine-humanities-and-engineering
The Difference Humanities Makes In Business
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenmakovsky/2013/07/03/the-difference-humanities-makes-in-business/#341638f92e0c
Humanities For Business
Source: https://www.lukeburgis.com/humanities-for-business/
Why we still need to study the humanities in a STEM world
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/10/18/why-we-still-need-to-study-the-humanities-in-a-stem-world/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ced459d58e4e
STEM vs. the humanities. One, the other, a combination? Students discuss
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/05/13/stem-vs-the-humanities-one-the-other-a-combination-students-discuss/37391013/
Computer Science, Meet Humanities: in New Majors, Opposites Attract
Source: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Computer-Science-Meet/235075
Stanford Undergrad: Joint Majors
Source: https://majors.stanford.edu/more-ways-explore/joint-majors-csx
Humanities have a place, even at Caltech
Source: https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-jun-15-la-me-caltech-20120615-story.html
Is it now ‘uncool’ to major in the humanities?
Source: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/february/deans-humanities-panel-021011.html
