Monday, December 15, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
Page 9
A
UNL curriculum
requires liberal-arts
emphasis in majors
By Kip Fry
Staff Reporter
UNL is one of many colleges and
universities nationwide upgrading their
liberal-arts programs. The trend has
been toward more vocational subjects
in recent years. But things are starting
to change.
"Things go in waves," said John Yost,
UNL vice chancellor for research and
dean of graduate studies. "We've been
very much a part of the national
resurgence. We have given attention to
improving education, which has to do
with liberal arts."
Yost was a member of the Chancellor's
Commission on General Education,
which recommended this fall that
st udents be required to take a minimum
of 29 hours of liberal-arts education at
UNL, about one-fourth of their program.
Education reformation
UNL is among the two thirds of the
nation's colleges and universities that
have reformed general education in the
past decade, he said.
Not only has there been revamping
in the curriculum, such as making a
course in western civilization a require
ment. Yost said that it is the enthusiasm
of faculty members that really makes
the difference. Because of this, students
are more likely to give great er attention
to the communication skills they will
find valuable later in life, he said.
"Some want to move to an era of the
great books, while others are more
interested in an interdisciplinary
program," Yost said. "It is not possible
to return nostalgically to the liberal
arts. Liberal education is most appro
priate for the technological age. It's a
tremendous challenge." .
. Students are no longer apt to hold
Hie attitude of the late 1970s that
asked what one was going to do with a
philosophy major, according to Stephen
flilliard, assistant dean of the college
of arts and sciences.
"Now they are starting to think that
it could lead to some useful careers,"
Milliard said.
"Students are worried about jobs
they might get in business, especially if
they have to shift three, four or five
times in a career," said Frederick Link,
chairman of the English department.
Enriched majors
"The world and the future is uncertain
enough that students say that they are
going to do what they want to do,
instead of what is practical," Link said.
Hopefully students will discover that
English, philosophy and history are
practical, he said.
A report recently completed by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advance
ment of Teaching called for a general
improvement of higher education.
Chancellor Yost said that the report
supports "liberal education through an
enriched major."
By emphasizing liberal education,
there will be no added requirements,
Yost said but rather, stronger liberal
arts components in each major course
of study. ,
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