Major Decisions: College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities

by E Michele Ramsey, Laurie Grobman, E. Michele Ramsey

Book Overview

A practical how-to guide for students and a powerful reminder of the value of a humanities education

In recent decades, the humanities have struggled to justify themselves in the American university. The costs of attending a four-year college have exploded, resulting in intense pressure on students to major in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), business, and other pre-professional or "practical" majors that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812251989
• ISBN13: 9780812251982
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"