Edmonton Construction 9 (2008-08)

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Interdisciplinary is the key. I never completed my engineering degree, but took studied two years in that major at a 'liberal arts' university, and as such, there were expectations that our degree would include more than just courses on thermodynamics and LaPlace Transforms.

While my current studies are very different (B.A. International Development) the principle remains the same, utility beyond education relies heavily on the horizontal plane of study (diversity) before deciding to narrow in on very specific topics.

It also makes university infinitely more exciting, just because variety is the spice of life. How cool is it that I can satisfy my major requirements, and spend a day in school learning about things as varied as the role soil conditions play in a country's agricultural land reform process, then learn about government relations with First Nation's peoples, then learn to speak Spanish, and then dabble a bit in macro-economics? Beats the hell out of a solid timetable of differential equations, and the like, especially when no consideration is given to their appropriate (read: wise) application in the real world.