A. Of course they are. Today the trend is to hyper-specialize, which creates super-experts in particular fields or skills, but it’s also important to be as well-rounded as possible, with exposure to a variety of areas of learning and knowledge. It’s even possible that a Gen-Ed course will help you realize an area of learning that you want to further study and explore. Besides, the goal of learning is not only to create experts, it is also to expand our horizons, deepen our level of sophistication and make us a little wiser for it.
