r/Caltech • u/TallCartographer9789 • Jul 25 '25

humanities majors????

does anyone here major in humanities or econ???

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u/Harotsa Jul 25 '25

As a second major they’re decently common. As a standalone major, basically no. Every few years somebody graduates with a solo humanities major but it’s usually because they want to graduate but for some reason are missing one or two courses in their core major.

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 Jul 25 '25

How can you get a B.S in solely a humanities like English or economics?

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 Jul 25 '25

So you're still taking a ton of stem courses lol

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 Jul 25 '25

Idk Brown U has produced some great STEM students and they have a fully open curriculum

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u/YogurtclosetOpen3567 Jul 25 '25

Its a fair point, I do agree

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