Nuancing Interdisciplinarity: Between and Beyond Liberal Arts and Professional Education

• Main Author: Trinidad, Jose Eos
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: interdisciplinary studies; liberal arts; professional education; university; higher education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol10/iss2/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1040/viewcontent/PAHA_2010.2_203_20Articles_2C_20Notes_2C_20and_20Comments_20__20Trinidad.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In an environment of ever-increasing cost of higher education and a precarious economic market, students and families labor over the right “major.” Although many opt for technical and professional training, not a few still advocate for a liberal arts education. In this essay, I argue that interdisci...