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Doesn't really work. We need 4 or 5 of these required instead of 1. Such a shame[[Category:Academics]]A Williams College graduation requirement.

How is being forced to take even more courses that are completely irrelevant to my interests going to help? We Controversy surrounds this requirement. Some think it doesn't do not have a curriculumenough, and save for this one requirementpresumably, we let to acquaint students choose what's best for themwith unfamiliar cultures. Others think that it is unimportant or presumptuous.

Or, perhaps, 0. Or, perhaps, better options if they Some argue that being forced to take courses that are irrelevant to their interests is contrary to the idea of a liberal arts education in which students are going allowed to require 1decide what's best for them. Others would argue that taking such classes outside areas of interest is exactly what a liberal arts education is all about.

It's a complete patronizing waste of time because it The second argument against the peoples and cultures requirement is that only non-Western cultures fulfill this requirement. This assumes that everyone at only the majority of the college belongs --belonging to majority Western cultures and culture--needs exposure to exposed to more "exotic" and "diverse" peoples and culturesnon-traditional culture courses. What about those from other parts of the world or other cultures? Wouldn't Some have said that these non-Western tradition students could be a useful "PC" course for them allowed to take?traditionally Western courses to fulfill their P&C requirement. The interesting point raised by this question is whether the requirement should be more individually tailored based on the student's cultural background.