Ah, we meet again, liberal arts…. One might think that an engineering education would be completely devoid of such subjects as humanities and the arts. After all, we’re too busy building things and solving equations to worry about those, right? If you’ve been paying attention to this class in the slightest, then you know that this is untrue. Even from the study of “the missing basics” on the first day, we have learned about shattering stereotypes of engineers and about making ourselves multidimensional and well-rounded. These HAPI themes, despite their strange name, seem to be just another example of the university allowing us students to expand our horizons in an attempt to produce more worldly graduates. And I like this idea. As I’m sure most people will agree, we are not simply one-dimensional students of the hard sciences. We have other interests as well. We may prefer solving integrals to analyzing artwork, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like using the other half of our brain every now and then.
Personally, a theme that I would pick would be something related to economics. I have always found the subject intriguing and I enjoyed both Macroeconomics AP and Microeconomics AP when I took them in high school. I’m not really sure why I like it so much, but I guess I enjoy the idea of applying mathematical concepts and graphs while simultaneously being able to think abstractly about concepts that exist in the real world and are a product of basic human behavior. Moreover, the study of economics would aid immensely in the furthering of an engineer’s education. The business side of engineering intrigues me greatly, and any understanding of business combined with technological know-how usually equals a successful engineer. After all, it is very important to engineer an attractive product, but the ability to market the product and understand the business behind everything is just as important in producing a successful business model. Economics and business understanding could also lead to more startups and more entrepreneurial innovation. Overall, this HAPI theme would help me greatly in my quest to become a successful engineer.
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