Un-necessary classes

I have had to take some of the most unecessary classes for my degree...we have to take classes in "clusters", such as a Humanistic Appreciation, Cultural Diversity, and so on....

For instance, what does a pottery class have to do with nursing? Nothing, but I had to take it to fullfill a cluster...

or, an Anthropology class? Nothing, but I had to take that too.

What is the reason for this nonsense? Do any of you have to do the same?

I realize that it is supposed to make us more "well rounded", but does it really? or does it simply help the school get more money?:chuckle

But I guess I will do what it takes to get to my degree... How 'bout ya'll?

What do you think about it?

We has a similar thread not too long ago, that didn't go too well.

Anyhow, I agree that there are some classes that seem worthless for your degree. Like my favorite (art appreciation). I have no care whatsoever for it but I need it.

I just go with the flow :rotfl:

I have no problem with all the sciences they wish to give me. I love them :)

I had to take a computer basics class, that taught people how to use Microsoft Office. I have over 4 years experience with MO, yet still had to take it. No way to test out of it.

I understand the reasoning for it, however, i'm paying for a class to teach me something i already know!

For example, that pottery class could have taught you about design, the art of crafting something, and the creative process in general, the ability of art to bring relaxation and pleasure into life, etc. if you had let it. Understanding the role of art in a healthy lifestyle and the benefits of participating in an artistic form of self expression could be of use to your patients. That understanding might also help you become more artful in your practice in many different ways.

Thank you! What a lovely way to put things into perspective...nice relpy to the thread, and I appreciate it.

I had to giggle at the piece of your response above, though, cause although I thoroughly enjoyed making the pottery, I was not very adept at it, :chuckle and I hardly think that the grief I caused to that poor clay was anything resembling a creative process...

Jess~ I hope I don't open some can of worms here, and I agree with you too..I just go with the flow.

I simply was wondering how many other schools have students take classes that don't seem pertinent to the degree they are seeking is all.

Excellent answer (as always) llg!

I'm in RN to BSN, so currently I'm talking the co-req Western Civ. The course is very hard and I'm going to loose my 4.0, as are a lot of us, mainly because the tests ask 50 very trivial questions. It has people screaming "what does this have to do with nursing anyway". The last and final class I'll be taking as a coreq is World Religions.

Everything i would try to make on that stupid wheel would collapse.

I made a lot of plates on that wheel.

I think a religions class would be handy.

Everything i would try to make on that stupid wheel would collapse.

I made a lot of plates on that wheel.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I can SOOOO relate to that one!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Every degree requires a core curriculum that is usually unrelated to your major, whether it's math, business, art, or nursing. It's what separates a degree from a technical or vocational program.

Personally, I liked taking classes that were unrelated to nursing. It opened a whole new world of possibilities to me, and I learned a lot about the world and myself because of them. Though, like Tweety, I took one class that nearly pulled my GPA down.

I took an art class once. The "sculpture" I made turned out to be a blob of clay. I titled it "Chaos of a Modern World." I got a B+ on it.:chuckle

~Kat

I had to take a computer basics class, that taught people how to use Microsoft Office. I have over 4 years experience with MO, yet still had to take it. No way to test out of it.

I understand the reasoning for it, however, i'm paying for a class to teach me something i already know!

I have a MO certificate and training, and still had to take that class. There is nothing they taught me I did not know already.

I don't know, but I'd think a bachelor degree would suggest you had a more well rounded education and an associate's would say you had just received the basics of a particular field or subject, hence the more numerous credit hours received.