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So long, computer science — Chaos Studies is the hot new college degree
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So long, computer science — Chaos Studies is the hot new college degree
https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-bu...bs-2023-10
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Arizona State has a conceptually related online MS in Complex Systems Science.
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(10-05-2023, 04:25 PM)LevelUP Wrote: So long, computer science — Chaos Studies is the hot new college degree
https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-bu...bs-2023-10

Why not making a Liberal Arts degree with a minor on $_INSERT_THING_HERE instead of creating a whole Major out of it.

Creating courses is expensive, teaching them only once to a few students is even more, customized degrees seem like an easy way to make college even more expensive.
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So the example in the story took classes he made up himself. I would love to make up my own curriculum. How do I do that?
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(10-06-2023, 10:29 AM)ReyMysterioso Wrote: So the example in the story took classes he made up himself. I would love to make up my own curriculum. How do I do that?

Goddard College, bachelor's and master's programs
Antioch University MA in Humanities, Self-Designed
Antioch University MA in Social Sciences, Self-Designed
Prescott College MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
Kairos University, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs might be playing in this category, with distinctives including its Christian focus.
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I believe South Harmon Institute of Technology started an experimental student designed curriculum some years ago but I haven't seen follow-up on that for a while.
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(10-06-2023, 11:43 AM)MNomadic Wrote: I believe South Harmon Institute of Technology started an experimental student designed curriculum some years ago but I haven't seen follow-up on that for a while.

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Why be limited to one major? Students can decide what they want to study in and have double majors or several minors, maybe different concentrations, etc. It's great that students have the option to choose a specific path, then ladder or pivot when they need to after the associates, or bachelors, even up to the masters level. Some colleges or universities already have MALS with a 'design your own studies' emphasis, such as TESU.
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(10-06-2023, 12:20 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Why be limited to one major? Students can decide what they want to study in and have double majors or several minors, maybe different concentrations, etc.  It's great that students have the option to choose a specific path, then ladder or pivot when they need to after the associates, or bachelors, even up to the masters level.  Some colleges or universities already have MALS with a 'design your own studies' emphasis, such as TESU.

Perhaps a Bachelor's in LPCD - laddering, pivoting and credential design studies?
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(10-05-2023, 04:50 PM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote: Arizona State has a conceptually related online MS in Complex Systems Science.

And then you continue with the PhD in Complexity Sciences from ISCTE - Portugal

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...n-Portugal

But in the old days (1972), there was a PhD program in operational research and social systems science at Wharton. I guess they could study related things, but of course, Lorenz article came out in 1972.

Reference:
Lorenz, E. (1972). Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wing in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?. https://mathsciencehistory.com/wp-conten...effect.pdf
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