This sounds convincing at first glance; however, such arguments can be faulty. I think "generalist" and "specialist with background" are distinct. I could mock-write a post about how you should get a joint degree in Linguistics and Psychology (or, if you prefer, Cognitive Science) because of similarities, but existence of specialized deg…
This sounds convincing at first glance; however, such arguments can be faulty. I think "generalist" and "specialist with background" are distinct. I could mock-write a post about how you should get a joint degree in Linguistics and Psychology (or, if you prefer, Cognitive Science) because of similarities, but existence of specialized degrees (which still offer basic courses in the other's endeavours) actually brings benefits given by… well, by the obvious "you can put more in people's heads in three courses of comparable length than in one". On the other hand, you probably wouldn't want, e.g., separate Phonology and Syntax degree - they need to know too much about the other's operations, even if most people specialize. So, without in-domain knowledge, it's really difficult to evaluate whether the similarities are sufficient or - well, I don't want to say "cherry-picked" but, let's say, balanced by hidden differences.
(Also, unlike in the academic case, there's obvious marketing problem - the division benefits MBA, allowing to take more for these programs and generally treat them differently because "you'll get lots of money from businesses".)
This sounds convincing at first glance; however, such arguments can be faulty. I think "generalist" and "specialist with background" are distinct. I could mock-write a post about how you should get a joint degree in Linguistics and Psychology (or, if you prefer, Cognitive Science) because of similarities, but existence of specialized degrees (which still offer basic courses in the other's endeavours) actually brings benefits given by… well, by the obvious "you can put more in people's heads in three courses of comparable length than in one". On the other hand, you probably wouldn't want, e.g., separate Phonology and Syntax degree - they need to know too much about the other's operations, even if most people specialize. So, without in-domain knowledge, it's really difficult to evaluate whether the similarities are sufficient or - well, I don't want to say "cherry-picked" but, let's say, balanced by hidden differences.
(Also, unlike in the academic case, there's obvious marketing problem - the division benefits MBA, allowing to take more for these programs and generally treat them differently because "you'll get lots of money from businesses".)