Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their time and attention to studying for a qualification.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Students go to university to increase their chances of getting a good job after graduating. Some people think that they should concentrate all their efforts on their core subjects to get a good qualification. Others think that a well-rounded education is better and try to learn about other subjects.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to learn more. It’s natural for students to be curious and eager to learn more. However, we tend to categorise subjects into artificial boxes. Business, art and science aren’t connected. If students focus too much on a single subject, it may suppress their initial curiosity and limit their potential. They may also end up with a very limited skill set that doesn’t match the current job market which often prefers students who have taken a multi-disciplinary approach to their study.
Even so, caution is in order. The more you learn about a topic, the more complicated it becomes. Achieving a deep, specialist understanding of a subject takes a certain amount of concentration and effort over a period of time. If you try to learn too many things all at once, your knowledge may not be as deep as you need it to be to get a qualification. If you’re not careful enough, young people may lose interest in your core subjects, which will have a negative impact on their studies.
I don’t think it’s a bad thing to learn about other subjects, but I do think university students should make sure that their core subjects remain the main focus so that they don’t lose sight of what they’re really trying to achieve: getting a qualification. That way, they can figure out how much time and energy they have left over to learn other topics.
