<p>In high school I spent more time on humanities classes than on science/math classes, which were easier for me. Will this completely be reversed as I major in engineering at college? Do people generally finish all of their humanities requirements in the first couple years?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>At my school we need 6 humanities/social science electives, they are spread out throughout the 4 years. </p>
<p>they are usually a nice break from engineering</p>
<p>I had 8. Four were core courses, four were electives that had to be taken in the humanities/social science dept. I took one each semester.</p>
<p>The humanities classes at my engineering school are pretty much a joke, except for a couple with gung-ho professors who never seem to understand that we don't care about subjects such as philosophy or economics...</p>
<p>I took all my non-engineering courses early on, and regret not having anything to break up the monotony of engineering courses senior year. But, on the other hand, a lot of my classmates hate that they are in a lower-level course they don't care about, and surrounded by freshmen.</p>
<p>I had a choice when I could take courses, except for a few in a set order.</p>
<p>I had 8 (I took anywhere from 0 to 2 any given term), and all students were required to do a humanities/arts/social sciences mini-minor of 3-4 classes. Mine was in international politics/security studies, and I really enjoyed it.</p>
<p>Yeah I took 1 each semester as well. It's a nice break and in many instances more interesting than lower division engineering courses, especially if you go to a school that's not engineering-focused and has strong curriculums in all majors.</p>
<p>The minimum amount of humanities at my school is 6. However, most people end up taking a humanity a semester (or more)...as mydegisunacred said they're a good break from those tough engineering classes.</p>