I do see both sides of the argument (although both are paywalled). I think the issue is that programs should be more focused and potentially separated from each other. For example, I'm to some extent surprised why haven't financial companies created their own programs - you want to learn iBanking and Finance, come to this school and be guaranteed a job. Economics courses in college on the other hand, feel like a complete waste of time to many students who are more interested in getting the finance job than understanding how minimum wages impact or do not impact the economy.
I like your point about companies creating programs - in some ways that makes sense. But I think the programs are stronger when different fields are integrated with each other. A business student who also learns to think through issues in other ways (through other classes) to me is getting a better education. And a student with a liberal arts degree benefits enormously from some business or economics coursework regardless of their career interests.
I do see both sides of the argument (although both are paywalled). I think the issue is that programs should be more focused and potentially separated from each other. For example, I'm to some extent surprised why haven't financial companies created their own programs - you want to learn iBanking and Finance, come to this school and be guaranteed a job. Economics courses in college on the other hand, feel like a complete waste of time to many students who are more interested in getting the finance job than understanding how minimum wages impact or do not impact the economy.
I like your point about companies creating programs - in some ways that makes sense. But I think the programs are stronger when different fields are integrated with each other. A business student who also learns to think through issues in other ways (through other classes) to me is getting a better education. And a student with a liberal arts degree benefits enormously from some business or economics coursework regardless of their career interests.