eli5 American college subjects

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I live in Australia where if you study a particular degree, all (or the vast majority) of your subjects are directly related to that field.
I may be wrong but movies tend to give me the impression that at American universities/colleges, all students study a wide array of subjects, attend random lectures, and students room with people studying different things.
It also appears to be a lot about the lifestyle and not just get in, do your study, get your degree.

Are American studies specialised or more general?
Thank you! 🫶

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When asked why we had to take so many classes not related to our field of study, a college professor I had said “The goal of college is not to give you everything you need for that one thing, that one thing will always be changing. The goal of college is to teach you to think.”

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