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?
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Typically in American universities, there’s a “general education” series of courses that need to be completed by all students, and then your Major/Minor has specialized courses that only apply to your degree (or a limited number of degrees). The idea is that a graduate should have some general skills to make them better members of society, but then be highly competent in one field. Usually, you complete most of your “gen ed”s in the first year or so, and the remaining three years are largely major-specific. Of course, there are also electives, so if you have room in your schedule, you can take something completely unrelated to your field, but there’s usually only time for a limited number of those.
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