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"If the author had done his due diligence prior to publishing this gibberish, he would have found plenty of substance behind many of the courses he's attacking. While I do agree that bowling and badminton seem a little too frivolous (I never took anything this breezy), students should be able to fill their lower division electives how they choose.
If I'm not mistaken, most all of the courses listed in this article are 2000 or lower. That said, I learned more in 'Star Wars and the Hero's Journey' than I did in a few of my upper division courses. In the class, the professor cleverly used Joseph Campbell's 'Hero Of A Thousand Faces' as a starting point to analyze the creation and trajectory of the heroes in the Star Wars films.
I have since graduated, and it's been over two years since I took this class. However, there are times when I'm reminded of Campbell's works when reading or watching a hero's story unravel. In my opinion, this shows that I learned and retained something worthwhile from the class. I could be wrong, but isn't that the point?
I guess my main critique is that some very legitimate courses have been grouped in with 'Underwater Basket Weaving'. In "Star Wars and the Hero's Journey', I learned some interesting cross cultural similarities in how people create their heroes. In the end, I think that's worth more than honing my ability to pick up the 7-10 split..."
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