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they like. Others believe that they should only be allowed to study
subjects that will be useful in the future, such as those related to
science and technology.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Challenging the idea of students as consumers, termed to be learners and that
universities are not just service providers, education is progressively becoming
a commodity that people are buying into. Some people believe that exposure to
varied courses is one of the important aspects of university learning experience.
While others believe that subjects have to be chosen so as to not only challenge
the existing knowledge but also to hone the existing skills which help in future
career prospective. In my view, student choice remains an extremely positive
feature allowing to choose, specialise and pursue areas of specific interests. So a
choice is important for the student, and for the university to offer engaging and
challenging educational setting.
Substantially, selecting a particular course comes with its own expectations and
if the university provides it accordingly it motivates students to enrol
themselves in the course programme. One such incident happened in the
University of Hyderabad, when I was a student pursuing mass communication
studies. There were specialised courses in the field of advertising that were
recently introduced for freshers in the campus, which were advertised publicly
with placards, posters and banners. In this way people who prefer to make
choices of available courses get encouraged to improvise their career
prospective.