Course sign-ups fluctuate
Humanities enrollment falls to lowest level in 30 years; interest in science increases
Undergraduate humanities classes saw their lowest enrollment in three decades last year, according to data released by the Office of Institutional Research.
During the 2006-’07 academic year there were about 16,500 registrations for humanities courses, compared to about 19,000 in 2000. The number of undergraduate course registrations in the social sciences dropped slightly, while those in the natural sciences and other departments increased, including environmental studies, area studies and courses taken at Yale’s professional schools. Humanities classes, which include English,...
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