With the beginning of the 21st century, society has become more aware of its rapidly expanding stockpile of information, knowledge and technology. In fact, there is so much information that no one person can hope to learn all of it.
Every college student hopes to find a successful niche in the working world after graduating.
Yet, no matter which field of study one has chosen, during a lifetime that field will likely change in terms of its knowledge base, marketability, and relationship to other fields. During any person's working life, he or she generally has a few careers and several employers. Therefore, while a student should focus on a specific area of study in college, an education which provides a broad base of knowledge in addition to in-depth study in a major is the best preparation for an occupation and other endeavors. This is the aim of a liberal arts education. In this way, liberal arts students not only become knowledgeable in many different areas, but they also develop a more complete, complex mastery over a major field.