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Wanted: Graduates able to see the connections in a chaotic world

Universities are pushing for interdisciplinary curricula to better equip their students for a future of increasingly complex challenges

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In the past, most arts students would baulk at data presented to them, while science students would shy away from writing history essays.

But today, the arts and sciences may not be the polar opposites they seem to be - in fact, there are points where they cross each other's paths.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 08, 2020, with the headline Wanted: Graduates able to see the connections in a chaotic world. Subscribe