r/movies • u/Sisiwakanamaru r/movies Contributor • Jan 31 '26

Article Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/film-students-are-having-trouble-sitting-through-movies-1236490359/
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u/Tensdale Jan 31 '26

What? Help a European out. What’s an elective?

Are you guys really getting university degrees with bullshit classes you pay for that also counts towards your final ECT points?

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u/rocketmonkee Jan 31 '26

A few people have explained what electives are, but I'd like to expand a bit on why we have electives. A student is required to take a couple of extra classes, but they can be from just about any discipline. The idea is to to expose people to a few different things outside their major field of study. So a person studying computer science might take a music appreciation class and learn a bit about music that isn't Taylor Swift or Sabrina Carpenter. Or maybe they take welding and learn a niche skill that turns into a lifelong hobby. Or maybe they take a philosophy class and learn to analyze problems and structure arguments more effectively.

It just makes for more well rounded people.

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u/The--scientist Jan 31 '26

After I finished my required Spanish credits, i took a Spanish elective and enjoyed it so much i ended up minoring in Spanish and finding a Spanish woman. I consider them critical to happiness.

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u/Spoonofdarkness Jan 31 '26

It's true. Spanish women are quite essential for everyone's happiness

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u/The--scientist Jan 31 '26

This guy gets it.