It is understood that the school has opened a number of art elective courses such as music appreciation, film appreciation, calligraphy appreciation, dance appreciation and art introduction during the semester. These courses are quite popular, so we can't choose them later. On September 15, the first day of the school's course selection, Deng, a class of 2006 from the College of Materials, got up early in the morning to choose courses online and found that the art class had already been selected.
(Reporter Qu) Yesterday, the reporter learned from Wuhan University of Technology that students who have not completed two credits in art major for four years from the beginning of Grade 06 will not be able to obtain a diploma.
Why do universities that focus on science and engineering require students to study art courses? In this regard, Dreamman Tang, director of the Art Education Center of Wuhan University of Technology and vice president of the School of Art and Design of Wuhan University of Technology, explained that letting college students take art courses is not to make them become artists and musicians, but to improve their humanistic quality.
He believes that the artistic sensitivity and artistic thinking learned from art can cultivate a person's innovative ability and enlighten a person's creation and invention. For example, he said that Einstein was not only a great scientist, but also made great achievements in music. He is also an excellent violinist and can play the piano skillfully. Many people, including himself, believe that music inspired his creative thinking, and he made such great scientific achievements.
Dreamman Tang also said that MIT, which is famous for training scientists, has 72 credits related to humanities and social sciences, among which three compulsory courses are music.