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“In college, when you are in the world of your professors and their classes, you are awash in a sea of knowledge (Bell 111)”. And in this sea of knowledge, should one take a variety of courses to expand their knowledge while opening up new opportunities or should they focus only on one subject and become specialized in that one area? This is the difference between a liberal arts school and a specialized college or university. James Madison is a liberal arts university. There are clusters and packages containing various courses to choose from. Within those clusters and packages, there are courses that students are obligated to take. The James Madison Undergraduate Catalog states that “these courses together challenge students to make connections among disciplines while satisfying all of the learning objectives of each cluster (Shackelford 66).” It also states that “every package forms a coherent and integrated body of knowledge (Shackelford 66)”. Those with a liberal arts education have an advantage over those with a specialized education because they have a well-rounded educatio