More students are deciding to study science-related subjects at university rather than more traditional subjects. What is the main cause of this? What effect will it have on society.

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with those traditional

majors

such

as literature, history or philosophy,

majors

like science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are more attractive among college

students

.

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rate of employment and better financial rewards can be considered as

main

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reasons.

However

,

this

may cause a

shortage

of

talents

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in some specific fields in society. Employability and salary are the two most important factors for

student

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the student

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to choose their major in university

,

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because the main purpose of professional studying is

helping

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them to be fully prepared for their future job. Picking science-related subjects may be the easiest way which

lead

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them to enjoy a guaranteed prospect after graduation.

For example

,

according to

the survey “Report of employability and income of fresh

graduate

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graduates

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in China 2022” done by Beijing University:

hiring

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rate of

students

from STEM was 30% higher than other

majors

, and their first-year average income was

also

20% higher.

However

,

this

may result in a

shortage

of specific manpower in society. If a large amount of talents influx into specific areas like coding or engineering, it

also

means that

less

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people are willing to get

involve

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in other traditional fields and

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a talents’

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talents’

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shortage

may appear in related industries.

For instance

, in recent years, Canada keeps hiring nurses from developing countries,

while

the

shortage

of

nurse

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nurses

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continues to grow because local

students

have lower willing to study nursing. In the long run,

this

will lower the working efficiency of

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the medical

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system in

this

country. In conclusion, more

students

prefer to learn science-related

majors

instead

of traditional ones because

this

choice can bring them

higher

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a higher

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rate of employment and salary,

while

society may suffer from a

shortage

of manpower in some specific industries, and fail to function effectively.