When one thinks of a major at a college or university, one thinks of a one-track rail that is meant to shape your learning down the path you’ve chosen, at the expense of all other majors and paths. But that is a very narrow-minded approach, and does not lead to a deeper understanding of the world, which is where the idea of the enriched major comes in. The enriched major is meant to shape one’s learning into a greater, more encompassing vision that allows for greater understanding of the world, as the world is more than just what you choose to study or focus on. Instead, as exemplified by the idea that the “liberal arts and the useful arts can be brought together in the curriculum just as they inevitably must be brought together during life.” The concept of a enriched major is very much illustrated for the english major as represented at UNE, as the statement says that the major focuses on the “highly transferable skills acquired as a student of literature”, focusing on the adaptability of the major as opposed to a one track mentality of a major.