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Originally Posted by Ginger Power
There are also very creative/artistic elements already built into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Design Engineering is basically using physical principles and creativity to build products to serve a need. The creativity needed to be a design engineer is much like the creativity needed to be an artist. The difference is the application of physics, and math. With that said, where does art fit into STEM?
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You actually just answered your own question right here. The creativity, vision, skill, and execution that goes into the arts are skill sets that overlap with the necessary skill sets to do well in engineering. And often, the physics and math skills needed to be a good engineer come into the arts as well. The most obvious example I'm most familiar with would be audio, which has a significant amount of both art and engineering by any definition. But really, in all forms of art there are elements that overlap with STEM.
The implicit assumption in posts like yours is that the arts do not involve science, or math, or technology, to be produced, and this couldn't be further from the truth. All art is created with technology. Technology enables the creation of more art. Application of math and science principles enables proficiency in art and achievement that isn't always possible. The two are linked in more ways than you can imagine.
I think it's a natural fit, that gives the arts the value and attention it deserves in our society, and that STEM majors will have better, more well-rounded education if they respect the arts the same way they respect STEM.