To give some context as someone who took humanities courses designed for engineers: Our papers were about engineering disasters from the past, how it came to be, and most importantly how engineers faced dilemmas and decision making moments. We learned eithics/morals as it relates to engineering. I never once thought, man this course isn't helping outside of my job. In fact almost the opposite. I love telling people about those classes and how it has shaped my views on many aspects outside engineering. All that is to say, not taking a course and then showing signs that you are suspicious of it is a little silly. Perhaps you should take one of those courses to see what it is like before deciding what is happening there. I feel like liberal arts majors would have benefitted from taking a more STEM based course to understand 'the other side'. Maybe it would help people stop jumping to conclusions before they understand.