1. All-round development: University education is not only the study of professional knowledge, but also the cultivation of students' comprehensive quality. These seemingly useless courses, such as art, physical education, philosophy, etc. , can help students broaden their horizons, improve their aesthetic ability and humanistic quality, thus improving their quality in an all-round way.

2. Cultivate interest: University is a stage for students to explore and discover themselves. Setting up various courses can give students the opportunity to contact different fields and find their own interests. Some courses may not be of direct use in the short term, but in the long run, they may have a far-reaching impact on students' life planning.

3. Stimulate innovative thinking: Some seemingly useless courses, such as innovative thinking and critical thinking, are actually to cultivate students' innovative spirit and independent thinking ability. These abilities are very important in modern society, which can help students better cope with the challenges in their future work and life.

4. Adapting to social needs: One of the goals of university education is to train qualified talents for the society. Although some courses seem useless, they may actually be designed to meet some special needs of society. For example, some majors may require students to take some seemingly unrelated courses in order to better meet the needs of society in the future work.

5. Improve academic level: Universities are important bases for academic research, and offering various courses can promote the development and progress of disciplines. Some seemingly useless courses may actually promote the research and development of a certain subject.