Program Requirements

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

  • Integrate concepts and methods from across disciplines and from multiple perspectives
  • Create evidence-based responses to complex issues
  • Articulate ideas clearly and persuasively as appropriate to audience and genre
  • Synthesize knowledge from scholarly resources to produce original work
  • Explain their degree in relation to future academic, professional, or personal development
  • Apply ethical reasoning to explain personal, professional, or civic decision-making

Program plan

Foundations in Major (12 hours)
LBST 210 The Idea of the University
LBST 275 Argument: Social Thought and Citizenship OR LBST 280 Argument: Public Discourse and Citizenship
LBST 360 Critical Approaches to Interdisciplinary Inquiry
LBST 498 Liberal Studies Capstone

Concentrations (15 hours)

  • Global Learning
  • History
  • Literature and Writing
  • Pre-Law
  • Religion
  • Self-designed

*Students who choose Religion as concentration may choose to satisfy their 5 courses with McAfee School of Theology’s graduate-level theology courses approved for the following Accelerated Special Consideration Programs: B.A./M.Div.; B.A./M.A.C.M; or B.A./M.T.S.

Individualized Studies
*In consultation with an advisor and with approval of the Department of Liberal Studies, students may design a program of study to align with personal interests and career goals. Self-designed concentrations fall under 3 main categories: (1) Society, Culture, and Behavior; (2) Health and Society; (3) Communication and Society.

Total major requirements: 27 hours
General education: 39 hours
Electives: 54 hours
Total degree requirements: 120 hours

Customize your degree in Liberal Studies

Students have the option to earn certificates embedded in or in addition to their concentrations.

Add a Minor by focusing your electives in a particular discipline. Minors are available in

  • Communication Studies
  • Digital Forensics
  • Historical Studies
  • Human Services
  • Human Resources Administration & Talent Development
  • Informatics
  • Literary Studies
  • Psychology
  • Public Safety
  • Religious Studies
  • Women’s and Gender Studies