College of Liberal Arts and Education

Liberal Studies Major

This interdisciplinary major is designed for students who have broad interests cutting across the boundaries of the traditional disciplines. The goal is to provide a systematic program of studies, tailored to the student's background, interests, and goals, which integrates the content and methods of the liberal disciplines and provides a solid grounding in one of those disciplines.

Liberal Studies Major

  • Departmental Concentration 21 cr.
  • Minor Concentration 21 cr.
  • Total: 42 credits

Degree Requirements

Concentrations
In the Liberal Studies major, the student will develop, under the guidance of an advisor, a plan of study which integrates his/her interests and goals. The plan of study will be focused in one of two areas of concentration:

Humanities
Course work will be primarily in the disciplines of literature, history, philosophy, religious studies, languages, and the arts.

Social/Public Policy
Course work will be primarily in the policy sciences: political science, economics, and sociology, with supporting courses from communication studies, psychology, history, philosophy, and religious studies. Four of the seven departmental courses must be at the 300-400 level.

Students must satisfy the usual degree requirements in the College:

  • Completion of the Core Curriculum
  • An overall and major concentration grade point average of 2.00 or better
  • Completion of at least 126 semester hours

For further information, please write, call, or email:

Director: Kathleen Bush
Office: Briggs Buildingl, Room 121
McNichols Campus
Phone: (313) 993-3254
E-mail: bushkt@udmercy.edu