里韋學(xué)院

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is designed to provide a broad educational background in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Such a program of study is widely recognized as valuable not only in producing a well-rounded, truly educated person, but also in providing a desirable foundation for any number of careers in a rapidly changing world. The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is also an excellent preparation for law school and for many programs of graduate study within the humanities, the sciences, and business administration or management.

The Bachelor of Arts program offers students the opportunity to supplement their general back-ground in the liberals arts with specialized courses to satisfy their own interests and develop specific skills. The program includes a significant concentration in a humanities discipline, selected according to the student’s particular interests, from the fields of art history, history, language, literature, philosophy, or religious studies. In addition, there are enough general electives to allow the option of a minor in any of the liberal arts disciplines or in some other field of interest such as business or computer science. Internship: The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies offers the option of an internship to qualified students. The internship provides an opportunity for practical application of one of the student’s areas of concentration in a supervised work experience. Only seniors who have maintained a B (3.0) average throughout their program of study are eligible for an internship. All arrangements, including number of credits earned, must be approved by the program director.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the degree in Liberal Studies should be able to:

• Develop a capacity for independent thought; the ability to express oneself clearly and coherently both orally and in writing;
• Demonstrate foundational concepts, methodology, and the content of a wide range of disciplines in the arts and humanities as well as in the natural and social sciences;
• Read, understand, and interpret classic and current literature across disciplines; a sense of history, including the history of ideas, as a backdrop for an understanding of contemporary life and society;
• Demonstrate a broad basis for lifelong learning along the various dimensions constituting our shared humanity- intellectual, spiritual, moral, and aesthetic;
• Extrapolate learning to practice and to issues of contemporary concern preparing the graduate to be an informed participant in the life of society and adaptable to changing circumstances of life and occupation.