Liberal Studies

Core Courses: (9 credits)

MALS Students take 30 graduate-level credit hours in the form of ten intensive courses featuring in-depth reading, writing, and discussion. Three foundational core courses help students develop an intellectual methodology, cultivate the ability to find connections among different areas of human thought, and acquire the tools they need to conduct original research and pursue a life of ideas.

LST 501 - Being Human Credits: 3
LST 502 - Knowledge and Culture Credits: 3
LST 503 - Values and Action Credits: 3

Elective Courses: (18 credits)

Along with the three core courses, students select six electives developed specifically for the MALS program, followed by a capstone course. The electives are organized around themes that build on those discussed in the foundation courses. These interdisciplinary courses integrate multiple perspectives on the human experience. Note: This is a partial list of elective courses. New course proposals are continuously in development.

LST 511 - Global Feminisms Credits: 3
LST 512 - Milton and Nietzsche: Prophets of Difference Credits: 3
LST 514 - Body and Emotion in Consumer Culture Credits: 3
LST 515 - The Mind in Context: Learning, Schooling and Culture Credits: 3
LST 516 - Great Trials Credits: 3
LST 521 - Monstrous Or Marvelous: Religion, Science and Literature Credits: 3
LST 523 - Constructing Ethnicity: the U.S. Latino/Latina Experience Credits: 3
LST 524 - History of Science and Medicine Credits: 3
LST 525 - The Perils of Patriarchy: Images of Women in Literature, History, Religious Traditions and Film Credits: 3
LST 526 - Visions of Hell Credits: 3
LST 532 - Memory and Denial in the Italian Holocaust Credits: 3
LST 533 - Contemporary Topics in Ecology Credits: 3
LST 534 - Sport, Ethnicity, and Culture in American Society Credits: 3
LST 535 - The Spanish Civil War in History and the Arts Credits: 3
LST 537 - Shifting Cultural Sands: The Rights of Americans in the 21st Century Credits: 3
LST 542 - Religion, Spirtuality and Health in the 21st Century Credits: 3
LST 544 - Shakespeare Goes to the Movies Credits: 3
LST 550 - Myth and Reality: The Frontier’s Influence on the American Imagination Credits: 3
LST 560 - A Consuming Passion: Food in America Credits: 3
LST 590 - Internship Credits: 3

Capstone Course: (3 credits)

LST 600 - Capstone Seminar Credits: 3

Liberal Studies

Core Courses: (9 credits)

Elective Courses: (18 credits)

Capstone Course: (3 credits)

TOTAL CREDITS: 30