Our course represents the finest Scottish liberal arts tradition of extensive inquiry over a wide range of subjects and disciplines, challenging you to find creative solutions to problems through active learning.

We give you freedom throughout your entire degree to study several different subjects without the requirement to specialize in only one or two. However, you also have the freedom to focus on one subject (a major) if you want to, while also gaining insights from a wide range of other subjects all the way through your course.

Unlike many similar courses in the UK, there is no requirement to take core or compulsory modules for this course, ensuring that you have the maximum flexibility to tailor your degree to your needs.... [-]

UNCW's Graduate Liberal Studies (GLS) two programs, the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) degree and the post-Master's certificate in liberal studies, provide a highly integrated exploration of the liberal arts, which not only adheres to the traditional values of broad liberal arts education, but is specifically designed for highly motivated learners who wish to deepen their understanding of the social, scientific, and humanistic dimensions of today's world.

The UNCW Graduate Liberal Studies has been recognized for its online program, ranking 5th in the nation by The Best Master's Degrees! Fourth-three accredited programs that offer online master's degrees in liberal studies, interdisciplinary studies or related fields were ranked based on affordability as well as rankings in major publications, resulting in GLS making the top five. Click here to read the full article.... [-]

Philosophy and science don't mix. Or do they? What we nowadays call "science" used to be part of "philosophy." It is not without reason that Isaac Newton called his physical masterpiece "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy." And today, the two are still closely connected. Our current worldview is strongly shaped by scientific thought. We look to science for both answers to our theoretical questions and solutions to our practical problems. The Master's programme in Philosophy and Science analyses the relation of philosophy and science in terms of their historical development, as well as the current situation. How did the scientific worldview come from? What are its ingredients? What have models for the relationship between philosophical and scientific thinking been proposed?... [-]

The MLA in Liberal Studies offers two “build-your-own” tracks.

In the Focused Studies track, students explore a particular subject from within the larger perspective of the liberal arts, earning 18 of the 33 required hours in a specific discipline. As part of their core requirements, students may take courses in pedagogy and education, theory, or research methods, which would enable them to teach at the community college level (with the 18hrs), continue on for the Ph.D., or work in areas related to their chosen field of study.

In the Interdisciplinary Studies track, students build their own unique degree from various disciplines (e.g., culture and the environment, ethics and the workplace, social justice and engagement, etc.) and related core requirements, preparing them for future study or professional careers in related areas, including work for non-profits and other businesses.... [-]

Texas Tech University's Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies is offered by the Graduate School. Interdisciplinary Studies at Texas Tech University allows graduate students the freedom to design a degree that integrates areas and courses from the existing graduate colleges and programs. The purpose of this integration allows students to create a program that best fits their interests and career aspirations that might not be defined in a traditional disciplinary boundaries.

The online Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies is a degree program intended for students who wish to continue education at the graduate level, but do not seek specialized training concentrated in a traditional major area. This program is not a substitute for a traditional master's degree; rather, it is designed for students with broader interests in several fields or for those whose career goals do not match fully with a single identifiable academic unit or department. Emphasis is placed on continued intellectual and cultural development in a constantly changing society in which new career interests may extend over several traditional specializations.... [-]

The international Master of Arts MIREES is a Second cycle Joint Degree (120 ECTS), awarded by the School of Political Sciences-Forlì Campus in cooperation with the following partner universities: Vytautas Magnus University at Kaunas and Saint-Petersburg State University.

MIREES is an innovative joint master’s Program, taught entirely in English, devoted to students who have a BA background in Economics, Politics, International Relations, History, Languages or Cultural Studies at large and would now like to acquire an in-depth knowledge of Postsocialist countries in transitions, the new EU member states after the Enlargements Eastwards of 2004 - 2014, as well as the New East-European Neighbour Countries.... [-]

The Liberal Arts (Latin liberalis, free, and ars, art or principled practice) can claim to be the oldest programme of higher education in Western history. In medieval culture, this became formalised as the trivium, with the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. Essentially, these seven subjects laid out the uniform laws of what could be known and achieved in the natural universe. These broad areas of enquiry are better known now as philosophy, the humanities, social science, natural science, and the fine arts.

This programme offers the possibility to explore ideas across the wide range of these intellectual areas. Students decide the content of their studies through discussion with tutor(s) working within the broad range of intellectual areas which constitute Modern Liberal Arts.... [-]

The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program is designed for adults who seek interdisciplinary paths to knowledge, who wish to explore the values inherent in the liberal arts, who want to continue and deepen the life of the mind. This program is not intended to train students for a specialized vocation; the program has particular significance for students who wish to increase the range and depth of their knowledge in the liberal disciplines. With advisement by the coordi­nator, students plan a program that has concentration and diversity.

To learn more about the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, visit http://grad.kean.edu/masters-programs/liberal-studies.