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Liberal Studies BA
A major tailored for you.
With a liberal studies degree, you choose the destination and you chart the course you want to take to get there.
Our Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies is a multidisciplinary degree that empowers students to develop a plan of study around a topic or theme of their choice. Along the way, they develop analytical and critical reasoning skills, effective oral and written communication and, in most cases, quantitative skills prized by employers in all areas of business, nonprofits and public service.
Career Opportunities
- Researcher/Archivist
- Policy Analyst
- Nonprofit Administrator
- Human Resources Specialist
- Technical Writer
- Editorial Assistant
Why Liberal Studies? | Why Our Program?
- The potential topics our students can focus on are unlimited. Our dedicated faculty will help them build a rigorous, engaging course load.
- Their program culminates in a senior seminar in which they produce a paper or project that ties their coursework together.
- Topics covered in the include: art, humanities, mathematics, natural and physical sciences, social sciences and communications.
Our small class sizes allow 麻豆原创 faculty to truly know their students and provide personalized instruction.
An Outside-the-Box Program
Thomas Schmeling
鈥淭he liberal studies major allows students whose interests do not fit neatly within a traditional major to pursue an individualized plan of study that is tailored to their unique academic and professional goals.鈥
鈥 Director of the Liberal Studies Program
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With Rhode Island as his launch pad, Gregory Kittelson 鈥97 has built an international life of business and entrepreneurship.
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Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.
- emailDeanFAS@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8106
- placeGaige Hall
