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Study Online for
Your Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies
Education in the last decade, especially,
has changed dramatically. No longer are you limited to a catalog
of pre-defined studies, forcing you to choose the college
with the program closest to the field of your interest. If
your interests are somewhat unusual, you can acquire a degree
in Liberal Studies and, in your junior and senior years, can
tailor the program and choose courses that fit you rather
than trying to fit your interests into a pre-defined box.
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Ashford
University
offers a . In this program, students learn
communication and decision-making skills. Coursework
includes human resource management, organizational ethics,
strategic planning, literature, philosophy, music, architecture,
and more. Students can transfer up to 12 credits of
previously earned Liberal Studies coursework.
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(UI&U) offers eight Bachelor in Liberal Studies degree programs online. Concentration areas include Education, Environmental Studies, Historical, Social and Cultural Studies, Psychology and Human Development, Religion, Spirituality and Holistic Studies, The Arts, Thematic Studies, and Women’s Studies/Gender Studies. All programs encompass a wide variety of topic areas in each subject matter. In these programs, students gain a vast amount of knowledge and skills that will enable them to succeed in a variety of fields. Students may be able to obtain their degrees in as little as 18 months.
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In
fact, if you have myriad interests and aren't sure how to
focus them, Liberal Studies is a perfect choice. You acquire
a wide variety of knowledge and skills useful on nearly any
job and in any market. Your Liberal Studies degree will also
transfer well into a more narrowly focused graduate degree
when you are ready to take that step.
BA versus
BS
With the plethora of college programs available online today,
the most difficult part is deciding which program is right
for you. You will see programs like Bachelor of Arts (BA)
in XYZ and also the Bachelor of Science degree in the same
discipline. At one time a BA degree consisted of more literary,
historical, and psychology type courses, and involved researching
ideas and writing papers in which you developed your own ideas.
The Bachelor of Science degree, on the
other hand, required more science and math, a number of lab
based courses in which experiments—documented using a particular
scientific report format—were carried out. Those with a BS
degree were assumed to be more science or math oriented than
those with a BA degree.
To a certain extent, these distinctions
remain true today, and there certainly are programs with emphases
in pure or applied sciences for which the BS designation would
be more correct. However, whether a college offers a BA in
Business, Liberal Studies, or Psychology, versus a BS degree
is often a matter of inter-collegial competition rather than
a focus of the program. You can choose a BA in Liberal Studies,
or go to the next college and get a BS degree in Liberal Studies.
Either way, you will be getting a quality program that—in
today's educational arena—can be customized to fit your career
choice.
A Typical
Curriculum
Colleges that offer the BA degree in Liberal Studies vary
in the specific courses. However, the basic intent is similar.
Understanding
People and Society
A Liberal Studies degree will include literature, psychology,
sociology, philosophy and history courses. You will study
the forces that shape society, the events that contribute
to the development of cultures, and varying philosophical
perspectives on the human development and thought processes.
You learn different ways of interacting with individuals from
different backgrounds.
The World
of Work, Technology, and Future Probabilities
Your program will also include courses in science, math, and
technology—chosen according to your preferred emphasis. You
will gain a broad understanding of today's workplace—and will
choose whether your emphasis is in health care, business,
education, law, arts and culture, environment, or a host of
other choices. You will develop problem solving and critical
thinking skills, and will learn to recognize ways that you
can work in the community to help build and sustain global
harmony while increasing local productivity and enhancing
the quality of life wherever you find it.
Your Degree, Your Choice
The beauty of a program in Liberal Studies is the limitless
variety of choices. Get started today by completing our interactive
form and letting a college contact you with information about
a program that you can build around your needs and interests.
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