Liberal Studies is an interdisciplinary major, involving departments from the Colleges of Humanities and the Arts, Social Sciences and Science. Within the program's broad scope, special emphasis is given to literature, language arts and the humanities. The wide range of subjects explored in this major provides excellent preparation for many professional goals and graduate degrees in such fields as library science, law, business, nonprofit or government work. Whatever careers students may eventually choose, they will find that Liberal Studies has enhanced their appreciation of literature, history, philosophy and the arts and deepened their understanding of the human condition.
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 21 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 30 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Requirements in the Major | 76 | ||
| Humanities | 15 | ||
| One course in Western Culture: HUM 119A, HUM 119B, HUM 120A, HUM 120B or HUM 128 (3); One course in American Culture: AMS 159, AMS 169, AMS 179, RELS 162 or RELS 191 (3); One course in Religious Studies: RELS 114, RELS 122, RELS 131, RELS 156, RELS 161 or RELS 164 (3); One course in Philosophy: PHIL 066, PHIL 070A, PHIL 070B, PHIL 104, PHIL 108 or PHIL 122 (3); One additional course from any of the above areas (3) | |||
| Literature | 9 | ||
| One course in American literature: ENGL 068A, ENGL 068B, ENGL 162, ENGL 165, ENGL 168 or ENGL 169 (3); One course in British literature: ENGL 056A, ENGL 056B, ENGL 078, ENGL 148, ENGL 149 or ENGL 151 (3); One course in World literature: CHIN 140, CLIT 121, CLIT 122 or ENGL 125A (or an advisor-approved course in literature in a foreign language) (3) | |||
| The Arts | 9 | ||
| One Art course: ARTH 070A, ARTH 070B, ARTH 070C, CA 172 or CA 173 (3); One Music course: MUSC 012, MUSC 019, MUSC 111, MUSC 117, MUSC 120 or RELS 121 (3); One Dance or Theatre Arts course: DANC 010, TA 010, TA 120, TA 127 or TA 131 (3) | |||
| History and Social Science | 12 | ||
| One Geography course: GEOG 010, GEOG 101, GEOG 121 or GEOG 140 (3); One Environmental Studies course: AMS 159 or ENVS 001 (3); One History course outside America: HIST 105B, HIST 107, HIST 109B, HIST 110B, HIST 142, HIST 155, HIST 164 or HIST 166 (3); One Behavioral Science course: ANTH 025, ANTH 135, ANTH 140, PSYC 001, SOCI 001 or SOCI 057 (3) | |||
| Science | 6 | ||
| One course from GE Area R: ASTR 101, BIOL 101, BIOL 110, GEOL 103, GEOL 105, GEOL 111 or METR 112 (3); One other upper division course: GEOL 108 or PHYS 166 (3) | |||
| Mathematics | 6 | ||
| Complete two courses from: MATH 008, MATH 010, MATH 012, MATH 019, MATH 030, MATH 030P, MATH 070, MATH 071, MATH 105, PHIL 009, SOCI 015, STAT 095 (6) | |||
| Introduction to Liberal Studies | 1 | ||
| HUM 085 | |||
| Depth of Study | 12 | ||
| Choose one option. Courses cannot duplicate those taken for any major requirements above. | |||
| Western Cultures | 12 | ||
| HUM 119A, HUM 119B, HUM 120A and HUM 120B | |||
| American Culture | 12 | ||
| AMS 169, AMS 179, RELS 162 and RELS 191 | |||
| World Cultures | 12 | ||
| HUM 114, RELS 131, MDES 145 and AMS 159 | |||
| Advanced Writing | 3 | ||
| HUM 100W | |||
| Capstone Course | 3 | ||
| HUM 190 | |||
| Electives | 0-21 | ||
| One year of a second language and/or ASL recommended. | |||
| Total Units: | 120 | ||
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