Liberal Arts
Coordinator: Dr. Claudia M. Champagne
Program Description
The curricula of the Liberal Arts degree programs are structured to offer a broad range of courses at the Associate’s level and to provide the student with a choice of concentrations in two subject areas of interest at the Bachelor’s level. The Bachelor of Arts program gives the student latitude in creating a curriculum to meet his or her needs and interests. It affords the opportunity to combine areas of concentration mutually enhancing to each other, thereby providing a more effective and comprehensive education.
Outcomes/Objectives
The broad purpose of the programs in Liberal Arts is to provide a firm foundation upon which to gain understanding and appreciation of mankind’s accomplishments in the arts, sciences, and humanities. This purpose is described by the following Student Learning Outcomes for the Liberal Arts degrees:
- The successful student gains knowledge and appreciation of the artistic, political, historical, social, economic, and broad cultural experiences of peoples from prehistoric times to the modern era;
- The student is given the opportunity to pursue areas of special interest in various disciplines of the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Art, Biology, Business, Education, English, History, Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology
Degrees Offered
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts