This is a summary of activities planned by the department to assess this undergraduate degree program. The department's assessment contact can provide additional information. The Liberal Studies Program is designed to promote an integrative education in the humanities and social sciences with a global perspective. The aim of the Program is to foster critical appreciation and understanding of our world through reading, writing, and discussion of prominent works in the humanities and social sciences from both past and present.
Emphasis is on critical thinking, analytical writing and integrative understanding.
Students who graduate from the Program will be prepared to enter various fields in the private and public sectors, pursue further professional training, and be better prepared for the demands and responsibilities of citizenship in our society. LS 161-162 has already enhanced our humanities offering. Our Asian Studies courses will do the same for our culture and civilization component. In the future, we would hope to include African, South American, and Native American components. Upper division courses would explore important aspects and themes within the lower division curriculum.