The Liberal Studies degree program offers broadly-based courses in humanities and the social sciences. The courses are designed for the program with both an interdisciplinary and values-related focus. The course of study engages the students in reading, writing, reflection, and discussion of specific themes, problems, ideas and questions within broader, more comprehensive areas of human intellectual interest than strictly discipline-based courses.
Students typically are professionals working full-time.
The Liberal Studies courses are thus offered in the evenings and on Saturdays at times suitable for adults with existing occupational, family, and community obligations. There are fourteen Curricular Fields from which students may choose to focus their studies in broad, interdisciplinary areas. The libraries, archives, museums, and special collections throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area provide excellent resources for Liberal Studies students. For more information, please see the Liberal Studies Department home page.