Admission & Aid Academics Student Life Athletics Music Outcomes Being Community COVID Advisory: Level 1 Green » About Luther » The Liberal Arts Menu Luther: A Liberal Arts College A liberal arts college, as opposed to a professional, vocational, or technical school, focuses on developing whole persons through an education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. By asking students to learn in many disciplines, a liberal arts education produces graduates who are aware, perceptive, critical, and creative, and it gives them the tools they need to thrive in an ever-changing world. Luther’s Unique Liberal Arts Curriculum At Luther, we uniquely embrace the liberal arts through our curriculum generally, and specifically through our signature Paideia program, an interdisciplinary, school-wide course series that asks students to contemplate complex questions. The program also incorporates performances and events, and it creates a campus-wide conversation that keeps students engaged in learning. But liberal arts learning extends beyond campus. In ancient Greece, the liberal arts were designed to develop an active and educated citizenry. In the twenty-first century, our citizenship is global. Luther places a premium on introducing students to the wider world, and more than two-thirds of our undergraduates study off-campus through dozens of programs that span the globe from Cambodia to New Zealand to Tanzania and beyond. But while the liberal arts encourage broad—and worldwide—learning, students at Luther also choose an area of focus—a major—and they’re encouraged to research and intern within this major in order to test their future career goals and gain real-world experience within a profession. A Liberal Arts Education Prepares Students for Life A liberal arts education at Luther qualifies students to work in their chosen field, but enables them to work in a number of other fields as well, by teaching them to think flexibly and expansively, and by allowing them to graduate with a rich body of knowledge upon which they can draw to solve problems, think critically, and work creatively in many areas. The liberal arts foundation that students build at Luther will help them develop academically, professionally, socially, and personally throughout their lives. Connect with About Luther Apply Now Visit Luther Liberal Arts in the News One college finally designed a liberal arts education fit for the future of work (Quartz) McWilliams: Liberal arts degrees can't be undervalued (The Rocky Mountain Collegian) Why Science is Essential for Liberal-Arts Education (and Vice Versa) (Forbes) ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges (Georgetown University) Contact Information Luther College 700 College Drive Decorah, Iowa 52101 Phone: 563-387-2000 Email: admissions@luther.edu About Luther maintained by Kristin Bjerke. Page last updated on 5 November 2021. Login ABOUT About Luther College of the Church Diversity at Luther The Liberal Arts Sustainability ALUMNI & FRIENDS Alumni Directory Alumni Home Giving Homecoming Magazine CAMPUS Book Shop College Ministries Dining Services Technology Help Desk Ticket Office OFFICES Communications Financial Services Human Resources President Registrar’s Office QUICK LINKS Directory Norse Mail KATIE Library norsehub.luther.edu Luther College 700 College Drive Decorah, Iowa 52101 USA 563-387-2000 800-4-LUTHER (800-458-8437) Emergency Info Privacy Statement Report a Problem © 2021 Luther College. All rights reserved. Powered by Reason CMS.