Course Descriptions
Graduate
MALS 6000. Topics in Liberal Studies. (3G) Selected topics approached from interdisciplinary perspectives in the liberal arts. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Examples include each of the interrelated courses forming a program emphasis on Language and Culture, another on the Age of Darwin, and a third on Religious Ideas i Physical Forms. (Fall, Spring)
MALS 6101. The Liberal Arts Tradition. (3G) The concept of a liberal education and its relationship to human understanding as reflected in representative historical traditions, literature, art, and intellectual works. Examination of selected classics of the Western tradition and critiques through the use of works from other traditions and perspectives. (Fall, Spring)
MALS 6102. Ideas Across the Disciplines. (3G) Enduring ideas and their impact on history, society and culture. Each semester a single idea is examined through a variety of writings spanning the liberal arts disciplines. Examples include the idea of human nature, the idea of the modern, and the idea of citizen. (Fall, Spring)
MALS 6600. Liberal Studies Seminar. (3G) An integration of the course work previously taken by each of the seminar members and the completion of a final essay or project. (Yearly)