Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program is
designed to provide an alternative approach to continuing education within the
field of liberal studies. Its distinctive feature consists in its core course
offerings, which are interdisciplinary in nature and team-taught. This core
series attempts to provide at the graduate level an integrated,
interdisciplinary approach to the traditional problems and issues articulated by
the study of individuals in society characteristic of the liberal arts.
 The
program is designed for those adult students with a bachelor's degree who wish
to broaden their knowledge of the liberal arts in an integrated graduate level
course of studies, and who have an interest in the values of human cultures and
societies. The goal for liberal studies graduate education is for students to move to the next intellectual level: to
think independently, to see the distinctions between differences as well as
compare what is similar, to give themselves the time to consider seemingly
divergent views and how they can be synthesized in new ways.
5 Year Bachelor / Master's Degree
Get your Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies at Villanova within one year
after earning your Villanova BA at 40% of its regular cost. The Liberal Studies
program lets you choose courses from virtually all graduate courses offered in
the Graduate School of Arts at Villanova. In five years, you get your BA and
your MA degrees.
Certificate of Graduate Study in “Great Books”
Our Certificate of Graduate Study in “Great Books”is
for:
- Students with a bachelor's degree seeking the M.A. in Liberal
Studies as their final goal or,
- Students already possessing an M.A. or other graduate degree.
Post-Master's Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies
The Post-Master's Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies is for candidates who
have: The certificate programs in liberal studies provide
opportunities for life-long learners to continue their education for the love of
learning, to earn credits that could count toward a master’s degree, if they so
choose, or to continue learning after completing a master’s degree.
- already attained a graduate degree (either a MA or PhD in Liberal Studies,
Education, the humanities or social sciences,
- and who wish to extend or advance
their graduate study in an interdisciplinary program.
It allows qualified individuals to take five courses (fifteen credit
hours) in a curriculum that they design to meet their interests and needs.
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