122:
25:
265:
Liberal
Studies programs tend to draw courses and instructors from across a university's postgraduate curriculum. Students often devise their courses of study to suit their individual interests, passion, and scholarly curiosity. Typically liberal arts graduate programs are designed to counter the
251:
in 1953. Administrators sought to "break graduate education free" from what they perceived as "the bonds of overspecialization" that were then prevalent at colleges and universities throughout the United States and Europe. Initially aimed at professors and teachers, postgraduate liberal studies
266:
trend in modern education toward specialization and toward a career focus, offering instead the opportunity to explore ideas, to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge, and learning for the joy of the intellectual challenge.
430:. The Doctorate in Liberal Studies is offered through the School of Continuing Studies and the Graduate School at Georgetown. Along with Georgetown's DLS program, one graduate school, at
438:, the only such degree not offered in the honorary fashion in the United States. Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC offers a Doctor of Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies.
274:
The
Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs supports the work of the many member universities and colleges by holding a national conference each year and by publishing
129:
became the first institution to offer a doctorate in liberal studies. The doctorate is offered jointly by the School of
Continuing Studies and the Graduate School at Georgetown
276:
185:
designed to train students to think critically and contextually about their own fields of discipline as well a diverse range of issues. Similar graduate degrees are known as
637:
599:
562:
525:
42:
813:
233:). Characteristics that distinguish these degrees include curricular flexibility and interdisciplinary synthesis via a master's thesis or capstone project.
498:
89:
244:. As of 2005, there were over 130 colleges and universities offering liberal arts master's programs. Admissions criteria vary by institution.
61:
68:
108:
75:
552:
57:
491:
46:
838:
548:
35:
484:
427:
617:
259:
82:
544:
590:
158:
651:
423:
126:
457:
765:
721:
627:
613:
571:
516:
241:
779:
756:
741:
248:
170:
254:
683:
608:
237:
775:
539:
435:
166:
805:
761:
678:
534:
240:
programs, students generally enroll in a master's in liberal studies only after receiving a
178:
800:
784:
746:
731:
698:
508:
431:
182:
258:
during the progressive education movements of the 1960s. Another early program began at
770:
726:
576:
121:
832:
688:
162:
751:
24:
174:
280:, which features writing by faculty and students of the member institutions.
169:, generally pulling together coursework from a number of disciplines such as
646:
476:
736:
703:
693:
622:
120:
480:
18:
391:
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC
161:
that aims to provide both depth and breadth of study in the
331:
Marshall
University Graduate College: South Charleston, WV
468:
397:
University of North
Carolina-Wilmington: Wilmington, NC
394:
University of North
Carolina-Charlotte: Charlotte, NC
793:
712:
671:
664:
636:
598:
589:
561:
524:
515:
277:
Confluence: The
Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
262:in 1962 and quickly gained national recognition.
458:Harvard Extension School Graduate Degree Programs
304:East Tennessee State University: Johnson City, TN
469:Association of Liberal Graduate Studies Programs
426:became the world's first university to offer a
814:Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)
415:Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM
492:
334:Metropolitan State University: Saint Paul, MN
316:Indiana University South Bend: South Bend, IN
8:
400:University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA
340:North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC
337:Mount St. Mary's University: Los Angeles, CA
319:Indiana University Southeast: New Albany, IN
367:St. John's College-Annapolis: Annapolis, MD
247:Postgraduate liberal studies originated at
668:
595:
521:
499:
485:
477:
379:University of Central Florida: Orlando, FL
376:Texas Christian University: Fort Worth, TX
409:Wake Forest University: Winston-Salem, NC
364:Southern Methodist University: Dallas, TX
358:San Diego State University: San Diego, CA
328:Louisiana State University Shreveport, LA
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
385:University of Detroit Mercy: Detroit, MI
447:
322:Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD
310:Harvard Extension School: Cambridge, MA
292:Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
252:quickly gained popularity and became a
453:
451:
361:Simon Fraser University: Vancouver, BC
343:Northwestern University: Evanston, IL
307:Georgetown University: Washington, DC
295:Dallas Baptist University: Dallas, TX
270:Graduate liberal studies institutions
7:
325:Lake Forest College: Lake Forest, IL
47:adding citations to reliable sources
412:Wesleyan University: Middletown, CT
406:Villanova University: Villanova, PA
289:Arizona State University: Tempe, AZ
58:"Master of Arts in Liberal Studies"
418:Winthrop University: Rock Hill, SC
388:University of Memphis: Memphis, TN
382:University of Delaware: Newark, DE
284:Institutional members of the AGLSP
14:
373:Stanford University: Stanford, CA
135:Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
403:University of Toledo: Toledo, OH
370:St. Norbert College: De Pere, WI
352:Rollins College: Winter Park, FL
23:
553:Certificate of Higher Education
313:Hollins University: Roanoke, VA
34:needs additional citations for
355:Rutgers University: Camden, NJ
298:Dartmouth College: Hanover, NH
1:
349:Rice University: Houston, TX
549:Diploma of Higher Education
301:Duke University: Durham, NC
855:
346:Reed College: Portland, OR
219:Magister Artium Liberalium
207:Artium Liberalium Magister
428:Doctor of Liberal Studies
227:Doctor of Liberal Studies
199:Master of Liberal Studies
167:interdisciplinary program
260:Johns Hopkins University
545:Higher National Diploma
187:Master of Liberal Arts
139:Master of Liberal Arts
130:
652:Candidate of Sciences
424:Georgetown University
165:. It is by nature an
127:Georgetown University
124:
722:Academic certificate
614:Postgraduate diploma
43:improve this article
757:Professional degree
249:Wesleyan University
171:behavioral sciences
684:Doctor of Sciences
131:
826:
825:
822:
821:
776:Specialist degree
660:
659:
628:Engineer's degree
585:
584:
572:Bachelor's degree
540:Foundation degree
436:Doctor of Letters
242:bachelor's degree
119:
118:
111:
93:
846:
839:Master's degrees
762:Graduate diploma
679:Higher doctorate
669:
596:
535:Associate degree
522:
501:
494:
487:
478:
471:
466:
460:
455:
179:natural sciences
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
854:
853:
849:
848:
847:
845:
844:
843:
829:
828:
827:
818:
801:Honorary degree
789:
785:Terminal degree
747:Magister degree
732:External degree
714:
708:
656:
632:
609:Master's degree
581:
557:
511:
509:academic degree
505:
475:
474:
467:
463:
456:
449:
444:
432:Drew University
286:
272:
238:master's degree
183:social sciences
159:graduate degree
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
16:Graduate degree
12:
11:
5:
852:
850:
842:
841:
831:
830:
824:
823:
820:
819:
817:
816:
811:
803:
797:
795:
791:
790:
788:
787:
782:
773:
771:Higher diploma
768:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
727:Artist diploma
724:
718:
716:
715:classification
710:
709:
707:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
675:
673:
666:
662:
661:
658:
657:
655:
654:
649:
643:
641:
634:
633:
631:
630:
625:
620:
611:
605:
603:
593:
587:
586:
583:
582:
580:
579:
577:Honours degree
574:
568:
566:
559:
558:
556:
555:
542:
537:
531:
529:
519:
513:
512:
506:
504:
503:
496:
489:
481:
473:
472:
461:
446:
445:
443:
440:
420:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
285:
282:
271:
268:
223:Mgr. Art. Lib.
215:Art. Lib. Mgr.
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
851:
840:
837:
836:
834:
815:
812:
810:
808:
804:
802:
799:
798:
796:
792:
786:
783:
781:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
719:
717:
711:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
674:
670:
667:
663:
653:
650:
648:
645:
644:
642:
639:
635:
629:
626:
624:
623:Diplom degree
621:
619:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
601:
597:
594:
592:
588:
578:
575:
573:
570:
569:
567:
564:
560:
554:
550:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
532:
530:
527:
523:
520:
518:
517:Undergraduate
514:
510:
502:
497:
495:
490:
488:
483:
482:
479:
470:
465:
462:
459:
454:
452:
448:
441:
439:
437:
433:
429:
425:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
287:
283:
281:
279:
278:
269:
267:
263:
261:
257:
256:
255:cause célèbre
250:
245:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
128:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
806:
689:Habilitation
672:Postdoctoral
591:Postgraduate
464:
421:
275:
273:
264:
253:
246:
235:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
163:liberal arts
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
132:
105:
99:October 2013
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
766:certificate
752:Microdegree
713:No dominant
618:certificate
434:, offers a
236:Like other
742:Licentiate
507:Levels of
442:References
175:humanities
69:newspapers
807:Ad eundem
778:/
764:/
647:Doctorate
616:/
551:/
547:/
422:In 2005,
125:In 2005,
833:Category
794:Unearned
780:diploma
640:level 8
602:level 7
565:level 6
528:level 5
225:), and
157:) is a
83:scholar
809:degree
737:Laurea
704:Fellow
699:Tenure
694:Docent
181:, and
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
665:Other
638:ISCED
600:ISCED
563:ISCED
526:ISCED
213:, or
153:, or
90:JSTOR
76:books
155:MALS
147:MALA
133:The
62:news
231:DLS
217:),
211:ALM
205:),
203:MLS
197:),
195:ALM
193:or
191:MLA
151:MLS
143:ALM
137:or
45:by
835::
450:^
177:,
173:,
149:,
145:,
500:e
493:t
486:v
229:(
221:(
209:(
201:(
189:(
141:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
