- #1
Mallignamius
- 47
- 0
My heart is with physics, but I know that a Liberal Arts education is a better fit. The thing is, as I read through the literature and programs, I have become confused:
I'm interested in a liberal arts degree. I see these majors but I don't see "liberal arts" in that list. Should I take that to mean that while I might pursue a liberal arts degree, I also declare a major from that list? I had thought that liberal arts would be the major. I don't understand this.
The University of Maine Graduate School offers "Advanced Degree Options," which includes "Liberal Studies" in a list like "Accounting, Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering..."
http://factsheets.umaine.edu/UWP/7c-GRD.pdf
They offer an MA (Master of Arts) in Liberal Studies (at the graduate level).
http://www2.umaine.edu/graduate/content/File/mals-brochure.pdf
Does this mean that one can have an MA in Liberal Studies with a major in x? I guess my confusion might be a misunderstanding of what a major is versus a degree. I thought they were the same thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowdoin_College"Wikipedia said:Bowdoin College, founded in 1794, is a private liberal arts college...
Bowdoin offers majors in African Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, French, Gender and Women's Studies, Geology, German, Government, History, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, and Visual Arts. In addition, the college offers minors in Theatre, Dance, Education, Film Studies, and Gay and Lesbian Studies.
I'm interested in a liberal arts degree. I see these majors but I don't see "liberal arts" in that list. Should I take that to mean that while I might pursue a liberal arts degree, I also declare a major from that list? I had thought that liberal arts would be the major. I don't understand this.
The University of Maine Graduate School offers "Advanced Degree Options," which includes "Liberal Studies" in a list like "Accounting, Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering..."
http://factsheets.umaine.edu/UWP/7c-GRD.pdf
They offer an MA (Master of Arts) in Liberal Studies (at the graduate level).
http://www2.umaine.edu/graduate/content/File/mals-brochure.pdf
Does this mean that one can have an MA in Liberal Studies with a major in x? I guess my confusion might be a misunderstanding of what a major is versus a degree. I thought they were the same thing.
Last edited by a moderator: