LA Major Program of Study

The undergraduate major in liberal arts is available for the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (BALA).

Total: 30 semester hours

Required Core

12 semester hours. Select four 300-level courses that meet the following requirements:

One 3-hour course from each of the following groupings (12 semester hours)
Selected topics (numbered 398U) are eligible
Independent studies (numbered 399U) may be eligible (requires chair approval)

Social Sciences

Anthropology (ANTH)
Economics (ECON)
Education (EDUC)
Geography (GEOG)
History (HIST)
International Studies (ISTY)
Journalism (JOUR)
Philosophy (PHIL)
Political Science (PLSC)
Psychology (PSYC)
Sociology (SOC)

Sciences

Biology (BIOL)
Geology (GEOL)
General Science (GSCI)
Mathematics (MATH)

Humanities

Art (ART)
Studio Art (ARTS)
English (ENGL)
Foreign Languages
Humanities (HUM)
Music (MUS)
Religious Studies (RELG)
Theatre (THTR)

Professional Studies

Human Resource Management (HRM)
Communications (SPCH)
Nonprofit Studies (NPS)
Paralegal Studies (LA/LAW)
Information Systems (ISYS)
Education (EDUC)

Liberal Arts Elective

18 semester hours from across the humanities, sciences and social sciences. 12 semester hours must be taken at or above the 300U level. 100U- and 200U-level courses may be taken prior to or concurrent with the Knowledge Management sequence (course and course).

Liberal Arts

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