The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies is an interdisciplinary
program with several tracks: Humanities, Social Sciences, and
Culture Studies; and with a concentration in Women’s and Gender
Studies under the aegis of the Culture Studies track. Designed for
working professionals from a variety of backgrounds, this program
underlines the intersections among a variety of academic
disciplines as these converge to consider crucial dimensions of
foundational and current issues. The program encourages the
development of critical and creative thinking.
The program prepares graduates to:
Identify and think critically about key
foundational and current issues in their area of concentration
(humanities, social science, or culture studies [including women’s
and gender studies]) with an emphasis on interdisciplinary
approaches
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of foundational
questions, issues and concerns in the discipline(s) of their
concentration
- Identify and analyze current questions and concerns in their
disciplines
- Think creatively and critically about the ways in which their
discipline(s) are in dialogue with other perspectives and
approaches
Employ the theory, tools, methods and
scholarly literature of the discipline(s) in their area of
concentration, with an understanding of how these relate to other
disciplines
- Demonstrate understanding of the scholarly literature relevant
to the discipline(s) in their area of concentration (humanities,
social science, or culture studies)
- Engage in critical thinking informed by the relevant theory of
their discipline(s)
- Select and employ the appropriate and relevant tools and
methods of their disciplines
Conduct original research, drawing on
interdisciplinary perspectives and using a wide variety of
scholarly resources.
- Gather, organize, and present information using appropriate
academic style (e.g, APA, MLA)
- Formulate research hypotheses and design appropriate strategies
to test these hypotheses and investigate relevant evidence
- Identify and critically evaluate relevant resources in a
variety of formats
- Write essays, reviews, and research papers that focus on key
foundational and/or current issues from an interdisciplinary
perspective