Liberal Studies, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (BA-LST) degree at Landmark College is designed to prepare students to responsibly and ethically engage with a community and the world in a manner that supports and values diversity, inclusion, and equity. This interdisciplinary major provides opportunities for students to develop their communication, problem solving, information technology, and crictical thinking abilities. Civic engagement is a fundamental element of the curriculum as students explore the liberal arts and create an area of focus for their culminating capstone project.

The earn the BA-LST, students must complete 121 credits which includes the general education core (34 credits not met by major requirements), 33 credits of additional major requirements, and 54 credits of open electives which provides the opportunity for students to design a program of interest that works for them. Students must complete at least 45 credits at the 3000/4000 level.

General Education Requirements: 43 credits

34 credits plus 9 credits also listed as major requirements:

WRT1011 Composition and Rhetoric 3 credits
WRT1012 Research and Analysis 3 credits
EDU1011 Perspectives in Learning or EDU1001 Foundations in Learning or EDU1201 Learning Perspectives I & EDU1100 Learning Perspectives II 3 credits
COM1011 Introduction to Communication 3 credits
Mathematics MAT1311 Mathematical Ideas , MAT1321 Statistics , or MAT1641 College Algebra or higher (MAT1541 Intermediate Algebra cannot be used to satisfy any requirement) 3 credits
Humanities (HIS, LIT, PHI, REL or BIO2041 Bioethics ) 3 credits
Natural Science with lab (BIO, CHE, GEO, NSC) 4 credits
Social Sciences (ANT, ECN, POL, PSY, SOC) 3 credits
Quantitative Reasoning (ACC, BIO, CHE, CSC, ECN, FIN, MAT, NSC, or GEO) 3 credits
Interpersonal Communication / Creative Expression (ART, BUS, CER, CRW, DRW, JRN, MUS, PHO, PNT, THE, VID) 3 credits
Alternative Study 2000/3000 level 3 credits

Liberal Studies Major Requirements: 33 credits

1000/2000 level - 9 credits

Arts (ART, CER, CRW, DRW, MUS, PHO, PNT, THE, VID) 3 credits
Humanities: Must be 2000 level LIT 3 credits
Natural Science (BIO, CHE, ECO, ENV, GEO, HTH, NSC) 3 credits

3000/4000 level - 24 credits

INT3001 Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar 3 credits
SOC3011 Civic Engagement 3 credits
Humanities: Must be 3000/4000 level - (FLM, HIS, HUM, PHI, or REL) 3 credits
Literature: Must be 3000/4000 level (LIT) 3 credits
Social Science: Must be 3000/4000 level (ANT, POL, PSY, SOC) 3 credits
WRT3011 Advanced Writing 3 credits (also a General Education requirement)
INT4000 Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone I 3 credits (also a General Education requirement)
INT4001 Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone 3 credits (also a General Education requirement)

Open Electives: 54

54 credits across disciplines

At least:

33 credits at the 1000/2000 level (only 6 - 1 credit courses allowed)
21 credits at the 3000/4000 level