Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
Albertus Magnus College is pleased to introduce the Accelerated Master of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies for adult students who wish to complete their Master’s
Degree at a fast pace. Since we recognize that most
adult students must juggle family, career, and other
responsibilities, we offer classes in the evening
at a flexible schedule. However, what makes our program
unique is that our classes are shortened to eight
week modules (instead of the traditional sixteen week
semesters.)
Therefore, our students are able to complete twice
as many courses in the same timeframe as those students
who attend traditional colleges!
The Liberal Studies Program offers the adult
learner the opportunity
to explore the social, humanistic, and scientific
dimensions of our world through graduate-level
study. Unlike more narrowly focused graduate programs,
the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies broadens
the mind through many different disciplines.
Students will develop their critical thinking, communication,
and research skills through a lively engagement with
important ideas and informed class discussions.
“The Liberal Studies program at Albertus
Magnus immersed me in the disciplines of history,
literature,
religion, creative writing, philosophy, anthropology,
and psychology. The incorporation of these disciplines
in my life has led to a deeper understanding of self,
transcendence, nature and how I fit into society.
The journey was wonderful!”
–
Emily G. Coyle, Class of 2005
Goals of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
In its dedication to a liberal arts education, Albertus
Magnus College affirms its fidelity to the life of
the mind and of the human spirit. The Albertus philosophy
is that training in the liberal arts is an excellent
preparation for a fulfilling life. Accordingly, this
liberal arts program leads the student through an
integrated study of the human person and of our human
community in its various cultures and civilizations,
and in its approaches to the natural world. The program
accomplishes its goals by providing the student the
opportunity to think critically upon, and to communicate
clearly about certain inter-related themes as ground
for understanding our world. Through this integrated
frame of reference, provided in a trans-disciplinary
context, this program offers a broadened mode of inquiry
into, and conceptualization of, the issues and ideas
encountered. In summary, the Liberal
Studies Program is dedicated to the realization of
the Dominican ideal
to search
for truth in all its dimensions.
Degree
Requirements
Students take a total of ten classes (30 credits)
and complete a Final Project (3 credits), for a total
of thirty-three credit hours. All students take the
Liberal Studies seminar in “Examining Culture
and Civilization,” and choose their remaining
nine courses. Some of our current classes include “Drafting
the Self,” “Moral Leadership,” “Cultural
Anthropology,” “Women and Society in Early
Modern Europe,” “Human Genome,” and “The
Eye of the Heart.” With faculty assistance,
students design their own Final Project, which may
be a creative work, a traditional thesis, or a combination
of both. Some recent Final Projects have explored
the nature of art and mysticism, offered poetic and
musical compositions, and interpreted Shakespeare’s
Hamlet!
Admission Process and
Forms
Forms
Application
Form
Recommendation
Form
Registration
Form
Admission Process
For admission into the program, applicants must
hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college
or university.
The following must be submitted to have an application
for admission evaluated:
- A completed Application
Form.
- A non-refundable $35.00 application fee.
- Official transcripts of all
undergraduate and graduate degree work.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- A sample of the applicant's writing (e.g. term
paper from undergraduate course).
- An essay describing the applicant's intellectual
interests and reasons for wanting
to enter the program.
- An admission interview may be required.
Submit all application materials to:
Director of
the Liberal Studies Program
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511-1189
Contact
Us
Director: Dr. Paul Robichaud
Phone: 203-773-8556
Email:
probichaud@albertus.edu
Office: Aquinas Hall, Room 234
Mailing Address:
Director of the Liberal Studies Program
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect St.
New Haven, CT 06511-1189
Program Credentials
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program at
Albertus is a full member of the Association of Graduate
Liberal
Studies
Programs
(AGLSP). This body is an international organization
founded in 1975. The 110 full members of the AGLSP
include such distinguished institutions as Duke University,
Georgetown University, Dartmouth College, The Johns
Hopkins University, New York University, and Southern
Methodist University.
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree was
established by Albertus Magnus College in 1991. The
State of Connecticut
Board
of
Higher Education, the New England Association of Schools
and Colleges and the Association of Graduate Liberal
Studies Programs accredit it.
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program will
enrich ones life and provide the skills necessary
to enhance
ones
ability
to contribute
to the quality of life both personally and professionally.
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