Linda Matther - Director
Ag/IT Building, Room 114, 903-886-5621
LiberalStudies@tamu-commerce.edu
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/liberalstudies/

Liberal Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that offers both the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Pulling from all areas of traditional university learning—the humanities, fine arts, the social sciences, math, and the natural sciences—Liberal Studies encourages the kind of learning valued today by many educators and employers. The diverse nature of the program prepares students in the areas of communication skills, critical thinking, and the ability to master new subjects, ideas, and skills. Its flexible yet coherent degree program is made up of courses taught through traditional classroom methods as well as through non-traditional instruction, such as distance education and online teaching.

Although not intended to train or encourage proficiency in any narrowly defined academic field, the Liberal Studies program encourages students to learn more about themselves and their world using a variety of disciplinary approaches. As such, it provides an opportunity to explore new modes of thinking, creative ways of asking questions, and unconventional means of problem solving. The program is designed to promote personal and intellectual growth that is not only enriching in its own right, but one that helps ensure success in careers and post-baccalaureate studies. Graduates seeking advanced degrees in such areas as education, law, communications, and business, will find that a bachelor’s in Liberal Studies lays the groundwork for further educational advancement. What is more, the program’s flexibility is ideally suited for students wanting to acquire the broad-based knowledge and skills that are increasingly
demanded by today’s workplace.