Liberal Studies

If you are intellectually curious, creative or a lifelong learner who appreciates the journey as much as the destination, then Loyola’s Graduate Programs in Liberal Studies are for you. The curriculum’s design draws from more than 20 of Loyola’s academic departments and offers an extensive, enriching program that is aimed at engaging you as a whole person and in doing so, helps to cultivate a passion for an intensive learning experience in graduate-level liberal studies.

Within the program, students have the options of a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies with M.Ed. Elective option, and a Master's Plus - Non-degree Special Student Enrollment Option.

The courses are clustered around three academic perspectives

• Historical Approaches
• Themes in Modern Experience
• Creative Process

Through a self-paced individually-tailored program of study, students pursue a more profound understanding of topics such as:

• Popular Culture in America
• The Parade of the Planets
• Short Story Writing
• Issues in Urban Problems
• The Internet: A Medium for the New Millennium
• New Politics of the 21st Century: American Democracy
• Guilt and Innocence in the 20th Century