Drawing on nearly 100 years of the Mount’s excellence in teaching, the Liberal Arts major is an experience that challenges students to explore intellectual interests and talents with the support of community on campus and beyond. Faculty scholars from a variety of disciplines guide students as they mature into broadly educated writers, speakers, and life-long learners prepared to embrace the diverse opportunities of 21st century life, work, and service. Our graduates are rooted in the past, engaged with the present, and empowered to thrive in the future. Students take classes in history, literature, philosophy, and religious studies, as well as the introductory course, Foundations of the Liberal Arts, three interdisciplinary seminars, and a culminating class in which they work with faculty on a final project.
The Liberal Arts major combines the fundamental disciplines of English, history, religious studies and philosophy into an intellectual program that enables students to develop research, writing and critical thinking skills. This interdisciplinary degree includes:
- Upper-level, seminar courses and individualized research experiences
- Flexibility in course offerings for easy acquisition of general requirements and chosen electives, as well as co-op experiences
- Group of faculty from a variety of academic disciplines alongside a diverse group of fellow students
- A tailored academic plan that allows students to combine the LA major with one or more minors.
"A Liberal Arts major is the Swiss army knife of education."
Keegan Brown, Liberal Arts Major '25
Elizabeth Barkley
