College of Liberal Arts, Duluth or Twin Cities.
A program of study that strives to develop a general intellectual ability and cultural concern.
A course of study in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences as distinguished from a course of study in business, education, engineering, architecture, etc.
A term with many complex meanings, but generally referring to the nonscientific curriculum of a university: humanities, arts, social sciences, history, and so forth.
the study of humanities, arts and literature, language, and natural and physical sciences. Most U.S. universities and colleges offer an ample liberal arts program. Some schools are dedicated solely to the liberal arts.
A group of studies that includes arts, humanities, language and literature.
A broad course of instruction for undergraduate students comprising the arts, natural sciences, social sciences, languages, literature, philosophy, religions, and the classics.
A broad course of study including courses taken in the humanities as well as the social sciences.
The academic areas of social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts, literature, and the humanities are combined under the broad collective term "liberal arts."
The study of the humanities (literature, the arts, and philosophy), history, foreign languages, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences. Study of the liberal arts and humanities prepares students to develop general knowledge and reasoning ability rather than specific skills.
A term referring to academic studies of subjects in the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. Also called "liberal arts and sciences" or "arts and sciences."
An introduction to a wide variety of subjects including the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and natural sciences. The liberal arts do not include such technical majors as engineering, business, allied health, or architecture.
A term referring to academic studies of subjects like humanities, social sciences, arts, literature, languages etc. Some schools and colleges may be dedicated solely to the liberal arts. Most U.S. universities and colleges offer ample liberal arts programs.
A course of study that includes humanities, social science, natural sciences, mathematics, foreign languages, and fine arts.
Non-technical work conducted in the humanities and social and natural sciences.
A school or course of study which focuses on developing students' general knowledge and reasoning ability instead of specific career training; the result is often considered to be a well-rounded, general education in the arts and sciences.
Studies that are intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills, rather than more specialized occupational or professional skills. The scope of the liberal arts has changed with society. It once emphasised the education of elites in the classics; but, with the rise of science and humanities during the Age of Enlightenment, the scope and meaning of "liberal arts" expanded to include them. Still excluded from the liberal arts are topics that are specific to particular occupations, such as agriculture, business, dentistry, engineering, medicine, pedagogy (school-teaching), and pharmacy.
The term liberal arts came to mean studies that are intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills, rather than more specialized occupational, scientific, or artistic skills.