Liberal Studies
Ultimately liberal education is about the freedom we have to be responsible for ourselves, our world, and our purpose in life. Liberal education is also about living effectively in the world; it is about having a vocation through which we fully develop our personality; and it is about living in friendship with others. With a liberal education we are able to broaden the angle of vision by which we see and experience the world, and we are able to probe more deeply the contributions the life of the mind have made to human civilization. Because of this, we say a liberal education is a sure way to a more fully human life.
Ohio Dominican's commitment to contemplate the Truth and to share it with others is realized in all the University's programs, but especially in the foundation programs of the liberal arts. Moreover, Ohio Dominican's mission is to help persons become more effective as citizens, as professionals, as life-long learners, and as human beings. It fulfills this mission through its liberal arts curriculum, and it is for these reasons that the University offers the bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal studies.
| Courses |
Credits |
Prerequisites/Corerequisites
See course descriptions |
| Choose three of the five Liberal Arts
Cores: |
48* |
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| Philosophy ** (16) |
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| PHL 250 History of Ancient Philosophy |
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ENG 102 or 111; IDS 179 |
| PHL 251 History of Medieval Philosophy |
| ENG 102 or 111; IDS 179 |
| PHL252 History of Modern Philosophy |
| ENG 102 or 111; IDS 179 |
| PHL 253 History of Contemporary Philosophy |
| ENG 102 or 111; IDS 179 |
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| English (16) |
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| ENG 215a Survey of British Literature I |
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ENG 110-111 or 101-102 |
| ENG 215b Survey of British Literature II |
| ENG 110-111 or 101-102 |
| ENG216 Survey of American Literature |
| ENG 110-111 or 101-102 |
| ENG 357 World Literature in
English |
| ENG 110-111 or 101-102 |
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| Art (16) |
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| ART 150 History of Western Art I |
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| ART 151 History of Western Art II |
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| ART 348g TS: Art, Politics and the
Pursuit of Truth |
| ENG 110-111 or 101-102 |
| ART 348h TS: Modernism in its Time |
| ENG 102 or 111; IDS 179 |
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| History (16) |
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| HST 106 World History I |
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| HST 107 World History II |
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| HST 231 History in the West I |
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| HST 232 History in the West II |
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| Music (16) |
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| MUS 181 Music of the World |
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| MUS 184 Popular Music in America |
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| MUS 243 Great Works in Western Music I |
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| MUS 244 Great Works in Western Music II |
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MUS 243 |
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| Graduate Capstone Seminars: |
8* |
Senior Standing |
| LST 512: Exploring the Liberal Arts
(4) |
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LST 514: Critical Theory & Research
Methodology (4)
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| Total Credits Required |
56 |
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| *used to calculate the Major GPA
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| ** Students electing the philosophy
core should take three undergraduate theology courses as part of their
general distribution requirements (GDR). |
- Complete the requirements for a B. A. in Liberal Studies as stated above; or
- Complete a major in one of the liberal arts, take the two (8 credit hours) graduate capstone seminars, and obtain the approval of the Director of the Liberal Studies Program; or
- Complete a bachelor's degree in a non-liberal arts area, be admitted to the master year by the Director of the Liberal Studies Master of Arts program and complete the two graduate capstone seminars (8 credit hours).
See the Graduate School Section for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies requirements.
