Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts: Behavioral Science and Social Sciences

Los Medanos College

The Liberal Arts major provides a rich educational experience through coursework in a broad range of academic disciplines. Liberal Arts provides excellent preparation for university transfer and/or a wide range of careers. Students graduating with a Liberal Arts major are able to: read critically and communicate effectively as a writer and a speaker understand the connections among academic disciplines and apply interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving think creatively and critically consider the ethical implications of knowledge and possess a worldview informed by diverse social, multicultural and global perspectives. Therefore, the broad based interdisciplinary nature of Liberal Arts provides a knowledge base and the communication and critical thinking skills necessary for many careers and occupations. The Liberal Arts major provides solid preparation for upper division work following transfer – more specifically, for university programs in teaching and pre-law and for careers such as business, government and communication. With proper course selection (see a counselor), LMC’s Liberal Arts major articulates with CSU’s popular upper division Liberal Studies major, which is the path to a teaching credential program. The Liberal Arts major incorporates many General Education requirements, so students typically need only to pass a few additional courses in order to complete the major. Program learning outcomes - a. Read critically and communicate effectively as a write and speaker. b. Understand connections among disciplines and apply interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. c. Think critically and creatively. d. Consider the ethical implications inherent in knowledge, decision-making and action. e. Possess a worldview informed by diverse social, multicultural and global perspectives.

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