Pauline Said:

What careers could you apply for, with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts?

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Burger flipper, retail clerk, cashier, janitor, longshoreman, daycare worker. Many jobs are available with no specific education or job skills.

Tara Said:

What can I do with a liberal arts degree?

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Nothing really.

Before the early 20th Century, a college degree was not meant to train a person for a job. A college education was for personal enrichment. To turn you into an educated person with skills in critical thinking to allow you to take up a career in public administration, the clergy or business where you would learn on the job.

There was no intention for a degree to train you for a specific career.

However since the 1940’s the expectation of the public about a college or university degree has changed and a college or university education is now expected to lead you to a career.

Unfortunately the college and university system has not changed with the times.

A degree in Anthropology, Archeology, Art, Art History Creative Writing, General Studies, History, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Literature, Political Science, most any language including English, Music History, Philosophy or Sociology is considered a "personal enrichment" degree. That is, these degrees are degrees that are meant to enrich you personally in the classical sense of a university education without leading to any specific job.


However, in today's world where people go to university to enable themselves to get a job and hopefully a career a bachelor's in these fields is essentially useless. With a degree in these fields and a GPA generally over 3.0 you can:


1. Get into law school. However law schools today graduate far more lawyers than there is business for lawyers.


2. Get into graduate school in a different field. Hopefully one without too many prerequisites you do not have. Consider getting a masters in Technology Management. You can make a similar salary to an engineer but you need essentially no sciences prerequisites.

3. Get into graduate school in the same field and eventually into a PhD so you can become a college professor in this field someday. However, there are far more PhD grads in some fields like Philosophy than there ever will be professorships or any kind of teaching programs.


4. Take a teaching qualification, which is usually 2 more years, so you can teach the subject at a public K-12 school.


5. Look for a job in a field where they want you to have a degree without any concern what it is. Where they only want the degree because they want educated people who have proven they can stick with something difficult and see it to completion. Like the insurance industry.


6. If you join the military you are more likely to enter as an officer instead of enlisted personnel.

Do note that if you do go for a more advanced degree, no one cares where you got your bachelor’s degree. Only the school where you got your most advanced degree counts. And that counts for a lot less than the name schools would have you believe.

If your GPA is over 3.0, don’t take a second undergrad degree if you already have one of these degrees. A graduate degree will be more valuable to you.

Sonia Said:

Is it good to take up a regular school bachelor degree and online degree at the same time?

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Is there a way you can just double major the school you plan on going to? (I dunno if you're going to strictly a performing arts school or not)

I think it's smart to do both. But even with just the vocal performance degree, you could always turn around and be a teacher (choir, music theory, etc). Or you can do freelance vocal coaching. Your market can be pageant girls, or theater people, wannabe pop stars, etc. That way, you can be free for work that you enjoy, but still be able to pay rent.

Good Luck!

Jose Said:

Liberal Arts Degree Question?

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Different colleges have different policies for earning degrees. Some colleges and programs give students a great deal of flexibility in choosing courses for their degree, while others have more specific requirements.

You appear to have posted the general requirements for a bachelor of arts at a particular college. The college may also have distribution requirements for a bachelor of arts (e.g. you have to take a foreign language, composition, and some math/science, some humanities, some social science etc.) and require that you have a major. The major department may set requirements for earning a major similar to those you described for a B.S. in business. It may also be possible to have a "general studies" or "liberal arts" major in which the major requirements are similar to the distribution requirements.

In general, a bachelor of arts degree requires that you take a broader range of coursework and a bachelor of science degree requires less breadth but more depth in a particular subject.

Michael Said:

Is a BA in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Online Course Design good?

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An MA in Special Education will always be in demand and the highest paying public school teaching gig.

My personal opinion is that BA with online course design will not help you get a job doing that AT A COLLEGE - most professors do it themselves (once) or have grad student assistants do it. You can't do much at the college/university level without a Masters or terminal degree (Ph.D. etc).

In the corporate world this would be likely use of the degree to convert corporate training materials to online format.

Edna Said:

What can you study in Liber Arts degree?

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A Liberal Arts degree is a degree that focuses on Humanities and Social Studies. It's not a scientific degree, or a vocational degree such as business, computer science or engineering. A liberal arts curriculum includes art, literature, writing, philosophy, psychology, sociology and many other subjects. It can also be considered a "general studies" degree. You should be able to tailor your curriculum to add advanced math courses such as Calculus, Statistics or Linear Algebra, or advanced science courses such as Organic Chemistry, Microbiology or Advanced Physics. This is really something you will need to discuss with your advisor. You can always get a bachelor degree in liberal arts, and later on get a master's in the field of your choice. Many liberal arts graduates apply to law school, medical school and business school.

Derrick Said:

Is DeVry a good place to upgrade my degree? Liberal Arts is not getting me any closer to a full time gig?

We Answered:

We appreciate the question – thanks for asking. We'd like to provide you with some additional insight on the degree programs offered here at DeVry University. We offer five distinguished colleges of study -- Business & Management, Engineering & Information Technology, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Media Arts & Technology. No matter what path you take, you'll earn a reputable degree that will prepare you for today’s and tomorrow’s careers.

If you have any additional questions, you can speak to an admissions advisor online at devry.edu or via phone at 1-866-338-7934.

Best of luck to you on your educational endeavors!