Cassandra Said:

WHAT DOES LIBERAL ARTS MEAN?

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It just means that there are a number of different departments and you will be required to take courses in several of them.

Here is an example. Say you were interested in electricity: In a vocational [trade] school, to be an electrician you would probably just take courses directly relevant to that field. In a liberal arts college, you would take courses in English, government, maybe language, economics, math, some sciences - and in your major of electrical engineering.

The whole idea of a liberal arts education is that you develop as a person capable of thinking about a broad range of ideas and concepts.

Nellie Said:

what does a degree in liberal arts and science mean?

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The general Liberal Arts curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university and includes courses required for Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees for Liberal Arts majors.
Liberal Arts majors include Associate in Arts in Teaching, Interdisciplinary Studies (elementary & secondary teaching), Physical Education & Health Science, Pre-law & Social Work.
The Liberal Arts Division also provides core curriculum classes for the other academic and technical programs on campus.
I think this is best answer, it provides the material you were looking for precisly....Liberal Arts classes are easily taken at any Community College or any other 2 year institute and many (if not all) credits should be easily transfered to the college of your choice, however, it is wise to check with them first before you try to transfer your credits, it sure would suck to have to take all the classes again... a liberal arts degree in science can get you a teaching degree, but you'll more than likely have to have a 4 year degree for that, in most cases. other than that, there are a ton of different things associated with the term "science" for example, social science. it ranges very much. science can mean, biology, political science....anything from A-Z prety much, take a look at this link, it will show you a list of all the possibilities a liberal arts in science degree can get you.

Joel Said:

What is a liberal arts high school? What does liberal arts mean in this sense?

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A liberal-arts focus shows how different American assumptions are from those of the other industrialized nations with whom we compete globally today.

Hope it helps!

Allan Said:

What does liberal arts mean ?

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With those you could learn more about the world around you, it's about general knowledge.

They are: trivium, grammar, rhetoric, logic, quadrivium, geometry, arithmetic, music, astronomy, theology, art, literature, languages, philosophy, history, mathematics, and science(according the wikipedia).

Eileen Said:

what does liberal arts education mean ?

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A "liberal arts" education is one that does not focus on science and math but rather on arts and humanities -- history, literature, visual arts, performance arts, languages,and so on.

Shawn Said:

What the difference between a liberal arts college and a normal college?

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Liberal Art College - "a college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum."

These schools focus on teaching the "liberal art" fields, such as history, philosophy and English. Compared to other colleges that include more professional fields (aka majors), such as Business management, ect.

Violet Said:

What does it mean when a college is for "liberal arts"?

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Exactly? A liberal arts college is one that believes that all students, regardless of major, need to have a solid grounding in all of the liberal arts subjects (in addition to their major) so that they are better prepared as critical thinkers and able to adapt to change. Most historically didn't have professional schools (medicine, law, engineering, business, etc...) but these days many do. Most also didn't have graduate programs though these days many offer limited master's degrees. In the old days - it's where you sent your daughter to marry a doctor or to become a school teacher (others attended a "state teacher's college" which have mostly become "regional master's university" these days) and where people that planned to get a master's or PhD did their undergrad. Now, there's not a lot of difference between a liberal arts college and a small university.

The liberal arts subjects are those that aren't applied sciences ('things you do' such as business, education, engineering, technology) or mechanical arts ('things you make or fix' such as sculpting, welding, plumbing, etc...) Historically the liberal arts were specifically grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, astronomy, music, and geometry. These days we refer to all of the subjects within the humanities (languages, literature, art, music, theater, etc...), social sciences (economics, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, etc...), natural and physical sciences (physics, biology, chemistry, geology, etc...), and maths ('nuf said) as the liberal arts.

A liberal arts degree is one that required a significant portion of the coursework in "general education" such as English, History, Math, Science, etc.. (the liberal arts) in addition to the major. Most degrees in the US are liberal arts degrees - it's the system we use here. The typical amount of general education is about 50% of the degree. It can be as high as 100% and as low as 25%. Nearing 25% the degree begins to be an applied professional degree and will usually not be a BA or BS but instead something like a BBS, BEd, BEng, BMus, etc... Bachelor of [subject]. In the US, almost all degrees follow that general education heavy model and is a "liberal arts degree" even if the major isn't in the liberal arts. Those with a major outside of the liberal arts are often a Bachelor of Science - the "science" part being the science of doing as opposed to the art of learning. Both are a "liberal arts degree" if they required a significant general education component.

A degree with the major "Liberal Arts" (as distinguished from one in one of the liberal arts) is a degree that had no specific major but instead covered all of the liberal arts throughout the degree and studied the ways that they interrelate. It's similar to a degree in "Social Science" or "Humanities" or "Fine Arts" where the specific area of study is very broad. It's not for getting a job! It's for learning a lot of stuff. It's great for grad school or law school admissions. The hope is that this major creates scholars that can synthesize new knowledge by joining existing knowledge.

A liberal arts major is a major in one of the liberal arts. Since the major is a liberal arts subject - the entire degree is in the liberal arts with about 25% of the courses in one subject area at the upper level.

Yes, you can major in things at a liberal arts college. What majors depends entirely on the college in question.

The "liberal" part has nothing to do with the modern use of that word as a political ideology.