Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Liberal Studies (LIBS)

LIBS 100  Origins and Practices of Liberal Arts  Units: 3.00  
The Liberal Arts comprise three foundational disciplines: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Such divisions have shaped everything from the organization of universities to the ways in which we organize and understand knowledge in our daily lives. The course will provide a background for each of the three liberal disciplines in ways that explain their historical origins and development over time, including their modern applications.
NOTE Only offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
Learning Hours: 120 (48 Online Activity, 72 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite None.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Summarize the historical development of humanities, social sciences and natural sciences to identify the distinctions among the three disciplines.
  2. Explain each discipline’s approach to scholarly study to be able to evaluate each disciplinary approach.
  3. Articulate how each discipline relations to their own interest in study the liberal arts.
  4. Implement the process of gathering, assessing, interpreting information to write critically about a given topic.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to consider peers’ perspectives, to articular a clear message, and to communicate effectively.
  
LIBS 300  The Liberal Arts in the Contemporary World  Units: 6.00  
A summative capstone course for the minor in Liberal Studies that will bring the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to bear on the study and interpretation of a contemporary global issue.
NOTE Only offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
Learning Hours: 240 (96 Online Activity, 144 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above and registration in a LIBS Plan and LIBS 100/3.0.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science