Example Programs

The Liberal Studies B. A. is an interdisciplinary degree meant for those students who 1) prefer an individualized, interdisciplinary major as opposed to a traditional single-discipline major or 2) are preparing for a graduate/professional program which benefits from undergraduate study across disciplines.

When designing a Liberal Studies major, two students with similar ambitions might build very different programs. For example, one pre-law student might combine Political Science, Justice Administration, and English; a second pre-law student might combine History, Psychology, and Military Science. Each is preparing for the LSAT and professional school; they are just arriving via different routes which reflect their interests.

A minimum of three concentrations is required for each program; some students extend this to four or five. An Arts and Sciences minor (or approved substitution) is the cornerstone of each LBST degree. As long as at least two concentrations are within A&S additional, relevant areas may be incorporated from university colleges outside A&S. It is possible for transfer students or students studying away from the university to bring in completed concentrations of college-level coursework which have no equivalent course at UofL.

Below are some examples of programs of study by our majors. What sort of program do YOU want?

PROGRAM TITLE	Minor *	Concentration 2	Concentration 3	Concentration 4	Concentration 5
A Holistic View of Human Health	Religious Studies	Psychology	HSS	n/a	n/a
American Justice and the Deaf Community	Sociology	Justice Admin	ASL/ITP	n/a	n/a
Art Education for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing	(Creative) Art	Deaf Ed & Culture	Art History	n/a	n/a
Artistic Leadership	Anthropology	Philosophy	Humanities	Theater Arts	n/a
Arts Management	Communication	English	Music	Photography	n/a
Bioethics	Philosophy	Sociology	Biology	Psychology	n/a
Biological Humanities (Pre-Med)	English	Biology	History	HPES	n/a
Buddhist Studies	Asian Studies	Anthropology	Religious Studies	n/a	n/a
Business and Writing for Pre-Law	Paralegal	Business	Writing	n/a	n/a
Business Management and Labor Relations	Political Science	History	Business	Philosophy	n/a
Church Administration	Communication	Humanities	Business	English	n/a
Civil Rights Law	Paralegal Studies	Justice Administration	Political Science	n/a	n/a
Commercial Music Administration	Communications	Sociology	Business	Music Industry	n/a
Communication Through Art	Communication	Art	Art History	n/a	n/a
Community Development	Social Change	Humanities	Health and Sport Sciences	n/a	n/a
Community Health Education	Psychology	Sociology	Philosophy	HPES	Biology
Community Health Education	Psychology	Math	Education	n/a	n/a
Computer Crime Sociology	Sociology	Justice Administration	CIS	n/a	n/a
Computer Mediated/Print Media Communication	Communication	Art	Business	English	n/a
Conservation	Communication	Biology	Geography	HSS	n/a
Creative Performance and Design	Theater Arts	Fine Arts	Communication	n/a	n/a
Creative Writing/Thrillers and Suspense	Justice Administration	Sociology	English	Psychology	n/a
Creative Writing	Humanities	Business	English	Philosophy	n/a
Creative Writing and Community Entrepreneurship	Political Science	Chinese Studies	English	Philosophy	Theater Arts
Crime-Related Interviewing	Psychology	Sociology	Communication	n/a	n/a
Critical Legal Studies	Political Science	Pan African Studies	Philosophy	English	n/a
Cross-Cultural Music Therapy	Communication	Music/Music Therapy	Anthropology	n/a	n/a
Cultural Diplomacy	Spanish	Political Science	Comm	Humanities	n/a
Culture, Visual Communication and Identity	Anthropology	Women's Studies	Humanities	Art	n/a
Deaf Education, Intervention, and Advocacy	English	ASL/ITP	Psychology	n/a	n/a
Documenting Midwifery	English	Women's Studies	Art	n/a	n/a
Drama and Communication	Communication	Theater Arts	English	n/a	n/a
Early Elementary Education	English	Biology	Education	Nursing	n/a
East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies	Chineses Studies	Japanese	Political Science	n/a	n/a
East Asian Studies	Chinese Studies	History	Humanities	n/a	n/a
Ecology & Environmental Sustainability	Environmental Analysis	Biology	Political Science	Economics	n/a
Educational Interpreting	Psychology	ITP/ASL	Education	n/a	n/a
Elementary Education	Psychology	History	Education	n/a	n/a
Environmental Change	Social Change	Geog/Geos	Anthropology	French	n/a
Environmental Studies and Activism	Social Change	Political Science	Biology	Geosciences	n/a
Ethics In Journalism	English	Philosophy	Humanities	n/a	n/a
Ethnomusicology	Anthropology	Pan African Studies	Music	n/a	n/a
Executive Assistance	Psychology	Philosophy	Communication	English	n/a
Pre-Expressive Therapies	Psychology	Theater	Art	n/a	n/a
Family Literacy	Sociology	Spanish	Education	n/a	n/a
Fashion Design	Art	Fashion Design	Communication	n/a	n/a
Federal Law Enforcement & Administration	Justice Administration	Political Science	Business	n/a	n/a
Foreign Diplomacy	Economics	Political Science	Philosophy	Spanish	n/a
Foreign Language in Elem Ed	Latin	Japanese	Elem Ed	English	n/a
Forensic Medical Studies	Political Science	Biology	Chemistry	n/a	n/a
Global Equine	Communication	Equine Industry	Women's Studies	n/a	n/a
Graphics Design	Communication	Fine Arts	Computer Graphics	n/a	n/a
Health Promotion/Mission	Religious Studies	Psychology	HPES	n/a	n/a
Health Sciences	Psychology	Chemistry	Biology	n/a	n/a
Healthcare Relations	Math	Communication	Chemistry	Biology	n/a
Horticulture and Spanish Communication Skills	Latin American Studies	Spanish	Horticulture	n/a	n/a
Human Resource Analyst Specializing in Labor	Math	Sociology	Occupational Training	n/a	n/a
Human Resources	Sociology	Art	Anthropology	Political Science	n/a
Human Resources Specialist	Psychology	Business	Women's Studies	n/a	n/a
Human Rights Advocacy	Women's Studies	Anthropology	Theater Arts	Sociology	n/a
Human Services Administration	Communication	Art	English	n/a	n/a
Humanities Administration	Humanities	Business	Psychology	n/a	n/a
Humanities and Women's Theater	Theater Arts	Humanities	Women and Gender Studies	n/a	n/a
Industrial Design	Art	Physics	Engineering	Humanities	n/a
Information Studies	English	Modern Languages	Computer Info Studies	n/a	n/a
Integrated MKT COMM with App Psych	Communication	Psychology	Business	n/a	n/a
Intercultural Drama Therapy	Cultural Performance	Psychology	Women's Studies	Theater Arts	n/a
Intercultural Education	Chinese Studies	English	Art	Humanities	n/a
Interdisciplinary Aesthetics	Religious Studies	Philosophy	English	Math	n/a
International Business of Political Exchange	French	Political Science	Women's Studies	Psychology	n/a
International Business	French	Spanish	Business	Biology	n/a
International Economic Policy	Mathematics	Economics	Political Science	French	n/a
International Economics and Relations	Economics	Politcal Science	Russian	Spanish	n/a
International Studies	Spanish	Business	Political Science	n/a	n/a
International Studies	French	Political Science	Humanities	Spanish	n/a
International Studies and Diplomacy	Political Science	History	Anthropology	French	n/a
Investigative Writing and Research	English	Justice Admin	Sociology	History	n/a
Journalism	Communication	English	Philosophy	n/a	n/a
Justice Administration for the Security Field	Justice Administration	Spanish	Communication	n/a	n/a
Language and the Law	Paralegal	Spanish	Political Science	n/a	n/a
Languages and Culture	Russian Studies	French	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Latin American Military Policy	Spanish	Political Science	Military Science	n/a	n/a
Latin American Military Policy	Spanish	Political Science	Military Science	n/a	n/a
Legal & Social Issues in Domestic Violence	Paralegal Studies	Sociology	Women's Studies	n/a	n/a
Legal Admin and Ethical Studies (pre-law)	Paralegal	Justice Admin	Philosophy	n/a	n/a
Legal Administration	Paralegal	Political Science	Business	n/a	n/a
Legal Analysis	Paralegal Studies	Political Science	Psychology	n/a	n/a
Legal Education	Paralegal Studies	Sociology	Education	n/a	n/a
Legal Research	Paralegal	Business	Justice Administration	n/a	n/a
Library Science	English	Communications	Humanities	Library Technology	n/a
Library Science	History	English	Humanities	n/a	n/a
Making a Community-Oriented Cop	Biology	Chemistry	Military Science	n/a	n/a
Medical Anthropology	Biology	English	Anthropology	Spanish	n/a
Mental Health Educator	Psychology	Sociology	History	n/a	n/a
Middle East Affairs/Jewish Studies	History	Humanities	Political Science	n/a	n/a
Middle Grades Education	Two state-approved teaching fields required
Military Health Studies	Military Science	Biology	Clinical Lab Science	n/a	n/a
Military Science	Military Science	Biology	Chemistry	n/a	n/a
Minorities in American Society	Spanish	Latin American Studies	Pan African Studies	n/a	n/a
Mission Work in Africa: Humanitarian Aid	Pan-African Studies	Psychology	Anthropology	Education	n/a
Montessori Education for the Autistic Child	Psychology	Education	Fine Arts	n/a	n/a
Multicultural Medicine	Spanish	Islamic Studies	Biology	Chemistry	History
Multicultural Medicine	Spanish	Chemistry	Biology	Philosophy	n/a
Music Industry/Pre-Law	Communications	Political Science	Music	Business	n/a
Mythopoetics/Pre-Social Work	Humanities	Art	Psychology	English	n/a
National Labor Relations Strategist	Paralegal Studies	Political Science	Business	n/a	n/a
Native American Studies	Anthropology/S-C	Hum	Comm	n/a	n/a
Non-Profit Fundraising and Grant Writing	Communication	English	Psychology	Economics	n/a
Observations of Life	Chinese Studies	Biology	Psychology	n/a	n/a
Online Course Content Designer	English	Math	Chemistry	n/a	n/a
Parish & Non Profit Administration	Communication	Sociology	Psychology	n/a	n/a
Philosophical Perspectives and the Creative Arts	Philosophy	English	Fine Arts	n/a	n/a
Photojournalism	Latin American Studies	Art	Communication	n/a	n/a
Political Commentary	Communication	Political Science	Theater Arts	n/a	n/a
Pre Environmental Law	Chemistry	Justice Administration	Communication	n/a	n/a
Pre Pharmacy	Chemistry	Biology	Math	n/a	n/a
Pre-Communicative Disorders	Psychology	Communicative Disorders	ASL/ITP	n/a	n/a
Pre-Dental	French	Art	Scientific Illustration	English	n/a
Pre-Dental	Chemistry	Biology	Architecture	Art	n/a
Pre-Dental Hygiene	Communication	Biology	HSS	n/a	n//a
Pre-Environmental Law	English	Philosophy	Political Science	History	n/a
Pre-Environmental Law	Paralegal	Chemistry	Biology	n/a	n/a
Pre-Expressive Therapies	Latin American Studies	Psychology	Art	Anthropology	n/a
Pre-Expressive Therapies	Psychology	Art	Education	n/a	n/a
Pre-Expressive Therapies	English	Biology	Psychology	Art	n/a
Pre- Expressive Therapies	Psychology	Art	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Pre-Law	Philosophy	Women's Studies	Art	n/a	n/a
Pre-Law	Psychology	Business	Paralegal Studies	n/a	n/a
Pre-Law	Biology	Psychology	Nursing	n/a	n/a
Pre-Law Women and Minority Issues	Women's Studies	Political Science	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Pre-Legal Librarian	Paralegal Studies	History	Justice Administration	n/a	n/a
Pre-Library Science	History	English	Education	n/a	n/a
Pre-Library Sciences	English	Sociology	Business Administration	n/a	n/a
Pre-MAT Elem and Middle Grades	Math	Psychology	Education	n/a	n/a
Pre-Med	Chemistry	French	Biology	Physics	n/a
Pre-Med	Biology	Chemistry	Psychology	Physics	n/a
Pre-Med	Chemistry	Psychology	Anthropology	Biology	Physics
Pre-Med	Biology	Chemistry	Psychology	HPES	Physics
Pre-Med and Private Practice	Biology	Chemistry	Business	Physics	n/a
Pre-Medical Sciences with Race and Gender Studies	Race & Gender Studies	Biology	Chemistry	Physics	Philosophy
Pre-Medical with Business	Biology	Chemistry	Business	n/a	n/a
Pre-Nursing	Spanish	Biology	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Pre-Nursing	Psychology	Biology	Business	n/a	n/a
Prep for College Student Personnel	Psychology	English	Communication	n/a	n/a
Pre-Pharmaceutical Studies	Biology	Chemistry	Health Promotion	n/a	n/a
Pre-Pharmacy with Medical Ethics Focus	Psychology	Chemistry	Biology	Philosophy	Communication
Pre-Special Education	Psychology	ASL/ITP	Education	n/a	n/a
Pre-Speech & Language Pathology	Psychology	Communication Disorders	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Pre-Speech Pathology	English	Speech Pathology	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Pre-Speech Pathology	Communication	Communicative Disorders	English	n/a	n/a
Pre-Speech Pathology	Psychology	Speech Pathology	English	n/a	n/a
Pre-Sports Medicine	Chemistry	Biology	Exercise Science	n/a	n/a
Professional Military Career	Math	Military Science	Physics	n/a	n/a
Psychology and Anti-Social Behavior	Psychology	Justice Adm	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Psychology and Sociology of Religion	Psychology	Sociology	Humanities	n/a	n/a
Public Relations	Communication	Business	Spanish	Health Administration	n/a
Racial Identities and Societal Influences	Political Science	Pan African Studies	Anthropology	n/a	n/a
Religious Studies with Focus on Foreign Missions	Religious Studies	Psychology	Communication	Mission Education	n/a
Retail Management	Communication	Sociology	Retail Management	n/a	n/a
Russian Childrens' Ministry	Russian Studies	Psychology	Education	History	n/a
Science and Communication (old program)	Communication	Philosophy/Humanities	Science	n/a	n/a
Scientific Illustration	Biology	Art	Scientific Illustration	n/a	n/a
Scientific Writing	English	Chemistry	Communication	n/a	n/a
Social Empowerment Through Art	Women's Studies	Art	English	Sociology	n/a
Social Ethics	Social Change	Philosophy	WGST	Sociology	n/a
Social Science Specialist	Anthropology	Philosophy	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Social Services in Legal Research and Writing	Paralegal Studies	English	Sociology	n/a	n/a
Social Studies Secondary Ed	History	Geog	Political Science	n/a	n/a
Social Work Among the Deaf	Social Change	Business	ASL/ITP	n/a	n/a
Sociopolitical History	Political Science	Sociology	History	n/a	n/a
Speech Language Pathology Entrepreneur	Psychology	Communicative Disorders	Philosophy	Business	n/a
Substitute Teaching	History	Geography	Humanities	n/a	n/a
Teaching Creative Writing	Communication	English	Business	n/a	n/a
Technical Studies for Nonprofit Environmental	Chemistry	Political Science	Math	Chem Engineering	Physics
Television Broadcasting	English	Theater Arts	Communication	n/a	n/a
The Foundations of Nuclear Energy	Math	Chemistry	Physics	n/a	n/a
The Incorporation of Ethics in Business	Philosophy	Theater Arts	Business	n/a	n/a
Theater Arts Management	Theater Arts	Communication	Business	Film Production	n/a
Travel and Tourism	Spanish	Geography	English	n/a	n/a
Urban Planning and Development	Urban and Regional	Business	Political Science	n/a	n/a
Urban Planning and National Security	Political Science	Linguistics	Anthropology	Geography	n/a
Visual Communication	Art	ITP	Linguistics	English	n/a
Web Writing and Development	English	Business	Communication	n/a	n/a
Women's Health Communication	WGST	Communication	Education	n/a	n/a

* UofL's A.A. in Paralegal Studies or a state-approved teaching field may substitute, if appropriate, for the minor.

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Example Programs

PROGRAM TITLE

Minor *

Concentration 2

Concentration 3

Concentration 4

Concentration 5

A Holistic View of Human Health

American Justice and the Deaf Community

Art Education for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Artistic Leadership

Arts Management

Bioethics

Biological Humanities (Pre-Med)

Buddhist Studies

Business and Writing for Pre-Law

Business Management and Labor Relations

Church Administration

Civil Rights Law

Commercial Music Administration

Communication Through Art

Community Development

Community Health Education

Community Health Education

Computer Crime Sociology

Computer Mediated/Print Media Communication

Conservation

Creative Performance and Design

Creative Writing/Thrillers and Suspense

Creative Writing

Creative Writing and Community Entrepreneurship

Crime-Related Interviewing

Critical Legal Studies

Cross-Cultural Music Therapy

Cultural Diplomacy

Culture, Visual Communication and Identity

Deaf Education, Intervention, and Advocacy

Documenting Midwifery

Drama and Communication

Early Elementary Education

East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies

East Asian Studies

Ecology & Environmental Sustainability

Educational Interpreting

Elementary Education

Environmental Change

Environmental Studies and Activism

Ethics In Journalism

Ethnomusicology

Executive Assistance

Pre-Expressive Therapies

Family Literacy

Fashion Design

Federal Law Enforcement & Administration

Foreign Diplomacy

Foreign Language in Elem Ed

Forensic Medical Studies

Global Equine

Graphics Design

Health Promotion/Mission

Health Sciences

Healthcare Relations

Horticulture and Spanish Communication Skills

Human Resource Analyst Specializing in Labor

Human Resources

Human Resources Specialist

Human Rights Advocacy

Human Services Administration

Humanities Administration

Humanities and Women's Theater

Industrial Design

Information Studies

Integrated MKT COMM with App Psych

Intercultural Drama Therapy

Intercultural Education

Interdisciplinary Aesthetics

International Business of Political Exchange

International Business

International Economic Policy