Course Information
Here we provide information on course requirements, course descriptions and an Academic Rhode Map for each program, a semester-by-semester plan to help you toward graduation in four years.
In the Liberal Studies BA program, you will consult with the program director to develop a plan of study that incorporates courses from multiple disciplines relating to a topic or theme that you choose.
In this program you might want to use the social sciences, literature, history and natural sciences to investigate the role of the sea in shaping Rhode Island. Or you might want to use insights from art, the social sciences, history and philosophy to examine the role of art in social and political protest. Sciences, geography, economics and political science might be used to study the infrastructure crisis in the United States. The potential topics are unlimited. In your senior seminar, you will complete a paper or project that ties your coursework together.
As with all liberal arts majors, the precise topic you choose is as important as the skill set you acquire in your course of study. You will develop analytical and critical reasoning skills, effective oral and written communication and, in most cases, quantitative skills. These are transferrable skills that can be applied in a variety of contexts, prized by employers in all areas of business, industry and public service.
Rhode Island College is an exclusive member of the Common Application.
Here we provide information on course requirements, course descriptions and an Academic Rhode Map for each program, a semester-by-semester plan to help you toward graduation in four years.