Liberal Arts Online
BA

Online Undergraduate

Transfer your credits or earn your degree completely online

The bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts program teaches students to think critically, write clearly and communicate effectively. You'll develop your creativity, hone reasoning and evaluation skills, and sense of independence.

Flexibly designed with part-time learners in mind, you will design your own interdisciplinary path as you choose your concentrations and bring them together to create new ways of seeing, knowing, and expressing your academic and research interests.

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With our generous transfer policy, students with existing credits may transfer up to 90 credits from a regionally accredited institution.

UMass Dartmouth Liberal Arts degree students must complete 120 credits to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA).

Liberal Arts degree students must choose two of the following concentrations:

Economics
English Literature and Criticism
History
Philosophy
Political Science
Sociology and Anthropology
Urban Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies

Within those concentrations, students learn to read and analyze critically, write thoughtfully, and communicate effectively through argument, analysis, exposition, and oral presentation.

Sample Course Offerings

Examples of courses offered in the Liberal Arts concentrations include (course offerings subject to change):

Ecofeminism
Labor Economics
20^th Century American Fiction
World Civilizations
Philosophy of Happiness
International Relations
Civil Liberties
Food, Feast and Famine
Sex Roles & Politics

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Career Opportunities

Graduates have a solid foundation for pursuing a variety of careers or advanced degrees in fields including:

Publicist
Legislative Assistant
Communications
Reporting
Politics or Public Policy
Social Work
Law

Transfer Applicants

Submit official transcripts from all accredited colleges or universities for which you enrolled in courses

Students coming directly from high school and/or with 0-11 college credits will be required to:

have high school transcript sent to UMass Dartmouth
have official SAT or ACT scores sent to UMass Dartmouth (only required for those applicants with a high school GPA under 3.0 and graduated from high school less than four years ago)

Students who complete high school through the GED/HiSET program will be required to:

submit a copy of the GED/HiSET certificate from the state
submit a copy of your GED/HiSET test record
submit an official high school transcript

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Learning style: online

Online courses are taught by UMass Dartmouth faculty to provide high quality instruction and personal attention. Students have the flexibility to accommodate work and home responsibilities within the structure of defined assignment due dates. The majority of our online courses are taught asynchronously.

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