Liberal Studies, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 120 credit hours: 78 credit hours from the Shimer School Core and 42 credit hours of elective courses. Requirements for the B.A. degree , in addition to the major, include study of a foreign language.

Shimer School Core Curriculum

Basic Core Studies

SGB 111 - Fundamental Concepts of Art and Music
SGB 112 - Literature of the Ancient World
SGB 113 - Literature in the Modern World
SGB 121 - Classical Foundations of Logic and Mathematics
SGB 122 - Modern Foundations of Logic and Mathematics
SGB 131 - Premodern Science and the Chemical Revolution
SGB 132 - Evolution, Classification and Animal Behavior
SGB 133 - Classical Physics, Motion and Light
SGB 141 - Society, Culture and Personality
SGB 142 - The Western Political Tradition
SGB 143 - Political Development of the United States

Mathematics Competency Examination

Basic Studies Comprehensive Examination

Advanced Area Core Studies

SGB 211 - Religious Reasoning
SGB 212 - Philosophical Reasoning
SGB 213 - Critical Assessment in the Humanities
SGB 231 - Atoms and Electricity
SGB 232 - Twentieth Century Revolutions in Physics
SGB 233 - Modern Biology and Genetics
SGB 241 - Modern Theories of Society, Politics and Economics
SGB 242 - Social Construction and Social Reality
SGB 243 - Method and Critique in the Social Sciences

Area Studies Comprehensive Examination

Advanced Integrative Core Studies

SGB 451 - Ancient Mesopotamia to Classical Athens
SGB 452 - Classical Rome to Middle Ages
SGB 453 - Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment
SGB 454 - Romanticism to the World Today

Senior Thesis

SGB 494 - Thesis Preparation
SGB 496 - Thesis

Liberal Studies Major

Of the 42 credit hours of electives, a mimimum of 30 must be in at least two of the following areas: Humanities, Natural Sciences or Social Sciences.

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