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DESIGNING YOUR PROGRAM
The Master of Liberal Studies Program is very flexible!
To design a program, sit down with the KSU graduate catalog (hardcopy or on the web) and look through the graduate courses in different departments and subject areas that interest you. Then, draw up a list of courses within the following framework:
1. Introduction to Liberal Studies (A&S 61000) (2
credit hours) and
Liberal Studies Essay (A&S 61098) (3 credit hours)
are required
2. Twelve hours minimum in coursework in the College of Arts & Sciences (does not include A&S 61000 and A&S 61098).
3. Remaining hours can come from any college or department. Twelve to fifteen hours will be in one concentration (your major).
4. Of the total 32 hours, a minimum of 16 must be
taken at the 60,000 level or higher (does include A&s 61000 and A&s 61098).
(The 60,000 number refers to the course number next
to the course description in the catalog).
In addition to standard classroom style courses, you can select up to 6 hours of internship or practicum, and up to 6 hours of research.
| Have you considered
doing two masters degrees simultaneously or sequentially?
KSU permits 12 hours of sharing between two masters degrees if you complete them simultaneously or sequentially. For example, you could explore the idea of doing a Master of Library & Information Science Degree (MLIS) AND a Master of Liberal Studies Degree. Twelve hours of the MLIS could be used towards the Master of Liberal Studies Degree, and specialty courses could then be taken in the Liberal Studies Program to enhance the MLIS Degree. |
EXAMPLES EXAMPLES EXAMPLES EXAMPLES
Master of Liberal Studies Programs, Areas (Disciplines), and Essay
Titles:
Sixteen Examples Taken From LSM graduates since 1998
Title of Program of Study: Popular Music in 20th
Century American Society
Areas of Study: Music, Journalism, History
Essay Title: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Alan
Freed, Cleveland, and the Origins of Rock and Roll
Title of Program of Study: Historic Conservation
Issues Facing American Historical Preservation Institutions in the 1990s
Areas of Study: History, Art, Architecture, Family &
Consumer Studies
Essay Title: The Sylvester Gaylord Church Pulpit:
A Material Culture Case Study
Title of Program of Study: Sports Marketing and
Communications
Areas of Study: Education Admin., History, Journalism
Essay Title: Marketing Fitness Programs to
Northeast Ohio Residents Age 55 and Older: A Focus on Promotion and Event
Marketing
Title of Program of Study: American History and
Diversity in the 19th century
Areas of Study: English, History, Art, Sociology
Essay Title: The American Mold (A Novella)
Title of Program of Study: Effectiveness of
Government Human Service Agencies
Areas of Study: Public Admin., Sociology, Education
Admin.
Essay Title: Pre-College Programs: Access to Higher
Education and Beyond
Title of Program of Study: Criminal Justice and
Womens’ Studies
Areas of Study: Criminal Justice Studies, Counseling,
Health Education
Essay Title: The Problem of Family Violence: The
Battered Woman’s Experience
Title of Program of Study: Interpretation of
Family and Social Change in the Media
Areas of Study: Sociology, Anthropology,
Communication
Essay Title: The Myth of Racial Democracy in
Brazilian Race Relations
Title of Program of Study: Afrocentric and
Eurocentric Groups in America
Areas of Study: Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology,
Education
Essay Title: Attitudes Towards Affirmative
Action: Survey Polls Response
Title of Program of Study: Sociology and
Counseling
Areas of Study: Sociology, Counseling, Human
Development
Essay Title: A Chilly Climate-Advising Across
Differences at the Post-Secondary Level
Title of Program of Study: Historical and Cultural
Influences in 19th C American Literature
Areas of Study: English, History, Art History, Music
History
Essay Title: The Nineteenth Century Ideal of the
Separate Spheres in Nathaniel Hawthorne
Title of Program of Study: Marketing of American
Culture in the Cold War Years
Areas of Study: History, Marketing, Psychology
Essay Title: The John Wayne Screen Persona: An
American Icon for the Cold War
Title of Program of Study: Personnel Counseling in
Business
Areas of Study: Business Admin., Sociology,
Psychology, Public Admin.
Essay Title: Comparing Health Benefits at Hospitals
in the State of Ohio
Title of Program of Study: Women’s Studies in the
Creative Arts
Areas of Study: English, Library Science, Art History
Essay Title: Women Artists in Contemporary
Cinematic Narratives: Camille Claudel and Carrington
Title of Program of Study: GIS applications in Biology Areas of Study: Biology, Geography, Geology Essay Title: Unionid Mussels and Substrate Stability: Experiments in an Artificial Stream
Title of Program of study: Tourism and the Airline Industry
Areas of Study: Technology (Aviation), Exercise, Leisure & Sport, History
Essay Title: From Crystal Palace to Unisphere: An Analysis of the World's Fair as a Tourist Destination 1851-1965
Title of Program of Study: A Study of Henna: Areas of Study: Anthropology, Art History, Geography Essay Title: Developing Guidelines on Henna: A Geographical Approach
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