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Liberal Studies

Committee in Charge
Stephen E. Cullenberg, Ph.D. (Economics)
Henry W. Decker, Ph.D. Emeritus (French)
Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. (Psychology)
Stephanie Hammer, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages)
Katherine Kinney, Ph.D. (English)
Albert L. Page, Emeritus (Environmental Sciences)
Louis A. Pedrotti, Ph.D., Emeritus (Russian)
Athena Waite, Ph.D. (Education)
Sharon Salinger, Ph.D. (History) Director, Liberal Studies and Interdisciplinary Programs, ex officio
Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

MAJOR

The Liberal Studies interdisciplinary major offers a broad liberal education. The first two years introduce students to the traditional areas of learning and attempt to provide them with an understanding of their interrelationships.

During the junior and senior years, students select at least two fields of concentration. The purpose is to provide a focus for students' educational interests that enables them to acquire competence in the methodology and goals of two fields of concentration by extending and deepening investigations begun during the first two years.

Concentration requirements are sufficiently flexible to enable students to prepare for graduate or professional school training as well as pursue their interests in other areas.

Preparation for Teaching

Liberal Studies majors who plan to teach in California elementary schools can take advantage of UCR's Bridge to Teaching Program (see Education). With careful planning, using many of the same courses, prospective elementary teachers can complete the approved subject matter preparation program along with their Liberal Studies major while also including early field experience in the schools. After selecting their major subject area concentration from List A, they will usually take a set of core Education courses as their minor concentration (see List B).

Degree Requirements

University Requirements

See the Undergraduate Studies section for requirements that all students must satisfy.

College Requirements

See Degree Requirements, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, in the Undergraduate Studies Section, for requirements that students must satisfy.

Major Requirements

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Liberal Studies are as follows:

1. Lower-division requirements

Pre-Concentration requirement: 64 units from the following groups of courses, with a minimum of 12 units in each group

Group I

BCH 010

BIOL 002, BIOL 003, both BIOL 005A and BIOL 05LA, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C, BIOL 030, BIOL 034, BIOL 040

BPSC 031

CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001C CHEM 003, CHEM 005

GEO 001, GEO 002, GEO 003/BIOL 010, GEO 004, GEO 005, GEO 008, GEO 009

ENTM 010, ENTM 020

ENSC 001, ENSC 002, ENSC 017

PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002C, PHYS 02LA, PHYS 02LB, PHYS 02LC, PHYS 007, PHYS 008, PHYS 020, PHYS 021, PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C, PHYS 040D

Group II

ANTH 001, ANTH 002, ANTH 003, ANTH 004, ANTH 005, ANTH 010, ANTH 012, ANTH 020, ANTH 030

ECON 001, ECON 002, ECON 003

EDUC 044

ETST 001, ETST 002, ETST 003, ETST 005, ETST 007

HIST 010, HIST 015, HIST 017A, HIST 017B, HIST 020, HIST 025, HIST 026, HIST 030, HIST 033, HIST 035, HIST 036, HIST 060

POSC 005, POSC 010, POSC 015, POSC 017, POSC 020

PSYC 001, PSYC 002, PSYC 049 (E-Z)

SOC 001, SOC 003, SOC 015, SOC 020

SOC 010/URST 010

WMST 001, WMST 020, WMST 030

Group III

CLA 010A, CLA 010B, CLA 010C, CLA 027A, CLA 027B, CLA 040

ENGL 012A, ENGL 012B, ENGL 012C, ENGL 012 (E-Z), ENGL 014, ENGL 015, ENGL 017, ENGL 018, ENGL 023A, ENGL 023B, ENGL 023C, ENGL 031, ENGL 032

ETST 008

ETST 012/RLST 012

EUR 025, EUR 047

FREN 045

PHIL 001, PHIL 002, PHIL 007, PHIL 008, PHIL 030 (E-Z)

RLST 005, RLST 007, RLST 008, RLST 010, RLST 011, RLST 015, RLST 034/HIST 034

THEA 022

WRLT 017A, WRLT 017B, WRLT 017C, WRLT 025

WMST 010

Group IV

AHS 007, AHS 008/FVC 008, AHS 009/
ANTH 009, AHS 015, AHS 016, AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 017C, AHS 018/AST 018, AHS 021/URST 021, AHS 027/ANTH 027, AHS 028,
AST 045 E-Z/HIST 045 E-Z, AST 048/
CHN 048

ART 001, ART 002, ART 003, ART 004/
FVC 004, ART 005, ART 006/FVC 006, ART 008

CRWT 043, CRWT 056

DNCE 005, DNCE 007, DNCE 014

FVC 020, FVC 021/WRLT 021, FVC 022/
AST 022/JPN 022, FVC 066/CRWT 066/
THEA 066

MUS 001, MUS 002, MUS 006/ANTH 006, MUS 008, MUS 014/ETST 014/URST 014, MUS 030A, MUS 030B, MUS 030C

THEA 010, THEA 038/ART 028/FVC 028, THEA 050, THEA 070

2. Upper-division requirements (40-unit minimum)

By the junior year (90 units) students must choose two areas of concentration.

First Area of Concentration Minimum of 24 upper-division units chosen from one subject area in list below.

Second Area of Concentration Minimum of 16 upper-division units chosen from a different subject area in the list below.

American Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Dance, Earth Science (Geography, Geology, Geophysics), Economics, Education (minor area only), English, Environmental Sciences, Ethnic Studies, European Studies, Film and Visual Culture, Hispanic Studies, History, Human Development, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Soil Sciences, Statistics, Theatre, Urban Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, Women's Studies

Note A maximum of 4 units of 190-199 courses may be used between the two areas of concentration. Students must submit a written proposal for advisor's approval prior to enrolling in the course. All courses taken in the two areas of concentration must be taken for letter grades.

The courses required for each area of concentration are based on departmental recommendation. When the two areas have been chosen, students must obtain the approval of a member of the Liberal Studies Committee. For information call (909) 787-2743.