Overview & Academics
The LIBERAL STUDIES program is ideal for students who wish to explore topics that are not explored by traditional majors. The student may design a multidisciplinary major around an area or choose from one of three pre-approved areas: Communication, American Studies and International Studies.
Career Options
- Social Services Human Relations Officers
- Public Relations Personnel
- Urban Planner/City Manager
- Non-profit Organizational Director
- Copywriter
- Medical Communications Trainer
- Advertising Account Executive
Major Requirements
Lower level courses:
Choose 12 semester hours from…
- Cultural Anthropology
- World Literature I
- World Literature II
- Non-Western Literature
- Western Civilization I
- Western Civilization II
- African History
- Intro. to International Relations
- Religious Worlds or Religions of the East
Upper-level courses:
Choose 18 semester hours from:
- Studies in International Literature
- Ethnic Studies
- Gender Studies
- Nineteenth Century Europe
- Latin American History
- Early Modern Europe
- Middle East
- Church History I
- Church History II
- Comparative Politics
- Sociology of the Workplace
Required seminar
- Liberal Studies Capstone
International Studies Faculty
Chad C. Ross, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
Liberal Studies Program Coordinator
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
252.985.5269
cross@ncwc.edu