The Liberal Arts
By definition, a liberal arts education is a broad education. Rather than choosing one specialized track of study, students explore art, literature, languages, philosophy, politics, history, mathematics, and science. It's a curriculum that combines both breadth and depth as opposed to that of a more narrowly focused career-oriented education. A liberal arts education empowers students with indispensable skills—critical thinking, speaking, and writing skills, and strong quantitative skills—that allow students to learn how to learn what is required for whatever field they undertake.
The result of a liberal arts education is powerful and empowering. Students learn to participate in creating new ways to think and new approaches to problem solving. As graduates, they continuously prove that a top-notch liberal arts education is the best preparation for success in every field imaginable—from law to medicine to teaching to engineering to business to the arts. In a time when people change careers and jobs several times in a lifetime, this intellectual flexibility is essential and prepares students to assume leadership roles in a rapidly changing world.
A liberal arts education encompasses the humanities, science and mathematics, and social sciences. In addition to traditional courses in these areas, the Sisters encourage students to pursue an understanding of humanity and the world through a broad range of course offerings, such as:
- A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics
- Taming the Modern Corporation
- Advertising and Visual Culture
- Linear Optimization and Game Theory
- Cognitive Neuroscience: Exploring the Living Brain
- Thinking through Race
- The Economics of Global Climate Change
- Hydrosystems Engineering
- Sociology of Courageous Behavior
- International Short Stories and Human Rights
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior
- Molecular Regulation of Intercellular Trafficking