Degrees Offered:
| Program Title |
Ph.D. |
Ed.D. |
M.S. |
M.A. |
Master |
M.Ed. |
MFA |
| Liberal Studies |
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GRADUATE FACULTY
Director of Graduate Programs:
R. C. Kochersberger, Box 8105, 515-4159, rckeg@unity.ncsu.edu, English
Distinguished University:
A. H. Harrison
SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication:
C. R. Miller
Professors:
J. P. Braden, C. K. Coe, J. A. Gomez, L. A. Guion, J. S. Lapp, J. C. Leiter, L. H. MacKethan, R. P. Patterson, R. D. Safrit, M. H. Thuente, K. S. Vincent, R. A. Waschka;
Emeritus Professors:
A. J. Lavopa;
Associate Professors:
P. F. Bitting, C. C. Brookins, D. H. Crumbley, S. M. Fitzpatrick, N. M. Haenn, P. W. Hamlett, W. A. Jackson, S. H. Kessler, D. M. Marchi, R. S. Moog, E. O'Sullivan, M. L. Vasu, J. M. Wallace, C. A. Warren, S. T. Warren;
Emeritus Associate Professors:
R. E. Peterson;
Assistant Professors:
A. O. Behnke, J. R. Brunet, A. de Souza e Silva, M. T. Leach;
Clinical Associate Professors:
B. L. Sherman;
Extension Assistant Professors:
S. K. Straus;
Teaching Professors:
J. C. Kramer
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program is an interdisciplinary graduate
program administered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a broad, interdisciplinary program
of part-time or full-time graduate study that integrates and expands the
student's knowledge and awareness and that is geared to
the student's personal interests. Each student, in consultation with an academic advisor,
designs an individual program of study around an interdisciplinary theme or topic that is
of intrinsic interest to the student or that relates to the student's professional or
vocational interests. Students take graduate courses across a range of NC State
departments as well as MALS seminars designed specifically for the program.
Admissions Requirements: Students entering the Master's program in
liberal studies must have an undergraduate degree. In addition to the material required by
the Graduate School, students applying are asked to submit a four to five page statement describing their
objectives in doing a degree in liberal studies and a resume. GRE scores are not
required. All applicants are interviewed.
Master's Degree Requirements: Thirty hours of course work made up of (1) three MALS
seminars or two MALS seminars and a research methods course, (2) 18 hours representing the student's
interdisciplinary theme or concentration, and (3) a three-hour culminating project.
Examples of concentrations that are well supported by graduate courses in the NC State
curriculum are: science, technology and society, the American experience and leadership.
Click on Graduate
Courses for current Liberal Studies course information.