Liberal Studies Major

English Literature Course3
Social Science Course3
2000-level History, Philosophy, or Religious Studies Courses6
Natural Science Course or MATH 1015 or 10173
Electives15
Total Credits30

The Plan of Study is subject to change based upon course availability.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
SummerCredits
MUSC 1120 History of American Song 3
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies 3
 Credits6
Fall
ENGL 1001 Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition 3
BIOL 1088 Biomedical Science and Society 3
PHIL 1101 Introduction to Philosophy 3
MATH 1011
Precalculus
or Mathematics: An Exploration
3
 Credits12
Spring
ENGL 2001 Rhetorics that Matter: Personal, Public, Political 3
MATH 1015
Mathematics: An Exploration
or Elementary Probability and Statistics
3
RLST 1001 Religion and the Critical Mind 3
COMM 1101 Argument and Advocacy 3
 Credits12
Second Year
Summer
SOCI 1100 Introduction to Sociology 3
HIST 1110 Modern Europe: From Humanism to Hitler 3
 Credits6
Fall
POLI 1101 Introduction to American Politics 3
Philosophy Elective 3
PSYC 1010 General Psychology 3
Elective 3
BIOL 1076 Environmental Science 3
 Credits15
Spring
Religious Studies Course 3
ECON 1011 Introduction to Microeconomics 3
ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology 3
CPSC 1101 Introduction to Computing 3
 Credits12
 Total Credits63

Courses

This major is less rigidly structured than other majors with prescribed coursework. Course descriptions, by subject, can be found in Fairfield University Courses A-Z.