Master of Liberal Arts Degree

Studying in Liberal Arts master’s program at University of Richmond in the USA:

Employers want to hire liberal arts graduates because they tend to be innovative and independent thinkers with strong communication and reasoning skills. As a graduate student in the liberal arts, you’ll build a valuable base of knowledge and experience to enhance your professional career and personal life.

Necessary information:

Total: 30 semester hours (MT Program of Study)

small class sizes (the average is 12-15 students)

The MLA requires 30 semester hours of coursework, including 12 required hours (4 classes) and 18 elective hours (6 classes), selected in consultation with the program coordinator.

Tuition: $721 per sem. hr.

Curriculum:

Graduate study in the liberal arts requires an interdisciplinary focus. With each required and elective course, students apply principles from history, social sciences, literature, and other discipline-specific coursework toward solving a central focus question, developed in coordination with the program coordinator. Sample areas of inquiry include sustainable design, historical and cultural studies of gardening, and comic book design studies — areas related, directly or indirectly, to the professional experiences and aspirations of the students.

• Research Methods
• Business and Professional Communication
• Digital Humanities
• Seminar in Liberal Arts

Career opportunity:

Graduates can continue their studies at higher levels or enter the job market of this country or any other country that they desire. As an MLA student and graduate, you’ll be well-rounded, knowledgeable in many subjects and able to draw from that knowledge and experience to answer questions, take sides in a debate or solve a problem. And you’ll acquire an appreciation for global perspectives, traditions, lifestyles and philosophies.

Application Requirements:

Graduate Admission Process

Students seeking admission to a graduate certificate or a master’s degree program must complete the following:

• File a Graduate Application with the School and submit the non-refundable $50 graduate application fee
• Have official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities where college work was attempted forwarded directly to the School
• Have three (3) letters of recommendation sent directly to the School (requirement differs for Graduate Certificate in Teacher Licensure Preparation and Master of Teaching)

Students seeking admission to the Master of Liberal Arts must have the following (in addition to the admission requirements for all graduate programs):

• A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university (or international equivalent)
• A grade point average of 3.0 or higher on all college or university academic work attempted
• A one-page statement of purpose which clarifies the student’s goals and gives a broad indication of the type of focus the student wishes to pursue.

 

English language requirement:

Language certificate	score
TOEFL iBT	100
TOEFL paper	600 or 75 for revised TOEFL paper-delivered
IELTS	7,5
Duolingo	125
ACT English section	28
SAT evidence-based reading and writing section	660

 

Deadlines and intakes:

Summer, fall, and spring applications