What Sets UM-Flint's Liberal Studies (MA) Program Apart?

Focus:

• Engage you in a critical, multidisciplinary examination of American Culture or American Theatre;
• Encourage you to explore and critique issues important to American thought and culture, such as race, gender, equality, politics, religion, and popular culture;
• Give a meaningful context to your academic experience by offering a series of prescribed core courses which are enriched by your own choices of elective courses;
• Help you learn research methods and techniques and apply them in a thesis or research/creative project.

Flexibility:

• Two-year, part-time program with evening courses
• Requires 30-36 credit hours
• Thesis and non-thesis options available

Resources:

• The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree is offered through the world-renowned University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
• The city of Flint’s rich and diverse culture is an invaluable source of inspiration, information, and ideas. UM-Flint’s longstanding relationship with such community partners as the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint Institute of Music, Sloan Museum, and others provides our students with endless opportunities to explore new possibilities.

Results:

The MA in Liberal Studies prepares students for many career paths, including:

• community college instructors/administrators
• continuing graduate students preparing for doctoral study
• playwrights
• editors (i.e. newsletters, magazines, newspapers, journals, etc.)
• theatre production managers
• nonprofit CEOs and managers
• cultural center directors
• museum directors
• talent/entertainment/artist agents

Recent achievements:

MLS Alumni (’11) Rodney W. Brown is the Executive Producer of the documentary project The Michigan Experience: The American Civil War Years, which has aired on all Michigan PBS stations.  For more information, visit http://www.imichiganproductions.org/tme.html.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

• Minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

• Applicants will usually have completed undergraduate course work in the humanities and social sciences totaling 24 credit hours

Application Process

To be considered for admission, submit the following to the Office of Graduate Programs, 251 Thompson Library:

• Application for Graduate Admission

• $55 application fee (non-refundable)

• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended

• Statement of Purpose describing your reasons for pursuing the degree

• Three letters of recommendation from individuals knowledgeable of your potential for advanced academic study

• International students must submit additional documentation. Visit www.umflint.edu/international for details.

Application Deadlines

The program has rolling admissions and reviews completed applications each month.

Application deadlines are as follows:     

• Fall (early deadline*) – May 1
• Fall (final deadline) – August 1
• Winter – November 15
• Spring – March 15
• Summer – May 15

*You must apply by the early deadline to be eligible for scholarships, grants, and research assistantships.

International students are required to apply earlier than the deadlines posted here. The final deadlines for international students are May 1 for the fall semester, September 1 for the winter semester, and January 1 for the spring term.

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