| |  | | | Duluth Graduate Degree Program Liberal Studies | Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—College of Liberal Arts, M.L.S. Program,
University of Minnesota Duluth, 494 Humanities Building, 1201 Ordean Court, Duluth,
MN 55812 (218-726-8149; fax 218-726-6386; caker@d.umn.edu;
www.d.umn.edu/ce/html/mls.html).
Curriculum—The interdisciplinary M.L.S. is a community outreach program that provides citizens with the opportunity to return to higher education to broaden their intellectual horizons without having to focus on specific professional goals. Two emphases include the traditional M.L.S. or an ecology, economics, and ethics emphasis. In both emphases, students write one to three papers exploring in depth an interdisciplinary topic.
Admission Requirements—Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with a 3.00 GPA. The application should include three letters of recommendation and a thoughtfully composed letter stating, in narrative form, reasons for wishing to pursue the M.L.S. and describing education and career experiences. This letter should be addressed to the director of graduate studies in the UMD Graduate School Office.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Inclusion of 4xxx courses on degree program forms is subject to adviser and director of graduate studies approval. |
M.L.S. Plan B Degree Requirements | | The M.L.S. is offered under Plan B only. Students in either emphasis must complete 32 credits, including at least 4 credits of IS 8001—Introduction to Liberal Studies. Those students electing the traditional emphasis must also take 4 credits of IS 8501—Seminar: Ethics and the Human Condition and 24 elective credits. Students selecting the ecology, economics, and ethics emphasis must also take 4 credits of IS 8250—Ecological Economics, 4 credits of IS 8502—Ecology, Economics, and Ethics, and an additional 20 credits of electives. One to three Plan B papers are required in both emphases.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam is oral. | Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Stephen Adams, English, M2
John Arthur, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Elizabeth Bartlett, Women's Studies, M2
William Fleischman, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Thomas F. Hedin, Art, M2
Tom K. Isbell, Theatre, M2
Lawrence Knopp, Geography, M2
Michael W. Pfau, Communication, M2
Richard A. Seybolt, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2
Judith Ann Trolander, History, M2
Associate Professor
Mirta C. Emad, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Scott Freundschuh, Geography, M2
Milan Kovacovic, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2
Robyn S. Roslak, Art, M2
Maureen Tobin Stanley, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2
Steven J. Vanderheiden, Political Science, M2
Robert R. Weidner, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Janelle L. Wilson, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Gesa Zinn, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2
Assistant Professor
Eleanor Hannah, History, M2
Thomas F. Powers, Political Science, M2
Rosemary Stanfield-Johnson, History, M2 | | | | | |
