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Liberal Studies

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Link to a list of faculty for this program.

Note:
Admissions to the Master of Liberal Studies program have been suspended indefinitely.

M.L.S.
Plan B


Director of Graduate Studies: Assistant Professor John Schwetman

Contact Information—College of Liberal Arts, M.L.S. Program, University of Minnesota Duluth, 104 Darland Administration Building, 1049 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 (218-726-8965; fax 218-726-6386; nolsen@d.umn.edu; www.d.umn.edu/ce/html/mls.html).

The interdisciplinary master of liberal studies (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. To complete the M.L.S. degree, one to three papers or creative projects with an in-depth exploration of an interdisciplinary topic are required.

M.L.S. Degree Requirements

The M.L.S. is offered only under Plan B. Students must complete 32 credits, including at least 4 credits of IS 8001—Introduction to Liberal Studies. One to three Plan B papers or creative projects are required in both emphases. Inclusion of 4xxx courses on degree program forms is subject to adviser and director of graduate studies approval.

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
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
Mitra C. Emad, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Scott Freundschuh, Geography, M2
Milan Kovacovic, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2
Robyn S. Roslak, Art, M2
Rosemary Stanfield-Johnson, History, M2
Maureen Tobin Stanley, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2
Robert R. Weidner, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Janelle L. Wilson, Sociology-Anthropology, M2
Gesa Zinn, Foreign Languages and Literatures, M2

Assistant Professor
Scott M. Laderman, History, M2
John D. Schwetman, English, M2
     
 
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