JWU Charlotte’s Liberal Studies B.S. degree provides the flexibility and independence to set your own curriculum, gaining valuable skills that will equip you to examine issues from multiple perspectives and solve problems in your future career. Critical and creative thinking leads to big ideas, and effective communication can bring those ideas to life. Our program is framed by Charlotte’s diverse, rapidly growing urban environment, which teems with opportunities to explore different paths within liberal studies.
If you are still narrowing down your academic options, Liberal Studies provides the freedom to explore multiple disciplines within JWU’s College of Arts & Sciences. Choose one of two concentrations: Arts & Culture, which could mean focusing on sociology, religion, art, literature, foreign languages and/or history, and Science & Society, which could mean studying biology, chemistry, physics, political science, economics and/or psychology. Our program’s free electives offer flexibility to customize your degree to fit your specific interests, while we encourage you to minor in either General Business or Project Management to complete your professional skill set.
Our Liberal Studies graduates pursue careers in healthcare, public relations, politics, marketing, education, law, consulting, civic organizations, and many other fields, as well as being prepared for graduate school. Our 3+3 Law Program, offered in conjunction with Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island, lets you complete your B.S. and J.D. degrees in only six years.
"The JWU liberal arts program is where I found my life path ... The professors are excellent and are always there for me when I needed them, which made it easier to decide what career I would pursue."
- Gianna Marlow ’24, Psychology
In addition to classes, free elective credit can be applied to a number of options such as Directed Experiential Education (DEE), internship, minor or study abroad. You are encouraged to contact an advisor before scheduling free elective credits.
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Some professions may require additional study, background checks, certifications, licenses, exams and/or experience as required qualifications for employment. Students are responsible for verifying that they can meet the employment requirements of potential employers.
Professor
Dr. Dagenhart studies how place informs poetry and how spaces of oppression can silence the voices of people of color and believes literature must be read in context of the greater historical framework that produces it.
Associate Professor
Joan Geller is committed to assisting students in polishing their presentation skills and reducing speech anxiety through Toastmasters, The Outstanding Speaker Competition and other avenues. With clients ranging from politicians to beauty pageant contestants, her private consulting and corporate practice continues to enrich her classroom teaching.
Professor
Professor of Ethics and Leadership Author, publisher and podcaster Mark Peres’ community work focuses on nurturing creative capital, elevating civic discourse, and promoting intellectual and artistic excellence in the Charlotte region. He is founder and executive director of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (thecharlottecenter.org), and he held previous careers in investment planning, business, and law.
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