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Liberal Arts

Kentucky Wesleyan College’s Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts is an interdisciplinary online degree completion program that emphasizes the knowledge and abilities most demanded in today’s society: oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem solving, technology, and global awareness. The Liberal Arts online program offers you the flexibility to choose courses that meet your interests and professional goals, To complete this program, you will choose courses in three of the following “core areas” outlined below. As an online student in the Liberal Arts program, you will work with your online advisor to create a degree plan and course of study.

Specific Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts

  • Three core areas must be selected from the following: Behavioral Studies, Business Studies, English, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
  • A minimum of 15 credit hours must be taken in each core area, of which six credit hours must be 300 or 400 level courses.
  • No more than six courses may be taken from any core area to count for that core area.
  • The remaining 33 credit course hours may be chosen from any core area. A minimum of 15 of these 33 credit hours must be 300 or 400 level courses.
  • Supporting Requirements Must complete proficiency in a foreign language, either by completing six hours of foreign language or through receiving CLEP test credit.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will demonstrate competency in communication through the completion of a major writing assignment requiring the use of citations, stylistic conventions, and methodologies.
  • Students will apply critical thinking skills to problems, interpret issues, and build tolerance for multiple perspectives.
  • Students will apply analytical reasoning skills to create novel solutions to problems using a multidisciplinary approach.
  • Students will demonstrate an ability to understand and make use of multiple disciplinary research theories, tools, and techniques.
  • Students will be competent to enter postgraduate training (professional or academic) and/or work environments that are relevant to the discipline.

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Art

54 Semester Credit Hours

Liberals Arts Core Areas: Student choses three core areas of study 45 Credit Hours

(Actual courses depend upon transferred courses and courses scheduled.)

Behavioral Studies (15 hours – 6 hours must be Upper-Level) See below for examples of potential/suggested courses.

  • IDS 202 – Statistics in Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • PSY 101 – Introduction to Psychology (3)
  • PSY 201 – Human Development (3)
  • PSY 301 – Personality Theories (3)
  • PSY 306 – Abnormal Psychology (3)
  • PSY 307 – Learning Theories (3)
  • PSY 313 – Cognitive Psychology (3)
  • PSY 325 – Adolescent Psychology (3)
  • PSY 403 – Senior Seminar (Capstone) (3)

Business Studies (15 hours – 6 hours must be Upper-Level) See below for examples of potential/suggested courses.

  • ACCT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (3)
  • BA 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
  • BA 261 – Principles of Marketing (3)
  • BA 325 – Business Law (3)
  • BA 341 – Principles of Financial Management (3)
  • BA 345 – Business and Professional Writing (3)
  • BA 357 – Management Information Systems (3)
  • BA/ECON 359 – Managerial Statistics (3)
  • ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  • ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

English (15 hours – 6 hours must be Upper-Level) See below for examples of potential/suggested courses.

  • ENGL 200 – Approaching Literature (3)
  • ENGL 204 – Creative Writing Survey (3)
  • ENGL 206 – American Literature Survey (3)
  • ENGL 230 – Readings in World Literature (3)
  • ENGL 303 – Topics Literature (3)
  • ENGL 416 – Modern and Postmodern Literature (3)

Humanities (15 hours – 6 hours must be Upper-Level) See below for examples of potential/suggested courses.

  • ART 100 – Art Survey (3)
  • ART 384 – Art History: Modern Art (3)
  • BA 360 – International Business (3)
  • ENGL 230 – Readings in World Literature (3)
  • PHIL 100 – Introduction to Philosophy (3)
  • PHIL 301 – Introduction to Ethics (3)
  • REL 100 – Introduction to Religion (3)
  • REL 102 – Survey of Christian Traditions (3)
  • REL 343 – Abrahamic Faiths (3)
  • REL 344 – Eastern Religious Traditions (3)
  • THEA 120 – Introduction to Theatre (3)
  • THEA 325 – History of Theatre (3)

Social Sciences (15 hours – 6 hours must be Upper-Level) See below for examples of potential/suggested courses.

  • CJC 100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
  • CJC 210 – Criminal Investigation (3)
  • CJC 310 – Critical Issues in Policing (3)
  • CJC 344 – Minority Relations (3) (cross listed as SOC 308)
  • ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  • ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • GEOG 101 – Introduction to Human Geography (3)
  • HIST 111 – Survey of American History I (3)
  • HIST 112 – Survey of American History II (3)
  • HIST 334 – History of Europe: 1900-1945 (3)
  • HIST 335 – History of Europe: 1945-present (3)
  • POLS 101 – American National Government (3)
  • SOC 100 – Principles of Sociology (3)

Supporting Requirements

Must complete intermediate proficiency in foreign language, either by completing six hours of foreign language or

Through receiving CLEP test credit.

Capstone Learning Requirement (3 credit hours, chosen from one of the core areas)

  • BA 406 – Business Strategy and Value Creation (3)
  • ENGL 440 – Senior Seminar in Literature (Capstone) (3)
  • IDS 402 – Senior Paper in Interdisciplinary Studies (Capstone) (3)
  • PSY 403 – Senior Seminar in Psychology (Capstone) (3)