Graduate Liberal Studies

www.smu.edu/gls

Professor John Mears, Faculty/Program Chair

Graduate Liberal Studies Academic Council, 2019–2020 Professor: Robert Hunt (Theology)
Associate Professors: Bill Barnard (Religious Studies), Crista DeLuzio (History), Sara Romersberger (Theater), Nick Tsarvesky (Chemistry)
Senior Lecturer: Bruce Levy (English)​
Professor of Practice: Rick Halperin (History)
Adjunct Faculty: Janet Harris (English), Candice Bledsoe (Education), Carmen Smith (Art Education)
Emeritus Professors: John Mears (History)

Department Information

Graduate liberal studies education allows each student the intellectual and personal freedom to chart his or her own self-directed course to a master’s degree, advanced certificate, and/or doctoral degree without the typical constraints or requirements of a traditional graduate program. Students are encouraged to cultivate their own passions with the opportunity to personally distinguish themselves personally and professionally to make greater contributions to society.

Programs

• Liberal Studies, D.L.S.

• Liberal Studies, M.L.S.

• Advanced Graduate Study, Graduate Certificate

Courses

• BHSC 6100 - Independent Study
• BHSC 6115 - Special Topics Seminar
• BHSC 6200 - Independent Study
• BHSC 6300 - Independent Study
• BHSC 6302 - The Art of Public Speaking
• BHSC 6303 - The Future of Intimate Partnerships, Marriage, and Family
• BHSC 6315 - The Lively Mind: Creative and Critical Thinking
• BHSC 6319 - Professional Ethics and Organizational Responsibility
• BHSC 6320 - Organizational Leadership
• BHSC 6322 - Abnormal Psychology of Mind, Body, and Health
• BHSC 6331 - The Psychology of Hate
• BHSC 6355 - Psychology: The Discovery of Self
• BHSC 6363 - The Immigrant Experience
• BHSC 7158 - Conflict and Communication
• BHSC 7165 - Power of Negotiation
• BHSC 7170 - Human-Centered Leadership
• BHSC 7330 - Psychology of Sport
• BHSC 7331 - Communication in Sport
• BHSC 7335 - Sustainability Leadership: An Introduction to Organizational Sustainability Leadership
• BHSC 7341 - Coaching for Educational and Organizational Leaders
• BHSC 7350 - Special Topics in Behavioral Science
• BHSC 7355 - Cultural Intelligence: Understanding Leadership in Culturally Complex Situations
• BHSC 7357 - The Moral and Spiritual Landscape of Childhood and Adolescence
• BHSC 7358 - Conflict and Communication
• BHSC 7361 - Gender and Psychopathology Across Cultures
• BHSC 7362 - Understanding Strategy: Government, Business, and Social Movements
• BHSC 7365 - The Power of Negotiation: Mastering Negotiation for Personal and Professional Success
• BHSC 7366 - Adolescent Psychology
• BHSC 7368 - Educational Coaching: Ensuring Success for All Learners
• BHSC 7369 - Potential and Performance: Coaching for Individual and Organizational Effectiveness
• BHSC 7370 - Death, Dying, and Grief
• BHSC 7371 - Responding and Coping with Public Tragedy

• FNAR 6100 - Independent Study
• FNAR 6110 - Special Topics in Fine Arts
• FNAR 6200 - Independent Study
• FNAR 6300 - Independent Study
• FNAR 6301 - Action! Dramatic Screenwriting
• FNAR 6305 - From Sunrise to Psycho: Form and Meaning in the Cinema
• FNAR 6306 - Reading to Write: Learning From the Masters
• FNAR 6307 - Chemistry and Technology in Art: From Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution
• FNAR 6308 - Creating Truths
• FNAR 6313 - Approaching Contemporary Art, Facing the Millennium: 1980-2010
• FNAR 6315 - Creating the Memoir
• FNAR 6316 - History, Humanity, and Humor: Physical Comedy and Beyond
• FNAR 6333 - Approaching Contemporary Art: Post-World War II, 1950-1980
• FNAR 6387 - Inspiring Creative Minds Through Original Art
• FNAR 6390 - Evocation, Narratives, and Nature: Understanding 18th-19th Century Romanticism
• FNAR 6394 - Creating Poetry
• FNAR 6396 - Time Past, Time Present: Storytelling with a Backdrop of History
• FNAR 7320 - Creative Nonfiction: Shaping Experience into Narrative
• FNAR 7321 - Creative Nonfiction: From Long-Form Article to Flash Lyric Hybrid and Everything In-Between
• FNAR 7350 - Special Topics in Fine Arts
• FNAR 7360 - Creating the Short Story
• FNAR 7361 - Creating Compelling Narrative
• FNAR 7365 - Creating the Novel
• FNAR 7366 - Creating the Stage Play
• FNAR 7367 - The Writer’s Voice
• FNAR 7368 - Science on the Stage
• FNAR 7373 - Lone Star Art Stars: Contemporary Texas Artists
• FNAR 7374 - Mythic Image in Pop Music and Technology
• FNAR 7375 - Religion and Theatre
• FNAR 7377 - Representing the Real: Form and Meaning in Documentary Film
• FNAR 7381 - Writers on Writing: 21st-Century Storytelling
• FNAR 7383 - The Art and Culture of Spain

• HUMN 6049 - Graduate Full-Time Status
• HUMN 6100 - Independent Study
• HUMN 6200 - Independent Study
• HUMN 6300 - Independent Study
• HUMN 6303 - Thesis
• HUMN 6304 - Technology, Humanity and Concepts of Identity
• HUMN 6308 - Women’s Lives and Literature
• HUMN 6316 - The Human Experience: An Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies
• HUMN 6317 - Literature and Identity, 1530-1680
• HUMN 6319 - Ethics and Literature
• HUMN 6321 - International Humanitarian Aid
• HUMN 6323 - Creativity and Dreams
• HUMN 6326 - Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in a Global Economy
• HUMN 6330 - Wit and Humor in African-American Literature
• HUMN 6336 - Paradigms of Humanity in Science Fiction
• HUMN 6338 - The Fire of Transformation: Exploring the Mystical Life
• HUMN 6341 - The Ethical Implications of Children’s Literature
• HUMN 6350 - The Art of African-American Storytelling
• HUMN 6351 - Interpretation and Performance of African-American Poetry
• HUMN 6352 - Interpretation of Folklore in African-American Fiction
• HUMN 6354 - Remembering the 1960s: Culture and Change
• HUMN 6356 - Oral Interpretation of Literature
• HUMN 6358 - Trances and Dances: Investigations Into Indigenous Religious Life
• HUMN 6370 - The Literate Mind At Work
• HUMN 6374 - Writing and the Search for Self
• HUMN 6376 - Our Stories, Ourselves
• HUMN 6395 - News in the Digital Age: From Traditional Media to Citizen Media
• HUMN 6396 - Literature and the Culture of Disability
• HUMN 6397 - Troubled Youth in America
• HUMN 7300 - Thesis
• HUMN 7301 - Greek Mythology and Literature
• HUMN 7303 - The Cultural Politics of Pop, Rock, and Rap
• HUMN 7311 - Capstone: Liberal Studies
• HUMN 7312 - Islam in State and Society
• HUMN 7315 - Religions of Asia
• HUMN 7330 - Law and Literature
• HUMN 7331 - Getting Organized: Personhood in the Age of Corporate Enterprise