Graduate Liberal Studies

Return to: Simmons School of Education and Human Development: Academic Programs

www.smu.edu/gls

Professor Bruce Levy, Faculty/Program Chair, ad interim

Graduate Liberal Studies Academic Council, 2020-2021 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)
Research Associate Professor: David Deggs (Education)
Adjunct Faculty: Janet Harris (English), Candice Bledsoe (Global Education), Carmen Smith (Art Education), Jennifer Parvin (Education)

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 7170 - Human-Centered Leadership
• BHSC 7320 - Crisis Leadership: How to Lead in Times of Crisis, Threat, and Uncertainty
• 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 7361 - Gender and Psychopathology Across Cultures
• BHSC 7362 - Understanding Strategy: Government, Business, and Social Movements
• 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 6115 - Classic Works and Texts in the 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 6309 - Art of the Renaissance in Italy
• 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 6317 - The Art of the Baroque
• FNAR 6322 - Modern Movements in European and American Painting
• FNAR 6323 - Modern European Paintings in France
• FNAR 6333 - Approaching Contemporary Art: Post-World War II, 1950-1980
• FNAR 6336 - Renaissance and Baroque Art in Italy
• 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 7322 - Applying Research to Creative Nonfiction
• FNAR 7323 - Creative Writing for Publication
• 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 6340 - Psychoanalysis and Religious Belief
• 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 - Dissertation Research and Writing
• HUMN 7301 - Greek Mythology and Literature

Return to: Simmons School of Education and Human Development: Academic Programs