LIBSTD-MLS - Liberal Studies

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The pursuit of a human-centered, interdisciplinary, Master of Liberal Studies degree from SMU fosters growth for professional and community leaders. Students can pursue their lifelong intellectual passions and enhance their leadership contributions to their professions and the world.

Designed to offer flexibility to students in planning their masters level study, M.L.S. coursework encourages creative and critical thinking by taking courses in humanities, organizational dynamics, social justice, arts, and culture. Students benefit from building vital skills and examining the human condition from a variety of perspectives in order to engage with many complex challenges of the 21st century.

Curriculum
HCIS 6341 - Cultures of Displacement: The Writing of Race, Migration, and Diaspora

Investigates race and ethnicity within the histories of migrations, diaspora, and globalization, from historical, literary, sociological, and other disciplinary perspectives.

HCIS 6337 - Creative Writing for Publication

Explains the process of writing for publications, developing project statements for grant applications, constructing book proposals and more.

HCIS 6353 - Understanding Strategy: Government, Business, and Social Movements

Explores concepts of military, business and social strategies through the ages.