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Master of Liberal Studies

The M.L.S. provides students with the opportunity to take an individualized program of graduate courses and interdisciplinary core seminars in a variety of disciplines in the arts and sciences, and to identify and explore significant patterns and connections that exist among the diverse disciplines that define current knowledge.

Courses offered for Summer I 2008

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Rhetoric and Society

             MW 1:00-4:15 p.m.     Donna McLean
D511 - Humanities Elective: Innovation Symposium* - ARR 
            *Requires travel to England May 9-May 30     Ann Cameron                          

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Problems in Social and Political Philosophy

             TR 6:00-9:15 p.m.     Bob Strikwerda

D512 - SBSC Elective: United States Foreign Policy

             MW  1:00-4:15 p.m.     Todd Bradley

D512 - SBSC Elective:  Sociology of Aging

             TR 5:30-8:45 p.m.     Nancy Greenwood

D512 - SBSC Elective:  Psychology of Religion

              R   6:00-9:00 p.m.     Bob Wildblood

D602 - Graduate Project - Thesis Capstone - ARR


Courses offered for Summer II 2008

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Recent Writing: Japanese Literature

             MW  6:00-9:00 p.m.     Nadene Keene

D512 - SBSC Elective:  Topics in Psychology

             TR  5:30-8:45 p.m.    Kathryn Holcomb/Kevin Clark

D512 - SBSC Elective:  Drug Abuse & Society

             W 6:00-10:00 p.m.     Earl Wysong

D602 - Graduate Project - Thesis Capstone - ARR

 

Courses offered for Fall 2008

D502 - SBSC Seminar:  Globalization Development & Social Policy

            T  7:00-9:45 p.m.     Ligaya McGovern

D510 - Intro to Graduate Liberal Studies

            W  7:00-9:45 p.m.  Robert Strikwerda

D511 - Humanities Elective: Literature in England 1600-1800

            TR 4:00-5:15 p.m.    Joe Keener

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Major Plays of Shakespeare

            TR 2:30-3:45 p.m.   Joe Keener

D511 - Humanities Elective:  19th Century British Fiction

            TR 1:00-2:15 p.m.  Eva White

D511 - Humanities Elective:  American Literature 1800-1865

            TR 11:30-12:45 p.m.   Ann Cameron

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Studies in British/American Authors

            MW  11:30-12:45 p.m.   Eva White

D511 - Humanities Elective:  African-American Literature

            *R 6:00-8:30 p.m.   Nadene Keene   *ACCEL Quad 1

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Communication Theory

            MW  4:00-5:15 p.m.  Donna McLean

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Persuasion

            TR  1:00-2:15 p.m.    Chris Darr

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Political Communication

            TR  10:00-11:15 a.m.  Chris Darr

D511 - Humanities Elective:  Organizational Communication

            *W 6:00-8:30 p.m.   Raul Mosley  *ACCEL  Quad 1

D512 - SBSC Elective:  Organizations in Society

            *R 6:00-10:00 p.m.   Earl Wysong   *ACCEL  Quad 1

D512 - SBSC Elective:  African Politics

            MW 11:30-12:45 p.m.   Todd Bradley

D512 - SBSC Elective:  Europe in the 20th Century

            W 2:30-5:15 p.m.       Andrew McFarland

D512 - SBSC Elective:  History and Systems of Psychology

            TR 2:30-3:45 p.m.    Kevin Clark

D602 - Graduate Project - ARR

 

 

Information for students in the program:

Degree Checklist
Thesis/Capstone Project Procedures
Thesis/Capstone Checklist
Thesis Preparation Guidelines
Thesis Proposal Approval Form
Capstone Project Proposal Requirements/Approval Form

Faculty

At IU Kokomo, you will find experienced and qualified faculty who encourage you to grow in knowledge and in skills. The faculty who teach in the M.L.S. program are all members of the Indiana University Graduate School Faculty and most of them have an impressive range of publications in a variety of journals.

The Program

This program utilizes existing coursework in the arts and sciences, supplemented with seminars designed especially for this degree. The latter will assist the student in discovering the relationship between the disciplines of the arts and sciences and in developing a broad overview of those areas. Students will also be expected to do independent work, often including the design and execution of projects.

Appeals to students whose careers will be enhanced by a graduate credential.
Enables those students who have an undergraduate degree to broaden their knowledge and skills at the graduate level.
Attracts those individuals who want an organized, challenging program of study for personal self-fulfillment.

Admissions Requirements

In order to be admitted to this program, a student is expected to have earned a baccalaureate degree (B.A. or B.S.) from an accredited college or university with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement may be admitted provisionally upon the recommendation of the director of the M.L.S. program and or the M.L.S. Program Faculty Committee. Candidates for admission may submit their scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or other standardized test, but this is not required for admission to the program.

Fall application deadline: April 15

Spring application deadline: October 15

Degree Requirements

Completion of at least 33 hours of course work at the graduate level.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required for graduation.
Six hours in two of three departments (Social and Behavioral Sciences; Humanities; and Natural, Information, and Mathematical Sciences).

Three hours of Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies.
Nine hours in three interdisciplinary seminars (same areas as above).
Three hours of electives.
Six hours of thesis work or a capstone project.
Upon completion of the above requirements, each candidate must pass an oral examination.
Candidates are strongly encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate competency in a foreign language.

To apply, print out the Application Form

For more information, contact Dr. Michael Finkler at (765) 455-9244 or email at mfinkler@iuk.edu.