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.
