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Department of Liberal Studies
Pursue Your Passions
Your skills and passions make you valuable in any industry. The Department of Liberal Studies allows you to customize a program that fits your interests and ambitions.
A liberal studies education will help you develop highly valued job skills, such as critical thinking, communication, problem-solving and intercultural fluency. Liberal studies may also provide an ideal foundation for future graduate studies. Enjoy the freedom to pursue your passions!
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Explore Our Programs
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Welcome from the Department Head
Are you a creative and independent person who is passionate about learning? Liberal studies is a flexible yet coherent degree program that develops such skills as thinking critically and communicating complex ideas in understandable terms.
You will work one-on-one with a faculty mentor to design your own special major. Its courses are taught face-to-face and online. Many students also have opportunities for internships or study abroad for college credit.
Meet our Department
Contact Us
- Department of Liberal Studies
- 903.468.3270
- [email protected]
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011