Welcome to Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Welcome

Welcome to the homepage for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies.

We are pleased you have decided to look closely at Clayton State University's first graduate degree program. It offers you the opportunity to work on a graduate degree program nearer to home. It also offers you access to one of the most popular and marketable graduate degree programs in American higher education today--all here on the beautiful Clayton State University campus in Morrow, Georgia.

The Philosophy Behind the Degree

The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree (MALS) is an interdisciplinary, evening program designed for a wide spectrum of individuals: recent college graduates, professionals in the public and private sectors, current and prospective teachers, lawyers, state workers, non-profit arts administrators and private business owners.

Through a challenging, structured liberal arts curriculum, this degree offers graduate students various opportunities:

• to grow in their awareness of cultural tendencies;
• to cultivate their analytical and communication skills to reach their full potential;
• to develop and expand a commitment to others;
• to attain a liberal studies perspective on contemporary problems and opportunities;
• to broaden their general knowledge and satisfy their intellectual curiosity;
• to strengthen their capacity to think critically and creatively;
• to gain insights into the relationships between disciplines, ideas, and historical developments;
• to prepare for advanced work at the doctoral level; and
• to accumulate 18 hours of concentrated graduate coursework in history, English, political science or liberal arts.

With the need for more advanced degrees in all sectors of American professional life, this degree program could not come at a better time in your educational and professional career.

The Popularity of the Degree

The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies is a relatively new concept in graduate education, but it actually rests squarely in the venerable tradition of liberal education. This graduate degree has become an increasingly popular degree. It is now offered by over a hundred universities nationwide, but Clayton State University is Georgia’s only public university to offer the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies.