Department of Liberal Arts

Department Overview

Drawing on the Mount’s nearly one hundred years of excellence in teaching, the liberal arts faculty invite students to engage in an experience that challenges them to explore intellectual interests and talents with the support of community on campus and beyond.

Our community of faculty scholars from a variety of disciplines guides students as they mature into broadly educated writers, speakers, and learners prepared to embrace the diverse opportunities of twenty-first century life, work, and service. Our graduates are rooted in the past, engaged with the present, and empowered to thrive in the future.

Our Programs

Liberal Arts

Our Liberal Arts students are molded into broadly educated writers, speakers, and learners prepared to embrace the diverse opportunities of twenty-first century life, work, and service.

Learn more by visiting our Liberal Arts Major page.

Liberal Arts - English

Words have power: Studying English is an act of discovery, creativity, empathy, and tradition.

Learn more by visiting our Liberal Arts - English Major page or our Liberal Arts - English Minor page and Liberal Arts - Creative Writing Minor.

Liberal Arts - History

Want to be a time traveler? Meet new people? Explore new places? Study History!

Learn more by visiting our Liberal Arts - History Major page or our Liberal Arts - History Minor page and Liberal Arts - American Studies Minor.

Liberal Arts - Philosophy

Are you pursuing your best life? Philosophy can help you find it by tackling big questions: What’s the meaning of life? How can I achieve lasting happiness?

Learn more by visiting our Liberal Arts - Philosophy Major page or our Liberal Arts - Philosophy Minor page and Liberal Arts - Ethics Minor.

Liberal Arts - Religious Studies

Do you find your passion in seeking the common good? Would you like to know how religious traditions can help you in that search?

Learn more by visiting our Liberal Arts - Religious Studies Major page or our Liberal Arts - Religious Studies Minor page.

Liberal Arts - Theatre

Theatre emboldens creativity, awareness, and technical skills to implement artistic choices.

Learn more by visiting our Liberal Arts - Theatre Major page.