Liberal Arts BA

Design your own course of study based on your individual interests and goals, with guidance from a faculty advisor each step of the way. The Liberal Arts major at Lang lets you bring together subjects you're passionate about in a rigorous curriculum focused on interdisciplinary, multicultural, and issue-based perspectives.

This self-designed program encourages you to think deeply about issues and make connections across multiple fields of study. As a Liberal Arts major at Lang, you ask difficult questions, create new knowledge through research, and express yourself boldly and persuasively through oral and written communications. Through these experiences, you gain skills, knowledge, and confidence that will provide a foundation on which to pursue any number of careers.

Because the Liberal Arts curriculum is so flexible, you have exciting opportunities to take courses throughout The New School - at Parsons School of Design, the College of Performing Arts, and the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students.

To get started, you work closely with your advisor to develop a proposal outlining the themes or subjects you plan to study along with and a selection of courses. Typically, the chair of Liberal Arts reviews and approves the path of study statement no later than the third semester of a student's junior year. Junior transfer students must have path statements approved during their second semester in residence.