Liberal Arts
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
The Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts is a degree program for students who desire a broad background and comprehensive grounding in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. As a terminal degree, the A.A. in Liberal Arts provides students with a basic educational framework of value in a variety of fields including the arts, education, research, and business. As a transfer degree, its earned credits are the equivalent of the first two years of course work, preparing students to choose a major field in the College of Arts and Sciences, and can be tailored to lead to a number of different majors at a four-year institution.
Skills developed in Liberal Arts impact your entire professional career, long after your classes are finished. Developing skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing, and communication is integral for all students, no matter their career paths or professional goals.
Faculty Expertise
Liberal arts faculty at UNM-LA have taught at research universities and community colleges, worked as science writers and communication specialists, and are experts in their fields. A number of faculty hold doctoral degrees. Faculty also specialize in teaching small classes in a community college setting, giving students an experience specific to UNM-LA.
Career Opportunities & Outcomes
There are many professional options in the liberal arts. Become a journalist, science writer, teacher, editor, or lawyer. Work as a UN translator. Write political speeches or become a public relations specialist. Those career paths start here.
Develop writing skills that are integral to all fields of study and all professions. Enhance your critical thinking to help you solve problems, no matter your chosen career. From reading and writing skills to persuasive arguments and critical analysis, your preparation for many different types of careers takes place in Liberal Arts courses.
An Associate of Liberal Arts degree can help you transfer for any major in the College of Arts and Sciences, including humanities courses as well as courses in science, math, and myriad other fields of study.
Program Highlights & Special Features
Enrich your understanding of other cultures and experiences. Learn to analyze what you read. Write clear and persuasive arguments. Solve complicated problems. Courses in English offer students practical skills for the workplace and for everyday life, and they offer students a chance to study specialized topics. In addition to core classes like Composition I, Composition II, and Introduction to Literature, English courses at UNM-LA include specialized topics related to many different fields of study.
Example courses:
- Fairy and Folk Tales (Comparative Literature)
- Nature and Literature
- Science Writing
Program Details
More information on the Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts program may be found at:
Program Cost
Information on tuition and fees can be found here:
Textbooks are an additional cost.
Contact Information
Coordinator, Department of Humanities
Virginia Grant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
vgrant1@unm.edu