Liberal Arts Program Update - 2008 Liberal Arts course list now available at:
http://studentsupport.syr.edu/upload/Summer College 2008 Lib Arts Courses.rtf.pdf
Summer College Liberal Arts program is designed so you can test your interests and begin your first-year undergraduate program ahead of most of your classmates. The Summer College Liberal Arts program is for you if you want to take on the challenge of full-time college work in an independent environment.
Students choose liberal arts because they have specific educational goals, such as polishing writing skills or they may be curious about a new area of study such as philosophy or political science. Whatever your situation, liberal arts offers the challenge of college work and gets you started on your college education.
All courses are taught by University faculty or instructors. You will share the classroom with regular University undergraduates as well as other Summer College students. Here is your opportunity to explore college-level learning in a course that can provide insight into a possible major area of study.
What's the deal...
- choices, choices!
- sharpen skills for college success
- explore new fields
- experiment with possible majors
Typical Day...
As a liberal arts student you may take one seminar course that is discussion-intensive and writing-intensive. In this theme-based course, you learn to break down discussion topics for study and analysis. You learn to synthesize your knowledge about these topics and to communicate your ideas through class discussion and formal writing in ways that demonstrate effectively what you have learned.
To add rich complexity to this process, liberal arts students may select a second course or both courses in the humanities or social sciences.
