Year: Fourth
Majors: Philosophy and International Studies

Why a liberal arts education important to you?

Faced with this question multiple times each day as I defend philosophy as my major, a liberal arts education gives an individual the ability to ponder the deepest questions facing humanity, whether they be epistemological, ontological, or simply, natural. The liberal arts background, in my experience, develops a concrete, unique cerebral foundation, most often times interdisciplinary, that is used every day simply living life.

Year: Third
Major: History

Why a liberal arts education important to you?

Liberal Arts education is important to me because it gives me to opportunity to expand my mind in ways that a more structured education system might not accomplish. Studying under a Liberal Arts education has given me the opportunity to not only learn information from a book or a lecture, but also has provided me with the ability to more importantly learn how to think and process this information. With a Liberal Arts education, I am afforded the possibility of being able to think for myself and truly process how I want to decipher information, which allows it to be relevant to me in many avenues of my educational experience.

Year: Fourth
Majors: Political Science and International Studies

Why a liberal arts education important to you?

A liberal arts education is about much more than simply learning facts and dates, it's about knowing how to perceive and understand the world in which we live. When I look back on the courses I have taken through AHSS, I see a diverse range of subjects that, taken as a whole, have greatly expanded my thinking and given me the intellectual capabilities to see between the lines of any given topic. No matter where I end up, I will be able to draw on these experiences, and that, I believe, is the true merit of a liberal arts education.

Year: Fourth
Major: Political Science 

Year: Fourth 
Major: Art History

Why a liberal arts education important to you?

Liberal arts education is important to me because I believe that it is fundamental in creating a well-rounded collegiate environment. Liberal arts majors are preparing themselves for many diverse careers while focusing on self-expression and critical thinking. I believe that these traits are untapped resources on DU's campus.

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