Liberal arts college

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Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise defines "liberal arts" as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum."^[1] Although what is known today as the liberal arts college began in Europe^[2], the term is commonly associated with the United States. Examples in the US abound: Williams College, Amherst College and Swarthmore College lead the rankings.^[3] Liberal arts colleges are found in countries all over the world as well. Examples of such colleges are Bishop's University in Canada, European College of Liberal Arts in Germany and Roosevelt Academy and University College Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Contents 1 Lists of schools 2 See also 3 External links 4 Further reading 5 Notes

[edit] Lists of schools

[edit] See also

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Great Books Program

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Liberal arts

• Philosophy of Liberal Education
• The Annapolis Group/College News.org
• Liberal Arts at the Community College
• A Descriptive Analysis of the Community College Liberal Arts Curriculum
• The Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts
• Academic Commons
• CatholiCity: Catholic Encyclopedia

[edit] Further reading

• Harriman, Philip. "Antecedents of the Liberal Arts College." The Journal of Higher Education. Vol. 6, No. 2 (1935): 63-71.
• Pfnister, Allen O. "The Role of the Liberal Arts College." The Journal of Higher Education. Vol. 55, No. 2 (March/April 1984): 145-170.
• Reeves, Floyd W. "The Liberal-Arts College." The Journal of Higher Education. Vol. 1, No. 7 (1930): 373-380.
• Seidel, George. "Saving the Small College." The Journal of Higher Education. Vol. 39, No. 6 (1968): 339-342.

[edit] Notes