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LIBERAL ARTS

Learning for a Lifetime, Learning for Success

Solid core knowledge, skills, and artistry in your major areas of study and interest are vital, whether that’s performance, business, composition, technology, production, or (ideally) a combination of these. But your ability to connect with others, communicate clearly, think critically and creatively, and understand the broader world may make the difference in creating and sustaining a career. Your Liberal Arts courses will help prepare you for the exciting transitions into professional life.
KEY CLASSES

Writing About Music
From concert reviews to press releases, one-sheets to blogs, grant proposals to bios, you’ll apply your critical and creative thinking techniques and develop skills for communicating in the music industry.

Exploring the Fine Arts
Throughout the ages and in all civilizations around the world, humankind has created art. Discover the impact of art-making of all kinds on the human cultures that created them.

Musical Linguistics
Race, class, and gender play key roles in our personal and professional lives. This course explores the role of popular culture in society, and includes off-campus connections using the language of music.

Musical and Room Acoustics
Sound is the root of all music. In these courses, you’ll discover the energy behind sound, analyze how musical instruments work, and consider decibels, sound waves, and how sound is affected by its environment.

 

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DEGREES

Your Liberal Arts requirements are distributed over four major areas of learning. You'll also have some electives to further explore your interests.

Communication - written, aural, and oral communication

Humanities - includes histories of music and humankind and other artistic disciplines such as film, visual art, and theater

Social Sciences - explores human social interaction in fields such as anthropology, psychology, sociology, and lots of other ‘ologies’.

Math/Natural Science - from algebra to acoustics to physiology, develop your creative and analytic skills as you learn how the physical world works

CAREERS

Liberal Arts courses form a web of interconnection with all your degree coursework, helping to prepare you for whatever directions you choose after graduation.

    Dr. Stuart Anderson
    Stuart Anderson is Associate Professor of Physics and Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
  • Dr. Stuart Anderson
    • Julie Brice
    Julie has taught elementary to advanced Spanish courses at Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois State University, and the University of Iowa.
  • Julie Brice
    • Richard Brown
    Richard has taught writing and literature courses at Normandale Community College, Inver Hills Community College, Century College, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, and the University of Minnesota
  • Richard Brown
    • William Franklin
    Billy Franklin is an accomplished musician with a passion for teaching the humanities and art history.
  • William Franklin
    • Chris Gaalaas
    Chris earned a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Mathematics Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Chris Gaalaas
    • April Mitchell
    April began her career teaching all areas of English and Speech Communications for eight years in secondary schools.
  • April Mitchell
    • Dr. Dennis Pualaha
    He was vice president of marketing and research for a national brokerage firm.
  • Dr. Dennis Pualaha
    • Elise Robinson
    Elise has taught acting and theatre at institutions across the country and is currently in the final stages of her PhD program with UC Santa Barbara.
  • Elise Robinson
    • Becky Weis
    General Education Courses Coordinator
  • Becky Weis
    • Janis Weller
    Chair, Liberal Arts
    Janis has been active in the arts community of Minneapolis/St. Paul for many years as a flutist, teacher, residency artist, author, consultant, and arts administrator.
  • Janis Weller
    • Teresa Whitman
    Teresa Whitman is an award winning, published poet, fiction, and creative non-fiction writer, teacher, and editor.
  • Teresa Whitman
    • Anabel Wirt
    While earning her bachelor’s at UW-Madison, she taught conversational English and led field trips for international students.
  • Anabel Wirt
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