Liberal Arts are those academic disciplines taught without regard to specific preparation for a vocation, falling within the behavioral and social sciences, the humanities, the natural sciences and mathematics, and the fine arts Specifically excluded are all vocational courses such as accounting or education courses
At a university or college, liberal arts courses are on subjects such as history or literature rather than science, law, medicine, or business. the areas of learning which develop someone's ability to think and increase their general knowledge, rather than developing technical skills. College or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum. In Classical antiquity, the term designated the education proper to a freeman (Latin liber, "free") as opposed to a slave. In the medieval Western university, the seven liberal arts were grammar, rhetoric, and logic (the trivium) and geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy (the quadrivium). In modern colleges and universities, the liberal arts include the study of literature, languages, philosophy, history, mathematics, and science
The study of the humanities (literature, the arts, and philosophy), history, foreign languages, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences Study of the liberal arts and humanities prepares students to develop general knowledge and reasoning ability rather than specific skills
a broad course of study including courses from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
A broad-based introduction to a wide variety of subjects, including the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences Generally does not include professional programs, such as business, engineering, or nursing, although these programs may contain some coursework in the liberal arts
A term referring to academic studies of subjects in the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences Also called "liberal arts and sciences" or "arts and sciences "
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
general title for studies in many areas (such as the arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities)
An introduction to a wide variety of subjects including the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and natural sciences The liberal arts do not include such technical majors as engineering, business, allied health, or architecture
A school or course of study which focuses on developing students' general knowledge and reasoning ability instead of a specific career; the result is often considered to be a well-rounded, general education in the arts and sciences
"Liberal arts" is the term for a cluster of fields of study that, in Western culture, have traditionally been considered essential for adequate education and civic participation These fields have included disciplines within the Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Sciences