Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Address
Winter 2010 - LBS 503: Politics through literature
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Announcements

Professor Stacey Hahn, Acting MALS Director, Winter 2010
MALS is pleased to announce that Professor Stacey Hahn, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, will serve as acting director for the winter semester 2010 while Linda Benson, the current director, will be on sabbatical. Welcome to the program, Professor Hahn!

Professor Hahn's office hours are: Monday and Wednesday from 12 Noon to 1 p.m. and by appointment in 350 ODH

Erin Johnson’s New Publication, a MALS First!
Congratulations to MALS student Erin Johnson, the first OU student to have an article published in the national liberal studies journal, Confluence. Her article, entitled “East German Nostalgia After the Fall of the Berlin Wall,” appeared in Vol. XV, No. 1 (Fall 2009), pp. 126-141. Learn more about Erin in an interview featured in the forthcoming MALS newsletter for fall 2009. Congratulations, Erin!

2010 Graduate Student Liberal Studies Conference Announced
The Masters of Liberal Studies Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host the first regional conference for MALS students on May 8, 2010. Oakland University MALS students are invited to participate, joining graduate students from universities in southeast Michigan and Ohio. For further details, please click here. Information on the conference will also be provided in the fall 2009 MALS newsletter, Spectrum.

MALS Advising
Questions on fall courses? Interested in applying to MALS? Please contact the program director, Professor Linda Benson, by phone or e-mail for information and/or to arrange an appointment: MALS office, 248-370-2539; benson@oakland.edu.

For assistance with writing, research and/or computing for any of your current courses, please contact the MALS Graduate Assistant, Kathy Fabian, at 248-370-2154 to arrange a time to meet.

Winter 2010

  		• LBS 503: Politics Through Literature

    Additional electives are also available. Use SAIL to see the full range of courses for the coming term.

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    “To strive, to seek, to find”

    Oakland University’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) degree program is a highly challenging, interdisciplinary exploration of the liberal arts, for post-baccalaureate students wishing to broaden their education through rigorous study outside traditional areas of specialization.

    MALS students are strongly motivated individuals who help to shape their own course of study though the unique combinations of core and elective courses they choose. Through the MALS program students take advantage of opportunities to present their research in professional and community settings.

    The program is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study on a part-time basis to balance professional and personal responsibilities. The core courses and most elective courses are offered in the evenings, with some elective courses available during the day for students who wish to take a full-time graduate load.

    OU’s MALS program will:

    • introduce students to fascinating intersections between fields of study.
    • offer innovative courses on compelling topics, taught by full-time faculty, highly skilled at both research and teaching.
    • provide students opportunities to work closely with their professors, shaping a degree program that challenges them and culminates in a unique interdisciplinary research project.
    • integrate graduate coursework with study abroad trips planned by MALS professors. Previous trips included London, Moscow, and Athens.
    • provide students multiple perspectives offered by studies in art, film, history, literature, medicine, media studies, politics, sociology, science, religion and philosophy.
    • create a vital intellectual community.
    • offer flexible schedules for students who seek a variety of evening graduate courses.


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