Master of Liberal Arts Program
Are you interested in Beethoven, the teachings of Plato and Socrates, or the poetry of Dante? Do you want to read and analyze Shakespeare and Faulkner, or explore bio-ethical issues in genetic research? Have you ever wanted to learn more about the structure of the universe, the art and literature of the Harlem Renaissance, or Islamic Philosophy? Does the study of film and photography in cultural and historical context interest you? If so, then the Liberal Arts program may provide a focus right for you.
Graduate Degree Program:
Established in 1962, the Johns Hopkins Master of Liberal Arts Program has gained national recognition for the quality of its teaching and the breadth of its course offerings. The MLA is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with an exceptional opportunity to explore a world of knowledge. The program, one of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Advanced Academic Programs, draws on outstanding Hopkins faculty, as well as leading experts from cultural, artistic, government, and academic institutions in the region, including the Walters Gallery, the Peabody Institute, the State Department, and the Maryland State Archives. The nationally acclaimed program features small, interactive seminars led by a distinguished faculty. Students study with and learn from other adults of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and interests. The program features a range of offering each term in world cultures, literature, philosophy, and science, technology, medicine and society.
Through the program seminars, students develop qualities important to personal and professional success--creativity, inventiveness, intellectual growth, critical-thinking skills, and a connection to the world in which we live. The MLA Program encourages the Socratic ideal of the "examined life" in which liberal studies serves to liberate the mind; to challenge complacency in thought and belief in the pursuit of knowledge. In this approach, knowledge is not passive, but rather a dynamic process through which education is interwoven into our daily lives. The Liberal Arts seminars are places where students come together to discuss, challenge and reason.
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