Master of Liberal Arts (MLA)

Do you want to be a better thinker, writer, and conversationalist? Do you want to be a more interesting and informed person?

The Master of Liberal Arts program at HBU is a unique master's degree designed for adults like you whose formal college education is complete, but who wish to continue intellectual enrichment in a stimulating academic environment. MLA courses combine a challenging and exciting interdisciplinary approach to the study of the liberal arts with a practical structure that is just right for you. Evening and Saturday classes allow you to complete the degree on a full-time basis in about two years.

TRAVEL ABROAD WITH MLA!

Summer 2010- Greece!

Greece Trip Question and Answer Meeting

Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 10:00am - 11:00am

HBU Campus - Lake House Parlor

RSVP with Jennie at 281-649-3269 or jhedger@hbu.edu

2009 - Egypt
2008 - Rome
2007 - London

UPCOMING COURSE OFFERINGS FOR SPRING 2010 SEMESTER

MLA 5361 Understanding the Greeks – This course examines the profound influence that the Greeks had on the Western intellectual tradition. The course focuses mainly on the classical period and examines Greek contributions in philosophy, art, theater, politics, religion, war, and architecture. Dr. Chris Hammons, Wednesday nights, 6:00-8:30.

MLA 5364 - Chaucer and the 14th Century: This new course examines the fourteenth century as a turning point in English and European culture: the end of the High Middle Ages and the beginnings of the “pre-Renaissance.” The course emphasizes the rise of vernacular languages as literary languages, particularly in Italy and England, and the role of Geoffrey Chaucer as “the father of English poetry.” Dr. Jon Suter, Saturday mornings, 8:00am-11:00am.

MLA 6324 - The Art of Being Human (Core Class): This course is an introduction to the humanities. It reaffirms the liberal arts tradition that maintains that the humanities constitute the best and brightest expressions of all people. The emphasis is on the interaction between the arts, religion, and philosophy, and on the humanities, believing that this approach helps us to see artists and philosophers at work, trying to solve real problems that we all know about. Dr. Connie Michalos, Thursday nights, 6:30-9:00.

See our complete list of course offerings.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2010!

Updated 11/9/2009 - Content Author CHammons