The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is about making connections freely-exploring human achievement, examining the past critically and discovering ways to build upon it, and understanding yourself and our diverse world in order to transform it.
I can give others a love greater than my own. I can strive to give others the love of God. I can try to love my student-athletes, my staff, my colleagues in the way that God loves them.
The programs in the Mount’s College of Liberal Arts will inspire and challenge you. Small classes, caring professors, knowledgeable students and abundant leadership opportunities create a transformative environment that will move you toward a better version of yourself who interacts productively with the world.
The Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies (MAPS) This graduate program provides liberal arts students with the unique opportunity for advanced study of philosophy, emphasizing both the history of philosophy and major topical areas, with attention to how these inform and are informed by the Catholic intellectual tradition. The MAPS program is designed to be compatible with the philosophical education included in the two-year pre-theology program of the Mount's Seminary, but the program is not limited to seminary students.
The Mount's College of Liberal Arts is an exceptional place to pursue your passion and find your purpose in ways that develop your professional skills and deepen your commitment to the good. Welcome.
Within the College of Liberal Arts, there are nine departments designed to give students extra focus in their specific areas of study:
Within the College of Liberal Arts, you will develop skills, both in the classroom and beyond, that employers are looking for—analytical thinking, effective oral and written communication, insightful interpretation, and innovative problem solving.
These resources at the Mount are here to support your education and development of such skills:
You have a wide range of student opportunities programs that will keep you inspired and engaged, from lecture series and experiential writing opportunities to performance based learning and honor societies. You're sure to find something that keeps you inspired and engaged.
Study Abroad Programs of varying lengths allow you to explore foreign cultures and expand your educational reach.
The Writing Center assists students in developing their skills in writing, both analytically and critically.
Our World Languages & Cultures Learning Center is equipped with resources to help guide you through mastering a new language. Students can gather for one-on-one or group conversations in in a specific language or work independently reading language specific periodicals or completing programs through computer aided resources.
The Mount Community Advancement Resources in Training Assessment and Service (CARiTAS) program seeks to respond to that need through our efforts to mobilize all in our community to serve, especially through our relationship with community partners.
From being published on topics such as Christianity, history and communication to presenting at institutions such as Brown University, Duke University, the University of South Carolina and the University of Kentucky, to winning prestigious awards, College of Liberal Arts faculty have been making news. Come see all they've been involved with.
Our Journal of Moral Theology is a peer-reviewed scholarly publication focused on Catholic moral theology. This publication gives students and faculty a chance to publish articles in the field of moral theology, as well as theological treatments of related topics in philosophy, economics, political philosophy, and psychology.
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