Liberal Studies offers a dynamic set of majors and a minor that encompasses the study of a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences, which enable students to develop breadth of vision, a capacity for critical thinking, and a fundamental understanding of human nature, society and values.?

Students who graduate from UW-Whitewater with a degree in Liberal Studies will meet the?following student learning outcomes:

• Think critically and analytically, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and draw conclusions from complex information.
• Make sound, ethical, and value judgments.
• Acquire a base of knowledge common to educated persons.
• Communicate effectively in written, oral, and symbolic form.
• Understand and explain the value of the liberal arts.
• Understand and apply the information gathering and organizing methodologies of the liberal disciplines, including the use of information technology.
• Apply the concepts and methodologies of the liberal arts to understand issues in society?and in one?s own life.