Hamline University
Hamline University
Graduate School of Liberal Studies
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Welcome to the Graduate School of Liberal Studies

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The Graduate School of Liberal Studies promotes the ideals and values of liberal arts learning. It encourages meaningful dialogue and inquiry across disciplinary boundaries, enabling students to gain a deeper understanding of the human cultural heritage and the issues of contemporary life. The Graduate School of Liberal Studies also prepares students who wish to specialize in creative writing for adults or for children and young adults and to teach writing at the college level.    

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Degrees offered:
 
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Master of Fine Arts in Writing


Master of Fine Arts in Writing
for Children and Young Adults

anna"I can honestly say that MALS changed my
life both personally and professionally. It not
only gave me a fresh perspective, but a
second chance to grow."      
               — Anna Sochocky, MALS graduate  


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The rewards of Graduate Liberal Studies are many:

  • Learning the art of interdisciplinary inquiry.
  • Learning about the ideas that have guided human history.
  • Improving one's ability to listen, to think critically, and to reflect on the world.
  • Improving as a writer and speaker.
  • Developing the resources of the imagination.
  • Growing in understanding of the creative process and the craft of writing.
  • Growing in self-knowledge and self-confidence.
  • Working closely with a generous and accomplished faculty.
  • Earning an advanced degree from a nationally recognized liberal arts university.

Students are motivated to enter the Graduate School of Liberal Studies for personal enrichment and for professional, academic, and artistic development. They range in age from twenty-two to seventy-five. They represent a diversity of careers: academic, government, social service, the arts, education, business, health care, finance, law, journalism, technical writing, ministry, psychology, computer programming, and others. In the Graduate School of Liberal Studies, students join a community of adult learners motivated by the desire to learn, to enrich their personal and professional lives, and to seek deeper meaning as individuals and members of society. MFA


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Hamline University
Graduate School of Liberal Studies
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
U.S.A.
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