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Liberal Arts Major Concentration (B.A.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

36-credit major concentration exposing students to texts and histories from a wide range of cultures and societies. Students choose among three streams: literature and the arts, history, culture and society, or philosophy and religion. A minor concentration in a language other than English is also required.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Languages, Literatures and Cultures  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Two required reflection courses on the contemporary significance of a Liberal Arts education, plus 30 credits in one of three specialised streams with distribution requirements: at least 15 credits at the 300 level or above, at least 6 at the 400 level or above, no more than 18 credits in one discipline, and geographical and historical-period coverage.

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