Bachelor of General Studies Degree

College of Liberal Arts
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

On-Campus Thematic Concentration

The heart of the General Studies degree is an Interdisciplinary Thematic Concentration which consists of 24 hours (usually eight three-hour courses) chosen from at least two related disciplines. Students may take no more than a maximum of 18 hours of any particular discipline within the thematic concentration. The remaining six hours may be fulfilled from any other discipline in the chosen concentration. For example, a student might take 18 hours of psychology and 6 hours of sociology.

The Thematic Concentration may be chosen from one of the following themes:

Arts: Architecture, Art, Music Theory, Music History, and Theatre

Humanities: English, Technical Writing, Journalism, History, Speech-Communication, Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology, Foreign Languages, and Philosophy

Social Sciences: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, and Geographic Information Systems
 

General Studies Program Coordinator
Ms. Christine Strebeck
General Studies Program Advisor
Mr. Anthony Goodwin
Louisiana Tech University
College of Liberal Arts
GTM Hall, Office #256/258
P. O. Box 3044 Ruston, LA 71272
Phone: 318.257.2707
Fax: 318.357.3888
infogs@latech.edu