Study liberal arts in the USA

The liberal arts, also known as the humanities, are what help us understand what makes us human: our history, our literature, our language, our culture, our beliefs, our emotions, and many other things.

As well as studying the humanities academically, international students are able to meet and get to know people of many different backgrounds and cultures and to experience the wonderfully rich diversity of life in America. In this way, students also gain a broader understanding of the world as a whole.

Within the liberal arts, I specialize in the subject of Linguistics. This is the study of language, not one particular language, but an exploration of how human language works, and how individual languages show both differences and similarities.

International students get to see how their own languages fit into the larger family of world languages, and how language can affect and influence culture, politics, and history.

Learning language, writing, literature, and culture as part of your classes and as part of your life gives you a deeper understanding of all of them. The American approach to higher education allows you to study subjects beyond your major, offering you the opportunity to develop your own unique perspective in your chosen field of study and beyond.

In the United States, it's expected that graduates with degrees in English will go on to excel in careers in a wide variety of fields because of their ability to read, write, and think both creatively and analytically.

The United States contains a world of heritages and a wide variety of cultures, all united by a common language, plus many others. The opportunities for travel within the country provide you with a wealth of environments and cultures to choose from.