BA in Applied Studies
Location: AU Los Angeles
Credits for Degree: 180 quarter credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Flexible
Standard time to completion: 36 months
*Actual time to completion ranges from 9 to 36 months, depending on the number of transfer credits.
General Degree Requirements
All Antioch University undergraduates must meet general education requirements in the areas of Liberal Arts (called Domains of Knowledge), Academic Writing, and Mission-core classes. See the Undergraduate Studies: General Degree Requirements page for an explanation of undergraduate general education requirements.
Applied Studies Major
This Applied Studies major gives students with technical training in a discrete area the forum to build upon previously acquired skills by developing a broader contextual understanding of their profession while advancing their liberal learning perspective. Students with an Applied Studies major are encouraged to integrate their career or technical preparation into studies that expand their skills in written and oral communication while fostering their ability to consider social and ethical issues and to problem solve. Applied Studies students will critically examine their professional field and personal learning, moving toward a more systems-thinking approach. Students completing this degree will enhance and build upon their employable skills from their careers and technical learning experiences.
Students completing the BA in Applied Studies degree demonstrate the ability to:
- Use career, technical, and occupational skills in a professional context while thinking critically about obstacles and their solutions
- Communicate effectively while exhibiting leadership, and interpersonal skills that promote professional and personal development
- Consider problems in their field from multiple perspectives and offer strategies for problem solving in that professional context
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