Liberal Arts in Ashoka and Other Universities

INTRODUCTION

Liberal Arts degree program is an interdisciplinary covering topic within the humanities as well as social, natural and formal sciences. Liberal Arts is a multidisciplinary system of education that includes a diverse mix of subjects from various disciplines including humanities, sciences, commerce, and technology.

It helps to develop well rounded individuals with general knowledge with a wide range of subjects and with mastery of a range of transferable skills.

Course Structure of Liberal Arts Program

Liberal Arts program is typically spread across 3 verticals: Major, Minor, and Foundation

A Major is the field in which a student focuses during his/her degree. Majors can either be Pure Majors (Computer Science, English, History, Biology, and more) or Interdisciplinary Majors (Politics, Philosophy & Economics; Computer Science & Entrepreneurial Leadership; English & Creative Writing; Politics & Society; History & International Relations; English & Media Studies).

A Minor is a secondary concentration of courses that often complements the Major. Few choices when it comes to a Minor subject are:

• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental studies
• International Relations
• Media Studies
• Creative Writing

Foundation Courses are distinctive courses that introduce students to  various styles of thinking, but also to inter-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches.

Some of the choices are:

• Environmental Studies
• Great Books
• Indian Civilization
• Introduction to Mathematical Thinking Literature & the World
• Mind & Behaviour
• Principles of Science
• Social & Political Formation

Career Opportunities

• Economist
• Archaeologist
• Sociologist
• Psychologist
• Public Relations Specialist
• Human Resources Specialists
• Graphic Designer or Artist
• Writer
• Social Worker
• Teacher
• Institutions
• Colleges Location
• Jindal School Of Liberal Arts and
• Humanities

Institutions 

College Details

1) Jindal School Of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Sonipat

•  Course Offered: B.A. (Hons.) Liberal Arts and Humanities
• Duration: 3 Years
• Eligibility criteria: 10+2 Level
• Selection process: Entrance Test-JAT 
• Duration of the exam – 2 hours
• Type of Questions- MCQ
• Syllabus: Mathematics, Reasoning and Analytical Ability

2) Ashoka University, Sonipat

•  Course: B.A. (Hons) , B.Sc. (Hons) 
• Eligibility: 10+2 level

 Selection  process:

• Entrance Test – Ashoka Aptitude Test  
• On-the-spot essay
• Interview with a panel

3) Symbiosis School For Liberal Arts, Pune

•  Course Offered: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (LIBERAL ARTS)
• Duration: 4 Years
• Eligibility criteria: (10+2) pass from any branch with minimum 50% marks for the general category
• Selection  process: Entrance Exam-SET + Personal Interaction & Writing Ability Test (PI-WAT)

4) NMIMS School of Liberal Arts, Mumbai

•  Course Offered: B. A. (Hons) – Liberal Arts
• Duration: 3 years
• Eligibility criteria: 10+2 with 60%
• Selection  process: Entrance+ Interview

 5) Amity University , Gurgaon/Lucknow/Jaipur

•  Course Offered: LIBERAL ARTS
•  B.A. (Hons) – History/ Philosophy/ Political Science
• Bachelor of Social Work
• Selection  process: English Essay + Interview

6) Flames University, Pune 

• Course Offered: Flame Diploma in Liberal Education (BA /BBA)
• Duration: 3 years
• Eligibility criteria: 10+2 with minimum 40 %
• Selection  process: Entrance Exam-FEAT (Flame Entrance Aptitude Test) or SAT + GD+ Interview+ (10+2) Marks + ECA+SOP

 SKILL SET

• Analytical thinking.
• Creative thinking.
• Effective with ambiguity.
• Listening Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Writing Skills
• Reading Comprehensive Skills
• Communication Skills
• Numeracy
• Research
• Practice humility, tolerance and self-criticism
• Foreign languages and cross-cultural knowledge
• Learning and synthesizing new ideas

ELIGIBILITY

• Clear 10+2 / equivalent examination with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
• Some of the universities and institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

SPECIALISATION 

• Environmental sciences
• Great Books
• International Relations
• Business Studies
• Mathematics
• Indian Civilization
• Literature and The world
• Mind and Behaviour
• Computer Science
• Principles of Science
• Public Affairs and Policies
• Film studies

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analysis of data and information to find facts ,trends, reason behind situations
• Communicating with people in writing ,verbally with co workers
• Developing new ideas, concepts, innovative solutions to problems, newer ways of getting things done, designing products and services, creating work of arts and crafts etc.
• Updated with the latest knowledge relevant to the fields of work and use of the relevant knowledge  in getting things done
• Using Computer software for  various applications in day to day professional work entering data and process information
• Developing Team ,maintaining professional relationships among Team members