What are the Liberal Arts?

The liberal arts are the foundation for all higher education because they equip students for a lifelong career trajectory, prepare them to be engaged citizens in local and global communities, and get them ready to lead successful and fulfilling lives. College graduates with a liberal arts background – whether they were liberal arts majors or took liberal arts distribution courses – have greater employment stability, higher lifetime earnings, and more fulfilling careers than individuals without that background.  

Hofstra’s liberal arts education develops students’ critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze and communicate information and ideas in both speech and writing in a technologically sophisticated world. These are the skills that employers in all fields need, value, welcome, and pay for. They are also the essential base for all graduate studies and professional success and are the foundation for an engaged citizenry. In a rapidly changing and increasingly globally interconnected world, a liberal arts education provides the enduring skills students need most. 

Visit the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS) website at hofstra.edu/hclas for information about majors offered in the HCLAS schools.