Overview

With no specific vocational or professional orientation, the MALS degree is an alternative to the highly specialized course of study characteristic of most traditional graduate programs. As such, the degree may lead to a range of career opportunities and to further study.

Key facts:

The pursuit of wisdom suggests that one needs more than specialized knowledge or mastery of one particular technique. One must study the heritage of the modern world and develop the ability to see people, ideas, and events from a perspective that is wider than one’s own. The Reed College Liberal Studies program provides motivated adults with just such an opportunity.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Fifties in the U.S.

Horror and the Sublime in Russian Culture

Turn-of-the-Century Vienna and Prague

Dante's Divine Comedy

Hindu Religious Traditions

LiSex, Gender and Political Theory

The Politics of Genre

Women in the Ancient World

Classical Traditions and Receptions

Race and the Immigrant Experience

Islam in the Modern World

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

54 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Liberal Arts View 415 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed application form with personal statements. (Applicants are encouraged to submit a writing sample from recent academic, personal, or business-related work.)
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and post-baccalaureate work from the originating institution, including evidence of completion of a bachelor's degree. (Please note: GRE scores are welcome but not required.)
Two letters of recommendation. The recommendations should be from either a faculty member who recently taught the applicant in an academic subject, or from someone who is familiar with the applicant's intellectual and personal abilities, motivation, and accomplishments.
$75 non-refundable application fee
Interview with the program director and a faculty member of the Committee on Graduate Studies, upon completion of the above materials.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

27350 USD / year

≈ 27350 USD / year
Out-of-State

27350 USD / year

≈ 27350 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27350 USD / year

≈ 27350 USD / year

Additional Details

Number of Units: 2 1/2

Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Additional Details

Living costs

Portland

Funding

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