Overview

Students take a 12-credit core of Liberal Studies courses and 18 credits of graduate electives from various departments. The final requirement is to write a 6-credit master's thesis under the supervision of a faculty member, with the option of substituting a 3-credit capstone project and an additional elective.

Comprehensive Examination

Upon completion of all course work and submission of thesis or capstone project in the Liberal Studies program from The City University of New York, all students must successfully pass a one-hour oral defense with their thesis/capstone committee. The chair of this committee and primary reader/adviser of the thesis/capstone is a faculty member in the field addressed by the thesis/capstone; the second reader of the thesis/capstone will usually be a program faculty adviser, but not necessarily in all cases.

Students may choose any graduate course offered by the following departments:

Africana Studies
Anthropology
Art
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences
English
Health Sciences
History
Languages and Literatures
Latin American and Latino Studies
Mathematics
Middle and High School Education
Music, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Political Science
Sociology

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Arts and Humanities
The Social Sciences
The Natural Sciences
Independent Reading
Master's Thesis Preparation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Natural Sciences Liberal Arts View 179 other Masters in Natural Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree with at least a 3.0 grade point average or its foreign equivalent from an accredited college or university. In exceptional cases student with a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average below 3.0 may apply by special petition.
Submission of an autobiographical letter.
Two letters of recommendation.
Submission of a tentative course list related to the area intended to be pursued as a concentration.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

30780 USD / year

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Out-of-State

30780 USD / year

≈ 30780 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

16920 USD / year

≈ 16920 USD / year

Additional Details

Resident:

Full-time - $5,545/semester
Part-time - $470/credit

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 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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Comprehensive Examination

Students may choose any graduate course offered by the following departments:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

New York City

Funding

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