Liberal Studies, BA

Introduction

The Community Leadership and Civic Engagement (CLCE) concentration is an interdisciplinary concentration within Stockton’s Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (LIBA) degree. It is designed for students interested in becoming leaders and shapers of governmental, cultural, environmental, or humanities-based institutions. It combines a core set of General Studies classes with a range of disciplinary courses drawn from across the University, allowing students to operationalize their individualized learning plan in community-engaged ways. Through incorporation of internships, independent studies, and service-learning experiences, students can take advantage of experiential learning opportunities in Atlantic City and County, translate academic learning into real-world experiences, and develop the knowledge, skills, and values central to community leadership and engagement. 

Requirements

To become a LIBA/CLCE major, students must work with their advisor to prepare a proposal for multidisciplinary study and must have that proposal approved by the CLCE convener and the dean of General Studies. 

Like any Stockton degree, a LIBA/CLCE degree must show coherence, breadth of education, and depth of study in a particular area. In addition, it must incorporate CLCE-designated courses.  Courses designated as CLCE courses focus on operationalized learning (community-engagement, experiential learning, project-based learning, service learning, independent studies, and internships).

Although proposals resembling an existing degree program may be approved, the LIBA/CLCE major may not replicate or replace an established program in another school.  Students pursuing a specific career or graduate study will be advised to solicit and consider the advice of faculty in similar or related disciplines and programs. Proposals will be reviewed by the preceptor, the LIBA convener, and the dean of General Studies. The student should also plan for a senior project that will provide a capstone for the program and an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. 

The CLCE concentration under LIBA requires students to take two courses required of all LIBA students.  (Note: both courses have cognates in the CLCE curriculum.)

• GEN 1032/2250 - Introduction to Liberal Studies

• GEN 2248 - Perspectives on Civic Engagement OR GEN 3851 Service Learning 

Students in the LIBA/CLCE concentration will work closely with their preceptors and faculty mentors, as the current LIBA structure requires, to devise an individualized program of study that includes a selection of 4 additional core courses from the list below, classes which emphasize the knowledge, skills and values of engagement, leadership, and service.

Select up to two courses at the 2000-level, and at least two courses from the 3000/4000-level (sample) electives below, for a total of four courses. 

Full details about the curriculum are accessible on the CLCE website.