Bachelor of Liberal Arts

Learn how to approach complex topics such as the environment, poverty, governance, peace and conflict and education.

The Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA) program at UMass Lowell is an exciting interdisciplinary program that offers students the opportunity to design a personalized program of study in two disciplines from over 18 options.

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Chummeng Soun '19 Asian Studies, Digital Media

Chummeng Soun is documenting the traditional dances of his native Cambodia with support from the Center for Asian American Studies and the Southeast Asian Digital Archive.

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5/15/2019 Featured Story

Faculty Experts Brief Legislators on Climate Change

Faculty Experts Brief Legislators on Climate Change

The university’s Climate Change Initiative hosted members of the state’s House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change for a roundtable discussion on climate science and policy at which faculty members shared scientific research and expertise to help inform policy decisions.

5/15/2019 Featured Story
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Four Sisters Benefit from Their Parents' Long Road Here

Four Sisters Benefit from Their Parents' Long Road Here

UMass Lowell is no stranger to the Mai family, with four Mai sisters on campus now and their father, a double River Hawk whose journey from Cambodia to freedom was nothing short of harrowing. Theirs is an immigrant story for our times.

5/14/2019 Featured Story
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Symposium Showcases Student Research and Community Projects

Symposium Showcases Student Research and Community Projects

More than 280 students finished the academic year by presenting their work at the annual Student Research & Community Engagement Symposium. Many of the students’ research projects aimed to solve or engage real-world problems, from public health to violent crime.

5/9/2019 Featured Story
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UML Teams Up with Community on Southeast Asian Folktales Book

UML Teams Up with Community on Southeast Asian Folktales Book

Education, psychology and art faculty worked with community groups to collect folktales from four Southeast Asian countries and turn them into a book that can be used in the Lowell schools.

5/8/2019 Featured Story

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