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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James Wilson Joutras '19 Liberal Arts – Digital Media and Theatre Arts

James Joutras came to UMass Lowell to discover himself. His experiences instilled confidence – and took him to Japan, where he plans to work after graduation.

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7/31/2020 Featured Story

Students Say They’re More Than a Number in Economics Department

Students Say They’re More Than a Number in Economics Department

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently found that the students in the Economics Department at UMass Lowell are more racially and ethnically diverse than in 99 percent of economics programs across the country. Students liken the department to a family.

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Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Research Project

Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Research Project

The UMass Lowell Library’s Center for Lowell History has created a research guide on a forgotten group of people from the city’s industrial past: the overseers who managed the workers on the factory floors for the wealthy mill owners.

7/13/2020 Featured Story
7/10/2020 Featured Story

Professor Examines Ethics of Biomedical Research on Soldiers

Professor Examines Ethics of Biomedical Research on Soldiers

Asst. Prof. of Philosophy Nicholas Evans has won a $209,749 grant to study the ethics of conducting research into biomedical enhancements on members of the military. The three-year grant from The Greenwall Foundation comes with an appointment as a Faculty Scholar in Bioethics.

7/10/2020 Featured Story
7/9/2020 Featured Story

Assoc. Prof. of English Keith Mitchell Awarded Manning Teaching Prize

Assoc. Prof. of English Keith Mitchell Awarded Manning Teaching Prize

A teacher changed Assoc. Prof. Keith Mitchell’s life, setting him on the path to become a professor of American and African American literature. Now Mitchell’s passion for the classroom has been recognized with the 2020 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

7/9/2020 Featured Story

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