INDV 140 - Truman Seminar in the Liberal Arts and Sciences

“Truman State University is the premier public liberal arts and sciences university of Missouri!” You have heard this before, but what does that mean? To begin your career at Truman, this class sets out to explore and explain how the liberal arts and sciences have historically been defined, what their purposes have been, and how they have applied in a university setting. Throughout the semester, this discussion-based course aims to help you to answer the following questions: “What in the world are the liberal arts and sciences?’ “What do the liberal arts and sciences have to do with me?” I’ll never use this again, why do I have to take this course?” and “I want to be a(n) _______when I grow up, why can’t I just take more courses in my major?” The class is graded pass/fail.

Credits: 1 hour
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences graduation requirement.