Liberal Arts and Sciences Tilburg University

Overview

University College Tilburg offers a Liberal Arts and Sciences program which combines different scientific disciplines to understand complex global issues and to look for creative solutions. 

Tilburg University 's Liberal Arts and Sciences programme will teach you more about this.

This small-scale and intensive program will intellectually challenge you, teach you to find creative solutions and sharpen your critical thinking. Throughout the program, you will have plenty of personal guidance from both your academic advisor and the professors who will provide you with feedback on your course work.

The Bachelor’s program in Liberal Arts and Sciences offers you a broad and interdisciplinary spectrum of courses. 

• In your first year, you will get acquainted with various academic disciplines within the social sciences and humanities: philosophy, law, sociology, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, politics, and economics. In the second part of the year, you choose your major.
• In the second year, you will integrate your disciplinary knowledge with interdisciplinary societal themes, tackling real-world problems together with students from the 3 different majors.

• Your third and final year is about application and impact. You broaden your perspective through a minor or exchange abroad, and bring your learning together in two complementary final projects: the Bachelor's Thesis and the Societal Capstone.

Career prospects

After graduating in Liberal Arts and Sciences, you will have received a well-rounded education, including academic skills that employers commonly cite as highly desirable. You will have the ability to adapt to a variety of tasks and changing work environments. 

Depending on your interests, focus and the Master's program you choose, you will then have a wide variety of options. Graduates of Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Tilburg pursue successful careers in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, as well as in research institutes.

Accreditation

Bachelor of Science / of Arts