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Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges or universities with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum." [1] Although the genesis for what is known today as the liberal arts college began in Europe, [2] the term is commonly associated with the United States. Liberal arts colleges are found in countries all over the world as well. See the list ( link) of international members of the Association of American Colleges and Universities for other institutions offering liberal arts education programs.

A

Afghanistan

Australia

B

Bangladesh

Belgium

Bulgaria

C

Canada

Chile

China

Czech Republic

E

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

F

France

G

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

H

Hong Kong

Lingnan University

Hungary

I

India

Iraq

Israel

Italy

Indonesia

J

Japan

L

Lithuania

N

The Netherlands

Amsterdam University College

P

Pakistan

Philippines

Poland

R

Russia

S

Singapore

Yale-NUS College

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

T

Thailand

U

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

United States

References

  1. ^ "Liberal Arts: Encyclopædia Britannica Concise". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ Harriman, Philip (1935). "Antecedents of the Liberal Arts College". The Journal of Higher Education. 6 (2): 63–71. doi: 10.2307/1975506. JSTOR  1975506.
  3. ^ Scott, Peter (1995). The Meanings of Mass Higher Education. Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press.