At Antioch, we understand that different life experiences and professional accomplishments are what makes us unique. A self-designed concentration allows you to develop an individually-tailored curriculum that fits your particular interests and goals.
We help you find just the right combination of course offerings and learning opportunities, designed specifically for adult learners, and then work with you to develop a specific degree concentration that achieves the learning necessary to accomplish your goals. This degree is offered by AU Seattle. BA Liberal Studies students may elect to design their own academic concentration.
Students who choose the individualized option work with a degree committee composed of the student, their academic advisor, and two specialists in the area of concentration who could be other Antioch faculty members or professionals in the larger community.
For example, a student who studies psychology, art, and social justice may have committee members who are art therapists or are working in mental health clinics for disenfranchised people. These concentrations are shaped to personal interests and often cross disciplines.
The student proposes the name for their individualized concentration, which must be approved by the degree committee. Examples of individualized Areas of Concentration from recent graduates are:. Students work in close collaboration with faculty advisors, instructors, and other students to shape their studies.
