At RMCAD we believe the liberal arts are the essential human context within which all art is made. Artists and designers who understand the essential ideas of civilization will make better decisions and have more to contribute. Our Liberal Studies Department teaches a full liberal arts curriculum, with instructors who are seasoned educators and professionals -- historians, writers, sociologists, scientists, humanists -- and who are passionate about what they teach. Faculty members strive to stretch and enrich students' perspectives of themselves and the world, through the study of and engagement in history, literature, the humanities, the social sciences and the physical sciences.