# Liberal Arts Education

**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/liberal-arts
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics

## **A Journey Toward Excellence**

From courses in literature and philosophy to science and mathematics, the liberal arts education at AUC challenges students to think deeply and critically about the world around them. Through a diverse array of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, and experiential learning opportunities, students gain a deep understanding of their chosen fields of study and are prepared to tackle complex problems with creativity and innovation.

[Learn more about liberal arts education](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/liberal-arts/about)

- ### 

  students enrolled in the core courses per semester
- ### 

  Academy of Liberal Arts faculty members
- ### 

  students taking courses in the Academy of Liberal Arts
- ### 

  Academy of Liberal Arts courses offered on average per semester

/

## Academy of Liberal Arts

With a focus on helping students seamlessly transition into the American-style, liberal arts experience, AUC’s Academy of Liberal Arts empowers students to challenge their intellectual boundaries, expand their linguistic competencies and develop crucial skills in effective reasoning, reading, writing and self-expression. By emphasizing critical thinking, cross-disciplinary learning and a global perspective, we prepare students for a lifetime of success. And our extracurricular activities and centers foster creativity, leadership and community service, enabling students to become engaged citizens who are equipped to tackle the complex challenges of the 21st century.

- [Academy of Liberal Arts](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/liberal-arts/academy)
- [Celebrating 10 Years of Academic Excellence](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/liberal-arts/academy/academic-excellence)

## AUC’s Liberal Arts Experience

- [### The Core Curriculum

  The Core Curriculum is the heart of the liberal arts experience. Students will cast their net of learning wide, engaging in a broad range of class topics.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/core-curriculum)
- [### Academic Community Engagement

  Academic Community Engagement (ACE) integrates community knowledge so faculty can provide students with a more comprehensive and relevant learning experience.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/academic-community-engagement)
- [### Undergraduate Research

  AUC helps students transform their best ideas into outstanding solutions — starting almost as soon as they arrive on campus.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/research/undergraduate-research)
- [### Common Reading Experience

  All new first-year students will embark together on an academic-based experience that will set high expectations for students at the beginning of their scholarly journeys.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/common-reading-experience)
- [### Mohamed Taymour Writing and Communication Center

  The center offers one-on-one consultations with trained tutors who can help you improve your writing and communication skills.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/mohamed-taymour-writing-and-communication-center)
- [### Academic Advising Center

  The Academic Advising Center provides individualized support to undecided students, helping them navigate through the different academic programs and career paths available at AUC.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/academic-advising-center)

## Academic Departments

Throughout their liberal arts education at AUC, students will work closely with some of AUC’s world-class faculty and academic departments.

- [Rhetoric and Composition](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/rhetoric-and-composition)
- [English Language Instruction](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/english-language-instruction)
- [Arabic Language Instruction](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/arabic-language-instruction)

## Explore Our Arabic Programs

Students can explore all the Arabic language programs offered by AUC and find the best fit for them and their academic journey.

- [Explore the Programs](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/arabic-language-instruction)

## Outreach Programs

AUC offers a range of outreach programs to help students begin an immersive University experience even before they arrive on campus.

- [Summer@AUC](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/summeratauc)
- [Winter@AUC](https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/winteratauc)

> A liberal arts university is a safe space for young people to develop the necessary informed critical perspectives and solution-oriented mindsets that allow them to participate positively and articulately in civic discourse and civic life.

Yasmine Motawy

Senior Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Composition

Become a
Global Pioneer

- [Apply](https://www.applyweb.com/auc/index.ftl)
- [Visit](https://www.aucegypt.edu/campus-tours)
- [Request Info](https://aucegypta.my.salesforce-sites.com/requestforinformation?LeadSource=Web)