In Europe
Liberal arts (as a degree program) is just beginning to establish itself in Europe. For example, University College Dublin offers the degree, one of the few universities in Europe which does. In the Netherlands, universities have opened constituent liberal arts colleges under the terminology university college since the late 1990s. It has been suggested that the liberal arts degree may become part of mainstream education provision in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other European countries. In 2010 the University of Winchester introduced its Modern Liberal Arts undergraduate program, the first of its kind in the UK. In 2012, University College London will begin its interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences BASc degree (which has kinship with the liberal arts model) with 80 students. The four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Freiburg is the first of its kind in Germany. It started in October 2012 with 78 students.
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