Message from the Director of Liberal Studies Graduate Programs

Georgetown University's Doctor of Liberal Studies program features an interdisciplinary curriculum rooted in human values and ethics. The program provides students with skills in perception, analysis, communications, and creative thinking, and teaches them how to successfully apply these skills throughout their time in the program and beyond. Courses span broad areas of the humanities, social and public policy, international affairs, religious studies, and the intersection of science, technology, and culture. Housed on Georgetown's main campus, this unique doctoral program offers small class sizes and specialized faculty attention. Two characteristics make this degree distinctive: its interdisciplinarity and its values basis.

Georgetown was the first university to offer a Doctor of Liberal Studies degree, and now, over a decade later, we have graduates who have published books, joined academia, and experienced other professional and personal successes. We welcome your interest in this innovative graduate program.

Charles McNelis, Ph.D.
Director of Liberal Studies Graduate Programs

24 results found for: Faculty

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    Charles McNelis

    Professor | Faculty Director - Graduate Liberal Studies Programs
    Charles McNelis is Faculty Director of Graduate Liberal Studies and Professor of Classics at Georgetown University.
  • Oliver Alwes

    Affiliate Class Coordinator- SCS Graduate Liberal Studies
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    Denise Bedford

    Adjunct Professor
    Dr. Denise Bedford is currently an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology program.
  • Guy Burnett

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    Dan Cautis

    Adjunct Lecturer- SCS - Graduate Liberal Studies Program
    Dan Cautis Dan Cautis was Associate Vice President at Georgetown University between 2006 and 2015.
  • Daniel Dreisbach

    Affiliate Lecturer- SCS Summer and Special Programs
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    Emily Francomano

    Professor of Spanish, Director of Global and Comparative Literature Program | Director of Global & Comparative Literature
    Emily C. Francomano is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of the Global and Comparative Literature Program.
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    James Giordano

    Professor Emeritus
    James Giordano, PhD, MPhil, is Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program, leads the Sub-program in Military Medical Ethics of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; is Special Advisor to the Brain Bank, and is Co-director of the ONeill-Pellegrino Program in Brain Science and Global Health Law and Policy at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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    Supriya Goswami

    Adjunct Lecturer - Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS)
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    Mark Gray

    Senior Research Associate
    Mark M. Gray is a Research Associate Professor at Georgetown University and the Director of CARA Catholic Polls at Georgetowns Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).
  • Terri Halperin

    Affiliate Adjunct Lecturer- SCS Summer and Special Programs
  • Kevin Hardwick

    Affiliate Lecturer- SCS Summer and Special Programs