Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

"I like the flexibility and versatility of computational media in that students can pursue many different routes from the knowledge they obtain." Read more

"I believe there’s nothing better than CM when it comes to understanding every part of the creation of interactive digital pieces, as no other major helps you simultaneously develop both your skill as a designer and as a programmer, to see a problem like an artist and a programmer, and lately merging those perspectives into something innovative and insightful." Read more

"We live in a world of new technologies, so it is impossible to isolate Liberal Arts from science. I find the IAC does an excellent job of integrating the past, present, and future of technology and culture." Read more

"Many companies now look for people who can quantify measurements backed by numbers and future forecasts. Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College has given me this skill set, plus a host of humanities courses that will make me uniquely marketable." Read more

"I know I want to be involved in Georgia politics when I graduate, and I chose to study Economics and International affairs at Tech purposefully for this reason." Read more

"I have not had a single HTS class I have not enjoyed, and one thing I have enjoyed about all these classes is the ability to connect with the professor both in class and out of class. They are all experts in their fields and really do their best to instill a love of their subject in the students they teach." Read more

"I chose Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech primarily because it allowed me to explore my lifelong love of history in a completely different way than I ever had before. I was always used to pure history classes; but at Tech, we are exposed to aspects of the major (the Science, Technology, and Medicine core) that force us to view history in a scientific and technological light." Read more

"I love to read and study about the past – the way certain people, events, and extraneous influences created and molded the past. I think that learning the past is essential to learn how to better shape the future." Read more

“Application is more interesting to me than pure theory. I felt the opportunities available to me at Georgia Tech greatly outnumbered those elsewhere; as a premier research institution, Tech has countless contacts both domestically and abroad, and I wanted to take advantage of those relationships.” Read more

"Studying abroad gives you a firsthand look at how other countries' governments and institutions work, and it also gives you a greater overall global awareness." Read more

"Studying international affairs at Georgia Tech is like looking at the human condition on an entirely different level, a level that I find is unique to the Ivan Allen College and highly rewarding." Read more

“You come to Tech make a difference in the world. Being a liberal arts major at Georgia Tech lets me keep a close connection to technology, while still getting the effective education I'll need to make myself valuable in the policy arena.” Read more

"Here, I get the best of both worlds. My professors are awesome! They conduct award-winning research, have worked in the field for years, and are always willing to share their infinite wisdom." Read more

"It wasn’t so much that I chose Liberal Arts here at Georgia Tech, but more so that Liberal Arts chose me. My strengths and interests are so diverse, that it’s hard to label them in any one category to study. Liberal Arts just seem like the natural way to go because it covers a little bit of everything. Although Georgia Tech is primarily recognized for its dominance in the engineering field, the Liberal Arts experience here is like no other program in the country." Read more