Bachelor of Arts

==History==
The Bachelor of Arts degree has been prominent in academics for centuries. It influenced [[university|universities]] to begin focusing on broad topics such as [[algebra]], [[psychology]], [[biology]], [[art]], [[history]], and [[philosophy]].

This aspect of the BA degree has been consistent in its history. The Bachelor of Arts degree was formed out of the study of [[liberal arts education|liberal arts]].<ref name=":03"/><ref name=":5"/> ''Liberal art'' is a term that was applied to the study of many branches of learning such as [[grammar]], [[logic]], [[rhetoric]], [[arithmetic]], [[geometry]], [[astronomy]], and [[music]].<ref name=":5"/> The study of liberal arts started during the [[Middle Ages]]. During the [[Renaissance]], the term ''liberal'' ''art'' was meant to describe general studies more broadly.<ref name=":03"/><ref name=":5"/> This definition of liberal studies remains to this day.

In Japan and the United States, Bachelor of Arts degrees were historically given only by public or private institutions and colleges.<ref name=":03"/><ref name=":6"/>