All sciences are interested in the understanding of the universe and humanity’s place in it; however, natural science is usually focused on helping students understand, through observation and experimentation, how energy and matter combine to affect the physical world.

Earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is an academic achievement upon completing a series of courses over the course of three or four years. The subjects that are studied in order to earn this degree vary widely under the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences.