Undergraduate Programs
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Exciting, compelling, innovative, engaging, challenging, immersive, collaborative — these are just some of the words graduates use to describe the Liberal Arts undergraduate programs at UL Lafayette.
We pride ourselves on preparing the best thinkers, speakers, writers, and doers in Louisiana. Our students and alumni think beyond boundaries and push the limits of their profession in new and exciting ways. That's what makes liberal arts graduates special; they’re ready to grab the future and make it theirs.
Anthropology
Using tools derived from all the social sciences, anthropologists delve into such diverse fields as forensics, genetics, phenotypes, personality development, and language and linguistics, as well as cultural, social, and political adaptation.
Concentrations: Archeology, Culture and Communication, and Forensic Anthropology
Criminal Justice
Students in the Criminal Justice Department will develop insight into law enforcement, ethics, police systems, the courts, corrections, forensics, and criminal investigations, as well as criminal psychology and behavior.
English
An undergraduate education in English enables students to read critically, to think analytically, to persuade effectively, and to readily understand different people’s cultures and values.
Concentrations: Creative Writing, Folklore, Linguistics, Literature, and Professional Writing
History
The study of History at UL Lafayette provides a broad and diversified curriculum to stimulate cultural awareness and refine personal perceptions of the cultural conditions of humankind.
Concentrations: American, European, Latin American, and Public History
Human Development and Family Science
Students in this program are trained to integrate knowledge of child and adolescent development, adult life stages, and human relations into service-oriented assistance in a variety of challenging careers and settings.
Mass Communication
The Mass Communication program at UL Lafayette studies the processes and environment of this vast and rapidly changing field.
Concentrations: Broadcasting, Media Advertising, and Journalism
Modern Languages
Studying other languages expands the student’s world view and brings other ways of life and culture into sharp focus, removing barriers to understanding.
Concentrations: French/Francophone and Spanish/Hispanic
Moving Image Arts
Moving Image Arts focuses on the study, production, and creative uses of moving images, including film and television, animation, video games, and interactive media.
Political Science
Political science is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives.
Concentrations: International Relations and Pre-law
Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind, including thought, feelings, and interactions. It is also the study of human and animal behavior, and the psychological, social, and biological processes related to that behavior.
Concentration: Pre-med
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Speech pathology and audiology are two separate but closely related professions that study communication disorders, which may occur from infancy through old age.
Sociology
Sociology focuses on human behavior in the context of culture and society. It seeks to understand human beings and social groups -- what they do and why they do it.
Concentration: Social Work
Strategic Communication
With your communication degree, you'll be prepared to help companies shape their brands, use social media and web communications for traditional media outlets, and bring your messages to wider audiences.
Concentrations: Advertising, Leadership Communication, and Public Relations