{"id":5,"date":"2018-03-28T13:44:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:45:51","slug":"college-of-liberal-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Liberal Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tFuture Students\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Knowledge combines with creativity in McNeese&#8217;s College of Liberal Arts. Whether you&#8217;re interested in studying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/\">graphic design<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/criminal-justice\/\">criminal justice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/family-science\/\">family science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/liberal-studies#concentrations\">philosophy<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/music#concentrations\">piano performance<\/a> (and everything in between), you&#8217;ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n<p>Our seven departments offer a variety of degree programs intended to challenge and inspire you, encourage your self-expression and critical thinking skills and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/prep-for-law-school\/\">prepare you for law school<\/a>. In addition to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcneesebands.com\/\">band program<\/a> and performance and exhibition spaces, our college offers many internship, research and scholarship opportunities to make sure you&#8217;re prepared to pursue your career after you graduate, no matter what field.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/admissions\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Apply Here<\/b>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tLearn More\n<h3>\n\t\t\tOur Degree Programs\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">English and Foreign Languages<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/ba-english\/\">Bachelor of Arts in English<\/a> degree offers concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/ba-english#concentrations\">Comparative Literature<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/ba-english#concentrations\">English Education Grades 6-12<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/ba-english#concentrations\">Foreign Languages and Literatures<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=97&amp;poid=59157\">Literature<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/ba-english#concentrations\">Writing<\/a>\n<p><strong>Master&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/ma-english\/\">Master of Arts in English<\/a><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/graduate\/creative-writing\/\">Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing<\/a> offers concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/graduate\/creative-writing#concentrations\">Fiction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/graduate\/creative-writing#concentrations\">Poetry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">General Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Associate Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Associate of General Studies features concentrations in:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=90&amp;poid=54143\">Applied and Natural Sciences<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=90&amp;poid=54300\">Arts and Humanities<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=90&amp;poid=54301\">Behavioral Sciences<\/a>\n<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/general-studies\/\">Bachelor of General Studies<\/a> offers concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/general-studies#concentrations\">Applied and Natural Sciences<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=97&amp;poid=59378\">Applied English and Professional Writing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/general-studies#concentrations\">Arts and Humanities<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/general-studies#concentrations\">Behavioral Sciences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">History<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/history\/\">Bachelor of Arts in History<\/a> offers concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/history\">General History<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=97&amp;poid=59385\">Public History<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/history#concentrations\">Social Studies Education Grades 6-12<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\">Journalism and Mass Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/mass-communications\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication<\/a> features concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/mass-communications\/#concentrations\">Journalism<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/mass-communications\/#concentrations\">Public Relations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/mass-communications\/#concentrations\">Integrated Digital Media<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/mass-communications\/#concentrations\">Sports and Entertainment Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Music and Performing Arts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/music\/\">Bachelor of Music in Music<\/a> offers<br \/>\nconcentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=97&amp;poid=59393\">Music Production<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/music#concentrations\">Instrumental Performance<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/music#concentrations\">Piano Performance<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/music#concentrations\">Vocal Performance<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/instrumental-k-12\">Music Education &#8211; Instrumental Grades K-12<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/music#concentrations\">Music Education &#8211; Vocal Grades K-12<\/a>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Humanities<\/a> offers a concentration in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/theatre-arts\/\">Theatre Arts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Political Science and Criminal Justice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/criminal-justice\/\">Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice<\/a><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/political-science\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Political Science<\/a> features concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mcneese.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=90&amp;poid=55659\">Environmental Policy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/political-science\/\">General Political Science<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/political-science\/\">Political Philosophy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/liberal\/political-science\/\">Pre-Law<\/a>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Humanities<\/a> also features a concentration in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/#concentrations\">Pre-Law<\/a><\/p>\n<strong>Master&#8217;s Degrees<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/graduate\/criminal-justice\/\">Master of Science in Criminal Justice<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">Sociology and Humanities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Humanities <\/a>offers concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/#concentrations\">General Humanities<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/#concentrations\">Geography<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/#concentrations\">Philosophy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/#concentrations\">Pre-Law<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/theatre-arts\/\">Theatre Arts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/humanities\/#concentrations\">Women and Gender Studies<\/a>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/sociology\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Sociology<\/a> offers concentrations in:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/sociology\/\">General Sociology<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/family-science\/\">Family Science<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\">Visual Arts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/\">Bachelor of Arts in Art<\/a> features concentrations in:<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Ceramics<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Drawing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Graphic Design<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Painting<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Photography<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Printmaking<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/art\/#concentrations\">Ceramics\/Art Education Grades K-12<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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