{"id":87,"date":"2019-07-29T21:40:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T21:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:52:47","slug":"language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/","title":{"rendered":"English, Modern Languages, &amp; Cultural Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"87\" class=\"elementor elementor-87\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b556d5c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b556d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-id=\"c25838a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, MODERN LANGUAGES, &amp; CULTURAL STUDIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de6e093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de6e093\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d7e928\" data-id=\"4d7e928\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd76c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd76c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The English program offers courses in five areas of concentration (children\u2019s and young adult literature, creative writing, film studies, literary studies, and rhetoric\/professional writing) that lead to a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree. The program in English aims to prepare students for graduate school, professional school, and careers in fields where effective communications skills are required. Programs in English also support the University\u2019s mission to deliver \u201caccredited degree programs and comprehensive learning experiences to prepare students for regional and global professions.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-493e553 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"493e553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df7106e\" data-id=\"df7106e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bd14b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bd14b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1193e8\" data-id=\"d1193e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9464b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9464b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HERE'S WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ce219 elementor-testimonial--layout-image_above elementor-testimonial--skin-bubble elementor-testimonial--mobile-align-left elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"c1ce219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:&quot;3000&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As an English major at Nicholls, I always felt that my professors were dedicated to my success. Being an online student, I never felt that I could not reach out to them when I needed help. My courses were set up to teach me valuable lessons that would prepare me for a host of professional careers. Had it not been for the amazing faculty and staff of the English department at Nicholls, I would not have reached this life-changing milestone!\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/11\/IMG_2268-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmine Bell\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/400;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jasmine Bell<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">English - Creative Writing Major<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I\u2019m so grateful that I got to become an English major with Nicholls State\u2019 English department. The faculty has always been so caring and eager to help students become the best versions of themselves. Not only did my classes seek to challenge and engage in thoughtful ways, department activities and clubs did a great job at making things interesting outside of the classroom, from reading events to creative writing meetings. My experiences with the Humanities Symposium were particularly enriching and got me all the way to SAMLA 91 in Atlanta, where I presented my work. Absolutely proud that I got to call Nicholls English department my home, knowing it has been foundational for my becoming a better academic, and a better person.\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-30-at-10.36.34-AM-400x360.png\" alt=\"Caitlin Jones\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/360;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Caitlin Jones<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">English -  Literary Studies Major<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"My name is Brenden Carroll, an English Major with a Concentration in Creative Writing, but for my graduate education I will actually be pursuing a law degree. English is a great undergraduate degree for it! My journey at Nicholls has been an easy-going and friendly one, especially with regards to my home-sweet English Department. Not only have I found a talented, friendly group of writers, but also a staff that loves to check in on all of our progress and maturity. It\u2019s been a long four years, but I\u2019ve met great role models whose passion for what they do helped me on my way. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/04\/F5F62BA3-DA6A-4F52-8AFA-20AC9D69041F-267x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Brenden Carroll\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 267px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 267\/400;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Brenden Carroll<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">English - Creative Writing 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elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18c09e8\" data-id=\"18c09e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e680a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e680a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HERE'S WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6c4f4 elementor-testimonial--layout-image_left elementor-testimonial--mobile-align-left elementor-testimonial--align-left elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As an English major at Nicholls, I always felt that my professors were dedicated to my success. Being an online student, I never felt that I could not reach out to them when I needed help. My courses were set up to teach me valuable lessons that would prepare me for a host of professional careers. Had it not been for the amazing faculty and staff of the English department at Nicholls, I would not have reached this life-changing milestone!\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Jasmine Bell<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">English - Creative Writing Major<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/11\/IMG_2268-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmine Bell\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/400;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I\u2019m so grateful that I got to become an English major with Nicholls State\u2019 English department. The faculty has always been so caring and eager to help students become the best versions of themselves. Not only did my classes seek to challenge and engage in thoughtful ways, department activities and clubs did a great job at making things interesting outside of the classroom, from reading events to creative writing meetings. My experiences with the Humanities Symposium were particularly enriching and got me all the way to SAMLA 91 in Atlanta, where I presented my work. Absolutely proud that I got to call Nicholls English department my home, knowing it has been foundational for my becoming a better academic, and a better person.\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Caitlin Jones<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">English -  Literary Studies Major<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-30-at-10.36.34-AM-400x360.png\" alt=\"Caitlin Jones\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/360;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"My name is Brenden Carroll, an English Major with a Concentration in Creative Writing, but for my graduate education I will actually be pursuing a law degree. English is a great undergraduate degree for it! My journey at Nicholls has been an easy-going and friendly one, especially with regards to my home-sweet English Department. Not only have I found a talented, friendly group of writers, but also a staff that loves to check in on all of our progress and maturity. It\u2019s been a long four years, but I\u2019ve met great role models whose passion for what they do helped me on my way. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Brenden Carroll<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">English - Creative Writing Major<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/04\/F5F62BA3-DA6A-4F52-8AFA-20AC9D69041F-267x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Brenden Carroll\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 267px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 267\/400;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-042e8de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"042e8de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-841a8b4\" data-id=\"841a8b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3ebe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3ebe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY MAJOR IN ENGLISH?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9b108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c9b108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Here are the advantages of pursuing a degree or minor from the Department of English, Modern Languages, &amp; Cultural Studies:<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li>Get a strong background in traditional English, American, and World Literature.<\/li><li>Increase your marketability with communication skills and\/or a second language.<\/li><li>Study abroad in English, French, and Spanish.<\/li><li>Learn in small classes <em>all<\/em> taught by faculty holding the M.A., M.F.A., or the Ph.D.&#8211;no teaching assistants and no mega-sections.<\/li><li>Take special interest courses like Sports Literature, <em>Harry Potter<\/em>, Irish and\/or Gothic Literature, Banned Books, and many more. These courses are offered at the 200 level to attract students from across the university.<\/li><li>Take courses virtually, in computer classrooms, or in regular lecture classrooms.<\/li><li>Be mentored by faculty who understand that advising is not just scheduling.<\/li><li>Connect with people across barriers of language, culture, and history.<\/li><li>Become a valuable asset in a global economy.<\/li><\/ul><p>And don\u2019t forget to fill out your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/career\/four-year-career-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Four-Year Career Plan<\/strong><\/a> from Nicholls Career Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b6224 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b6224\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-739906c\" data-id=\"739906c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21128c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21128c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEGREE PROGRAMS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7fa4a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7fa4a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4047e61\" data-id=\"4047e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c16d09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c16d09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc57f85\" data-id=\"dc57f85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4ca8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce4ca8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bachelor of Arts in English (Major)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084e29c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"084e29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mission of the <strong>Bachelor of Arts in English program<\/strong> is to offer courses in five areas of concentration (creative writing, film studies, literary studies, rhetoric\/professional writing, and children\u2019s and young adult literature) that lead to a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree. The program in English aims to prepare students for graduate school, professional school, and careers in fields where effective communications skills are required. Programs in English also support the university\u2019s mission to deliver \u201caccredited degree programs and comprehensive learning experiences to prepare students for regional and global professions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Bachelor of Arts English Concentrations available in:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fea512c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fea512c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a617073\" data-id=\"a617073\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be1813 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0be1813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/childrens-young-adult-literature\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Children's &amp; Young Adult Literature<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-303e7d2\" data-id=\"303e7d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f734e elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39f734e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/creative-writing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Creative Writing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90cb0c0\" data-id=\"90cb0c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d19e68 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d19e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/film-studies-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Film Studies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfe98b3\" data-id=\"dfe98b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7777a49 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7777a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/literary-studies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Literary Studies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e3d59a\" data-id=\"8e3d59a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192c143 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"192c143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/writing-and-rhetoric-enwr\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Writing &amp; Rhetoric<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce7466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ce7466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9b562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd9b562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The <strong>Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program<\/strong> provides students with opportunities to design a course of study that draws cross-disciplinary connections among disciplines to help them realize their academic, personal, and professional aspirations. Because students are required to demonstrate depth in an academic area and to take courses in oral and written communication and the humanities, the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies provides an interdisciplinary emphasis that prepares students for entry into postgraduate studies and the professional world with a global focus. The program also cultivates greater opportunities for service learning and leadership initiatives across all disciplines and coordinates campus-wide development of interdisciplinary minors and activities available to all majors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b55ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b55ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate of General Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5e890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc5e890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The <strong>Associate of General Studies program<\/strong> meets the needs of exploratory students who have yet to decide upon a major and those students who may not be able to commit to a four-year program because of financial or personal challenges. The program offers an avenue for students to complete their general education courses while exploring four-year programs, as well as associated career possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7382d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7382d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students can also earn a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education with a concentration in English or French Education through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/teacher-education\/\">Department of Teacher Education<\/a>.<\/p><p>*** To view a detailed list of our English Degree program Concentration Requirements, along with a Suggested Course Sequence, click<strong>\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2022-2023\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be63eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be63eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990878b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990878b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">African-American Studies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Bayou Studies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Children&#8217;s\u00a0 &amp; Young Adult Literature<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Creative Writing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">English<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Film Studies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">French<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Humanities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Literary Studies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Professional Writing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/college-of-liberal-arts\/languages_and_literature\/\">Spanish<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-792e11e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"792e11e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf1ed0d\" data-id=\"cf1ed0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df957f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3df957f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HAVE QUESTIONS? CONTACT A DEPARTMENT ADVISOR:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8598ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8598ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dba21a9\" data-id=\"dba21a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d3ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95d3ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-todd-kennedy\/\"><strong>Dr. Todd Kennedy<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <strong>Film Studies Advisor<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-j-patrick-perkins\/\"><strong>Dr. Patrick Perkins<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 <strong>Athletics Advisor<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-kathy-conner\/\">Dr. Kathy Conner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-jaclyn-stephens\/\">Dr. Jacyln Stephens <\/a><\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Creative Writing Advisors<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"mailto:alexis.fabrizio@nicholls.edu\">Dr. Alex Fabrizio<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:scott.banville@nicholls.edu\">Dr. Scott Banville <\/a><\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Literary Studies Advisors<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-j-bryant-smith\/\"><strong>Dr. Bryant Smith <\/strong><\/a>\u2013 <strong>Foreign Languages Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92cbcaa\" data-id=\"92cbcaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b8042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b8042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/ali-cortez\/\">Ms. Ali Cortez<\/a><\/strong> \u2013<strong> Children&#8217;s &amp; Young Adult Literature<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-scott-banville\/\">Dr. Scott Banville\u00a0 <\/a><\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Undergraduate\u00a0Advising Department Coordinator and Nicholls Online Advisor<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-erick-piller\/\"><strong>Dr. Erick Piller<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 <strong>Writing and Rhetoric Advisor<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/karen-cheramie\/\"><strong>Ms. Karen Cheramie<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <strong>Interdisciplinary Studies Program Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83562ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83562ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c537d0\" data-id=\"1c537d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dba8a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dba8a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c793afc\" data-id=\"c793afc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c88601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c88601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Interdisciplinary Studies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88b077f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88b077f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1de7067\" data-id=\"1de7067\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac77f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ac77f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is Interdisciplinary Studies?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><p>There are several myths about Interdisciplinary Studies degrees. One is that switching to an Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum from another major will somehow allow a student to graduate earlier. This is not necessarily true. As with any other curriculum switch, a student may lose or gain hours with each change. The outcome of a switch depends on several factors such as the time in a student\u2019s career when the switch is made.<\/p><p>What all of this is saying is that an Interdisciplinary Studies degree is a degree all to its own, with certain strengths and weaknesses just like other degrees. For many students, understanding a degree\u2019s strength is as simple as understanding a chosen field. You know that after you graduate in accounting, accounting is your chosen field. You leave college assuming that the world of work and the professions will assume that your training is in accounting. Thus, there is a strength \u2014 a presumption that you are an \u201caccounting person.\u201d But there is also a weakness \u2014 the presumption that all you know is accounting.<\/p><p>So it is with Interdisciplinary Studies. There are weaknesses with the degree and strengths, especially when others are interpreting what you supposedly know.<\/p><p>However, it is true that Interdisciplinary Studies students, as a rule, are at a bit of a disadvantage from the start because they have no obvious major field of study, no \u201cmajor name.\u201d An Interdisciplinary Studies student must be ready for the question, \u201cJust what is your degree in, anyway?\u201d<\/p><p><em>How is an Interdisciplinary Studies student to answer this question?<\/em><\/p><p>More than any other student, an Interdisciplinary Studies student must give consideration to the degree itself, must be ready to explain the strengths and the concentration of knowledge to the outside world. This preparation is best done with a thorough understanding of what you\u2019ve studied for four or five years. While the Interdisciplinary Studies \u201ccapstone\u201d course\u00a0<strong>IDST 410<\/strong>\u00a0is designed to help you understand your degree and to prepare for the world that awaits you after college, there are a few things you should think about before taking that course.<\/p><p>First, let\u2019s look at what you\u2019ve been studying in order to see where your strengths lie.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Knowledge You Have as a B.I.S. Graduate<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\"><p><strong>Knowledge You Have as B.I.S. Graduates:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>General Education University requirements<\/li><li>Fine Arts (3 hours)<\/li><li>English (12 hours) writing, research, upper-level writing, literature<\/li><li>History (3 hours)<\/li><li>Math (6 hours)<\/li><li>Natural Sciences (9 hours)<\/li><li>Social Sciences (6 hours) sociology, psychology, government, geography, economics<\/li><li>University Studies (1 hour)<\/li><li>Computer Literacy (2 hours)<\/li><li>Oral Communication (3 hours)<\/li><li>Interdisciplinary Studies requirements<\/li><li>Intercultural studies humanities elective (3 hours)<\/li><li>Humanities (9 hours)<\/li><li>IDST 410 Senior Seminar (3 hours)<\/li><li>Demonstration of educational depth in an area with at least an overall C average. This depth is most easily demonstrated by way of an academic minor of at least 18 hours, 9 hours of which are at the 300-level or above. For graduation purposes, this academic depth must be approved by the Interdisciplinary Studies department head.<\/li><\/ul><p>After taking a close look at your studies, you can see that you have \u201cmajored\u201d in a general university education. You have also chosen to concentrate in a certain field to the extent that you have a minor or have demonstrated educational depth in that field.\u00a0 What you may not realize is that your \u201cgeneral university major\u201d has another name at other schools. At many universities, students can major in an area called \u201cLiberal Arts.\u201d A Liberal Arts major is someone who can be presumed to have liberal arts as a field of study.<\/p><p>After leaving a university, liberal arts majors are ready to find jobs where communication and problem-solving skills are needed. They are ready to find jobs where employers are looking for all-around \u201cuniversity thinkers.\u201d<\/p><p>Let\u2019s take a closer look at what a Liberal Arts major is.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Definition of Liberal Arts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\"><p><strong>Liberal Arts:<\/strong>\u00a0studies in the humanities, mathematics, and the social and natural sciences as distinct from professional or technical subjects.<\/p><p>Not only is there a dictionary definition of liberal arts, but there is also a website designed by people who think that a strong liberal arts degree is the very essence of a valuable college education. The influence of this kind of thinking is found at most universities because all students are required to take \u201ccore courses\u201d in liberal arts in order to graduate. All students at Nicholls do just that. All students are required to take \u201cGeneral Education\u201d courses. These courses are based in the liberal arts.<\/p><p>It might be said that an Interdisciplinary Studies graduate has majored in an overall university education based on the liberal arts curriculum.<\/p><p>Those of you who are interested should click on the website below and visit the national liberal arts site for the organization known as\u00a0<em>The American Academy for Liberal Education<\/em>. The words found there will help Interdisciplinary Studies students explain the strengths of their degree.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aale.org\/\">www.aale.org<\/a><\/p><p>The pages that follow are taken from this website. Take a look at what is being said. Your liberal arts degree comes with skills that many employers are looking for.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">From \u201cWhat Good is a Liberal Education? The AALE\u2019s (The American Academy for Liberal Education) New Assessment Model\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\"><p>The Academy\u2019s Mission, General Education and Curriculum, and Teaching and Educational Resources standards seek to ensure that accredited institutions provide their students with the educational means and opportunities essential for developing the characteristics of a liberally educated person. The Academy\u2019s unique Liberal Learning Assessment standards invite institutions to reflect and report on the ways their educational programs actually foster the growth and flourishing of such characteristics in their students. Chief among these characteristics are the ability to reason and communicate effectively, possession of a certain breadth and depth of knowledge, and a love of learning.<\/p><p>The Academy\u2019s Liberal Learning Assessment standards do not prescribe specific methods or instruments for assessing student learning. They seek, instead, to identify certain key characteristics of intellectual and personal achievement in liberal learning \u2013 Effective Reasoning, Broad and Deep Learning, and the Inclination to Inquire \u2013 and then to suggest some clear indicators or criteria of achievement. These characteristics, along with their associated indicators and criteria, should be recognizable across a broad spectrum of liberal education models.<\/p><h3><strong>Standard One \u2013 Effective Reasoning<\/strong><\/h3><p>An education in the liberal arts always seeks to develop students\u2019 abilities to recognize and to think clearly about important issues and questions. The ability to reason effectively includes certain foundational skills or abilities (e.g., fluency in reading, writing, and oral communication, mastery of the basic principles of logical, mathematical, and scientific reasoning), as well as higher-order capacities for formulating, analyzing, integrating, and applying arguments and information.<\/p><h3><strong>Standard Two \u2013 Broad and Deep Learning<\/strong><\/h3><p>A liberally educated person should possess a rich fund of meaningful knowledge, as well as the ability to compare and integrate new or different areas of knowledge in fruitful ways. An institution\u2019s general education curriculum should impart a broad foundational knowledge of the various liberal arts and sciences. Students should also experience the depth of learning that comes from a sustained, progressive exploration of the distinct modes of inquiry belonging to one or more of the major disciplines. Through such studies or their equivalents, students acquire the ability to relate disparate parts of the curriculum to one another, as well as to integrate knowledge gained across different fields of study.<\/p><h3><strong>Standard Three \u2013 The Inclination to Inquire<\/strong><\/h3><p>An education in the liberal arts and sciences is more than the mere accumulation of knowledge and skills. It fosters and encourages the student\u2019s desire for seeking out and acquiring important knowledge and skills, both for their own sake and for the good they contribute to our common and individual lives. For this reason, a disposition for asking incisive and insightful questions and for pursuing enriching and useful skills is perhaps the surest sign of a liberally educated mind.<\/p><h3><strong>Effective Reasoning:<\/strong><\/h3><p>The student should demonstrate:<\/p><ul><li>the foundational abilities of effective reasoning; fluency in reading, writing, and oral communication; basic principles of logical, mathematical and scientific reasoning<\/li><li>the ability to frame reasonable arguments, support them with relevant evidence, analyze arguments rationally and anticipate likely counter-arguments<\/li><li>the ability to recognize, evaluate, and integrate new information into existing frameworks of knowledge; and adapt those frameworks as necessary<\/li><li>the ability to engage in reasoned and sustained discussions of important issues or questions; and to elucidate orally and in writing different or opposing perspectives<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Broad and Deep Learning:<\/strong><\/h3><p>The student should show:<\/p><ul><li>a rich fund of meaningful knowledge<\/li><li>a familiarity with essential knowledge; principles and methods of various disciplines<\/li><li>a thorough grasp of basic knowledge, principles, and methods of one of the major disciplines<\/li><li>the ability to relate disparate areas or disciplines of the arts and sciences to one another<\/li><li>a general grasp of the principles, history, and workings of liberal and democratic institutions; proven ability to take up responsibilities and privileges of liberal and democratic citizenship<\/li><li>an ability to discuss salient issues of Western history, and a habit of bringing relevant knowledge of past thought and events to bear on contemporary questions<\/li><li>an appreciation for the political and cultural history of at least one non-Western culture<\/li><li>the ability to communicate effectively in a foreign language<\/li><li>an acquaintance with scientific and technological knowledge and development, and a basic understanding of their ethical\/philosophical implications.<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>The Inclination to Inquire<\/strong><\/h3><p>The student should demonstrate:<\/p><ul><li>a disposition to ask incisive and insightful questions and for pursuing enriching and useful knowledge and skills<\/li><li>the development of a reflective and inquisitive turn of mind, one that actively weighs the judgments put to it; the ability to bring to bear the knowledge and skills acquired in academic pursuits to important issues; development of a personally significant and continually examined perspective on answers to the questions, \u201cWhat is the good life?\u201d \u201cWhat is the common good?\u201d and \u201cWhat is the best social order?\u201d<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Resume Writing<\/strong><\/h3><p>Resumes generally stress a person\u2019s education in light of specific skills and areas of intense study. The skills for Interdisciplinary Studies students are those skills listed by the the American Academy for Liberal Education. Students who stress these skills on their resumes will find that employers are always looking for \u201cliberal arts people.\u201d Sometimes, students might have to show employers the proper way to interpret a liberal-arts-based resume. But that\u2019s the purpose of all resumes: It\u2019s the students\u2019 responsibility to show that they are ready to put communication and problem-solving skills to work.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd84b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecd84b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-221bf09\" data-id=\"221bf09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240\/323;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f0fedd\" data-id=\"7f0fedd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3dde1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3dde1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Dr. Erick Piller<br \/><\/strong><\/h5><p>Dr. Erick Piller is one of Nicholls&#8217; most engaged and dynamic faculty members. A product of Loyola University in New Orleans, Warren Wilson College, and the University of Connecticut, Erick co-directs the department\u2019s writing program. He specializes in rhetoric and composition, writing pedagogy, and writing program administration, and he is a founding member of the Creative Writing Studies Organization. Erick presented at the 2021 Conference on College Composition and Communication. He participated in the panel \u201cAnatomies of Writing Programs: Sustaining Their Institutional Common Places\u201d and spoke about recent changes to the Nicholls writing program. We\u2019d also like to congratulate Erick on being awarded the 2021-2022 CTE Faculty Fellow. Professor Piller will be providing a year-long professional development focused on writing across the curriculum and encouraging faculty to adopt more writing within their disciplines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3d4306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3d4306\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c18dac2\" data-id=\"c18dac2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d135240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d135240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/09\/IMG_8969-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1440\/1920;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fee1e69\" data-id=\"fee1e69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd66754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd66754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Dr. Robin White<\/strong><\/h4><p>Dr. Robin White is an Associate Professor who specializes in teaching both English and French courses here at Nicholls. Robin is a graduate of Evergreen State College and Louisiana State University and has a deep-seated passion for Louisiana culture, coupled with an unbridled enthusiasm for good coffee. Her research interests include Creole Louisiana, racial descriptors, ethnographic discourses, and travel literature. As an advisor and mentor to the Nicholls French Club, Robin arranged a visit for the group to tour the Laura Plantation earlier this year to explore its history and effect on Louisiana culture. An accomplished writer, Robin had her poem and drawing entitled \u201cEnri\u201d accepted for publication in an Editions Tintamarre collection of Louisiana poetry writing in Louisiana creole. Additionally, Robin served as a collaborator in translating the Camille Lebrun novel, <em>Friendship and Devotion, or Three Months in Louisiana<\/em>, which became available for purchase in August 2021. She is also scheduled to chair a panel on Louisiana and Caribbean literature in March 2022, at the Northeastern Modern Language Association annual conference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60fbfb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60fbfb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa61460\" data-id=\"2fa61460\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b78505a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b78505a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CAREERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc622a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc622a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduates from the Department of English, Modern Languages, &amp; Cultural Studies are highly attractive to employers and graduate schools. Knowing how to communicate, especially in a foreign language, is valuable in every field and in our global marketplace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9661056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9661056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible careers include:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e275b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e275b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Administrative Officer<br \/>Advertising Occupations<br \/>Archivist<br \/>Author<br \/>Broadcasting\/Communications Occupations<br \/>Community Relations Worker<br \/>Computer Systems Analyst<br \/>Copywriter<br \/>Critic<br \/>Editor<br \/>Education Occupations<br \/>Film Editor<br \/>Foreign Service Officer<br \/>Freelance Writer<br \/>Information Manager<br \/>Interpreter<br \/>Job Analyst<br \/>Journalist<br \/>Lawyer<br \/>Librarian<br \/>Literary Agent<br \/>Magazine Publisher<br \/>Newspaper Editor<br \/>Novelist\/Writer<br \/>Personnel Director<br \/>Proofreader<br \/>Public Relations Manager<br \/>Public Relations Specialist<br \/>Radio\/Television Coordinator<br \/>Reporter<br \/>Scientist<br \/>Speech Writer<br \/>Teacher\/College Professor<br \/>Technical Writer<br \/>Translator<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9c869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sample work settings include:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9c508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9c508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advertising Companies<br \/>Aircraft Industry<br \/>Banks<br \/>Book Publishers<br \/>Businesses<br \/>Broadcast Media\/Radio<br \/>Colleges<br \/>Commercial\/Specialty Magazines<br \/>Company\/Independent Newsletters<br \/>Corporate Communications Departments<br \/>Educational Institutions<br \/>Federal Agencies<br \/>Community Colleges<br \/>Legal Firms<br \/>Local and State Government<br \/>Magazine Publishers<br \/>Museums<br \/>Newspapers<br \/>Non-profit Organizations<br \/>Public Relations Firms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b3c0b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b3c0b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8461aa\" data-id=\"c8461aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2887513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2887513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four-Year Career Plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657fba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"657fba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During your four years as an undergrad, you should be working on improving skills that will help you with your future career. \u00a0<\/p><ul><li>In addition to your earned degree, employers are interested in your skills and work experience.<\/li><li>Use your time in college to apply for part time jobs that will help you get experience in your field of interest.<\/li><li>Employers are looking for workers who show qualities of a leader and work well as a team player!<\/li><li>Take advantage of these four years to strengthen your professional skills, work ethic, social skills, etc., so that you can have a successful career!<\/li><\/ul><p>Use our four-year Career Plan to help guide you through your college journey towards a successful career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f443044 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f443044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/09\/4-Yr-Career-Plan-Check-sheet-.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Four-Year Career 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Sara Guillot<\/strong><\/p><p>Academic Excellence in Spanish &#8211;<strong> Taylor Hodson<\/strong><\/p><p>Outstanding Graduate in Interdisciplinary Studies &#8211;<strong> Zoe Cancienne<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2020 Colonel Leaders and Scholars Award (Formerly Who\u2019s Who)<\/span><\/p><p>The Department of English, Modern Languages, &amp; Cultural Studies is pleased to announce that it has three students who have been selected to receive the 2020 Colonel Leaders and Scholars Award. Congratulations to <strong>Ethan Henry<\/strong>, <strong>Taylor Hodson<\/strong>, and <strong>Caroline Pontiff<\/strong>.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Honors Banquet ~ Spring 2020:<\/span><\/p><p>Each spring, the Department of Languages and Literature honors its outstanding students at the College of Arts &amp; Sciences Honors Convocation Banquet.\u00a0 We extend a special \u201cthank you\u201d and congratulations to all recipients and presenters. <a style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/2020\/04\/21\/student-awards-for-2019-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0for the complete article.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>The Katherine \u2018Kat\u2019 Tracy Award, Outstanding Graduate in Creative Writing\u2013 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kaden Vanderbrook<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Outstanding Graduate in Literary Studies\u2013 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collin Brazan<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Outstanding Graduate in Writing &amp; Rhetoric\u2013 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caleb Moll<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Outstanding Achievement in French\u2013 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarah Oubre<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Outstanding Achievement in Spanish\u2013 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan Henshaw<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The department\u2019s majors and minors are encouraged to apply for local, state and national scholarships offered by professional organizations. Other scholarships are available through the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/financial-aid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Financial Aid office<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9602\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9602\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Faculty Accomplishments, Publications, Grants, and Conference Presentations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9602\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9602\"><p><strong><em>SCOTT BANVILLE<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPiloting the Brave New World of Developmental Writing: Co-Requisite Enrollment at a Regional State University\u201d with Ellen Barker and Louie J. Charpentier. Council of Writing Program Administrators, Savannah, Georgia, July 17-21, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Pastor and his Theaters: Crossroads of Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Popular Culture.\u201d North American Victorian Studies Association. \u201cVictorian Networks\u201d at the University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI. Sept 27-30, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Real World as New Media Classroom:&nbsp; Four Takes on Digital Citizenry.\u201d&nbsp; Computers and Writing 2011.&nbsp; May 19-22, 2011.&nbsp; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n<p>Writing Program Administrators Conference.&nbsp; \u201cFrameworks for Success,\u201d&nbsp; July 14-17, Baton Rouge, LA., attended on behalf of the Department &nbsp;of Languages and Literature to gather information for continued development of First Year Writing Program.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly Publications:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018A Bookkeeper, Not an Accountant\u2019: Representing the Lower Middle Class from Victorian Novels and Music Hall Songs to Television Sitcoms.\u201d <em>Journal of Popular Culture<\/em>. 44.1 (Feb. 2011): 16-36.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018The Daily Male\u2019: Vesta Tilley and the Performance of Masculinity on the Victorian Music-Hall Stage.\u201d <i>Hunks, Hotties and Pretty Boys: 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century Representations of Male Beauty<\/i>. Eds. Steven Davis and Maglina Lubovich. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. 112-142. Print.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Ally Sloper\u2019s Half Holiday<\/i>: The Geography of Class in Late-Victorian Britain.\u201d <i>Victorian Periodicals Review<\/i> 41.2 (Summer 2008): 150-173. Print.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Published Poetry:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cNorth &amp; East of Boise,\u201d \u201cDesert Rising,\u201d and \u201cWord by Word.\u201d&nbsp; <em>North Dakota Quarterly<\/em>.&nbsp; 76.3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recent Book Reviews:&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Review of <em>The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker<\/em>, ed. John Edgar Browning. <em>Victorian Periodicals Review<\/em> 46.2 (Summer 2013): 283-84. Print.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Grants Awarded:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; <i>Student Technology Fee Grant<\/i>, Nicholls State University. $34,783.23. Upgrade EMLCS computer classroom: PEL 131. October 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hobby Family Fund Fellow<\/em> at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. $3,000. Research the business and personal papers of Tony Pastor. June 2012.<\/p>\n<p><em>Student Technology Fee Grant<\/em>, Nicholls State University. $37,509.70. Upgrade Languages and Literature computer classroom:&nbsp; PEL 120. April 2012.<\/p>\n<p><em>Student Technology Fee Grant<\/em>, Nicholls State University.&nbsp; $38,355.20. Upgrade Languages and Literature computer classroom: PEL 131.&nbsp; April 2011.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dean\u2019s Library and Equipment Grant<\/em>.&nbsp; $6,100.00 to upgrade faculty computers and equipment for Languages and Literature\u2019s Multimedia Project Studio, April 2011.<\/p>\n<p><em>Student Government Grant<\/em>.&nbsp; $418.29.&nbsp; Assisted undergraduate student Gavin Johnson in applying for the grant for a flat bed scanner for Languages and Literature\u2019s Multimedia Project Studio, March 2011.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KATHERINE CONNER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Scholarly Publications:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cNeshoba,\u201d&nbsp; <em>Shenandoah.<\/em>\u201d&nbsp; Washington and Lee University\u2019s literary magazine<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPanther Stalks Hinds County<em>.\u201d&nbsp; Blackbird<\/em>, Virginia Commonwealth University\u2019s literary magazine<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Giraffe Keeper.\u201d <em>Copper Nickel<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cScraps,\u201d<em> Burnt Bridge (<\/em>nominated for Pustcart Prize)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Book<\/strong><\/em><strong> Reviews:<\/strong>&nbsp; <em>My Bright Midnight<\/em> by Josh Russell in <em>The Southeast Review<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly<\/em> by Connie May Fowler in <em>The Southeast Review<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>TIFFANY DUET<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> Awarded:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; $120,000 LaSIP Grant, \u201cIncorporating WETSHOP in the Louisiana Science Curriculum, 2011-2012.\u201d (Project Director)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RICHMOND EUSTIS<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Awarded:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fulbright Scholarship, Jordan Fall 2015<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana State University\u2019s Distinguished Dissertation Award :&nbsp; <em>Reading Out of Doors:&nbsp; How Nature<\/em> <em>Becomes Text and Vice-Versa (2010)<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly Publications:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuying the Wilderness: The Commodification of the Sublime\u201d Perspectives, Vol. 4 (UC, Dublin), (Fall 2012)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSongs for Maria Luisa\u201d (translations of four poems by Basilio Fern\u00e1ndez), Stand, Vol. 8 (2)pp. 27-29 (Spring 2008)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cVentoux\u2019s Oracle: Reconsidering Petrarch\u2019s Ep. Fam. IV.1\u201d: International Congress on Medieval Studies, (Kalamazoo, May 2012)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConvivencia in Place and Poetry: Mozarabic Poetry of al-Andalus\u201d: Sociedad Expa\u00f1ola, (New Orleans, Nov. 2010).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gita and the Concord: Resurrecting River and Language in H.D. Thoreau\u2019s A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers\u201d: Southern Comparative Literature Association (Baton Rouge, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGarden and Wilderness: Thoreau and Knowing Beans\u201d: Association of Literary Scholars and Critics Colloquium (Baton Rouge, LA September 2010).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Seminar Organizer:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;\u201cPolluted Places\/Impure Spaces\u201d: American Comparative Literature Association (New Orleans, 2010) -\u201cMountain Awe: Petrarch and Thoreau at the Limits of Language\u201d: Association of Literary Scholars and Critics Colloquium (Baton Rouge, LA, March, 2010)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Seminars: <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em> \u201cTaking it Outside: Reading and Walking in Pursuit of Thoreau\u201d: Northeast Modern Language Association, Boston, MA (2013)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife Without Principle\u2019 and the Birth of the Wild Pastoral\u201d: Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers, Athens, GA (2013)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Reviews:<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cDieter Schultz. Emerson and Thoreau, or Steps Beyond Ourselves: Studies in Transcendentalism.\u201d (Heidelberg: Mattes Verlag, 2013), for Ecozon@: European Journal of Literature, Culture, and Environment (fall 2012)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Invitations:<\/strong> Sociedad Espanola de Nueva Orleans Cervantes Day Lecture: &nbsp;<\/em>\u201cThe Perils of Don Quixote.\u201d (2013)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Joined<\/strong><\/em><em>:<\/em>&nbsp; National Outdoor Leadership School as <em>field instructor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Performances:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; Ghost and Gravedigger in Nicholl\u2019s State University\u2019s campus production of \u201cHamlet\u201d. (spring 2013)<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>TODD KENNEDY<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly Publications:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cOff with Hollywood\u2019s Head:&nbsp; Sofia Coppola as Feminine Auteur.\u201d&nbsp; <em>Film Criticism.<\/em>&nbsp; XXXV, 1 (Fall 2010):&nbsp;&nbsp; 37-59.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Reviews:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cFilms by Gordon Ball.\u201d&nbsp; Studies in American Culture.&nbsp; (Fall 2011)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cOn the Road to \u2018Some\u2019 Place:&nbsp; The Postmodern Hobo \u2013 Hero in Sofia Coppola\u2019s <em>Somewhere,\u201d <\/em>presented at Popular and American Culture Associations of the South Conference, October 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemixing the Relationship between Media and Composition: Digital Rhetoric for a Visual Age.\u201d Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 17-20, 2010. Louisville, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NICK MAINIERI<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly Publications:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cBird Shot.\u201d&nbsp; <em>Southern&nbsp; Review.&nbsp;<\/em> (short story)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlint,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Southern Review.&nbsp;<\/em>(short story)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhose Will They Be?\u201d <em>Ellipsis <\/em>(short story)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLandscapes,\u201d <em>Fiction:&nbsp; Review<\/em>. (essay)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Major League Final Standings Projection:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cMajor League Central, Final Standings,\u201d in <em>Hobart<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Awarded:<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>&nbsp; <\/strong><\/em>Distinction at University of New Orleans for MFA Thesis, short story collection, <em>The Tools of Ignorance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JENNA PORTIER<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly Publications:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; Profile on Kevin George for <em>Voila! (article)<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Six poems published in the 13<sup>th<\/sup> (2011) Jubilee Jambalaya publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Literary Judge:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp; \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Poetry Out Loud\u201d competition hosted by the Houma Regional Arts Council<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ABIGAIL SCHERER<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> Publications:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cCelebrating Idleness:&nbsp; Antony and Cleopatra and Play Theory.\u201d&nbsp; <em>Comparative Drama<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmbracing Lucia:&nbsp; Reading Robert Herrick\u2019s \u2018The Vine.\u2019\u201d&nbsp; <em>The John Donne Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>Otiose Leisure:&nbsp; Idleness and Idolence in British Literature,\u201d chapter in <em>Idleness in Early Modern England, <\/em>forthcoming<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conference:<\/strong><\/em><br>\u201cWilliam Faulkner\u2019s \u2018Barn Burning\u201d:&nbsp; Ante-bellum Architecture and \u2018Negro Sweat,\u2019\u201d presented at 36<sup>th<\/sup> Southern Comparative Literature Association Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BRYANT SMITH<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Co-Founder:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cTac Tac in 218\u2033.&nbsp; Featuring a selection of international films for students.&nbsp; (spring 2013)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/em> \u201cCradle Rocker to Knife Wielder: The Evolution of the Horror Heroine.\u201d&nbsp; South Central Modern Language Association (November, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>Co-host of the Breakout Session:&nbsp;\u201cUnderstand Our Students\u2019 Language: A Closer Look at South Louisiana English.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MYRON TUMAN<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/em> \u201cTravelin\u2019 Light:&nbsp; Teaching Travel Lit Online.\u201d&nbsp; Louisiana Conference on Composition, March 19, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Software Production:&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/em>Created first cloud-based software system for managing writing assignments:&nbsp; <em>courseDocs (courseDocs <\/em>was also represented at three prestigious conferences on writing:&nbsp; Louisiana Conference on&nbsp; Composition, March; Conference on College Composition and Communication, April; Writing Program Administrators\u2019 Conference, July.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>KERI TURNER<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Grants Awarded:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; $183,456.00 for \u201cTeaching What Matters:&nbsp; Building Literacy Skills Using Content Reading and Writing Knowledge\u201d (received the Top Ten Grant Writer\u2019s Award from OSRP).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JAY UDALL<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly Publications:<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>&nbsp; <\/strong><\/em>Recent poems have appeared in <em>North American Review, Verse Daily, International Psychoanalysis, Rattle, <\/em>and<em> The Pedestal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnonymous.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Prairie Schooner&nbsp;<\/em>(Winter 2012)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrief Songs.\u201d <em>Spillway<\/em> (Winter 2012)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExodus.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Cincinnati Review&nbsp;<\/em>(Spring 2013)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore Leaving.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Cumberland River Review&nbsp;<\/em>(Spring 2013)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFledging,\u201d \u201cShowing Forth,\u201d \u201cReading Blind.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Red Earth Review&nbsp;<\/em>(Summer 2013)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo an Armadillo,\u201d \u201cLouisiana 1 South in Winter.\u201d&nbsp;<em>The Gulf Stream: Poems of the Gulf Coast&nbsp;<\/em>(Summer 2013)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus Walks in Blue Above Louisiana\u201d and \u201cBlessing of the Beasts.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Minnesota Review&nbsp;<\/em>(Forthcoming)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Literary Fellowship:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp; 2010-2011, Nevada Arts Council:&nbsp; gave readings and conducted workshops with various audiences, including elementary and high school students, homeless families, and the elderly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Performances:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; Featured in \u201cBeats and Blue Notes\u201d at the University of Nevada, performing his original poetry while accompanied by graduate students from the Department of Jazz and Improvisational Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Creative Writing Reading Series \u2013 sponsored by creative writing faculty \u2013 Nicholls State University<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Conferences:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>Associated Writers and Writing Programs Conference, Boston, MA (March 2013)<\/p>\n<p>Jambalaya Writers Conference, Houma, LA : Poetry Reading and Panel Presentation (\u201cWhere Poems Come From and What to Do With Them When They Get Here\u201d&nbsp;(April 2013)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SHANA WALTON<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>ROBIN WHITE<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cBayou Region French Activists,\u201d Invited Session of the American Association of Anthropologists, New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEloi Landry Plantation Log:&nbsp; A Reading of Acadian Material Culture,\u201d&nbsp; The Symposium of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Madison, GA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cCreole Contradictions:&nbsp; A Reading of Sidonie de La Houssaye\u2019s National and Ethnic Fallacies in Les Quarteronnes de la Nouvelle-Orleans (1895), Southern Comparative Literature Conference<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scholarly<\/strong><strong> Publications:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em> \u201cGeorge Rapp and the Harmony Society,\u201d Translation from the French and Introduction.&nbsp; <em>Communal Societies:&nbsp; Journal of Communal Studies Association<\/em>, Vol. 30: 1.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Reader:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; Advanced Placement, French, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2011.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Co-Founder:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; \u201cTac Tac in 218\u2033.&nbsp; Featuring a selection of international films for students.&nbsp; (spring 2013)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9603\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9603\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">FAQS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9603\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9603\"><p><strong>Q: How can I find out the reading list for a class I\u2019m taking before the first day?<br \/>A: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/register\/\">schedule of classes<\/a>\u00a0 in Banner lists the instructor for each course. E-mail the instructor (firstname.lastname@nicholls.edu) to request the course reading list. Also check with the <a href=\"http:\/\/nich.bncollege.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/BNCBHomePage?storeId=29558&amp;catalogId=10001&amp;langId=-1\">University Book Store<\/a>.\u00a0 Some instructors also post that information on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty-staff\">faculty<\/a> pages.<\/p><p><strong>Q: How do I find out who my adviser is?<br \/>A:<\/strong> Once accepted into the major, each concentration has its own departmental advisor.<\/p><p>Children&#8217;s &amp; Young Adult Literature: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/ali-cortez\/\"><strong>Ms. Ali Cortez<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Creative\u00a0 Writing Concentration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/ashley-goedker\/\"><strong>Ashley Goedker<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Film Concentration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-todd-kennedy\/\"><strong>Dr. Todd Kennedy<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Literary Studies Concentration: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-alex-fabrizio\/\">Dr. Alex Fabrizio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-scott-banville\/\">Dr. Scott Banville<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Foreign Languages Advisor: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-j-bryant-smith\/\">Dr. Bryant Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Writing and\u00a0 Rhetoric Concentration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-erick-piller\/\"><strong>Dr. Erick Piller<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Interdisciplinary Studies Program Coordinator:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/karen-cheramie\/\"><strong>\u00a0Ms. Karen Cheramie<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Departmental Advising Coordinator, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/language\/faculty\/dr-michele-d-theriot\/\">Dr. Michele Theriot<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Dr. Theriot is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/online\/\">Nicholls Online\u00a0 <\/a>English Degree advisor.<\/p><p>Please Note: <strong><em>ALL<\/em><\/strong> Freshmen are advised within University College.<\/p><p><strong>Q: What are the job possibilities with this major?<\/strong><br \/><strong>A:<\/strong> Graduates become teachers, lawyers, politicians, technical writers\/editors, managers, web developers \u2014 the career possibilities are so broad because the skills gained are highly valuable to employers.<\/p><p><strong>Q: What jobs other than teaching have faculty members held?<\/strong><br \/><strong>A:<\/strong> Nicholls Department of Languages and Literature faculty members have held diverse positions, including web developer for a children\u2019s hospital, freelance writer\/editor, documentation and training consultant for a Midwestern IT company, personnel director for Lafourche Parish, director of Lafourche Parish Head Start, obituary writer for the Daily Comet, owner of Taliessin Bookstore (now Cottonwood Books) in Baton Rouge, novelist, journalist for the Houma Daily Courier and other publications, editor of educational software, book Coordinator and publisher, public relations specialist, advertising design and sales representative, YWCA program coordinator, oral history collector, cemetery surveyor\/documenter, administrative assistant, assistant director at University Press of Mississippi, land title researcher for an attorney, mock jury analyst for an attorney, proofreader of Bibles and editor of Athlon sports magazine.<\/p><p><strong>Q: What kind of classes are required for the degrees?<\/strong><br \/>A: The degree in English offers three areas on concentration:\u00a0 literary studies, rhetoric and writing, and creative writing.\u00a0 Students will take a core unit of courses, an introduction to the discipline and surveys in American and British Literature.\u00a0 Then they will choose from English electives outlined for each area of concentration.\u00a0 The department offers a wide variety of courses in each area of concentration, such as digital rhetoric, special topics in the study of ancient to contemporary rhetoric, composition pedagogy, studies in social media; studies in the writing of fiction, non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, drama, and screenwriting; all areas of the established literary canon plus courses in multi-cultural literature, women\u2019s literature, major authors, African-American literature, and a number of exciting special topics courses.\u00a0 We also offer courses in film, folklore, cultural studies, and linguistics.<\/p><p><strong>Q: Do students in the writing concentrations have a heavier workload?<\/strong><br \/><strong>A: <\/strong>Earning a concentration does not <em>add<\/em> hours to the degree requirement; it only dictates how students use some of their English electives.<\/p><p><strong>Q: What minors would be attractive with the degrees\/concentrations?<br \/>A:<\/strong> Minors that may be of interest include humanities, international studies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/biology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">government<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">history<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art history<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sociology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal justice<\/a>, English (for French majors), French (for English majors), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/computer-information-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">computer science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/business-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business administration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marketing<\/a>, business information systems, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">family and consumer sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">psychology<\/a>.\u00a0 The answer depends on the student\u2019s career goals.<\/p><p><strong>Q: How long does it take the average person to complete this degree\/concentration?<br \/>A: <\/strong>The program is designed to be completed in four years with a full load. Students may take longer for a host of reasons, including being late to declare their major, dropping classes and having personal or work obligations that prevent a full courseload. Students should meet regularly with their advisers to assist with timely completion of the degree.<\/p><p><strong>Q: Are electives truly elective? How open are my choices?<br \/>A:<\/strong> Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2020-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">catalog<\/a> carefully. Some electives have to come from specific disciplines, such as art or history, and some electives have to be chosen from courses numbered 300 or above.<\/p><p><strong>Q: Are there any graduate-level courses offered?<br \/>A:<\/strong> Yes. Students can earn graduate credit in a number of our courses.\u00a0 Please refer to the current catalog. All courses with an asterisk can be taken for graduate credit. 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