Explore Our Programs
with options such as the Pre-Law & Paralegal Studies concentration—equipping students for law school or roles in the legal industry
preparing students for leadership across emergency management, law enforcement, public safety, EMS, and safety services, with specialized
where students engage with advanced, real-world challenges and security strategies through structured study, research, and analysis
providing multidisciplinary training in aerial, terrestrial, and underwater remote systems—an excellent resume-enhancer through hands-on learning
Hands-On Learning & Campus Resources
SSAP provides a range of specialized facilities and partnerships to enrich your education:
Explore artifact conservation, cataloging, fieldwork techniques, and preservation science
Offers NSU students real-world experience through archaeological and historical research projects in northwest Louisiana
Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South is a peer reviewed journal published twice a year from the Southern Studies Institute. The School of Social Sciences and Applied Programs at Northwestern State University houses the institute.
Williamson Museum
The Williamson Museum at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, is a quiet gem of cultural heritage and scholarship. Originally founded by Professor George Williamson as a natural-history museum, it was reborn after a devastating fire in 1965 and reestablished in Kyser Hall in 1971.
