The Humanities at Franklin College

BE PREPARED TO

THRIVE!

THE HUMANITIES AT FRANKLIN COLLEGE

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN HUMANITIES?

ALMOST ANYTHING!

“In high school, I sometimes felt ignored by my teachers who tended to favor certain kinds of students, so it was almost a culture shock to come to Franklin and have professors show, not only a vested interest in me, but a belief that I could achieve and succeed. They really made me feel like I mattered.”

K AYLEE SEABOLT, ’21, HISTORY

You might be surprised what a major in the humanities prepares you for in the real world. Graduates with humanities majors think critically, analyze logically and understand diverse and varied viewpoints. Research shows employers value and seek these curious, openminded thinkers, who are prepared for an ever-evolving workplace.

Franklin College offers a learning environment that prepares you for long-term career performance, rather than a single job. Our faculty, experts in their fields, instruct in small classes where they know you personally. They connect you to applied and diverse learning experiences in and out of the classroom to prepare you for almost any career.

“I found the student-teacher ratio more impactful than I originally expected. I loved getting to know and work 1:1 with my professors in small classes.

I even had a class with only five students which was great!”

SAMANTHA FAIN, ’20, CRE ATIVE WRITING

100%

of students complete an internship or undergraduate research.

Studying history empowers students to become successful professionals, life-long learners and effective global citizens. Students gain transferable analytical, research, and communication skills, while learning about diverse cultures and communities in local, national, regional and global contexts. Our graduates participate in community-facing public history projects, applying their academic concepts to real world problem-solving.

This flexibility of skills and breadth of knowledge prepares students to undertake a variety of professional paths and to work effectively with and in diverse communities.

Students discover a wide array of paths available to them, including careers in education, business, and nonprofits and graduate programs in history, law, theology, education administration and library science, among others.

Students at Franklin College enjoy access to significant archival holdings, including the archival collection of the 42nd Governor of Indiana — the Honorable Roger D. Branigin.

INTERNSHIPS Students have opportunities to enhance their learning about the histories of diverse communities by studying away.

Many students have taken classes or complete internships in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia, and the history faculty have traveled with students to Brazil, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Poland and Uganda.

OUR GRADUATES Our graduates have contributed to meaningful public history projects, including the public programming and traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Museum; research for a successful state historic marker on campus; and, the creation of K-12 educational resources from archival holdings.

Students in our modern languages program prepare to be active global citizens, and to find all sorts of careers in a diverse and interconnected world. Along with language fluency, a degree in modern languages helps students better understand people, their cultures and customs. Companies are always seeking graduates who can navigate cultural nuances and comprehend global concerns.

In the U.S. alone, 43 million people speak Spanish. Worldwide, that is 580 million people.

French is the second-most studied second language after English, with more than 275 million French-speakers worldwide.

Global trade is critical for even smaller companies in our economy. And, thousands of foreign-owned companies have offices in the U.S., and hundreds have offices in Indiana.

Interested in graduate school? Many MA and Ph.D. programs require proficiency in a second language, and language studies have been shown to improve students’ MCAT, LSAT and GRE scores.

73% of Franklin College language major students complete additional majors, adding value and distinction to their résumés.

INTERNSHIPS Franklin College modern language students have interned at the Mexican Consulate in Indianapolis, Wheeler Mission, Joseph Maley Foundation, Indiana Latino Institute and The International Center in Indianapolis. Grads also have taught English in France as part of the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF).

“Studying a modern language opened the door for me to work and live abroad after graduation. My classes taught me to understand others through their languages, histories and cultures. Studying a modern language also taught me to ask questions about the world. A degree in humanities provides transferable skills to business, education, non-profit leadership and law. I am thankful for the support from my professors in the humanities majors. Today, I continue to work with the international community while pursuing my master’s degree.”

SAMANTHA GUTIERREZ, ’18, FRENCH AND INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR IN INTERNATIONAL REL ATIONS

OUR GRADUATES Our modern language graduates have secured careers in government, international relations, education, medicine, public health and non-profit management.

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English graduates think both analytically and imaginatively, communicate clearly and persuasively, and are sensitive to both ideas and the people behind them, which makes them highly desirable to employers and to graduate schools.

When you study creative writing, you learn to communicate clearly, influence opinion and solve multifaceted problems. Employers want conceptual thinkers who can effectively translate complicated ideas into winning solutions. Our students gain these skills through a variety of experiences, including the opportunity to contribute to the Apogee, the campus literary journal.

Franklin also offers a minor in professional writing.

Comprised of courses in advanced grammar techniques, innovative composition styles and publishing and editing, this minor pairs well with a wide variety of majors and offers an advantage on the job market. For their capstone, our minors use their advanced writing skills to do communications work for local nonprofits.

INTERNSHIPS

Franklin College English students have interned with the Artcraft Theatre, Indiana Writers Center, Emmis Communications, Youth Communications (of the United Way), Indy Reads, Peace Learning Center, Johnson County Museum of History and the Johnson County Public Library.

“The English major is, at its heart, an exploration of what it means to be a human being in our world; and the literature we read allows us to understand what relationships are like, why people act the way they do, why society works the way it does and how ideas connect across time periods.”

SUSAN CRISAFULLI, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH

Students commonly double major in English and another field, which gives biology, chemistry, engineering and graduates in all STEM fields an advantage when competing for jobs where conveying complex ideas is essential.

OUR GRADUATES Our English and creative writing graduates have become lawyers, teachers, ministers, analysts, marketing professionals, publishers, museum curators, journalists and film writers. And they have become published authors, poets and technical writers.

Philosophy and religious studies students learn to think critically, communicate persuasively and approach big questions. Philosophy and religious studies graduates excel in fields that require analysis, complex thinking and communication.

Religion and religious issues are a part of all cultures and are pervasive in government and society. Individuals who facilitate interfaith and intercultural dialogues are in demand in fields from education to law enforcement to healthcare.

Philosophy majors have the highest acceptance rate into medical school of any majors, and they have some of the highest LSAT and GMAT scores.

Often journalism, political science, English, psychology and sociology majors complement their studies with second majors in philosophy and religious studies.

INTERNSHIPS Our philosophy students have interned with the Red Cross, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana Historical Society and American Baptist International Ministries in the Republic of Georgia.

OUR GRADUATES Our philosophy and religious studies graduates have gone into business, law, ethics, non-profits, medicine and divinity.

where our humanities graduates are employed American Family Insurance Amy Beverland Elementary Anthem Baker Hill Barnes & Thornburg, LLP Ben Davis High School Books & Brews Camp Bow Wow City of Kuji City of Kuji, Japan Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation Conexus Indiana Cornerstone Autism Center Daleville Community Schools Defense Finance and Accounting Services Dick’s Sporting Goods

Distance Learning Systems Eastern Hancock Community Schools Elhurst Animal Care Center Endress+Hauser Inc. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flatrock YMCA Camp Franklin College Geico Girls Incorporated of Shelbyville Gordmans Department Store Grammarly Guilford Township Public Library HelloBooked Herff Jones, Inc. Hirons & Company Hobby Lobby Indiana Department of Correction Indiana Grand Racing and Casino

Indiana Historical Society Internship Indiana National Guard Indiana State Senate Indiana University Southeast Kimbell Art Museum Law Resources Center Lexington Legends Little Red Door Cancer Agency Loper Elementary Marion County MCL Restaurant and Bakery Monarch Beverage Office of Indiana Attorney General Pile CPAs Proteus, Inc. Purdue Extension Office of Bartholomew County Ray Skillman Auto RestUp Salud Revenue Partners San Diego Humane Society Scalable Press Seymour Community Schools Shiel Sexton Silverwood LLC Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates Teaching Assistant Program In France USA Team Indiana Volleyball Club TechPoint The Jackson Center Ulta Beauty University of Dayton Walmart WindRose Health Network ZergNet Zeta Tau Alpha International Office

ABOUT FRANKLIN COLLEGE Franklin College is a liberal arts and sciences college in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, about 20 miles from downtown Indianapolis. Our small class sizes allow students to thrive through personal interactions and individual mentorship. In addition, our liberal arts curriculum offers transformative opportunities that translate into empowered perspectives and real-world jobs.

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Our professors, faculty-advocates, challenge students to stretch beyond easy answers and become leaders in their fields. At the end of the day, we are self-motivated, lifelong learners who relentlessly pursue the best in ourselves and in our community.

HUMANITIES COURSES • In Vogue: The World According to Fashion

• US Women’s History

• Dirty Money: Wealth, Capitalism, and Injustice

• The Pursuit of Happiness

• Ethics and Personal Relationships • Star Wars and Religion • Myths, Magic, and Marvel: Exploring the Anthropology of Religion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

• Middle Eastern History • Food and Belonging • Visual Displays, Society & the Self • Let’s Get Gladwellian • Advertising the American Dream

• Surreal Perspectives and the Human Condition • Growing Up (in Our World and in Others) • Freedom and Confinement • Expressing the Inexpressible: Surreal Literature

• Acting Out Culture

• Getting Unstuck: Literature of the Trapped

• Religion and the Environment

• Just Eating: Food, Communities, Justice

• The Magical and the Real

• Global Military History

• Odd Things Analyzed

• Literature of the American Small Town

• African-American History

• The Dysfunctional American Family

• Intro to Latin American History through Food and Sport

• A Literary Search for Self

• Altruism and Civic Engagement in Latino Communities

• End of the Empire

• Border Crossings