The English major provides students the opportunity to study literature in an interdisciplinary context where the relationships among literature and art, history, music, philosophy, media, and American Studies can be investigated. The major offers courses in American, British, and world literatures, emphasizing their cultural and historical contexts, as well as teaching students to interpret them from a variety of critical perspectives.
The MSIS equips students with advanced technical, managerial, and analytical competencies required to strategize, plan, design, and manage strategic IT initiatives that enable an organization to achieve strategic business objectives and create a competitive advantage.
The EE and EET programs aim to equip students with the various skills necessary to adapt new scientific knowledge to new products by providing students with a solid electrical engineering sciences background, preparing them to become technologists who can bridge the gap between scientific advancement and practical electrical devices and systems.
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The course of study for the B.A. in Humanities includes interdisciplinary courses which examine topics and time periods from the perspectives of multiple Humanities disciplines, engaging students in critical thinking and analysis and preparing them for work in an increasingly interdisciplinary world.
The Ph.D. program in Public Administration offers a vibrant learning environment to provide enriching scholarship, cultivating research, and advancement in professional careers. The program offers unique features that allow students to customize their programs of study. In addition to the listed areas of specialization, they can work with their committees to design their own specializations, by selecting courses from SPA programs or other Penn State graduate programs.
The sociology major provides an opportunity for students to explore social structure, interaction, and change, addressing topics such as culture, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, inequality, urban life, globalization, environmental change, and political conflict.
