Austin Barkett, a senior software engineer at Google and recent Penn State Harrisburg graduate, describes how the college prepared him for his role at one of the world's leading tech companies.
A degree in Biobehavioral Health prepares students to look at health issues in an integrated way, taking into account the biological, behavioral, social, and cultural factors that impact health throughout the life span.
The Teacher Education program facilitates the development of professional educators who transform lives and communities through inspired and innovative teaching, learning, and scholarship. Courses of study offered include undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as numerous programs to prepare you for PA certification.
The Accounting program helps students prepare for careers in auditing and public accounting, industrial and managerial accounting, and in governmental and not-for-profit accounting. Students who complete the prescribed courses and earn the B.S. degree will satisfy the academic requirements to sit for the CPA exam.
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.
