Why major in Multidisciplinary Studies?
Penn State Altoona’s Multidisciplinary Studies degree program allows you to uniquely tailor your course of study to meet your individual pursuits and is designed entirely by our students to meet their own goals and interests. Rather than focusing your classes on one subject, you will develop a program that combines at least three different academic areas.
For example, your primary interest may be criminal justice or business, but you want your college experience to include a broad liberal arts education as well. Or you might wish to focus on psychology but would like to include human development and family studies or counseling education courses in your overall plan. You may wish to be a science reporter or business journalist and therefore need to take upper-level classes not only in media writing but also in science and business.
The Multidisciplinary Studies degree puts you at the drafting table. Working closely with an adviser, you decide which classes best fit your interests and skills and build an undergraduate program that meets your needs.
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Develop the Skills Employers Want
What do hiring managers look for in today’s college graduates? Critical thinking. Communication skills. Creative problem-solving. The Multidisciplinary Studies degree program at Penn State Altoona allows you to develop these vital skills while building on your own individual academic interests and strengths.
Academic Themes
Below are some programs our Multidisciplinary Studies students have recently designed. Choose from these or create your own program and add it to this list!
- Adventure Media
- Environmental Journalism
- Pre-law
- Allied Healthcare
- Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Professional Communications and the Humanities
- Youth Outreach and Leadership
- Event Planning
- American Studies and Culture
- Social Services Administration
- History and Media
- Communications and Liberal Arts
- Pre-physical Therapy
- Social Dynamics and Dialogue Facilitation
- Arts Management
- Business Communications and Group Facilitation Studies
- Art Entrepreneurship
- Social Support Services and Business Studies
- Theater Studies, Art History, and Pre-Professional Textile Design;
Our Graduates
Congratulations to our recent graduates!
Makaylah Bangura, Class of 2025—Social Psychology and Healthcare
Elijah King, Class of 2024—Theatre, Art, and Production
Tommi Howard, Class of 2024—Well-being through Movement and Narrative
Associate Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies
Julia Aumiller, Class of 2023—Social Justice
Mia Cooney, Class of 2023—Business and Counseling
Hannah Jean-Pierre, Class of 2023—Pre-Professional Nursing
Previous Graduates
Mayra Crespo, Class of 2022—Leadership Studies
Abigail Williamson, Class of 2022—Pre-professional Art Therapy
Rebekah Mueller, Class of 2021—Global Health and Sustainability
Nicholas Tiller, Class of 2021—Marketing and the Liberal Arts
Sophi Conn, Class of 2021—History, Culture, and Society
Alicia Dolan, Class of 2021—Global Sustainability
Madra Furman, Class of 2021—Human Rights through Literature
Gabriel Hayes, Class of 2021—Artistic Storytelling through Digital Media
Heidi Imgrund, Class of 2021—Pre-Law
Peyton Loomis, Class of 2021—Research Methodology
Danelle Watson, Class of 2021—Business Communications
Current Students
Nick Burns, Class of 2025—Pre-Law
Tyreke Green, Class of 2025—Wellness and Fitness
Clarrisa Henebury, Class of 2025—Arts Management
Elizabeth McCloskey, Class of 2025—Well-being and Counseling in the Criminal Justice System
Jadeyn Price, Class of 2025—Pre-professional Interior Design
Rory Smith, Class of 2025—Social Dynamics and Dialogue Facilitation
Hollie Keller, Class of 2026—Business Communications and Group Facilitation Studies
Abigail Quinn, Class of 2026—Art Entrepreneurship
Audrey Wawrynovic, Class of 2026—Theatre Studies, Art History, and Pre-Professional Textile Design
Multidisciplinary Studies Contacts
Contact Jutta Gsoels-Lorensen, the Multidisciplinary Studies Degree Program Coordinator.
