The Communications Program at Penn State Harrisburg fosters a collaborative environment for students and faculty with a curriculum that is innovative and flexible. This program also boasts a highly respected faculty in academia and within the local community arts and non-profit organizations.
Our multidisciplinary, core faculty have real world professional experiences, useful in training and preparing students for the workforce and real-life experiences. The program also integrates national and global views of history, culture, and society, encouraging students to adopt a distinctly global perspective, which is critical to the workforce and life experiences. Therefore, Communications at Penn State Harrisburg provides the opportunity for students to prepare for a variety of leadership positions in several career fields and among this community is where all these experiences will be shared to foster and nurture new and current students during and beyond their experiences in program.
The small class size, technologically advanced laboratories, flexibility, and dedicated support for students’ individual portfolio development. This interdisciplinary program combines practical, professional instruction with critical and cultural examinations of mass media. Penn State Harrisburg’s interdisciplinary and theoretical approach is designed to enable students to understand the contextual relationships between contemporary media and ethics, history, drama, and art, as well as the mechanics of emerging information technologies.
Through the baccalaureate, minors, and master’s programs in Communications at Penn State Harrisburg, students are prepared for a variety of leadership positions in several career fields. The program’s location in the Pennsylvania state capital region and its proximity to major metropolitan areas and prominent public and private institutions present students with opportunities for internships and field experiences that provide valuable context for the development of thesis projects and career preparation.