Helping People

Helping People
Helping People

A liberal arts degree prepares you for a career in education or service by equipping you to address diverse challenges, connect with individuals from various backgrounds, and develop innovative solutions. The broad knowledge base and ethical reasoning fostered through a liberal arts education help you create inclusive, supportive environments and make a meaningful impact in roles focused on helping people and improving their lives.

A liberal arts degree emphasizes empathy and understanding, fostering key transferable skills essential for helping people, such as:

  • Oral and Written Communication
  • Interpersonal and Social Skills
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
  • Critical Thinking
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Majors

Explore our degrees designed for those interested in mental health, counseling, holistic well-being, and medicine. Our programs will equip you with the skills to excel and turn your passions into a rewarding career.

Combines anthropology with scientific methods and data analysis. Equips students to approach medical research, public health challenges, and wellness programs with a holistic understanding of human health and disease across populations.

Explores human cultures, behaviors, and social systems. Prepares students to address cultural factors influencing health, design community health interventions, and promote culturally sensitive care.

Focuses on effective communication, public speaking, and media strategies. Prepares students to create health promotion campaigns, improve patient-provider communication, and educate the public on wellness initiatives.

Develops skills in writing, analysis, and communication. Prepares students to craft patient education materials, contribute to medical humanities research, and communicate effectively in health-related fields.

Explores language structure, communication, and multilingual resources. Equips students to improve communication with diverse populations, develop multilingual health resources, and address language barriers in healthcare.

Examines mental health, behavior, and therapeutic techniques. Prepares students to pursue careers in counseling, clinical practice, mental health advocacy, and research on psychological well-being.

Focuses on gender, health disparities, and social justice. Prepares students to address gender-specific health needs, advocate for women’s health rights, and contribute to policies promoting equitable healthcare.

While this page shows many opportunities and examples of what our students and alumni have done related to this area of interest, this is not an exhaustive list of majors or experiences.

Out-of-Classroom Experiences

  • Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Allegheny Health Network
  • Geisinger Medical Center
  • The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
  • American Cancer Society
  • The Michael J. Fox Foundation
  • Capitol Advocates
  • Altria
  • Highmark Health
  • The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Education Abroad Destinations

Italy

Students taking PSYCH 299 spent a week in Rome and Reggio Emilia, Italy, as part of the “Early and Elementary Education in Italy” embedded program where students learned about the Reggio Emilia and Montessori approaches to preschool and primary education, as well as international influences on education.
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Ireland

Spain

Austria

Columbia

Germany

Post-Graduation Opportunities

  • Law school
  • MBA
  • Graduate school to study social work, counseling psychology, education, public health, nonprofit management, human services, occupational therapy, sociology, and diversity and inclusion studies
  • Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Social Services Case Manager
  • Nonprofit Program Manager
  • Mental Health Advocate
  • Human Rights Officer
  • Youth Program Director
  • Public Health Educator
  • Career Development Specialist
  • Educational Program Coordinator
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Social Services
  • Public Health
  • Humanitarian Aid
  • Mental Health Services
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Government
  • Community Development
  • American Red Cross
  • Teach for America
  • Planned Parenthood
  • World Health Organization
  • United Way
  • Mental Health America
  • Peace Corps
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Department of Health and Human Services
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