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Multidisciplinary Studies (B.A.)

Design your own degree program based on your interests, your passions, your dream career. 

You know that you want to study at Penn State Greater Allegheny, that you want to earn a degree from Penn State, but are you unsure of what degree program is for you?  

Do you not see anything listed here on this site that is of interest to you? 

Is there a passion or dream career that you want to pursue but you are unsure of how to get there? 

Then you have arrived at a space that IS for you—welcome to the Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) Bachelor of Arts Degree program at Penn State Greater Allegheny! 

The Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) degree is a unique educational pathway that showcases your specific interests and your potential applications of those interests in the “real world” upon your graduation from Greater Allegheny.   


In addition to classroom studies and related coursework, you can enhance your own MDS pathway with internships, capstone projects, and co-curricular activities that will leave you well-prepared to enter a career in a variety of areas, including: 

  • the law 

  • graduate school 

  • government and politics 

  • civic and community engagement 

  • social justice 

  • social sciences 

  • humanities 

  • arts and culture 

  • communications 

  • the military 

  • nonprofit management 

  • artistic expression 

  • hospitality 

  • freelancing and consultancy 

  • human resource management 

  • English and creative writing 

  • other professions and jobs 


The official course requirements for this degree can be viewed in the online Undergraduate Bulletin under the suggested academic plan. 

 

Multidisciplinary Studies (B.A.)

  • How the Multidisciplinary Studies (MDS) degree works and how you earn a degree
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