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A liberal arts degree combines skills and knowledge from several disciplines, giving you the flexibility to begin or advance your career in business, teaching, journalism, law, government, the arts, and many other fields. The curricula of our programs can provide you with a solid foundation that can carry you across industries and trends, helping you be successful in whichever path you choose.

Reach Academic Milestones

Our education model allows you to reach your highest academic goal by achieving important milestones along the way. The credits you earn in our undergraduate certificates may be transferable to an associate degree, and in turn, the applicable credits you earn to complete an associate degree may be transferable to a bachelor’s degree. This model can allow you to experience career benefits all throughout your academic journey.

Undergraduate Programs

Explore how incentives impact human behavior by analyzing markets, economies, theories, and real-world data. This STEM-designated online degree can equip students with the knowledge to succeed in the dynamic fields of economics and finance with an additional supporting area of a foreign language.

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The course work in this online bachelor's degree program can help you build a strong foundation in source analysis, research, writing, and presentation as you explore human activity and capability through the lens of history.

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Gain a comprehensive background in international political concepts and issues such as ethnic conflict, terrorism, and economic and political globalization. This program can prepare you for a career in domestic or international security, foreign affairs, or international business.

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Build a solid foundation in human resources, labor, and employment relations while focusing on humanities and social sciences. This online degree program is designed for students who want to pursue careers in organizational culture, workforce diversity, labor relations, and other HR areas.

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Build strong research skills and broaden your understanding of the law as a social institution. This online degree program can help you prepare for a career in a variety of fields that require knowledge of the law and legal processes.

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Embrace deeper learning as you build connections between subjects that excite you. This online bachelor’s degree program is a student-designed, theme-oriented major that can be customized to fit your unique interests and career goals.

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Build a solid foundation in communication concepts, principles, and theories to effectively present reliable information to aid in decision-making and problem-solving processes within businesses and organizations with this online professional communication degree program.

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Learn to confront the complex social, cultural, and organizational issues that you will face as a leader or manager. This online bachelor's degree program in organizational leadership features a flexible curriculum so students with prior learning can potentially complete their degrees more efficiently.

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Develop a deep understanding of politics and government, and gain skills to critically analyze political institutions, processes, and behavior. This online political science degree program can help prepare you for a career in the political science field or provide background for graduate studies.

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Learn about human behavior, how it is studied, and how psychology impacts almost every area of society to help us understand our interactions with others. This online psychology degree can help you acquire research, analytical, and writing skills that are valuable across a variety of job sectors.

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Analyze markets, economies, theories, and real-world data by studying how incentives affect human behavior. This STEM-designated online degree aims to give students the skills to succeed in the growing fields of economics and finance with additional supporting areas of math and computer science.

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Study society and the relationships among individuals and institutions. This online bachelor’s program is ideal for students with diverse interests within the social sciences. The curriculum also boasts a large range of electives, often making it the most useful option for students who want to maximize previously earned credit.

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This 100% online HR bachelor's degree program is SHRM–aligned, making it an ideal choice for those preparing for professional certification. Gain the quantitative and analytical skills to work in staffing, recruitment, compensation, benefits, and other human resource management roles.

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Learn to analyze and facilitate interpersonal and organizational communication to help teams resolve conflict and build stronger relationships. The online professional communication program’s flexibility allows you to prepare for a career in law, business communication, health administration, or human relations.

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Hone your leadership skills online with a degree in organizational leadership. Explore the behaviors of successful leaders and develop acumen in critical thinking, team dynamics, problem-solving, communication, and conflict resolution.

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Tailor your degree to align with your career goals by choosing to focus on life sciences or the business aspects of psychology. This online degree program emphasizes research methods and critical thinking and offers opportunities for career exploration in psychology and related fields.

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Develop a practical skill set that is applicable to virtually any industry. This associate degree can build your knowledge of human resources, economics, law, sociology, and employment relations to help you excel in your current role or transition to a new career.

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Learn to express ideas orally and in writing while gaining a broad foundation in the liberal arts. Credits earned in this online associate degree program may be applied toward a wide variety of more advanced degrees.

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Graduate Programs

This online master’s in human resources and employment relations can help you develop strategic programs and policies that align with your organization’s business goals. Build expertise in people and culture, diversity and inclusion, talent management, ethical decision-making, and employment law.

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The online psychology of leadership master's degree program is intended for working professionals seeking advanced education in leadership. You can learn how to apply psychological theories and research to solve practical leadership problems in organizations.

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Gain the core competencies in HR management and employment relations needed to solve real-world problems faced by employees, managers, and organizational leaders. This online certificate can help you kick-start a career as an HRER professional or advance your current practice to the next level.

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Explore how differences in culture, policies, practices, and perspectives apply to human resources and employment relations within multinational organizations. The skills learned in this program can make you a valuable asset to companies competing in the increasingly global business landscape.

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Gain a deeper understanding of labor and employment laws and learn to influence HR policies designed to protect both workers and employers. This online HR certificate covers unfair labor practices, workplace discrimination, termination, occupational safety, FMLA, privacy, and more.

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Demonstrate and communicate knowledge of strategic human resources and ethics to excel in an HR leadership role. You can complete this fully online graduate certificate program on a part-time basis in about 9 months — while you continue to work.

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Create a staffing pipeline that drives growth, improves profitability, and delivers a competitive advantage for your organization. This fully online talent management certificate focuses on recruiting strategies, employee benefits, compensation, performance management, and more.

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Penn State World Campus has been a leader in online learning for more than 25 years, helping adult learners achieve their educational goals. Benefits include:

  • asynchronous learning
  • start in fall, spring, or summer
  • study whenever, wherever
  • complete weekly assignments at your preferred pace
  • have freedom to take a semester off
  • no SAT scores required

Liberal Arts: Hard Facts about Soft Skills

A strong liberal arts education can help you develop social intelligence and critical soft skills to effectively operate in the workplace — wherever your career takes you.

Hiring managers overwhelmingly view the following soft skills as “most important” for success in today’s economy:

  • oral and written communication
  • critical thinking and ethical judgment
  • self-motivation
  • teamwork
  • real-world application of skills and knowledge

According to LinkedIn's Global Talent Trends report, 92% of recruiters feel that soft skills are equally or more important to hire for than hard skills. In addition, 89% of talent professionals said that when a new hire doesn’t work out, it’s because they lack critical soft skills.

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