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Undergraduate Program - Communications Disciplines

Studio Art
Students with studio art degrees pursue careers as educators, museum directors or curators, interior designers, art historians, or studio artists. Seminars in your junior and senior years enable you to produce individual creative projects in the specialties of your choice.

As an art major, you will study some of the following classes:
  • Two- and Three-Dimensional Design
  • Drawing and Composition
  • Drawing from Life
  • Painting I & II
  • Sculpture I & II
  • Ceramics I & II
  • Printmaking I & II
  • Seminar in Art History
Communications (Media)
The communications program at Holy Family prepares you for entry-level positions in print or broadcast journalism, public relations, and graphic design. Graduates of our communications program have been hired by television stations, public relations and advertising agencies, newspapers, corporate communication departments of major companies, nonprofit organizations, and more.

Classes for communication students include:
  • Introduction to Mass Media
  • News and Feature Writing
  • Video I and II
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Advertising Design
  • Introduction to Broadcasting and Electronic Media
English Disciplines
English Literature
English majors at Holy Family can pursue careers in law, advertising, public relations, and teaching—or prepare for graduate school. Holy Family University offers two concentrations for English majors: English literature and secondary education. The literature option emphasizes period and genre courses and culminates in seminar study. The teacher education option prepares you for state certification in secondary education.

As an English major, you will take classes that include:
  • Creative Writing
  • Advanced Writing Workshop
  • American Literature
  • British Literature
  • Renaissance Literature
  • Twentieth Century Poetry & Drama
English/Secondary Education Certification
Majors in this area and minoring in education can be certified to teach these subjects in Pennsylvania secondary schools.

Visit School of Education for additional majors in secondary education.