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The physical and life sciences share fundamental principles that lie at the heart of scientific discovery and innovation. In this hybrid concentration, you develop a solid foundation in both branches of science by completing requirements in biology, chemistry, and physics.

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The Organizational Studies concentration provides you with the critical and interpersonal skills required to work effectively in any professional context. Through integrated and applied courses in writing, speaking, and group dynamics, you learn to identify your communication goals, understand your audience, and adapt your messaging and strategy to achieve a successful outcome. To meet the challenges of today’s complex work environments, you also develop the skills to build and work effectively in diverse teams, both in physical and virtual professional environments.

The humanities and social sciences help us to understand cultures through historical and contemporary lenses. In the Literature, Culture and Tradition concentration, you study and analyze the worldviews of different cultures, exploring cultural change and continuity over time and place. Through historical, literary, and cultural analysis of sources and artifacts, you develop research skills and learn to evaluate complex cultures and scenarios. You also apply the same analytical approaches to gain critical insights into current world challenges.

Future entrepreneurs, managers, directors, and visionaries can unlock their leadership potential through a wide-ranging curriculum, lessons from expert practitioners, and strategies for self-knowledge. The concentration in Leadership and Communication provides the practical knowledge and critical thinking skills you need to develop effective, ethical, career-boosting leadership and communication—tailored to your personal strengths and professional interests.

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences is designed to meet your unique needs—including the ability to design your own degree concentration to develop the knowledge and skills you need to fulfill your life goals and career ambitions. While most BAAS degree concentrations are interdisciplinary, combining areas of study to encourage greater complexity and flexibility as you explore your interests, the Individualized Studies concentration goes a step further.

Combine the analytical tools of data science with an applied understanding of the social sciences. The Data Analytics and Social Sciences concentration offers the opportunity to integrate data analytics with insight into historical, political, economic, or behavioral contexts. In this degree concentration, you develop statistical and data programming skills to address real-world problems, learn to make and persuasively communicate data-driven decisions, and customize your studies with courses in global and area studies, organizational anthropology, leadership, and other social sciences.

Explore the intersection of the tools of data analytics and the science of well-being. The Data Analytics and Psychological Sciences concentration offers the opportunity to improve your data literacy while developing strategies that support personal, organizational, and community well-being. In this degree concentration, you learn how well-being is measured, what activities can increase human flourishing, and how to apply analytical and statistical methods to effectively interpret and communicate data.

By studying the transformative creations of others in the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which they were produced, you can nurture your own creative expression and develop a deeper understanding of the creative process in action. A concentration in Creative Studies combines experiential and applied humanities through the study of the creative arts, expanding your ability to critically analyze, compare and evaluate the meanings and significance of creativity as expressed across a variety of media.

The Certificate in Professional Writing gives you a scenario-based deep dive into the kinds of writing essential to business. Our online professional writing courses offer a series of concepts and practical applications that provide an accelerated understanding of the subtle arts of communication, enhanced by tips to make anyone a power-writer—a master of grammar, concision, and clarity.

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Today’s workplaces are characterized by high levels of diversity. Organizational leaders who can effectively manage interpersonal relationships within complex and varied team structures are in high demand across all professional environments. The Certificate in Organizational Culture and Collaboration at Penn LPS Online is designed to develop your understanding of how teams, corporations, and other organizations develop and reinforce culture, and how to apply this research to create stronger functioning groups.