Studying public relations at Franklin College is much like working in the PR profession itself – creative, service-oriented, fast-paced, exhilarating, challenging, and, ultimately, rewarding when good work reaps good results. For many students, exploring the PR major at Franklin leads to discovering a career and a college they may not have known much about, but that quickly become passions.

Students majoring in computer science or software engineering learn by doing. At Franklin College, you will be actively engaged in writing code and developing software for both in-class and out-of-class real-world projects. Student who major in computer science or software engineering at Franklin College are well equipped to handle the most marketable and in-demand skills in today’s workplace. Students learn and sharpen their coding and software development skills each semester while studying at Franklin. In-class and out-of-class projects that tie together conceptual knowledge, problem solving, and technical skills in collaborative environments are recurrent experiences that help to shape our students into technology professionals ready to engage in our high-tech world.

The Franklin College exercise science major is designed to prepare students for careers in clinical and sports performance settings, covering anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, nutrition, exercise and more.

The Franklin College Department of English and Creative Writing is committed to carefully studying the individual expression and cultural values found in English, American and world literature.

A student who majors in computer science or software engineering at Franklin College are well equipped to handle the most marketable and in-demand skills in today’s workplace.

When you study theatre at Franklin College from your first day on campus you work collaboratively and creatively with students, faculty, and professional guest artists in a discipline that dates back to ancient Greece. By exploring the world and lives of other people, you gain a deeper and richer understanding of what it means to be human in the 21st century. The theatre faculty is dedicated to making your experience in theatre at Franklin College valuable and enriching.

Actuarial science at Franklin College is an interdisciplinary major consisting of coursework in mathematics, statistics, and business that will help students develop the quantitative skills needed to assess and manage risk, especially in a financial setting. The actuarial science program at Franklin College is a member of the Society of Actuaries’ UCAP list of Universities and Colleges with Actuarial Programs in recognition of the fact that our program helps students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become an actuary.

Civic education helps individuals develop greater power as professionals, citizens and people. At Franklin College we couple experience with coursework to provide a real civic education. So, you won’t just be sitting in a classroom. Anyone can “Google” a political blog, have political ideas fed to them by pundits or catch a TED Talk on a political issue. But students studying political science at Franklin College learn by doing. They engage personally with the fields of government, law and politics while connecting theory to practice.

In the Franklin College Department of Psychology, you will learn by doing: Conduct your own experiment, create your own personality test, observe children play, or train a shelter dog to help it get adopted. In addition, faculty mentorship helps you chart your individual career path in psychology. Psychology at Franklin College provides students with active learning across the curriculum. Students will engage with their faculty, each other, and the community as they learn the science of human behavior. Through these experiences, students will develop transferable skills of scientific problem solving, information literacy, communication skills, and working with diversity. A major in psychology opens doors in numerous career fields.

Our world faces complex and fascinating challenges related to human health and environmental sustainability. At Franklin College, we prepare our graduates to be tomorrow’s problem solvers by training and empowering them to think critically and creatively about complex systems. Experience engaging coursework taught by passionate professors.

The Franklin College Department of English and Creative Writing is committed to the careful study of the individual expression and cultural values found in English, American, and world literature. The department is one of Franklin College’s most exciting intellectual communities. Our faculty of dedicated teacher-scholars share with students their expertise in, and enthusiasm for, literature from a variety of genres, periods, and cultures-works drawn from the traditional canon to the works of emerging artists, from Greek tragedy to graphic novels, from Shakespearean sonnets to postmodern poetry. Small class sizes mean professors get to know their students and can engage with them in intense debates and deep analyses of literary works that continue outside the classroom.

The history program is an integral part of the liberal arts core at Franklin College. It empowers students to become successful professionals, life-long learners, and global citizens. Have you ever found yourself wondering why certain events happen, why certain revolutions occurred, or why certain wars were won or lost? Do you think about how our world came to be the way it is? Do stories about people in the past and the present fascinate you? Do you wish to make sense of the world in which we live? Do you want to learn from the past for the future? If so, the history program at Franklin College would allow you to explore these questions, engage in historical research, and present your work publicly.

The Franklin College Elementary Education Program focuses on preparing teaching professionals who have the knowledge and the hands-on experience to meet the demands of innovation and change. We combine the rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum with the content and pedagogical knowledge teaching professionals need to have a positive impact on the elementary learner.

Students painting on easels, student in art exhibitStudying art at Franklin College develops creative problem-solving skills that empower students to create meaningful art and successful careers. Our curriculum will push your creative boundaries and challenge you to think critically and creatively while providing the practical skills and techniques necessary to prosper in your creative career.

Inspiring faculty members, a carefully designed curriculum, and a new science center filled with cutting-edge technology offer Franklin College students interested in chemistry and physics a wealth of educational experiences. Our graduates step into the workforce possessing the hands-on experience and critical-thinking skills necessary to tackle challenges in a variety of science-based careers.