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School of Arts and Sciences Fact Sheet

Websites

www.pointpark.edu/criminaljustice
www.pointpark.edu/education
www.pointpark.edu/engtech
www.pointpark.edu/humanities
www.pointpark.edu/naturalscience

Enrollment (Fall 2010)

Undergraduate: 1,431
Graduate: 121

Associate in Science Degrees

  • Allied Health
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science Degrees

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Environmental Health Science and Protection
  • Forensic Science
  • Funeral Service
  • Intelligence and National Security
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Premedical and Preprofessional Studies

Bachelor of Arts Degrees

  • Applied History
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English/Creative Writing
  • Global Cultural Studies
  • Instructional Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
    • Biological Science
    • Citizenship
    • English
    • Mass Communication
    • Mathematics

Capstone Program

Capstone programs are for students who have earned associate's degrees and intend to complete baccalaureate degrees. Acceptance into a Capstone program guarantees that 60 transfer credits will be applied toward the baccalaureate degree.

Bachelor of Arts Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts in Funeral Service
  • Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

Bachelor of Science Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
  • Bachelor of Science in Funeral Service
  • Bachelor of Science in Health Services
  • Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies

Post-Baccalaureate Degrees

  • Associate in Science in Engineering Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
  • Bachelor of Science in Intelligence and National Security
  • Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education

Master of Science Degrees

  • Criminal Justice Administration
  • Engineering Management
  • Environmental Studies

Master of Arts Degrees

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Educational Administration

Master of Education

  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
  • Teaching and Leadership

Certificate Programs

  • Adult Education and Administration (online)
  • ESL Program Specialist
  • Intelligence and National Security
  • School Principal K-12

Credential Programs

  • Digital Electronics Technology
  • Electrical Power Technology

Facilities

  • Education Department Computer Lab
  • Physics Laboratory
  • Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Botany, and Forensic Science Laboratory;
  • Bioinformatics Computer Laboratory
  • Chemistry Laboratory
  • Jet Engine Laboratory
  • Mechanical Engineering Laboratories - Heat Transfer
  • rElectrical Laboratory (Power)
  • Electronics Laboratory (Circuits)
  • Digital/Electronics Laboratory
  • Concrete Laboratory
  • CET Storage
  • CET Simulation Laboratory
  • Radio Laboratory
  • Soils Laboratory

Student Internship Opportunities/Partners

  • UPMC Western Psychiatric Clinic
  • Mercy Behavioral Health
  • Contact Pittsburgh
  • Persad
  • Federal Agencies
  • Local & County Law Enforcement Agencies
  • Probation Offices
  • Law Office
  • Correction Agencies
  • Allegheny Land Trust
  • Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
  • PennDOT
  • The Audubon Society

Faculty

Acting Dean

Robert Fessler, Ph.D. 

Criminal Justice and Intelligence Studies

Gregory Rogers, J.D.
Lorelei Stein, Ph.D.
Trudy Avery, J.D.
Michael Botta
Michael Finnegan, J.D.
Edward Strimlan, M.D.

Education

Darlene B. Marnich, Ph.D.
Richard Gutkind, Ph.D.
Christal Chaney, Ph.D.
J. Kaye Cupples, Ph.D.
Stanley Denton, Ph.D.
Janice Glunk, Ed.D.
Vincenne Revilla-Beltran, Ph.D.

Humanities and Human Sciences

Amy Kim Bell, M.A.
Robert Alexander, Ph.D.
Karen Dwyer, Ph.D.
Nathan Firestone, J.D.
Charles R. Fox, Ph.D., O.D.
J. Dwight Hines, Ph.D.
Bahman Homayoonfar, M.A.
Robert Lewis, Ph.D.
Shubh Mathur, Ph.D.
Robert G. McInerney, Ph.D.
Edward Meena, M.Ed.
Laurence Lyons Murphy, Ph.D.
Channa Newman, Ph.D.
Sharna Olfman, Ph.D.
Sarah Perrier, Ph.D.
William J. Purcell, Ph.D.
Brent Dean Robbins, Ph.D.
Robert Ross, Ph.D.
Megan Ward, Ph.D.
Portia K. Weston, Ed.D.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology

Mark Farrell, Ph.D.
Vishnu Agrawala, Ph.D.
Donald Carter
Emilia Collins, Ph.D.
Robert Draper, M.Sc., M.S.N.E.
Laura Frost, Ph.D.
Robert Garson, Ph.D.
Wayne Grassel, M.S.E.E.
Donald Keller, Ph.D.
Diane Krill, Ph.D.
Michael Kruth
John Kudlac, Ph.D.
Mark Marnich, Ed.D.
Matthew Opdyke, Ph.D.
Matthew Pascal, Ph.D.
Daniel Reed, M.S.
Walter Zalot, M.S.E.R.