麻花影视 offers hundreds of programs to enhance your academic journey. Many of them can be fashioned into dual or combined degree options. Such customization not only increases your versatility, but also broadens your potential career paths.
Whether you鈥檙e pursuing a traditional academic path or a unique degree pairing, you can tailor your education to suit your goals and interests. We, in turn, strive to give you a well-rounded education that sets you apart from the competition.
Here are a few ways that 麻花影视 students merge distinct disciplines into a single streamlined experience.
Public Relations/Anthropology
Taylor Byrne 鈥�25
Taylor Byrne 鈥�25 is an aspiring public relations practitioner, majoring in public relations and minoring in anthropology
Taylor Byrne 鈥�25 is forging her own career path. An aspiring public relations practitioner, she majors in public relations in the . But it鈥檚 her minor in , courtesy of the and the , that gives the Virgina native a competitive edge.
鈥淚 use my communication skills and anthropological knowledge to make culturally informed decisions about public relations,鈥� says the leadership intern, who wants to work in the nonprofit or corporate social responsibility sector or the diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility space.
Whereas the field of public relations focuses on communications management (e.g. strategies, directives and information flow), anthropology looks at human existence holistically, incorporating elements of archeology, biology, linguistics and social evolution. 鈥淎nthropology helps me understand what appeals to human nature through marketing tactics,鈥� she adds.
The learning cadence for both disciplines is different. Public relations courses often include semester-long campaigns or research projects. Anthropology coursework, however, is a 鈥渃onstant flow of knowledge鈥� culminating in a paper or presentation.
鈥淭he pairing reinforces how I learn and what I need to develop,鈥� says the former vice president of communications for the service fraternity. 鈥淎 healthy work-life balance is probably the most important skill I have.鈥�
Chemistry/Management
Isabella Chavez Miranda 鈥�25
Isabella Chavez Miranda 鈥�25 is parlaying her studies in chemistry and management into a career in health care administration.
On the surface, chemistry and management might not have much in common, but Isabella Chavez Miranda 鈥�25 is forging them into a career in health care administration.
鈥淚 ultimately want to bridge the gap between health care delivery and patient outcomes, especially in underserved communities,鈥� says the , who hails from El Paso, Texas. 鈥淯nderstanding the technical aspects of medicinal chemistry and the operational facets of management can lead to impactful decision-making.鈥�
In Arts and Sciences, Chavez Miranda helps Robert Doyle, the Jack and Laura H. Milton Professor and Dean鈥檚 Professor of Chemistry, develop drugs targeting Type 2 diabetes. In the , she learns how to bring them to market.
Both instances enable Chavez Miranda to engage in practical and theoretical research, data analysis and strategic problem-solving. And with immersion experiences at , she鈥檚 enhancing her employability and global perspective. 鈥淚鈥檓 learning how science and medicine work together to drive efficiency and innovation in health care,鈥� she says.
Biology/Political Science
Ahmed Fakhr 鈥�25
Ahmed Fakhr 鈥�25 hopes to use his liberal arts background to make 鈥渟ystemic changes in health care.鈥�
Ahmed Fakhr 鈥�25 wants to be a physician. 鈥淏ut not just any physician,鈥� clarifies the biology major who minors in . 鈥淚 want to advocate for those marginalized by our health care system.鈥�
Numerous factors contribute to health disparities and inequalities鈥攇enetic, cultural, political, financial and geographic, to name a few. By pairing his understanding of different biological systems with cross-cutting health policy perspective, he aims to help communities suffering from delayed diagnoses and poor treatment outcomes.
From participating in 麻花影视鈥檚 program to serving as treasurer of both the biology honor society and the , the 19-year-old senior, who concurrently earned a high school diploma and an associate degree in mathematics and science, is keen on expanding his horizons.聽
Fakhr is a longtime member of the student-run in the and the in .
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to look at medical issues through a socioeconomic and political lens,鈥� adds the 麻花影视 native, whose primary affiliations are with Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School. 鈥溌榛ㄓ笆� is giving me a solid foundation to succeed in med school and beyond.鈥�
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