Chandler, Arizona Economic Development, 29 Aug 2023

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From YouTube: University of Arizona College of Humanities offers Interdisciplinary Studies Programs in Chandler

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City of Chandler Economic Development Director, Micah Miranda, sat down with Alain-Philippe Durand, Dean of the University of Arizona College of Humanities to discuss the various Interdisciplinary Studies Programs that are offered at the UA Chandler Campus.

Learn more about the College of Humanities and these programs at: https://humanities.arizona.edu/ or https://nearyou.arizona.edu/

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A

Economic development director with the city of Chandler today I'm joined by Dean Duran, with the College of humanities, welcome Dean. Thank you good.

B

Afternoon, yeah.

A

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself.

B

Yes well, my name is uh AP Durand uh I'm, the the dorenstein of the College of humanities, here at the University of Arizona and I'm, currently from Marseille in France.

A

Well, welcome to the desert and thank you for joining us. um So what's going on with the College of humanities, here in Chandler, what's U of A looking to do.

B

Yeah well, we are very excited about this opportunity uh to uh to be in Chandler in the new beautiful facility uh of the the city of Chandler, and our main involvement and interest uh with expanding to schendler and area is through our uh bachelor in interdisciplinary studies that we offer uh through uh the Chandler or campus for students, and this is really a program that matches perfectly uh the needs of today's Workforce and, more specifically, the essential skills that uh you know.

B

Most employers are looking for in the workforce and the interdisciplinary studies, a program that we offer uh certainly provide those chaos, things like critical thinking, adaptability, communication skills, Intercultural competence, empathy and many of those other skills that are in demand today on the market.

A

Yeah, what we're hearing a lot from our employers about not only the hard skills but the soft skills necessary to make a well-rounded business, so the interdisciplinary studies degrees um really touches upon the needs. We're hearing from those businesses from the students perspective. What type of classes can they anticipate enrolling? It.

B

Yes, so for the uh we have a, we have several tracks that are provided uh within the uh within the The Bachelor in interdisciplinary studies uh or more specifically, they are called emphasis. So uh the students choose one of the five emphasis. There is also an internship uh that they can uh complete. So the the emphasis are social, behavior and human understanding, or they can focus on economy and Industry.

B

It can also focus on science, technology, health and Society, uh Global and Intercultural understanding, and the last emphasis that we offer through this program is arts, media and entertainment. Oh.

A

Wow, so it's pretty pretty broad array of topics and subject matter that students will be able to learn.

B

Absolutely and we also offer them uh in terms of access. uh We also also offer these uh this curriculum in values modalities, so students can take a mix of courses in person, but also online hybrid. So there are a lot of different uh opportunities that can accommodate their schedules and occupations.

A

So it if you're gonna break out your crystal ball and look into the future. um How does the College of humanities scale in the future here in Chandler? What do you see as the next steps for the the degree program.

B

Yeah, well, we think that uh uh you know our objective is to really uh expand in the region of uh of uh Chandler uh and to really make a a mark over there with more uh more students and for them to have more flexibility uh to be able to have a University of Arizona uh College of humanities, Education Without necessarily having to come the whole way to uh to Tucson.

B

And so, as we move forward, we really see the the beautiful Campus of Schindler as an opportunity not only to develop uh more uh connections with students from the area, but also with companies and organizations that are in Chandler and in the area type of relationship that could benefit our students in terms of more internships, for instance, also to to really focus on one of those things that our college is uh is really working hard on and that we were talking about a little a bit earlier.

B

Is this idea that you know the humanities and the skills that we teach in the humanities and through the interdisciplinary studies program, are really valuable to all Industries, regardless uh the type of products or or institutions that are out there? They will get a well-rounded trained students throughout the the degree that we offer. So we we see it as an expansion and also as a way to increase our reputation in the in in Arizona as well.

A

Well, thanks for for joining us today for those interested in learning more, where can they go.

B

So we have a website, they can easily go to the College of humanities website, which is a Humanities dot, arizona.edu or specifically, the interdisciplinary studies uh program website, which is ids.arizona.edu.

A

Dean, thank you so much for your time. Thank you for bringing educational opportunities to Chandler residents and students, and we look forward to seeing the humanities program grow here in Chandler. So thank you very much. Thank.

B