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quickedit/etc works --> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--html paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium"> <!-- Sidebar if fields are present --> <div class="section--sidebar"> <!-- Image/caption if present --> <!-- Sidebar if present --> <div class="sidebar__block "> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2021-02/BWGW_21_Wordmark_Web_0.png" width="777" height="143" alt="be worldwise get worldready wordmark" /> </div> <!-- End sidebar if fields are present --> </div> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In ARHU, you’ll have access to interdisciplinary research and innovative courses that integrate the arts and humanities with science, tech, business and more. Members of our faculty have launched a number of forward-looking areas of study and many of our existing programs are developing new concentrations as well. Explore some of our new offerings: </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--html paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium"> <!-- Sidebar if fields are present --> <div class="section--sidebar"> <!-- Image/caption if present --> <!-- Sidebar if present --> <div class="sidebar__block "> <h3 class="fancy-header">STUDENT SPOTLIGHT</h3> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2019-06/2.jpg" width="7706" height="5504" alt="Kian Kelley-Chung ’20 (second from right) Interviews Brenda (far left) and her aunt Leticia (second from left), two migrants from Honduras who volunteer in the pantry and kitchen of "Contra Viento y Marea," a migrant-run shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, where they also live. Dec. 20, 2018 (Photo by Paul Lai)." /> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kian Kelley-Chung '19 English, is creating compelling content for a range of emerging technology. Drawing on his coursework in creative writing and the English department's media studies track, he collaborated with a Baltimore-based filmmaker to create a fictional VR story exploring the migrant journey from El Salvador to the U.S. Learn how ARHU majors like Kelley-Chung are taking advantage of curricular innovations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/news/english-major-fuses-new-media-and-immersive-storytelling-create-art-impact" class="fancy-link">Read more </a> </div> <!-- End sidebar if fields are present --> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://imd.umd.edu/">Immersive Media Design</a></li> <li><a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-humanities/philosophy/philosophy-politics-economics-major/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Philosophy, Politics and Economics major </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>New tracks in the </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-humanities/communication/communication-major/">Communication</a>,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://english.umd.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/english-ba"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>English</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, <a href="https://sllc.umd.edu/fields/spanish/undergraduate"><span><span>Spanish</span></span></a> and Women's Studies </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>majors</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/art%20leadership%20minor%20slick.pdf"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Arts Leadership minor</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/architecture-planning-preservation/creative-placemaking-minor/">Creative Placemaking minor</a></li> <li><a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-humanities/english-language-literature/digital-storytelling-poetics-minor/">Digital Storytelling and Poetics minor</a></li> <li><a href="http://arhu.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/HHM%20Minor%20slick%20final.pdf"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Humanities, Health and Medicine minor</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-humanities/latin-american-studies-minor/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Latin American Studies minor</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="https://spp.umd.edu/your-education/undergraduate/minors"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>School of Public Policy's Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation minor-ARHU Track</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/graduate/policies/combined-bachelors-masters-programs/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ARHU/Robert H. Smith School of Business Combined Bachelor’s-Master’s Plus One Programs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li> </ul> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For a full listing of our majors, minors and certificates, visit the </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/academics"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>academic programs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> section of our website.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--three-column-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <h3 class="header__h3 header--margin-bottom">Hear how students and alumni are using their ARHU degrees in the field </h3> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse callout callout--three"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2019-10/Untitled%20design%20%282%29.png?itok=A4QNquKa" width="450" height="400" alt="Photo of Annie Trang" /> <div class="callout__content-wrap"> <h3 class="header__h3">Pre-Med Philosophy Major Studies Bioethics</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“My goal is to use knowledge from bioethics to help me understand how to both ethically treat patients and consider the impact of my actions as a future physician.”</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Annie Trang</span></span> ’19 philosophy and biological sciences, received a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Vietnam. She plans to volunteer at a local urgent care center and learn more about the culture while teaching. After returning to the U.S., she plans to pursue a master’s or fellowship in bioethics before attending medical school.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2019-10/JakeSpitz_CI%20%281%29.jpg?itok=_A8LxxrT" width="450" height="400" alt="Photo of Jake Spitz" /> <div class="callout__content-wrap"> <h3 class="header__h3">Communication Major Uses Cross-Cultural Communication in the Field </h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“I think the biggest thing I’ll take into the field from my studies is how to work with groups. Maryland has done a great job allowing me to work with people from different backgrounds and with different ideas, perfecting my abilities to listen to others and be open to new ideas.” </span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span><span><span><span><span><span>Jake Spitz ’19 communication, joined the Los Angeles Rams as a communications assistant for the NFL season. He will be working with players on the team and the local and national media to coordinate interviews. At Maryland, he interned with Major League Baseball and worked as a sports information director with the University of Maryland Athletic Department. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2019-10/Untitled%20design%20%285%29.png?itok=zpiK-2i3" width="450" height="400" alt="Photo of Gabrielle Glanville" /> <div class="callout__content-wrap"> <h3 class="header__h3">Linguistics Major Draws on Critical Language and Intercultural Skills</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“I know the government needs people who speak critical languages, and I want to work in national security. Either as a linguist or Arabic specialist.”</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span><span><span><span><span><span>Gabrielle Glanville ’19 linguistics, landed a job as a project manager overseeing translators and interpreters at Schreiber Translations, Inc. Glanville gained fluency in a critical language and deep cultural knowledge in the Arabic Flagship program at Maryland and through full immersion overseas in Jordan. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Render without, so quickedit/etc works --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="site-footer__main"> <div class="compartment"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--padded silc-grid__col--5-medium site-footer__info"> <a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/"> <img src="/themes/idfive_silc/silc/build/img/logo-white.png" alt="UMD ARHU Logo" class="site-footer__logo"> </a> <address class="site-footer__address"> 1102 Francis Scott Key Hall<br /> 4282 Chapel Lane<br /> College Park, MD 20742<br /> <a href="tel:301.405.2088">301.405.2088</a><br /> </address> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--padded silc-grid__col--7-medium site-footer__links"> <div 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