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What is the School of University Arts and Sciences?
We are a group of disciplines that are joined together into a School that forms the “traditional” arts or sciences education streams as well as exploring more innovative directions in which these fields can move.
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Adult Special Education (ASE) or Transitional Training, prepares adults with special needs or disabilities to participate more fully in daily life within their communities. Personal and social development underlies all aspects of these programs with possible outcomes including greater independence and preparation for the world of work.
All health professionals (Nursing, Rehab, Social Work and Human Services) who work with aging adults need specialized knowledge and training to effectively educate, assess and care for older people. They require tools and skills to meet the complex physical, social, environmental, cognitive and spiritual needs of the elderly. Health professionals need the ability to analyze trends and challenges in the field of gerontology, and the skills to work with multiple disciplines to proactively respond to these.
If you are someone who has wondered what it means to be human and why humans behave the way they do, then anthropology is for you. Anthropology is such a broad discipline, that it also has a broad appeal. All human activities are covered by anthropology. If you find humans curious, if you enjoy travelling or hope to travel, and most importantly, if you have ever wondered "why", anthropology is for you.