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New Schools Offer Students Wide Range of Programs
"This is a bold initiative to provide new and returning students with both the liberal arts education and the professional skills they need to survive and advance in a rapidly changing work environment," said Atkinson Dean Ron Bordessa, who will launch the new Faculty at a reception on Monday, October 16th.
"York University is breaking new ground with this synthesis of objectives, promoting a closer and ongoing conversation between liberal and professional studies to deliver a university education in a flexible environment to all students, including those who must balance work and study," said Bordessa. He said Atkinson had experienced substantial growth in interest in its programs from high school students, as well as from its traditional base of part-time adult students, particularly in business, technology, economics and computer science.
The Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, with close to 7,000 students enrolled this year, has added 21 new faculty positions, the largest expansion since the 1960s. The new Atkinson has been reorganized into seven distinct schools developing new, interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary programs that build on the faculty's existing degree programs. The schools are: Administrative Studies, Arts and Letters, Analytic Studies and Information Technology, Nursing, Social Sciences, Social Work, a merged Psychology unit, and a new School of Health Policy and Management.
The School of Health Policy and Management responds to the pressing need for graduates equipped with the knowledge, skills and critical thinking needed to play decision-making and leadership roles in a dynamic and increasingly complex health care sector in Canada. The school will offer a Bachelor of Health Studies degree as a full-time day program beginning in September 2001. Students can concentrate on Health Policy, Health Management, and Health Informatics.
The School of Analytic Studies and Information Technology represents an extraordinary educational response to the digital global society and to the trends that are re-shaping the world and its political and social standards. The school brings together economists, information technologists, mathematicians, philosophers, and scientists, each engaged in their own specialties, but also committed to a shared discourse on such subjects as: the profound effects of globalization and the Internet on the functioning of markets and the structure of national economies; the development of science and technology and their social and philosophical impact on society; and the history of human ideas, values and belief systems that define our age.
Canada's First University Degree in Human Resources Management
The School of Administrative Studies continues to be in high demand as one of the largest undergraduate business programs in the country, serving more than 3,000 students. The school offers a Bachelor of Administrative Studies (BAS) and a new full-time day Bachelor of Human Resources Management (BHRM) in Fall 2001, the first university degree in HRM in Canada. Courses are taught by award-winning instructors, many of whom also hold senior positions in government and industry. Students can also obtain a BAS degree in Information Technology that gives them a solid foundation in computer and information systems from a business and management perspective.
In recognition of York's achievement in the field of Human Resources Management (HRM) education and research, the International Alliance for Human Resources Research has re-located to Atkinson, home of one of the largest concentrations of Human Resources Management professors in the country, publishing some of the best research in the field. The centre is directed by Monica Belcourt, associate professor and coordinator of HRM at Atkinson.
Atkinson's strength in the liberal arts is exemplified in the School of Arts and Letters and the School of Social Sciences, which offer a variety of exciting programs ranging from Fine Arts to Women's Studies, History, and Urban studies. Both schools have strong, interdisciplinary programs that combine broad knowledge, intellectual flexibility, and focused workplace training.
As the home of distance learning at York University, Atkinson has been a national leader in creating post-secondary learning opportunities through Internet and correspondence courses. In-house surveys show a very high rate of satisfaction among students studying on line. Atkinson currently offers a variety of courses on line as well as a Bachelor of Administrative Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Service Studies, and will continue to expand Internet-based course offerings.
The launch of the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies at York will take place at a reception in the Harry Crowe Room, 109 Atkinson, York University, Keele Campus, 4700 Keele St., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For further information, please contact:
Ron Bordessa
Joanne Magee
Susan Bigelow
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