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Illinois Wesleyan University Digital Commons @ IWU News and Events Office of Communications 5-30-2023 Three New Majors Added for 2023-24 Julia Perez Illinois Wesleyan University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/news  Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Perez, Julia, "Three New Majors Added for 2023-24" (2023). News and Events. 4299. https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/news/4299 This Article is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Commons @ IWU with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This material has been accepted for inclusion by faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu. ©Copyright is owned by the author of this document. Three New Majors Added for 2023-24 May 30, 2023 BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Three new courses of study wi ll be available to Illinois Wesleyan University students beginning in the fall of 2023. Students can pursue degrees in any one of the following new majors, in addition to more than 80 majors, minors and concentrations currently available. Public Health This interdisciplinary program will provide students the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to local, state, national and global public health initiatives in a wide variety of settings. The Public Health program adheres to Council on Education for Public Health standards and is firmly rooted in the scientific exploration of public health. The program combines academic offerings from courses in the areas of English, economics, chemistry, environmental studies, health, philosophy, political science, psychology and sociology. Assistant Professor of Public Health David Remmert said research has found that those in the public health workforce with an undergraduate degree jumped by more than 1, 1 OOo/o between 2001 and 2020. "[This) reflects the mounting interest in public health fueled by the COVID-1 9 pandemic," said Remmert. "The pandemic underscored the vital importance of the work and the dire need for more public health professionals in a time of crisis." Protection efforts such as the science behind the development of vaccines, health policies that provided legal authority for the widespread distribution of vaccines worldwide, and the coordination of mass vaccination campaigns are all examples of how public health works across many fields of study to ensure the health of populations. Quantitative Finance The quantitative finance major at Ill inois Wesleyan is a unique combination of finance theory and application, mathematics and data science. With the vast amount of available financial data, there is an ever-growing need for thoughtful professionals to evaluate such data to solve important financial issues such as valuation of instruments, portfolio management and optimization, pricing of derivatives and risk management. Assistant Professor of Finance Mikhail Munenzon said Students utlize a Bloombgerg Terminal in IWU's Greg Yess '82 Bloomberg Finance Lab in State Farm Hall, which houses 12 lull-access Bloomberg Terminals and two live stock tickers. quantitative finance is a relatively new and rapidly growing focus in the field of finance. "The field requires not just a deep grasp of finance theory and application, but also a solid understanding of mathematics and data science techniques," said Munenzon. State-of-the-art financial instruments are also available to students at Illinois Wesleyan, such as the Greg Yess '82 Bloomberg Finance Lab which houses 12 full-access Bloomberg Terminals and two live stock tickers. By combining quantitative skills with a strong liberal arts foundation, Munenzon noted this cross-departmental program will make graduates attractive to employers - leading to a variety of careers such as a quantitative researcher or modeler, risk manager or systemic trader. Professional Sales Professional salespeople play a critical role in the marketing of goods and services, representing firms that produce resources while connecting with other firms. The new professional sales major equips students with the knowledge and skil ls necessary for career success. Associate Professor of Business and Marketing David Wallace said professional salespeople are required in every industry, and workforce demand in Professional Sales is projected to grow more quickly than average. "Our program is unique in that it both requires and further develops ski lls that are hallmarks of the rigorous liberal arts education provided by Illinois Wesleyan University, including both oral and written communications, critical thinking , and teamwork," said Wallace. By Julia Perez 

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