Natalie Emerick, Class of 2025
Major & Minor Concentrations: double major in Biology and Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? I'm doing my MSc at UWindsor! My project focuses on monitoring migratory bird species using recorders we're planning to deploy across Canada.
Advice for future students? Embrace the difference in the program! It can sometimes feel bizarre explaining all the nuances of your degree to non-ArtSci peers but see this as a strength! I found that the uniqueness of being able to have a diverse set of classes helped me out across my disciplines and gave me a huge leg up when applying to grad schools.
Tamjeed Nawaz, Class of 2025
Major & Minor Concentrations: major in Biology and minor in History
What's next after ArtSci? Medical school at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University
Favorite ArtSci memories/highlights? I really enjoyed the C2C conference, the renovation of the Artsci lounge, and the first BASA murder mystery night.
Advice for future students? Do not be afraid to take risks. Try to join every club that catches your eye. Take that class that seems interesting but might be a little difficult.
Tristan Allan Wiley, Class of 2025
Brenna Johnstone, Class of 2024
Major & Minor Concentrations: major in Biology and minor in History
What's next after ArtSci? Completing an MSc in Archaeological Science at Lakehead University (program started Fall 2024).
How has the ArtSci program affected your education/career path? It drastically changed it. I was going to go into chemistry, then I changed to biology. While taking ecology and genetics, I came across Archaeology/BioAnthropology, which changed my path towards those fields. I never thought I would go into anthro/archaeo with this degree, but I like how it allowed me to develop skills useful in these fields (despite not having a strong background in either).
Sydney Youssef, Class of 2024
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biology, double minor in French and Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? Getting my Bachelor of Education at UWindsor!
Why did you choose ArtSci at UWindsor? I didn't know what I wanted to study in university because I had multiple interests. ArtSci provided a way for me to combine my interests in one degree.
Favorite ArtSci memories/highlights? A highlight from the program for me is the core ArtSci courses. I enjoyed them and really enjoyed being in small classes with the same people.
Nolan Lachance, Class of 2022
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biology and minor in French Studies
What's next after ArtSci? Master of Environment and Sustainability at Western University
Why did you choose ArtSci at UWindsor? When looking at post-secondary options, I found myself struggling to decipher between two of my passions. These were conservation biology, and I also wanted to continue my studies in French. ArtSci gave me that opportunity.
Advice for future students? Never take no for an answer!
Hassan Shaban, Class of 2021
Major & Minor concentrations: double major in Biology and Drama
What's next after ArtSci? Master of Translational Health at the University of Windsor
ArtSci highlights? The small class sizes, the caring professors, and the connections I forged with my peers.
Advice for future students? I encourage you to take advantage of this unique degree that allows you to tailor your degree to your interests. Not only can you study what you want, but through your final research project, you are allowed to conduct research on subjects you are interested in and apply the theories you are learning in class to practice.
Teodora Secara, Class of 2021
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biochemistry and minor in Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? MSc of Medical Science student in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, planning on transferring to my PhD. I conduct brain imaging research on psychiatric populations with schizophrenia spectrum disorders at the Centre for Addition and Mental Health.
Why choose ArtSci at UWindsor? ArtSci is a unique program because it doesn’t restrict its students – you are able to construct a degree that is truly reflective of your interests as a learner.
Katja Bekcic, Class of 2021
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biochemistry and minor in History
What's next after ArtSci? Master’s Program in Biomedicine at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm Sweden
How has the ArtSci program affected your education/career path? The variety of courses I took with ArtSci helped me get into grad school because I had not only a strong biomedicine background but also a background in medical ethics through compulsory ArtSci courses. I was able to write a good application through the skills I picked up from my History minor. I am still benefiting from the ethics and logic knowledge I picked up from ArtSci!
Bianca Gialdieri, Class of 2021
Major & Minor concentrations: double major in Biology and Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? Bachelor of Education at the University of Windsor
Favorite thing(s) about ArtSci? the way I could individualize my degree to my interest and the many avenues I could take post-graduation
How has the ArtSci Program affected your education/career path? ArtSci helped me specifically with my teaching career because I can teach from an interdisciplinary lens which helps advance critical thinking, cognitive development, and deepens the learning experience.
Kelsey Burns, Class of 2020
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biology and minor in Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? I completed a Master's of Business Administration at McMaster University, and I'm now working as a Management Engineer at Henry Ford Health in Michigan.
How has the ArtSci Program affected your education/career path? I had every intention of pursuing a career in medicine, but with the ability to choose from a wide variety of courses across many disciplines, I quickly realized that my true passion was for statistics and process improvement. Without ArtSci, I wouldn't have been exposed to such diverse topics.
Yasin Avci, Class of 2019
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biology and minor in Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? Medical school
Favorite thing(s) about ArtSci? The flexibility that I had when choosing courses as I was able to choose classes outside of my major and minor stream that also interested me (like Intro to Italian and Astronomy). I have always had a passion for the arts, and I liked that I received a well-rounded education with this program.
Adrian DeBiasio, Class of 2019
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Biology and minor in Psychology
What's next after ArtSci? Studying at the Ontario Veterinary College
Favorite ArtSci memories/highlights? Acting as a mentor for other students in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Science program.
Hridi Das, Class of 2016
Major & Minor concentrations: major in Psychology and minor in Biology
What's next after ArtSci? Master of Library Information Science at Western University.
Favorite ArtSci memories/highlights? The small cohort of people who were in a unique program. It was nice to have some classes where it was just the few of us since a lot of the undergrad classes have so many people.
Ashley Keefner, Class of 2012
Major & Minor concentrations: Philosophy and Physics
What's next after ArtSci? Master of Art in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, then a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo alongside a Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Science.
How has the ArtSci Program affected your education/career path? My Master's thesis was interdisciplinary in nature and focused on the cognitive ability of birds to represent the mental states of conspecifics.
Amanda Culver, Class of 2011
Major & Minor concentrations: French and Math
What's next after ArtSci? Bachelor of Education at the University of Windsor.
Kieran Maddock, Class of 2012
Major & Minor concentrations: Earth and Environmental Sciences and Communications
What's next after ArtSci? Master of Science at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland studying the bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants in the subsurface at a Canadian Forces Base in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador
How has the ArtSci Program affected your education/career path? I had the opportunity to work with Newfoundland Housing as an Environmental Scientist, where I was able to make use of my training both in Environmental Sciences and in Communications