Individualize Major (IDMR)

IDMR 101  Individualized Major Plan  (1)  

Identifies personal and career goals and appropriate areas of study, and submits his or her proposal for a major, including a list of courses, schedule, and rationale. Students will need to establish the intellectual unity of the proposed major and show an understanding of the different disciplinary traditions and methodologies on which it will draw. The student and faculty member sign the proposal and forward it the Arts and Sciences Dean. The proposal is presented to Department Chairs for review and approval. The Department Chairs must approve the proposed individualized Major before the end of the student's sophomore year (students must have completed 30 hours to apply but may not have completed more than 60 credit hours). Transfer students who have not completed more than 60 hours must apply for the Individualized Major and enroll in IDMR101 during their first semester.

IDMR 294  Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies  (1-6)  

Provides for courses not listed in the catalog to be taught as need arises.

IDMR 394  Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies  (1-6)  

A course which covers specific themes, practices, and subject content not currently offered in the curriculum. This course is directed primarily to student majoring in the subject area and could be used to complete major requirements. The course will provide an in-depth study of a specific topic.

IDMR 400  Individualized Major Senior Project  (3-6)  

Is normally taken over two semesters as a 6-credit hour course devoted to a capstone project that culminates and integrates the Individualized Major. Normally, this is a major research paper with an oral presentation. Other options, such as a performance, multi-media product, work of literature, film, or work of art, or an internship may be approved if appropriate for a particular plan of study. Normally the project is presented at the Arts and Sciences Senior Scholarship Symposium or at another undergraduate research conference (such as NCUR). The grade for this course is recommended by the advisor and approved by the Individualized Major Committee; in some cases the Arts and Sciences Department Chairs may instead appoint a committee of experts to assist the advisor in assigning the grade.

IDMR 494  Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies  (1-6)  

Provides for courses not listed in the catalog to be taught as need arises.