Self-Designed Major

Faculty

Dawn Abt-Perkins

Associate Dean of Faculty for Student Success
Professor of Education
Co-Chair of Self-Designed Major

Janet McCracken

Professor of Philosophy
Chair of Self-Designed Major

Don Meyer

Professor of Music
Co-Chair of Self-Designed Major

Self-Designed Major

Requirements for the Major:

The Self-Designed Major allows students to develop academic majors of their own, whose requirements they themselves will set, and must meet, in order to complete the major.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate understanding of interdisciplinary connections to explore a particular topic or issue or to develop a particular set of skills.           
  2. Students will demonstrate independent research, analysis and project management skills.