Individualized Major Themes

Summarized here are examples of individualized major concepts followed by students in the past. The listings here are by no means exhaustive, but do give an idea of the plans of study that students have followed through our program. Some of the departments from which students have drawn courses for their interdisciplinary majors are listed with the major titles. We can not stress enough the important role that internships, work experience, study abroad, research, and independent study play in an individualized major.

We have broken the examples of individualized majors into three categories :

Popular Individualized Major Themes
Other Individualized Major Themes
Unique Individualized Major Concepts

Popular Individualized Major Themes

Currently there are three Individualized Major themes with a sufficient concensus among faculty advisors over the core content and well-developed advising outlines that we refer to them as "structured Individualized Majors." This means that students who wish to pursue these major themes do not have to make a formal presentation before the IMJR Committee if their proposals conform to the advising outlines. However, students must comply with all other requirements of the IMJR admissions proposal: prepare a complete plan of study, statement of purpose, and obtain approval from three faculty advisor/sponsors.

The three major themes are:

Consumer Behavior
- Communication Sciences
- Psychology
- Business Administration
- Sociology

Integrative Geoscience
- Geology
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Natural Resources Management & Engineering
- Geography
- Marine Sciences

International Relations
- Political Science
- History
- Economics
- Modern and Classical Languages
- Anthropology

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Other Individualized Major Themes

The following are recurrent individualized major themes that students have designed at the University of Connecticut (and the departments from which they have typically drawn courses). Students proposing any of these themes (or variations) must prepare an IMJR admissions proposal (plan of study, statement of purpose), obtain approval from three faculty advisor/sponsors, and make a short presentation to the Individualized Major Committee:

African-American Studies
- History
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Anthropology

Animal Behavior
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Animal Science
- Psychology
- Physiology and Neurobiology

Asian Studies
- Political Science
- History
- Asian American Studies Institute
- Sociology
- Anthropology

Buildings, Design & Society
- Art History
- National Student Exchange
- Physics & Mathematics
- Plant Science
- Urban & Community Studies

Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies
(an IMJR plan of study under this title should follow guidelines provided by the Modern & Classical Languages Department )
-Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies
-Literature from one language/cultural area
-Related field

Crime, Law, and Justice
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Human Development & Family Studies

Economic Analysis & Public Policy
- Economics
- Political Science
- Public Policy

Emerging Technologies
- Computer Science
- Communication Sciences
- Psychology

Environmental Studies
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Geography
- Geology
- Natural Resources Management & Engineering
- Anthropology
- Agricultural & Resource Economics

European Studies
(an IMJR plan of study under this title should follow guidelines provided by the Center for European Studies )
- History
- Political Science
- Economics
- Geography
- Modern and Classical Languages

Film Studies
(an IMJR plan of study under this title may draw on course offered for the film studies minor)
- Dramatic Arts
- Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies
- Modern & Classical Languages
- Sociology
- Communication Sciences
- Political Science

Forensic Science
- Allied Health
- Molecular & Cell Biology
- Psychology
- Sociology

Health and Society / Health Sciences
- Allied Health
- Biological Sciences
- Anthropology
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology

Human Rights
(an IMJR plan of study with this title may draw on courses for the Human Rights minor)
- History
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Anthropology
- Sociology

International Trade
- Economics
- Agricultural & Resource Economics
- Business Administration
- Political Science
- History

Judaic Studies
- Judaic Studies
- Hebrew
- Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- Political Science

Multicultural / Diversity Studies
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
- History

Native American Studies
- Anthropology
- History
- Geography
- English

Peace Studies
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- Anthropology

Public Policy
- Public Policy
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Family Studies

Religious Studies
- Anthropology
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- History
- Classics & Ancient Mediterrean Studies
- Art History

Sports Promotion
- Kinesiology (EKIN)
- Communication Sciences
- Journalism
- Business Administration

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Unique Individualized Majors

The following list is by no means exhaustive, but is provided to give a brief overview of the various different majors students have designed at the University of Connecticut:

African Diaspora
Women, Culture and Fashion
Art and Rehabilitation
Child Life
Developmental Sciences
European Commerce
Exercise and Nutrition
Health and Poverty Studies
International Diplomacy
Latino/a Studies
Legal and Judicial Studies
Media Theory and Criticism

Middle Eastern Studies
Cross-Cultural Health Sciences
Puppetry & Human Rights
Sexuality Studies
Social Design
Social Welfare
Health and Physical Mobility
Social Justice and Visual Media
Music and Culture
Technology and Society
Women, Violence, and the Law

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