Individualized Major Program

Administration
Stuart Glennan, PhD, Chairperson, LAS Individualized Majors Program Committee

Program Website
www.butler.edu/arts-sciences/individualized-majors/

Individualized majors meet the needs of students whose primary academic interests cut across traditional academic disciplines or existing interdisciplinary programs. Working with one or more faculty advisors, students can develop a coherent major program that draws on courses from across the college and university. Because the individualized major is an LAS major, students must complete all LAS college requirements, and their degree program must be grounded in the liberal arts. Some recent examples of individualized majors are :

Body, Mind, Media and Sports
Music Data Mining
Creative Writing for Media and Entertainment
Mathematical Finance

To propose an individualized major, students must prepare an application and submit it for review and approval by the individualized major program committee. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with potential faculty advisors and to meet with the IMP committee chair. Applications should generally be submitted between the beginning of the sophomore year and the end of the fall semester of the junior year. Application forms and instructions can be found on the program website.

Degree Program

Individualized Major (BA, BS)

Programs

Major

Individualized Major, (BA or BS)