Interdepartmental Major
Students interested in pursuing an individualized interdepartmental major should be referred to the Multidisciplinary Studies Center.
Because individualized majors require more time to organize than traditional majors or minors, interested students should begin their preparation as early as possible. Students can apply anytime up until their first semester of senior year.
Previously approved majors can be helpful to review when planning your own program.Additional information is available on the Multidisciplinary Studies Center website.
Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
BS in Engineering and Applied Sciences
The BS in Engineering and Applied Sciences option allows students to design an individualized course of study not readily available through an existing major, or a combination of existing majors and/or minors in the Hajim School. Students who want to pursue the BS in interdepartmental engineering (IDE) should meet first with a Hajim School advisor to discuss the process. An IDE major requires that students propose and complete three sequences of technical courses of their own choosing and complete an independent study that culminates in a written senior thesis or design project. The Interdepartmental Programs in Engineering (IDE) Committee reviews each proposal and may accept it, reject it, or require it to be modified. The program approved by the IDE Committee for a given student constitutes that student's degree requirements. Additional information is available on the Hajim School website.