University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus

Engineering

BA Individually Designed Interdepartmental at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States

Programme overview

The individually designed interdepartmental major (IDIM) enables students to fulfill program requirements for the BA degree by completing an interdepartmental program of coursework focused on a theme of their own choosing, designed in consultation with faculty and staff advisers. IDIM programs consist of three or four areas of concentration, integrated in such a way that the major has strong thematic unity and coherence.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts  |  Duration: 4 years / 120 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Concentration Area Courses, Capstone, Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major. Collegiate Requirements: Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of any second language, with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college. All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For certain concentration areas, prerequisite courses must be completed before submitting a program proposal. For certain concentrations, a minimum overall GPA or a minimum tool course GPA is required before a student can submit a program proposal. Students can declare the degree after completing an Information Session Module on the program website ( https://cla.umn.edu/undergraduate-students/advising/cla-individualized-degree-programs-and-advising ) and preparing a preliminary course list.

Duration: 4 years / 120 credits

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/

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