Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program

The Individualized Major

Official Description

The Individualized Major allows disciplined and self-motivated students to design unique majors of their choice with faculty supervision. It serves two groups of students:

(1) Those who wish to major in traditional disciplines or interdisciplinary areas for which majors are not currently available at IUPUI;

(2) Those who wish to fashion unique and original interdisciplinary majors that reflect their individual experience, interests, and needs.

The Individualized Major provides a structure which allows students, in consultation with faculty members, to design majors that meet their own educational needs. Each major course of study varies in accord with the needs and interests of individual students. Students work closely with faculty advisors, and all Individualized Majors are overseen and approved by a faculty committee which ensures the integrity and rigor of each Individualized Major.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some options for an Individualized Major related to health and humanities?

Possibilities for undergraduate Individualized Majors include "Medical Humanities," "Global Health," and more. With an Individualized Major, the course of study depends upon the student's own intellectual passions and goals.

How can I learn more about planning an Individualized Major?

Download more information from the official IUPUI Bulletin

Contact the Office of Student Affairs in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI

E-mail the Director of the Individualized Major Program, Prof. Robert F. Sutton

E-mail MH-HS Lead Student Advisor, Judi Izuka-Campbell

Contact Information
Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
425 University Boulevard, Cavanaugh Hall Room 406
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140
(317) 274-4740

Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program

IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI IU School of Medicine

The Individualized Major

Official Description

Frequently Asked Questions

IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI
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