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Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration
Bachelor of Science Contact: Prof. Jos Ornelas, Director; Linda Roney, Coordinator Office: 608 Goodell Phone: 545-2504 Faculty Supervisors: Alexandrina Deschamps (Women's Studies), Henry Geddes (Communication), Gino Sorcinelli (Accounting), Paula Stamps (Public Health), Nikki Stoia (Music). The Major BDIC is a degree-granting program that offers motivated and self-directed students the op-portunity to design their own interdisciplinary majors under faculty guidance. The Program allows students to pursue their educational goals in areas not available within an existing departmental curriculum or traditional major on the campus. Each student's program of study (the "concentration") is developed with the advice and approval of a faculty sponsor (chosen by the student) and a BDIC faculty supervisor. Students confer with these faculty members on a regular basis as they progress through and continue to develop their programs. Admission to the Program The BDIC major is a program of at least four semesters, planned and approved in advance. A minimum of 30 degree credits, with an overall grade point average of at least 2.0, is required for admission. Students may initiate the admission process as early as the second semester of their freshman year, if they will have met this minimum by the end of the semester. Incoming transfer students with 30 or more transfer credits may begin the admissions process as soon as they receive formal acceptance from the University. It is strongly recommended that students apply before their junior year. Later application, especially after the first semester of the junior year, may result in the need for additional semesters or summer sessions at the University. Major Requirements 1. Completion of BDIC 396P during which a proposal is completed. 2. Completion of at least 12 interrelated upper-division courses (numbered 300 or above) in the area of concentration, not including BDIC 396P or 496Y. Each course must be passed with a minimum grade of C. Courses must be drawn from two or more departments each semester, and must be at least three credits each. A maximum of nine practicum credits (earned in field experience and internships) may be applied to the major. 3. A six-page Mid-Program Report halfway through the BDIC program. 4. Completion of BDIC 496Y, the Senior Research Paper. This satisfies the University's Junior Year Writing requirement for BDIC majors. Students who have completed the Junior Year Writing requirement of another major are exempted from this requirement. 5. A six-page Senior Summary and a one-page Abstract at the completion of the major. 6. Completion of the foreign language requirement if six or more courses in the student's concentration are in departments in the Arts and Sciences (Colleges of Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences). For guidelines on fulfilling the foreign language requirement, see the Arts and Sciences section of this Catalog. Career Opportunities Graduates of the program have been very successful in the employment sector and in graduate or professional school. Past surveys of alumni have shown that 80% of those responding were either in careers or graduate school (or both) related to their individual concentrations. This success stems from the high level of motivation and capacity for self-direction characteristic of students who design their own major, as well as the specificity of their academic preparation for a given career and/or graduate program of study. Recent BDIC Concentrations The following list is drawn from the titles of programs designed by recent BDIC students. This provides only a sample of representative concentrations and is not meant to limit the possibilities for any potential majors: Arts and Cultural Studies Asian Studies International Relations Japan and the European Community Modern European Cultural History Third World Development American Studies History and Racism Sociolinguistics Philosophy and Literature Cultural Studies through Literature and Politics Arts Administration Architecture and Culture Comparative Religion and Holocaust Studies Buddhist Philosophy through Art Biblical Archaeology Writing about American Society Creative Writing Theatre and Social Change Human Ecology Business and Law Organizational Behavior Entrepreneurial Studies Computer Applications in Finance and Economics Global Economics and Finance Economics and Investments Investment Psychology Sales Strategies and Social Behavior Human Resource Management Labor-Management Relations Land and Environmental Resource Management Construction Management Economics and Legal Studies Law in Society Southeast Asian Cultures and Commerce International Trade and Foreign Policy International Development and Finance Communication Screenwriting Critical Film Studies Film and Twentieth Century American Culture Documentary Filmmaking/Native American Studies Filmmaking: Directing for Cinema Political Communication Instructional Media Consumer Psychology in Communication Communication Arts and Film Technology Photojournalism Social Perspectives through Journalism Public Relations in Sports Industries Creative Writing and Advertising Psychology and Advertising Multimedia Technology in Advertising Intercultural Communication Archaeological Tourism Education and Human Development Adolescent Development and Education Educational Media Language and Speech Development Educational Reform for a Multicultural Society Public Policy and Human Services The Therapeutic Application of Dance Education Criminal Psychology Health Education Counseling Women's Health Issues and Eating Disorders Gerontology and Social Welfare Pre-Art Therapy Culture, Society and Personality Health and Fitness Management Arts for the Handicapped Writing Children's Literature Health, Natural, and Computer Sciences/Engineering Human Physiology and Psychology Neuroscience Bio-Ethics and Medical Sociology Exercise Physiology and Nutrition Nutrition and the Developing World Public Health Policy Holistic Health Environmental Health and Science Political Economy of Natural Resources Primate Conservation Environmental Chemistry and Anthropology Ecological Economics Human Factors Engineering Computer Science/Linguistics Computer Graphics Educational Computer Animation Systems Software Engineering Building Construction Technique and Design Theory Scientific Journalism Land Use Planning and Policy The Courses 396A Independent Study, 1-12 cr 396B Independent Study, 1-12 cr 396P Independent Study-Proposal, 1 cr 398A Practicum (Pass/Fail), 1-12 cr 398B Practicum (Graded), 1-3 cr 491A Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies, 3 cr (graded) 496A Independent Study, 1-12 cr 496B Independent Study, 1-12 cr 496Y Independent Study-Senior Research Paper, 2 cr
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