2019-2020 BSC Catalog

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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Philosophy
Philosophy, History, and Law
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Sociology
Spanish for the Workplace
Theatre Arts
Urban Environmental Studies (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science)
Students who double major with one major being disciplinary and the second being
interdisciplinary and overlapping in content with the first major may count a course
explicitly required by both majors towards each major but may not count elective courses
within one major towards satisfaction of the requirements of the other major.
Individualized Majors
An individualized major is created in response to specific needs and interests of the
student. Individualized majors draw from existing courses and are appropriate to the
institutional mission and are typically multi- or interdisciplinary in focus. However, an
individualized major differs from an interdisciplinary major in that it is not a planned
program of study designed by prior agreement between two or more disciplines. Criteria
under which individualized majors would be considered include the following:
• a program of study designed to broaden the undergraduate experience prior to
entering a specific professional career (e.g., political journalism,
communications)
• a program of study designed to provide background for graduate study or to aid
in preparation for a specific goal (e.g., art/psychology to prepare for graduate
school in art therapy)
• a program of study designed around the student's personal interests (e.g.,
Russian studies, medieval and Renaissance studies)
Individualized majors are designed during the student’s sophomore year in consultation
with a faculty committee consisting of at least three faculty members representing the
various disciplines involved. One of these committee members is designated chair. The
student must present a proposal to the committee outlining objectives for the major, and a
suggested program comprising no fewer than eight and no more than 20 units with at
least six units in one discipline, if possible above the introductory level. It must also
include at least one and preferably two courses that provide a synthesis of the areas
covered in the major (one of these courses may be the senior Exploration term project).
There shall be a distribution of 100-400 level courses with several 300-400 level courses
included, at least one of which shall be at the 400 level. EH 102 and Exploration term
projects should not be listed in the areas of concentration as these are requirements of the
College.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020