Click a link below to see suggestions for which kinds of individualized major themes might be possible on the Avery Point campus.
The Individualized Major Plan of Study requires 36 credits of coursework at the 2000-level or above. At least 18 of those credits must come from the degree-granting college (CLAS or CAHNR).
Every plan of study must include: 1) a capstone course, 2) a research methods course, 3) a second writing-intensive (W) course in addition to the capstone.
In some cases, individualized majors rely on access to courses that are offered “for majors only.” Such access is granted only at the discretion of faculty and their departments. All other enrollment requirements (prerequisites, semester standing, etc.) are enforced as usual.
All Individualized Majors must work with at least two Faculty Advisors when creating their plans of study and preparing their applications. Information on how to apply for an Individualized Major is available on our website.
Criminal Behavior
Students on the Avery Point campus should be able to find the interdisciplinary course offerings necessary to complete an individualized major in Criminal Behavior. Please read each section below carefully.
Prerequisites
Check the course catalog for the specific prerequisites for the courses in your plan of study. The following courses are almost always useful:
- PSYC 1100 General Psychology I and PSYC 1101 General Psychology II or PSYC 1103 General Psychology II (Enhanced) are required for upper-level Psychology courses.
- SOCI 1001 Introduction to Sociology or SOCI 1251 Social Problems, while not formal prerequisites, provide a good foundation in social issues related to crime.
Recommended Courses
The following courses are an excellent place to start as you build your 36-credit major plan of study. Please note that you may find other relevant courses in the catalog. Please check Student Admin and consult with your faculty advisors to be sure that the courses you would like to include in your major will be taught in the upcoming semesters.
HDFS
HDFS 2001 Diversity Issues in Human Development and Family Sciences
HDFS 2300 Family Interaction Processes
HDFS 3520 Legal Aspects of Family Life
HDFS 3530 Public Policy and the Family
PSYC
PSYC 2100WQ (RM) Principles of Research in Psychology
PSYC 2300 Psychological Disorders
PSYC 2301 The Study of Personality
PSYC 2400 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2501 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 2700 Social Psychology
PSYC 3880 Field Experience
PSYC 3889 Undergraduate Research
SOCI
SOCI 2301 Criminology
SOCI 2305 Deviant Behavior
SOCI 2310 Intro to Criminal Justice (Storrs - Online/Asynchronous)
SOCI 2501 Sociology of Injustice
SOCI 3201 (RM) Methods of Social Research
Marine & Maritime Studies
Students on the Avery Point campus should be able to find the interdisciplinary course offerings necessary to complete an individualized major in the areas of Marine and Maritime Studies. Please read each section below carefully.
Recent Majors
Students interested in Marine and Maritime Studies have designed a variety of majors at the Avery Point campus through the Individualized Major Program. Some recent titles include:
Marine Mammal Conservation
Marine Mammal Ecology
Marine Paleobiology
Marine Resources and Indigenous Communities
Prerequisites
Remember to check the course catalog for the specific prerequisites for the courses you are including in your plan of study.
Recommended Courses
The following courses are an excellent place to start as you build your 36-credit major plan of study. Please note that you may find other relevant courses in the catalog. Please check Student Admin and consult with your faculty advisors to be sure that the courses you would like to include in your major will be taught in the upcoming semesters.
AMST
AMST3265W (RM) American Studies Methods
ANTH
ANTH2000W Social Anthropology
CHEM
CHEM2443 Organic Chemistry
CHEM2444 Organic Chemistry
EEB
EEB2100E Global Change Ecology
EEB2202 Evolution and Human Diversity
EEB2244E General Ecology
EEB2245 Evolutionary Biology
EEB3201 Animal Behavior
HIST
HIST2210E History of the Ocean
HIST2222E Global Environmental History
MARN
MARN2801WE Marine Sciences and Society
MARN3001 Foundations of Marine Sciences
MARN3002 Foundations of Marine Sciences
MARN3014 Marine Biology
MARN3017 Plankton Ecology
MARN3811 (RM) Seminar on Marine Mammals
MARN3812 Seminar in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
MARN3899 Independent Study
MARN4010 Biological Oceanography
MARN4019 Algae and the Environment
MARN4130 Geomicrobiology
MARN4891 Internship in Marine Sciences
MAST
MAST2300E Marine Environmental Policy
MAST2507 New England and the Caribbean Plantation Complex, 1650-1900
MAST3531 Maritime Archaeology of the Americas
MAST3544 Atlantic Voyages: European Maritime Expansion, 1400-1650
MAST3991 Supervised Internship in Maritime Studies
MCB
MCB2410 Genetics
UNIV
UNIV4697W (Capstone: Thesis)