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Sample BIS/IDIM Proposals

The proposals collected here can provide some ideas for developing and structuring your individualized degree program proposal as well as offer a sense of the many different ways to approach this task. These samples are not strict models to which you have to adhere; rather, refer to them as you get started on writing a program proposal that is uniquely yours.

Bachelor of Individualized Studies (BIS)

  • BIS: Art History, Child Psychology, and Creative Writing
  • BIS: Child Psychology, Leadership, and American Indian Studies
  • BIS: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Design Studies, Video Production
  • BIS: Computer Science, Management, Communication Studies
  • BIS: Computer Science, Statistics, Information Technology Infrastructure
  • BIS: Dance, History, Creative Writing
  • BIS: Global Studies, Communication Studies, Psychology
  • BIS: Life Sciences, Art, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
  • BIS: Management, Media and Information, Public Health
  • BIS: Media and Information, Art, Digital Media Studies
  • BIS: Psychology, Sociology, and Human Health & Wellness
  • BIS: Sociology, Communication Studies, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major (IDIM)

  • IDIM Law, the Media, and Human Rights
  • IDIM Literature and Folklore in Context
  • IDIM Sound Design and Technology
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