Self-Designed Majors (Individualized)

B.A. Degree in a Self-Designed major of your Making

Design Your Own Degree at UMF

If you don’t find a major that fits your interests, UMF lets you create a self-designed major tailored to your unique goals and passions.

You may have broad interests or want to pursue ideas that cross traditional academic disciplines. Maybe you want to create a very career-specific major — one that laser-focuses on one or several areas. The Self-Designed Major at UMF allows you to create your degree program.

Your idea for a Self-Designed Major might combine two academic disciplines. It could have a thematic title, and it may be something that has always piqued your interest. It truly is self-designed and tailor-made to your individual needs.

Save more than $5,500 per year in tuition.

Through the NEBHE Tuition Break program, students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont receive a $5,670 tuition discount on all UMF degree programs.
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A student sitting in front of a bunch of posters and calendars, smiling at the camera as she types

You Dream It. We Help You Build It

You’ll work closely with an academic advisor to create a conceptual framework that will serve as the foundation of your study. And then you will design the curriculum — choosing specific UMF courses that will help you fulfill your academic goals.

Self-designed majors require careful planning and thought, but the result is spectacular. You’ll have created an academic program that is truly individualized and unique.

Some recent (and very cool) Self-Designed Majors

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Human Services
  • Language and Learning
  • Agricultural and Recreation Business Administration
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Global Health Education
  • Outdoor Leadership and Stewardship
  • Poverty, Policy and Development
  • Geo-Science Journalism
  • Sociology and Communications
  • Language and Development in Children
  • Business and Sports Management
  • Environmental Interpretation
  • Art and Psychology
  • Applied Economics
  • Biology and Chemistry
  • Physics and Mathematics
  • Child Life
  • Love, Desire, and the Human Condition
  • Inclusive Educational Policy: Leadership in the Creative Arts

Contact Us to Get Started!

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