Section III: Majors, Minors, Courses of Instruction
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Each student completes at
least one major as a part of the degree program. Although not required,
many students also elect to complete a minor area of study. The Major Each candidate for the bachelor's degree must complete one major with at least a 2.0 (C) grade point average. Department requirements for the major are those in effect at the time the student declares the major. Changes in departmental requirements after a major is declared may apply provided they do not require a student to enroll in more than a normal course load in any semester or do not prolong the time needed to meet degree requirements. Departments are responsible for determining that each student in the major is sufficiently prepared in the field as a whole. Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive evaluation is required for graduation. Students are notified by the department of the evaluation procedures by the seventh week of the first semester of each year. Methods of evaluation include one or more of the following: a seminar, thesis, appropriate project or departmental comprehensive examination. Students who do not perform satisfactorily on a comprehensive
examination the first time have the right to be reexamined once. Students
must pass the comprehensive examination within one academic year after the
first commencement date following the initial examination. At the
discretion of the department, a student may take a maximum of two
re-examinations. The Academic Standing Committee will take appropriate warning actions
in the case of students who have failed to declare their major by the end
of the sophomore year. The committee may also require students who fail to
demonstrate satisfactory progress toward the major to drop that major and
select a new major before continuing at
DePauw. In departments designated as dual-subject departments, i.e., sociology
and anthropology or modern languages, a minimum of 19 courses must be
outside the student's major subject, and 16 of these 19 courses must be
outside the major
department. Students who have double majors must have at least six courses that do
not overlap between the two majors.
an area of the world, geographically, politically or culturally prescribed, such as the United States, Latin America, Asia, East Europe or the Middle East; a period of time in the history of some part of the world, such as the Victorian Age, the Enlightenment, the Renaissance or the Middle Ages; or a specific problem that is treated by several disciplines, such as the concept of social justice, the artist in the modern world, the rhetoric of revolutionary movements or political modernization. The interdisciplinary major includes a total of 10 to 12 courses in at least two disciplines and at least four courses from each of the two disciplines. At least four courses in the total must be at the 300-400 level. Each individualized major is supervised by a committee of three faculty members. An interdisciplinary major must include at least 16 courses outside the subject matter of the area major involved and may have no more than eight courses in any one discipline (subject) comprising the major. However, up to 10 courses may be taken in a language as part of the interdisciplinary major. Exceptions to these guidelines may be made for specific programs upon approval of the Committee on Management of Academic Operations. In selecting a subject for an independently designed interdisciplinary major, students should be guided by two further considerations. First, a mere interest in certain academic disciplines, however closely related they may appear, is not a significant justification for an interdisciplinary major. Students must have in mind a subject that can serve as a focal point for the courses chosen. Second, although the subject to be examined in the major may coincide with the vocational interests of a student, it must at the same time be a legitimate object of study in its own right. The student must earn a 2.0 GPA in all course credit applied to the major, and, as a part of the major, each student during the senior year must satisfactorily complete one or more of the following: a seminar; a thesis; appropriate project; departmental comprehensive examination. Each interdisciplinary major committee shall designate ways in which students may fulfill this comprehensive requirement. Upon the recommendation of two faculty members from the discipline
relevant to the major, students apply to the Office of Academic Affairs
for admission early in the second semester of the sophomore year. Students
taking an interdisciplinary major should have the major approved and filed
with the Office of the Registrar by the end of the sixth week of the
second semester of the sophomore year. The latest that applications
may be considered is the sixth week of the junior
year. A 2.0 grade point average must be achieved in the minor, and no courses
in the minor subject may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. Double minors must
have at least four courses that do not overlap. At least three courses in
the minor must be outside the student's major
area. DePauw offers the following minors:
Interdisciplinary Minors
European Studies DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of European Studies. Requirements for the minor include language proficiency in German or French (minimum 4th semester proficiency) and a second language in either German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Greek or Latin (minimum 2nd semester proficiency); a minimum of 2 core courses from the following--ARTH 131, 132, 201, ENG 261, HIST 100, 111, 112, 201, 342, PHIL 215-216, POLS 150, 230, 254; a minimum of 3 elective courses in at least two different disciplines in Art History, Classical Studies, Communications, Economics, English, History, Modern Languages, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Music, and Political Science. Contact the program director for specifics. Film Studies DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of Film Studies. Requirements for the minor include five courses with one core course chosen from either COMM 236, COMM 316 or COMM 319 and at least one class from each of the following areas: a) history and criticism; b) production and screenwriting; and c) cultural and genre studies. Students elect a fifth course from one of the three categories listed above. At least one of the courses must be at the 300 level or above. International Business Program An international business concentration, including: • Core courses: Economics: ECON 100, 150, 280 or 393, 295 and 420 Foreign Language: a minimum of two courses beyond the intermediate (second year) level, to be selected in consultation with the chair of modern languages. • Elective courses: A minimum of four elective courses (none of which is counted toward the minimum number for the major or core) related to the international area of specialization, of which at least two must be from the departments of history and political science. Elective courses must be approved by the student's International Business Advising Committee. (The International Business Advising Committee consists of the director of The McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship, the chair of the core department and the student's major advisor.) • Internship: An internship arranged in consultation with the director of The McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship. The internship may be completed during January or the summer or, in some cases, as a part of an international study program. It is strongly recommended that students seeking a concentration in International Business spend some time (Winter Term, semester or year) in an off-campus study program in the foreign country or region in which they are specializing. Appropriate courses taken in such approved off-campus programs will count toward fulfilling the requirements of this concentration. Economics majors take four electives and from two to six language courses depending on language placement. All other majors take five economics courses and four electives. Jewish Studies DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of Jewish Studies. Requirements for the minor are: 5 courses including REL 244 and at least one course at the 300-400 level. One course should be chosen from approved courses in each of the following three areas: a) social science and history or archaeology; b) literature and the arts; and c) religious studies and philosophy. Two of these courses, in addition to REL 244, should be core courses. See website for additional information. Latin American and Caribbean Studies Requirements for the program include the following: one course from accounting, statistics or computer science; two social or behavioral science courses outside the major; two additional courses relevant to the area of minor concentration; and POLS 328 (Introduction to Public Administration). In addition, students participate in a supervised internship in
government or a not-for-profit organization and participate in the
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