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Special Major: Overview
Special Major
Contact Information
Special Major ProgramCollege of Arts and Sciences
275 Park Hall
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14261
Phone: 716.645.6883
Fax: 716.645.2893
Web Address: wings.buffalo.edu/cas/students/special_major
John Riszko
Senior Academic Advisor and Chair, Special Major Committee
Senior Academic Advisor and Chair, Special Major Committee
Program Overview
The Special Major Program was developed to provide capable students with an opportunity to create their own academic major program. Students initiate and develop their own programs under the guidance of two faculty members and an advisor, and then obtain permission from the Special Major Committee.
Although the special major is individualized and created by the student, there are several concentrations or themes that have emerged. Whereas these interdisciplinary themes do not yet correspond to any particular department, there are, nonetheless, impressive curricular and faculty resources to support them. Such concentrations include religious studies, nutrition, animal science, criminology, comparative literature, and arts management.
Although the special major is individualized and created by the student, there are several concentrations or themes that have emerged. Whereas these interdisciplinary themes do not yet correspond to any particular department, there are, nonetheless, impressive curricular and faculty resources to support them. Such concentrations include religious studies, nutrition, animal science, criminology, comparative literature, and arts management.
Last updated: Wednesday, 23-Apr-2008 15:43:10 EDT