<p>Are there any schools/programs similar to NYU's Gallatin School, one where you can basically develop your own concentration?</p>
<p>I was wondering the exact same thing.</p>
<p>Brown. (10char)</p>
<p>Actually, Brown is nothing like Gallatin. Brown still requires that all students complete a regular major like at NYU CAS. The thing that makes Brown different is that there is no core curriculum or liberal arts classes that everyone has to take. You can take any classes you want as long as you also take the classes for one of the available majors there.</p>
<p>As far as I now NYU is the ony college to have a School of Individualized Study, but many colleges have an Individualized degree program in their CAS or equivalent school. </p>
<p>For example, I know someone at Cornell majoring in International Relations, although there is no IR major there. She created a unique program combining Politics, Economics, and some foreign language and Sociology classes. Many colleges will allow you to do similar things.</p>
<p>What Gallatin students really do is combine a series of classes from various NYU schools to create a “Concentration” which is unique. But literally every single Concentration I’ve heard of is similar to a real major that already exists. Often they sort of pick classes from 2-4 related fields to create a unique program. For example, I know a Gallatin student interested in Computer Science and Linguistics - she picks classes from both these CAS departments for a unique major. Most Gallatin students I’ve met have Arts majors and take lots of Steinhardt and Tisch classes.</p>
<p>The point I’m trying to get at is don’t stress too much if Gallatin doesn’t end up being an option for you. It’s a special school, but you can really create an Individualized program at many colleges by selecting classes from existing majors, which is similar to what Gallatin students do.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know if Gallatin students do MAP or not? Just wondering.</p>
<p>Evergreen State University in Olympia, Washington, I think.</p>
<p>Alix2012, Gallatin students don’t do MAP. We just have 3 first-year courses and have to take a certain number of courses in humanities/social sciences/math and science.</p>
<p>@Alix</p>
<p>They’re exempt from MAP because they have their own core. From the Gallatin website:
First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar 4 credits
Expository Writing (K10 first-year writing seminar and first-year research seminar) 8 credits
Humanities 8 credits
Social Sciences 8 credits
Mathematics or Science 4 credits</p>
<p>And then they can substitute lots of classes for their core.</p>
<p>thanks, I always wondered that. I’ve heard Gallatin is writing-intensive but I didn’t know they had their own core.</p>
<p>Hampshire College - “all Hampshire students design their own areas of concentration in close concert with faculty committees.”</p>
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<p>UC Berkeley has an interdisciplinary studies program</p>
<p>SUNY has Empire State College which allows you to customize your program but it’s more for non-traditional students that are part-time as well as distance online learning.</p>