Overview

The Individually Designed Major from Fairfield University allows you to develop an academic program to enable you to pursue a career path that coincides with your ambitions, values and passions. Our faculty guide students to ensure they’re ready to take the next step in their lives whether that be gaining meaningful employment, or furthering their studies at a graduate or professional school.

About this Degree

Students have the liberty to choose their courses, but the path must follow a true major and include an appropriate number of upper division courses. It cannot merely be a collection of lower division elective courses. The major can, however, be an extension of a presently offered major, or can be a wholly new subject such as Chinese Studies, Latin American Culture or Social Justice.

Designing your own major requires a senior project that pulls together and showcases the range of your studies. You are also required to maintain a portfolio to review, reflect, self-assess and document the progress made throughout your experience. Upon graduation, you will submit a final assessment of your major to a review panel.

Career

Students who graduate with an Individually Designed Major at Fairfield University go on to develop careers as unique and personalized as they are. The process of designing your own major takes creativity and leadership, two highly marketable skills in today's challenging workplace.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intermediate Arabic
Exploring Religions – Major themes of Islam
Middle Eastern Politics
Islamic Societies and Cultures
Islamic Theology
The Arab Spring
Third World: Common Fate
People. Places & Global Issues

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fairfield, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Common Application
Official secondary school transcript
Secondary school report form completed by your college counselor
Personal statement (Common Application Essay)
$60 application fee or official fee waiver
SAT or ACT results (If you choose to submit them). Refer to our Standardized Test Optional Policy for more details.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is highly recommended if you have resided in the U.S. for fewer than three years and English is not your native language
Interviews are not required, but they are a great way to demonstrate your interest in the University, as well as get any and all questions answered.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

59460 USD / year

≈ 59460 USD / year
Out-of-State

59460 USD / year

≈ 59460 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

59460 USD / year

≈ 59460 USD / year

Living costs

Fairfield

United States

1736 - 2740 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

About this Degree

Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Fairfield

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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