Designing your own major?

D.kikkawai
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:10:59 +0000

Hey guys. So, I have quite a few varied interests of study. I love philosophy and political science. I love economics too. However, I don’t want to learn every single thing about those three–it’d be impossible.

I love logic and ethics. I’m a bit ehhhh on metaphysics and epistemology. For politics, I don’t want classes that are just a repeat of “There are three branches of government…” I find the courts most interesting, and I’d love to study the evolution of the balance of power between the three branches. Ideally, I’d like courses that focus on political philosophy and international relations. For economics, as much as I enjoy the subject, I really just want to take Game Theory and classes that focus on how economics influences social institutions. I want to avoid econometrics if I can. I don’t have much interest in finance and the like.

Is there any way to design your own major at UChicago? Does anyone have any experience with how lax or strict they are with stuff like that?