A Self-Determined Major (SDM) integrates more than two disciplines to achieve a clearly developed and co在这里nt course of study not available through the existing majors and minors at Skidmore. 

Mission Statement

The Self-Determined Major transcends the boundaries of Skidmore's majors and minors and reflects the integration of more than two disciplines toward the attainment of a clearly developed and co在这里nt course of study.

最近 Self-Determined 专业 include arts administration, Chinese language and culture, film studies, Italian studies, media studies and communications, the physics and sound of recording, and public health.

导演 of SDM Program: Catherine White Berheide社会学，x. 5415 (2017-present)

长效磺胺委员会:

• Catherine White Berheide、社会学 & Commmittee Chair x 5415 (2013-present)
• 瑞安Homsey, 导演 of Academic Advising, x. 5728 (October 2022-present)
• 斯科特·穆里根, International Affairs, x. 5253 (2023-2026)
• 谢尔登•所罗门心理学，x. 5312 (2021-2024)
• Melora沃尔夫，英语，x. 5197 (2020-2023, 2023-2026)
• 贝斯米勒, Academic Administrative Assistant, x. 5202

A student interested in a Self-Determined Major must propose a course of study to the Self-Determined Major (SDM)委员会.

Students proposing a Self-Determined Major should identify two faculty advisors in different disciplines related to their SDM and thoroughly discuss their proposal with 这些顾问. The formal proposal must be typed and carefully written, edited, and 校对. The detailed information on writing the SDM proposal is available 在这里. 

Student learning goals

Below are the departmental learning goals mapped to College-wide goals for student learning.

A Self-Determined major will learn to:

• Engage in and take responsibility for designing an approved self-determined major 课程. (国际教育协会)
• Think in an interdisciplinary manner. (花絮)
  好好写，我。.e., in clear, concise 英语 prose. (IIc)
• Speak well, extemporaneously and formally. (IIc)
• Locate and effectively use primary and secondary sources. (IIb)
• Design and execute a substantive, culminating capstone project that produces scholarship/creative work that bridges traditional disciplinary lines. (Iva)
• Reflect on and evaluate the achievement of their academic and personal goals. (iii a)
• Demonstrate advanced learning & synthesis in the self-determined major. (Ic; IVd)