Don’t see exactly what you want on our list of majors? Have a better idea or a major? One that suits YOU and YOUR individual interests? Yes, you can self-design your own major at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Maybe you have broad interests or want to pursue ideas that cross traditional academic disciplines. Maybe you want to create a very career-specific major — one that laser-focuses on one or several areas. The Self-Designed Major at UMF allows you to create your own degree program.
Your idea for a Self-Designed Major might combine two academic disciplines, it could have a thematic title, it may be something that has always piqued your interest. It truly is self-designed and tailor-made to your individual needs.
Save more than $5,500 per year in tuition. This University of Maine at Farmington program qualifies for the NEBHE Tuition Break.
Through the NEBHE Tuition Break program, students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont receive a $5,670 tuition discount on all UMF degree programs.
Some recent (and very cool) Self-Designed Majors
- Forensic Psychology
- Healthcare Administration
- Human Services
- Language and Learning
- Agricultural and Recreation Business Administration
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Global Health Education
- Outdoor Leadership and Stewardship
- Poverty, Policy and Development
- Geo-Science Journalism
- Sociology and Communications
- Language and Development in Children
- Business and Sports Management
- Environmental Interpretation
- Art and Psychology
- Applied Economics
- Biology and Chemistry
- Physics and Mathematics
- Child Life
- Love, Desire, and the Human Condition
- Inclusive Educational Policy: Leadership in the Creative Arts
You create the idea. We help you to fine-tune it and make it happen. Then you run with it.
You’ll work closely with an academic advisor to create a conceptual framework that will serve as the foundation of your study. And then you will design the curriculum — choosing specific UMF courses that will help you fulfill your academic goals.
Self-Designed Majors require careful advance planning and thought but the result is spectacular. You’ll have created an academic program that is truly individualized and unique.
Contact Us
Office of Admissions
University of Maine at Farmington
246 Main Street
Farmington, Maine USA 04938-1994
tel 207-778-7050
fax 207-778-8182
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umfadmit@maine.edu
