Writing the Proposal Statement

Provide a 2-3 page double spaced typed statement indicating the reasons for your decision to pursue an IDS degree. Your statement should include but is not limited to answers to the following questions. Make sure you address the overall theme, your academic goals, your career goals, and how you will be better served with this degree than a traditional major and minor.

1. Why have you chosen to study the three proposed areas?


a. How do they better prepare you for your academic and career goals than a traditional major and minor.

2. How do the three areas you have chosen work together?


a. How are they related?
b. How do they complement each other to form a coherent theme?

3. Why have you chosen the specific courses listed for each discipline?


a. How do the courses relate to your academic and career goals?
b. How do they relate to the overall theme?
c. What skills will you acquire that will help you achieve your career goals?

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