Approved Programs

Some majors, minors, programs of study, and classes are pre-approved immersive experiences or culminating projects.

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Pre-Approved Academic Programs

These programs of study fulfill Immersion Vanderbilt requirements:

  • College of Arts & Sciences
    • Departmental Honors
    • African American and Diaspora Studies Majors (Senior Thesis)
    • American Studies Majors (Senior Project)
    • American Studies Minors (Research Methods Workshop)
    • Anthropology Majors (Capstone Course)
    • Art Majors (Senior Art Show)
    • Requirements for the Minor in Art
    • Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Majors (Advanced Laboratory Course)
    • Chemistry Majors (Advanced Laboratory Course)
    • Cinema and Media Arts Majors (Senior Seminar Project)
    • Economics and History Interdisciplinary Majors (Capstone Course)
    • Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (Capstone Course)
    • Gender and Sexuality Studies Majors and Minors (Senior Seminar)
    • History Majors (Capstone Course)
    • Latino and Latina Studies Majors (Capstone Course)
    • Law, History and Society Majors (Capstone Course)
    • Neuroscience Majors (Research Courses)
  • Peabody College
    • Departmental Honors
    • HOD Capstone
    • Student Teaching
    • DTL Ed Studies
  • School of Engineering
    • Senior Design Project
  • Blair School of Music
    • Senior Honors Program in Musicology/Ethnomusicology
    • Senior Recital
  • Other Programs
    • Naval Science Leadership
    • AROTC: Military Science & Leadership

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Immersion Vanderbilt Tagged Classes

Tagged classes can be used to complete part or all of Immersion Vanderbilt.

Immersion: Experiential

These classes provide students with hands on, active learning opportunities where the student learns through the acts of doing and reflection. Courses that include direct or indirect community or civic engagement or methodological training for research or production are examples.

Immersion: Culminating

These classes offer students the opportunity to integrate and apply their learning to the creation of a culminating project. Projects may include but are not limited to poster presentations, blogs, academic papers, artistic pieces, prototypes, podcasts, etc. Only classes taught by an instructor with a faculty appointment may be tagged as a culminating project class.

Immersion: Exp. or Culm. (Instructor guidance)

The instructor determines whether the student is completing the experiential component, culminating component, or both. Only classes taught by an instructor with a faculty appointment may be tagged as a culminating project class.