In this episode, Amira Shatara explains how she created an individualized major in "Sustainability, Cannabis, and Plant Sciences" by combining courses in Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Natural Resources and the Environment; Sociology; Business Administration; and more. She describes her passion for sustainable agriculture and circular economy as well as her hands-on experience with community-supported agriculture and local floriculture.

More info:

Plant Sciences at UConn

Off Center Farm, Woodbridge, CT

Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Izzy Rubin explains how she created an individualized major in "Reproduction and Youth Health" by combining courses in Human Development and Family Sciences; Psychology; and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She describes her passion for public health, advocacy, and issues of equity in healthcare.

Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexis Cordone explains how she created an individualized major in "Religion" by combining courses in English, Anthropology, Sociology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and more. She graduated from UConn in 2014 and is now an Emergency Physician at Dartmouth Health. She describes her motivation for studying religion as a way to prepare herself to be a more supportive and compassionate doctor in the face of human suffering.

Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.