This page provides an overview of the Integrated Major in Mathematics and English. Students interested in pursuing the IMME should discuss their interests with an academic advisor as soon as possible, as early planning with an advisor will allow students to make timely progress toward satisfying the major’s requirements.
IMME Core & GE Requirements
The IMME core requirements are innovatively designed to prepare students with high-level skills in both Mathematics and English stressing an integrative, complementary mastery of these disciplines.
The core combines a strong foundation in English including composition and methods, and the foundations for students to choose a mathematics concentration to match their interests.
Ohio State’s General Education (GE) is an integrated, broad-based, core education that envelopes multiple disciplines, enhances a student’s major program, and inspires critical thinking and innovation.
English Concentrations
IMME students in all specializations will take courses in the English Department studying a wide range of subjects including literature, writing, rhetoric, film, digital media, popular culture, and disability studies. For more on English concentrations, see this page.
Mathematics Concentrations
To complement the core, each student chooses a concentration in Mathematics within the major. The concentration is where students learn how the core fundamentals are applied in a particular field.
The four concentrations currently available are:
Capstone
The English/Math Capstone Course will combine both professional development and leadership opportunities and a capstone project on a topic arisen from real-world challenges submitted to the IMME program working with our community and industry partners.
We are currently using the courses MATH 2010S: Intersections of Mathematics and Society: Hidden Figures and MATH 4504: History of Mathematics to serve as your capstone course. You may also want to consider a combination of: research hours, service hours, or internships. If that is something that sounds right for you, please discuss with your advisors or get in touch with Zoë Brigley Thompson at Thompson.3022@osu.edu. Please see more about creating a Capstone Experience here.