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Frequently Asked Questions
Can only students from the McCormick or Medill apply to the Bay Area Immersion Program?
Any Northwestern undergraduate student is encouraged and
During the Bay Area Immersion Program, will I take the Northwestern Engineering courses or the Medill courses?
Students participating in the Bay Area Immersion Program take all four courses together. There will be two courses offered by Northwestern Engineering (those course begin with the prefix DSGN) and two courses offered by Medill (those courses begin with the prefix JOUR).
Are there any prerequisites that I must take before the Bay Area Immersion Program?
Northwestern Engineering students who are admitted into the Bay Area Immersion Program are strongly encouraged to take the JOUR 390: "Media Innovation and Chicago’s Startup Culture" course in the Medill School during the fall quarter.
Medill students who are admitted into the Bay Area Immersion Program are required to take two courses the fall quarter: Design Thinking and Doing (DSGN 208) and JOUR 390: "Media Innovation and Chicago’s Startup Culture." Medill students will be allowed to use JOUR 390 to fulfill their 301 course requirement, or they may count it as an elective.