She is doing an 'independent study' in Art History this semester. [=a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class]
an 'independent' investigator [=a person who is not directly involved in a situation or dispute and who is free to investigate problems and make judgments about what should be done]
This car has four-wheel 'independent suspension'. [=each of the four wheels has its own set of supports for the body of the car]
(..) - Stop. I get the impulse. Not gonna work. No, I just mean that we are defined by what happens to us... and me leaving seems to have made you independent... made you strong. With all due respect, which is none... go to hell. So tunnelling out is off the table? (..)2013 TvShow: Community Title: Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations Season: 4 Episode 5