Choosing Your Two Emphasis Areas
As an Integrated Studies student, you need to choose two emphasis areas that you will be integrating. These emphases are designed by the various departments that offer them. Together with the Integrated Studies core requirements they constitute your curriculum. The list of emphases below is taken from the official course catalog which you can find here: Official UVU Catalog. If you have specific questions about the requirements for any of the emphases listed below, please contact the emphasis advisor for that emphasis.
You can choose any two emphases listed below with the following exceptions - you cannot choose:
- two emphases from the School of Business.
- two emphases from the Department of Behavioral Science.
- two emphases from the Department of Dance.
- History together with the History option for Social Sciences.
- two tracks from Communications.
Available and Pending Emphases Fall 2009
Click on the emphasis to view/download emphasis requirements. You may have to scroll down the document to find the emphasis you are interested in. (requires pdf reader)
| Accounting | Gender Studies (Anticipated Fall 2010) |
| American Sign Language | German |
| American Studies | Graphic Design |
| Anthropology | History |
| Art History | Hospitality Management |
| Ballet | Humanities |
| Ballroom Dance | Military Science |
| Biology | Modern Dance |
| Business Management | Multimedia Communication |
| Cinema Studies | Music |
| Classical Studies | Office Management |
| Communications: Track 1 Analytic | Peace and Justice Studies (Anticipated Fall 2009) |
| Communications: Track 2 Applied | Philosophy |
| Community Health | Photography |
| Computer Networking | Physical Education |
| Computer Science | Psychology |
|
Digital Media
|
Religious Studies |
| Earth Science | Social Sciences |
| Economics | Sociology |
| English | Spanish |
| Environmental Studies | Technology Management |
| French | Theatre Arts (Anticipated Spring 2010) |
| Leadership | |
|
|
|
If you don't see the emphasis of study you are interested in, please check the official UVU catalog, which is updated every year. If the emphasis you are interested in is not available, please contact us to see if it is being developed. We are continually collaborating with departments across campus to develop new emphases. If there is an emphasis that you would like us to consider, please let us know!

