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IS Emphasis in American Studies

Requirements
Department
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Requirements

For a complete list of program requirements see the BA Integrated Studies or the BS Integrated Studies.

Total Program Credits: 18

Discipline Core Requirements:		9 Credits
AMST 2000	Introduction to American Studies	3
AMST 300R	Topics in American Studies	6
Elective Requirements:		9 Credits
Complete nine hours of advisor-approved electives. Elective courses should reflect a specific topical or thematic focus and must be approved by an American Studies advisor.		9

Graduation Plan

Semester 1	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
	Social/Beh. Science Dist. (PSY 1010 Suggested)	3
PES 1097	Fitness for Life	2
	General Electives	9
	Semester total:	14
Semester 2	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
	Fine Arts Distribution	3
	Humanities Dest. (COMM 1020 Recommend)	3
	American Institutions	3
ENGL 1010	Introduction to Writing	3
MAT 1010	Intermediate Algebra (General Elective)	4
	Semester total:	16
Semester 3	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
	Physical Science Dist. (PHYS 2010 & 2015 recommended)	3
BIOL 1010	General Biology	3
ENGL 2920	Intermediate Writing - Science and Technology	3
CHEM 1110	Elementary Chemistry	4
MATH 1050	College Algebra	4
	Semester total:	17
Semester 4	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
PHIL 205G	Ethics and Values	3
ZOOL 2420	Human Physiology	3
ZOOL 2425	Human Physiology Lab	1
	Third Science Dist. (CHEM 1210 and 1215 Recommended)	3
ZOOL 2320	Human Anatomy	3
ZOOL 2425	Human Anatomy Lab	1
	Semester total:	14
Semester 5	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
EXSC 270G	Foundation of Exercise Science	3
EXSC 3500	Kinesiology	3
MATH 2040	Principles of Statistics
or BESC 3010	Statistics for Behavioral Science	4
EXSC 3270	Exercise Testing and Prescription	3
EXSC 2500	Sports Medicine	3
EXSC 2510	Sports Medicine Lab	1
	Semester total:	17
Semester 6	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
EXSC 4300	Research Methods in Exercise Science and Outdoor Rec	3
EXSC 3550	Motor Learning and Development	3
EXSC 3850	Ethical Concerns in Exercise Science	3
EXSC 3700	Exercise Physiology	3
EXSC 3705	Exercise Physiology Lab	1
	EXSC Elective	3
	Semester total:	16
Semester 7	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
EXSC 3730	Biomechanics	3
	EXSC Electives	4
	General Electives	5
	Semester total:	12
Semester 8	Course Title or Text	Credit Hours
EXSC 3750	Psychosocial Aspects of Human Performance	2
	EXSC Electives	6
EXSC 4950	Senior Seminar	2
	General Electives	4
	Semester total:	14
	Degree total:	120

Department

Name:	Integrated Studies
Location:	CB 311
Telephone:	801-863-8455
Email:	mark.olson@uvu.edu
Web Address:	uvu.edu/is
Chair:	Wayne Hanewicz
Chair UVU Email:	hanewiwa@uvu.edu

Mission Statement

The Program in Integrated Studies serves students with interests and capabilities in more than one scholarly discipline. The degree trades disciplinary depth for breadth and for cross-disciplinary research and writing that culminate in a senior thesis. The Program encourages and supports interdisciplinary study across campus.

Special Program Characteristics

Students engage in interdisciplinary work that culminates in a senior thesis.
Students receive one-on-one feedback from multiple faculty advisors throughout their senior thesis process.
Students completing the Integrated Studies degree have developed skills in thinking, problem solving, collaborative work, gathering and analyzing data, writing, and speaking, and have done so on the foundation of solid (but not exhaustive) disciplinary emphases.
Faculty do campus-wide interdisciplinary work that includes team teaching across disciplines and collaborative projects.
The campus and local community benefit from our lecture series and our interdisciplinary conferences, as well as from our student-published journal.

Integrated Studies

Advisor: Lynne Hetzel
Telephone: 801-863-6485
Email: ADVISING@uvu.edu
Appointments: Please call 801-863-8455

Administrative Support: Mark Olson
Telephone: 801-863-5888
Email: mark.olson@uvu.edu
Mail Stop: 145A

Administrative Support: Brandon Springer
Telephone: 801-863-8455
Email: brandon.springer@uvu.edu
Mail Stop: 145A

Curriculum

The individualized nature of the Integrated Studies degree is attractive to students with multiple interests. Students integrate course work in emphases such as biology, earth science, business, health, literature, languages, communication, philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and the arts. Emphases from computer science and information systems, accounting, technology management, and physical education are also offered as part of this degree.

Summary of the Degree

After becoming familiar with the material on the IS website, meet with advisors to plan course work. Various emphases may require specific courses and minimum grades. 2.5 GPA required for application.
Become matriculated into Integrated Studies by submitting an academic plan and an interest essay which must be signed by department advisors and the Integrated Studies committee.
Complete two approved 18-21 credit hour emphases from the following colleges/schools: College of Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Science and Health; College of Technology and Computing; School of the Arts; Woodbury School of Business. More than 40 emphasis areas are available. For a list, please visit www.uvu.edu/is.
Complete the Integrated Studies Discipline Core with a minimum grade of C- in each class.
Complete forty hours of upper-division course work as part of the requirements in the emphasis areas & IS Core.
Complete thirty hours of course work in residency at UVU; at least 10 of these must be completed at UVU within the last 45 credit hours earned.
For a Bachelor of Arts degree, students must complete the 202G/2020 class in the chosen foreign language. For a Bachelor of Science degree, students must complete either MATH 1210 or MATH 2040.