With Integrated Studies you combine two minors or certificates to create the degree that is right for you. You will also select four interdisciplinary courses and then complete a two-semester capstone paper or project. Graduates will be well-prepared for entry into the workforce or advanced study in a specialized field, with a competitive advantage due to their interdisciplinary training and practical experience.
Cultivating Interdisciplinary Community and Discussion.
A dynamic space for interdisciplinary minded faculty, staff and students to come together and build a stronger community among themselves, and to facilitate lively academic discussions.
Integrated Studies courses are designed to create discussion and problem solving across discipline areas. The IS 2000 Knowledge Integrated course introduces this concept of bringing multiple disciplines to help solve complex problems. IS 300R/350R are Special Topics courses that unite students from various disciplines to explore broad themes and topics using interdisciplinary methods and approaches.
Finally, the IS 4980 course gives you the opportunity to develop a proposal for your own capstone paper or project, one that is informed by your two minor areas of study. You will complete your capstone paper or project in IS 4990.
31% of Integrated Studies graduates have attended graduate school
Graduates have gone on to succeed in fields such as law, dentistry, business, academia, technology, the arts, and more. Their ability to think across disciplines and tackle complex challenges prepares them for leadership and innovation in an ever-changing world.
Is it crazy to say I miss UVU? I was so eager to finish my classes, but I really miss those class discussions and being able to read and call it homework. For my [Integrated Studies] Capstone, I wrote [a children’s book] Foogle and Me. I’ve yet to get a new book out, although I have some in the early stages of development. [Since graduation] I have been writing for Retailsphere. I have 30+ published articles on their website and about 10 or so more about to be published... I moved up quickly in the company and now I am Operations Manager performing all duties for Client Success, Recruiting, and Head of the Data Analyst team.
I’m working as a COO of an online business, and I’m definitely utilizing my degree professionally and personally. Some of the most impactful classes I took were [Integrated Studies topics courses] — Divine in the Arts, German Romanticism, Intro to the European Union. My degree exposed me to a variety of worldviews and new paradigms, and the subsequent examination of each course topic from those perspectives drove me to develop critical thinking skills that I sincerely wouldn’t have developed otherwise… I absolutely loved this degree.
