Integrated Studies

Select two areas of interest and combine them for a unique major

Can't decide on just one major? Integrated Studies lets you combine two areas you're interested in to create a degree that fits you.

How It Works

Pick two minors or certificates to mix and match from different fields of study
Take interdisciplinary courses and learn to build bridges that connect ideas
Complete a two-semester Capstone paper or project that demonstrates your creativity

Why It's Worth It

Graduate with a unique, personalized degree
Stand out to employers with cross-disciplinary skills
Prepare for either a job or graduate school

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At a Glance

Minor or Certificate #1

Minor or Certificate #2

General Education
IS 2000
Topic 1

Topic 2
Topic/Internship
Capstone 1
Capstone 2

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Course Topics

In this class, we will explore questions about the meaning, function, and value of education from interdisciplinary perspectives. Our driving questions will include those below. Students will be encouraged to develop and implement their personal philosophy of education.

What is/are the function/functions of education? Is it to get a credential? To become more authentically human? To become a better citizen? To attain scholarly knowledge? To gain skills? If so, what skills are central?

Why are there disciplines? How did they come about? What are their values and limitations?

What are intellectual virtues? Which ones are valuable and why? How are they developed?

What, if anything, is the difference between education and schooling? How do they work together ideally? Are they ever at odds? If so, when and why, and what should we do about that?

Most importantly, what does education mean to you? Why do you value it? What do you want it to give you? What barriers/challenges do you face and how can you confront them? What strengths/assets do you have and how can you use and develop them?

Integrated Studies courses bring together different subject areas to discuss ideas and solve problems. IS 2000 introduces you to this approach, showing how combining multiple fields can help explore complex issues. IS 3500R is a repeatable Special Topics course where students from different majors work together to explore big themes and ideas. IS 4980 is where you'll plan your capstone project or paper, which will draw from your two minor areas of study. You'll then complete that project or paper in IS 4990.

Program Outcomes

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.

Testimonials

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.

Brooke Sanchez

Combined English and Business Management

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.