Integrated Studies Issues Courses

An introduction to the knowledge, theories, and perspectives that serve as the foundation to integrated studies programs and to integrated thinking.

Integrating multiple disciplinary perspectives, students examine questions and debates about the role of contemporary technological developments in culture and society.

Students approach political/economic issues from an integrated perspective, evaluating causes, impacts, and solutions.

This course studies environmental issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students define and examine contemporary environmental issues and their multifaceted origins and impacts, and then discuss theories and practices for integrated solutions to these issues.

Interdisciplinary study of media forms (e.g., radio, television, film, print, digital) from both practical and theoretical standpoints. Students apply multiple disciplinary perspectives to develop an integrated understanding of how selected media operate, as well as their impacts on culture, society, and more.

This course studies social issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students define and examine contemporary social issues and their multifaceted origins and impacts, and then discuss theories and practices for integrated solutions to these issues.

Integrating multiple disciplinary perspectives, students examine developments in science, as well as the impacts of these developments.

Drawing upon and synthesizing methods of inquiry and analysis from multiple disciplines, students in this course study the role of the Humanities in culture, society, and their personal lives.

Students approach faculty-selected topics from multiple disciplinary perspectives on their way to developing an integrated understanding of these topics.