Mark Thurston, Ph.D. is a term associate professor in the School of Integrative Studies at George Mason University. From January, 2009 to June, 2018 he was administrative faculty for Mason's Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, serving most recently as the director of educational programs. Wi...
INTS 455 “Consciousness and Transformation in Action” ” is a 3-credit asynchronous course. Offered for the first time in four years, the course explores how working with your own mind and consciousness can have a direct impact on your health, happiness, and sense of fulfillment in your career pathw...
The minor in well-being provides students with a well-grounded understanding of the nature of resilience, stress-management, mind-body wellness, and meaning -- including both the historical foundations and modern research findings.
This concentration combines a liberal arts curriculum and the practicality of business skills. Focuses around a central idea: knowing how people react to organizations and how organizations react to people.
*Available to students with a catalog year of 2022 or prior* This concentration enables students to understand and assess society within international, human and social contexts. Students can focus on business, conflict transformation, or a specific geographical area: Africa, Europe, Latin America, ...