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Integrative Studies Fall 2025
Undergraduate
INTS 101: Narratives of Identity (6 Credits)
Explores the concept of identity through the study of literature and oral communication. Introduces aesthetic, cultural, and historical aspects of these forms of communication as well as their psychological, political, and practical significance, with special emphasis on the role of communication in a free society. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature, Oral Communication
Specialized Designation: Mason Impact.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Freshman or Sophomore.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
INTS 202: Public Speaking and Critical Thinking Skills (4 Credits)
Combines process of learning to speak in front of audiences with analysis of arguments and persuasive appeals. Students learn how to create and present effective speeches, adapt messages to specific audiences, and evaluate and critique messages produced for others. One credit of experiential learning enables students to examine public speeches, news stories, political campaigns, and advertising, among others, to make meaningful connections between public speaking theory and practice. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Oral Communication
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
INTS 204: Leadership Theory and Practice (4 Credits)
Examines historical and contemporary leadership theories and invites students to be reflective of their own leadership experiences through the lenses of those theories. Students develop critical lenses through which to evaluate their own self-awareness, effectiveness in groups, and ability to navigate structures and systems. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 204 - DL1: Leadership Theory/Practice — Susan Howard - Online
INTS 210: Sustainable World (4 Credits)
Covers basic issues in the natural and social sciences that underlie current environmental problems. Considers ethical matters such as equity as they pertain to global resource consumption, pollution, and climate change. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Natural Science Overview
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused Course, Mason Impact.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
INTS 245: Visual Culture and Society (4 Credits)
Explores the role of visual culture in contemporary society including an examination of photography, the visual and performing arts, film and video, and electronic media. Readings focus on the historical foundations of visuality as well as theories of visual culture and aesthetics. Students investigate the ways that forms of visual culture function in society and how these are linked to race, class, and gender as well as politics and economics. Students will gain hands-on experience working with contemporary visual media tools such as computer graphics and digital video editing. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Arts
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 245 - 001: Visual Culture and Society — Mariah Wakefield — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 1009
INTS 249: Digital Literacy (4 Credits)
Investigates information literacy, the mobile web, and interactive and immersive media, including gaming, social networking, blogging and micro-blogging, intellectual, political and civic collaborations, digital aesthetics and emerging digital cultures and art forms. Explores major theories of digital literacy and culture and introduce diverse social, artistic, theoretical and cultural practices that characterize today's digital domains and virtual environments. Notes: One experiential credit is required in this class. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Info Tech & Computing
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 249 - DL2: Digital Literacy — Gregory Unruh - Online
- INTS 249 - DL1: Digital Literacy — Janet Ha Poirot - Online
- INTS 249 - 003: Digital Literacy — Shukadev Amgain — 01:30 PM to 04:10 PM T - Innovation Hall 131
INTS 275: Special Topics (1-18 Credits)
Studies topics of special interest to undergraduates. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 275 - 001: Rule of Law — Kelly Dunne — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Enterprise Hall 277
INTS 291: Living-Learning Community (0-1 Credits)
Bridges students' academic interests with their residence hall living experience. Students with common interests live together in the same residence hall and develop personal and academic relationships with other students and faculty from their chosen Living Learning Community focus. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 8 credits.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 291 - 004: Explorations of Well-Being — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM M - Peterson Hall 2411
- INTS 291 - 005: Explorations of Well-Being — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM T - Horizon Hall 1009
- INTS 291 - 006: Explorations of Well-Being — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM T - Horizon Hall 1009
INTS 300: Law and Justice (3 Credits)
Combines various teaching methods including lectures, the Socratic method, case studies, discussion of readings and films, debates, and active inquiry-based learning to investigate the major institutions in the American legal system. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 300 - 001: Law and Justice — Bernadette C Costello — 01:30 PM to 04:10 PM R - East Building 121
- INTS 300 - DL1: Law and Justice — Cher Weixia Chen — 01:30 PM to 04:10 PM W - Online
INTS 301: Science in the News (3 Credits)
Examination and discussion of the current trends in science as reported in the popular media. Students learn how to evaluate the science that is reported so they may become informed consumers; discuss how scientific advancement might shape society by looking at how science and society have changed together over time; and use examples from the past to discuss future trends. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Natural Science Overview
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 301 - 001: Science in the News — Robert W Holder — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R - Horizon Hall 1007
- INTS 301 - 002: Science in the News — Thomas C Wood — 01:30 PM to 04:10 PM M - Krug Hall 210
- INTS 301 - DL1: Science in the News — M Susan Burns - Online
INTS 304: Social Movements and Community Activism (4 Credits)
Examines how citizens, individually and collectively, accomplish social change in society through case study analysis. Considers advantages and limits of social change strategies from communication and social movement theory perspectives. Surveys topics including how leaders maintain momentum in face of opposition; how movements and organizations use slogans, symbols and music to inspire followers; and how participants construct persuasive media campaigns and political arguments to facilitate policy change. Notes: One credit of experiential learning enables students to explore their role as social advocates and effective citizens in context of community. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 304 - DL1: Soc Movemnts/Community — Marintha Miles - Online
INTS 312: Images and Experiences of Childhood: Social Construct, Literature, and Film (3-6 Credits)
Immerses students in the images of childhood through the media of literature, video, and poetry, with a strong emphasis on historical perspectives of childhood. The class is interactive, requires some work in groups, and requires classroom participation. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to HIST 386, HIST 498.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 312 - DL1: Images/Exp of Childhood — Elizabeth Zelensky - Online
INTS 313: Therapeutic Benefits of Play (3 Credits)
Examines the history of therapeutic play programs, theoretical basis for play and how the application of play techniques are used to promote healing, growth, and development for children and adolescents as it relates to multiple professions including child life. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to HDFS 302.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 313 - DL1: Therapeutic Benefits of Play — Emily S Freeborn - Online
INTS 316: Introduction to Childhood Studies (4 Credits)
Focuses on the study of childhood from birth to adolescence from the perspective of several disciplines. Covers childhood theory, research, and policy and their applications to decisions regarding children and youth. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 316 - DL1: Intro to Childhood Studies — Pamela Watkins Garner - Online
- INTS 316 - DL2: Intro to Childhood Studies — Julia Madeleine Shadur — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM R - Online
INTS 321: Parent-Child Relations (4 Credits)
Introduces students to concepts and challenges in parenting, along with family diversity and risk factors. Considers interactions between parents and children from birth to adolescence as well as cross-cultural, historical, and societal influences. Explores efforts that have been successful in changing detrimental parenting actions. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 321 - DL1: Parent-Child Relations — Pamela Watkins Garner - Online
INTS 323: The Hospitalized Child and Family (3 Credits)
Examines the philosophy, purposes, and concepts of Child Life Specialists. Explores developmental and psychological needs of hospitalized children, their families, and those who provide services to children. Examines the impact of illness and illness-related stressors on the dynamics of the family and strategies for coping. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to HDFS 301.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 323 - DL1: The Hospitalized Child/Fam — Jamie Gentille - Online
INTS 331: The Nonprofit Sector (4 Credits)
Readings, classroom discussions and activities, and practical experience reveal historical, legal, and socioeconomic forces that define and influence the American nonprofit sector. Explores structures, issues that affect nonprofit management, governing, and financial systems. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 331 - DL1: The Nonprofit Sector — Samuel L. Frye — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T - Online
INTS 334: Environmental Justice (4 Credits)
Examines historical and contemporary sociopolitical and socioeconomic conditions that have given rise to the environmental justice movement. Analyzes how individuals contribute to environmental justice or injustice through everyday decisions. Considers how environmental justice movement responds to these issues. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Focused Course
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 334 - DL1: Environmental Justice — Michael Gilmore - Online
- INTS 334 - DL2: Environmental Justice — Levi Van Sant - Online
INTS 336: Poverty, Wealth and Inequality in the US (3 Credits)
Explores the social, cultural, political, and spiritual implications of poverty, wealth, and inequality in the United States. Examines the ways in which class identity informs one's views of the world and its politics; how socioeconomic status affects one's access to education and other social goods; and how dominant discourses and stereotypes related to poverty influence mass perception regarding a range of social issues, from educational policy to welfare. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 336 - DL1: Poverty Wealth Inequality US — Samuel L. Frye - Online
INTS 355: Mindfulness, Meaning & Well-Being (3 Credits)
Explores the science of well-being, including theories and practices linked to various domains of well-being such as mindfulness, resilience, life-satisfaction, happiness, mind-body wellness, and meaning and purpose. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 355 - DL1: Mindfulness,Meaning,Well-Being — Mark Thurston - Online
INTS 362: Social Justice and Human Rights (3 Credits)
Considers the philosophical foundations of social justice and human rights. Explores the interpretive difficulties related to identifying what constitutes human rights abuses, and evaluates regional perspectives on human rights. Analyzes institutions that strive to promote and enforce social justice and human rights standards including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 362 - DL1: Social Justice/Human Rights — Cher Weixia Chen — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM M - Online
- INTS 362 - 003: Social Justice/Human Rights — Benedict Carton — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Aquia Building 347 - Hybrid
INTS 375: Special Topics (1-18 Credits)
Studies topics of special interest to undergraduates. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
5 Sections Currently Scheduled »
- INTS 375 - DL1: Global Well-Being & Happiness — Mark Thurston - Online
- INTS 375 - 001: US Immigrants and Immigration — Dae Young Kim — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM TR - Music Theater Building 1006
- INTS 375 - 002: Sociology of Human Rights — John G. Dale — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 1008
- INTS 375 - 003: Special Topics — Anu Aneja — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR - Innovation Hall 326
- INTS 375 - DL2: Indivdual Family Service Deliv — Cheryl Hoffman - Online
INTS 391: Understanding Integrative Studies (1 Credit)
Familiarizes students with the theory and practice of integrative learning. Challenges students not only to learn but also to think deeply about what, why, how, and for what purposes you learn. Develops reflective, critical thinking, and research skills. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Integrative Studies.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 391 - 001: Understanding INTS — Marty Abruzzo — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM W - Horizon Hall 1007
- INTS 391 - DL1: Understanding INTS — Mark Thurston - Online
- INTS 391 - DL2: Understanding INTS — Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron - Online
INTS 403: Conservation Behavior (4 Credits)
Introduces students to the fundamentals of conservation behavior, a field that seeks to apply theories of animal behavior towards solving biological conservation and wildlife management problems. Consists of interactive lectures, readings (including a text and primary literature), discussion and hands-on, inquiry-based experiential learning while working in groups at the National Zoo to design and conduct independent behavioral-based research on endangered species. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Natural Science with Lab
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Related Course
Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 403 - 201: Conservation Behavior — Elizabeth Freeman — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM WF - East Building 122 - Hybrid
INTS 404: Ethics and Leadership (4 Credits)
Uses an interdisciplinary approach to deepen and broaden student's learning about theories, models, and constructs related to the study and practice of ethics and leadership. Teaches students to develop ethical decision making strategies, communicate effectively in diverse group settings, value civic engagement and actively apply ethical leadership skills. Includes experiential learning activities and discussions that connect formal knowledge with real world experiences and includes one credit of experiential learning. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 404 - DL1: Ethics and Leadership — Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron — Regina Ohenewah Ofori - Online
INTS 405: Women and Leadership (4 Credits)
Examines leadership within the context of the theoretical principles of women's studies through discussion of course texts, interactive exercises, field trips, documentary films, guest speakers, and reflection. Investigates the role that gender plays in the various forms of leadership and leadership styles. Explores the historical record of women in leadership roles, identifying the barriers as well as the opportunities. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 405 - D01: Women and Leadership — Misty Krell — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM R - Online
INTS 410: Contemporary Health: Intersections in Science and Society (4 Credits)
Recognizing the value and contribution of science to improving the human condition, this course provides students the opportunity to apply integrative learning approaches to explore the intersections between science, health, and society with a focus on diverse societies and the implications for social justice. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Natural Science Overview
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 410 - DL1: Contemporary Health — Susan Howard - Online
INTS 417: Human Trafficking and Smuggling (3,6 Credits)
Explores the complexity of human trafficking and smuggling, one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the world. Examines forms of human trafficking and smuggling and the countries that serve as source, transit or destinations of trafficked and smuggled individuals and groups. Studies the role of the international community in addressing trafficking and smuggling, including regional and national authorities and non-governmental agencies. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 417 - 001: Human Trafficking & Smuggling — Al Fuertes — 07:20 PM to 10:00 PM TR - Horizon Hall 3014
INTS 420: College to Career Skills (1-2 Credits)
Develops a variety of work-readiness skills needed to transition to local and global marketplaces. Topics and skills covered include developing a tailored cover letter or goal statement, problem solving in the business setting, workplace ethics and etiquette, interviewing skills, professional networking, and salary negotiations. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 420 - DL1: College to Career Skills — Sara Montiel - Online
- INTS 420 - DL3: College to Career Skills — Sara Montiel - Online
INTS 434: Research for Social Change (3 Credits)
Introduces interdisciplinary research methods for social change. Explores students' epistemological assumptions, and uses tools of inquiry and discovery to explore transformative approaches to scholarship and creative work. Examines multiple critical approaches to inquiry including auto-ethnography and ethnography, feminist, queer, and Indigenous research methods, participatory action research, critical quantitative analysis, and more. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 434 - 001: Research for Social Change — David Powers Corwin — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Aquia Building 213
INTS 435: Leadership in a Changing Environment (4 Credits)
Examines diverse definitions and processes of change across multiple complex contexts. Focuses on identifying innovative, collaborative solutions to seemingly intractable social problems. Explores topics such as social change and globalization, creative conflict resolution, the nature of power, oppression and influence, and systemic leadership. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: 60 credits.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 435 - DL1: Leadership in Changing Environ — Samuel L. Frye - Online
INTS 436: Social Justice Education (4 Credits)
Examines educational policy, practice, and materials using a variety of lenses informed by social justice theory and praxis. Investigates ways in which racism, sexism, economic injustice, heterosexism, ageism, and other forms of discrimination influence schools and educational access and opportunity for youth. Considers and practices what individuals and communities can do to ensure that all students have equitable educational opportunities. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 436 - 001: Social Justice Education — Wendi N. Manuel-Scott — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM W - Innovation Hall 215G
INTS 437: Critical Race Studies (3 Credits)
Engages students in an examination of the forms and impacts of racism, as well as movements for racial justice, in the United States. Draws on theoretical frameworks including critical race theory and intersectionality theory in order to examine the structural roots of racism and the implicit and explicit ways in which racism manifests today. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 437 - 001: Critical Race Studies — Wendi N. Manuel-Scott — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R - Horizon Hall 4014
INTS 456: Self-Care and Well-Being for Helping Professionals (4 Credits)
Prepares students to understand and meet a distinct set of challenges facing professionals in careers that involve directly helping others. Studies research findings about factors such as stress, burnout, and compassion-fatigue that undermine professional success and longevity in these career fields. Explores the fundamental tenets of the science of well-being, learning the vocabulary and core principles related to aspects of self-care and well-being such as positivity, strengths, mindfulness, and resilience. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 456 - DL1: SelfCare/Well-Being Hlpng Pro — Mark Thurston - Online
INTS 490: Internship (1-6 Credits)
Students may take no more than 6 credits in any one semester, unless approved by executive director. A maximum of of 12 credits can apply to the Integrative Studies degree. Structured and supervised professional experience, within an approved agency, for which the student earns academic credit. The primary purpose of an internship is to connect the student's academic course work to experiences and challenges outside the university classroom. The faculty also expects that students will enhance their competencies and skills and explore career options. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Internship
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Special scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Special scale.
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 490 - DL1: Exper Learng/Internship — Kelly Dunne - Online
- INTS 490 - DL2: Exper Learng/Internship — Kelly Dunne - Online
- INTS 490 - DL3: Exper Learng/Internship — Kelly Dunne - Online
INTS 491: Senior Capstone (3 Credits)
This course requires students to reflect and self-assess their undergraduate learning, synthesizing knowledge and ideas from various courses and experiences; address an issue of multidisciplinary inquiry from the perspective of their concentration in order to demonstrate critical thinking, research and communication skills; and to provide evidence of their qualifications for the workplace or graduate study. 85 credits required. Graduation requirement for integrative studies students. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in Major
Registration Restrictions:
Required Prerequisite: INTS 391D.
D Requires minimum grade of D.
Students with a class of Freshman or Sophomore may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- INTS 491 - DL1: Senior Capstone — Wendi N. Manuel-Scott - Online
- INTS 491 - DL2: Senior Capstone — Hideko Hamada Bassett - Online
INTS 375: Special Topics (1-18 Credits)
Studies topics of special interest to undergraduates. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 18 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
5 Sections Currently Scheduled »
- INTS 375 - DL1: Global Well-Being & Happiness — Mark Thurston - Online
- INTS 375 - 001: US Immigrants and Immigration — Dae Young Kim — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM TR - Music Theater Building 1006
- INTS 375 - 002: Sociology of Human Rights — John G. Dale — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 1008
- INTS 375 - 003: Special Topics — Anu Aneja — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR - Innovation Hall 326
- INTS 375 - DL2: Indivdual Family Service Deliv — Cheryl Hoffman - Online
Graduate
INTS 503: Conservation Behavior (4 Credits)
Introduces students to the fundamentals of Conservation Behavior, a field that seeks to apply theories of animal behavior towards solving biological conservation and wildlife management problems. The course will consist of interactive lectures, readings (including a text and primary literature), and discussion. Additionally, students will get hands-on, inquiry-based experiential learning while working in groups at the National Zoo to design and conduct independent behavioral-based research on endangered species. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Laboratory, Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 503 - 001: Conservation Behavior — Elizabeth Freeman — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM WF - East Building CAMPUS - Hybrid
INTS 537: Critical Race Studies (3 Credits)
Engages students in an examination of the forms and impacts of racism, as well as movements for racial justice in the United States. Draws on theoretical frameworks including critical race theory and intersectionality theory in order to examine the structural roots of racism and the implicit and explicit ways in which racism manifests today. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 537 - 001: Critical Race Studies — Wendi N. Manuel-Scott — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R - Horizon Hall 4014
INTS 539: Genealogy of Black Feminist Thought (3 Credits)
Explores Black women theorists from the antebellum era to the twenty-first century. Students will gain a deeper understanding of Black feminist theories, philosophies, and practices while also considering how Black women have simultaneously embraced and complicated established feminist and anti-racist readings of race and gender oppression. This course will focus on questions of epistemology, ontology, temporality, the archive, queerness, geography, and intersectionality while paying particular attention to how Black women critique colonialism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, and racism. Students will take a historical and theoretical look at Black women thinkers, activists, creatives, freedom fighters, and dreamers using a range of texts including historical documents, novels, documentaries, films, and visual culture. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. Limited to three attempts.
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- INTS 539 - DL1: Black Feminist Thought — Wendi N. Manuel-Scott — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T - Online
INTS 575: Special Topics (3-4 Credits)
Studies topics of special interest to graduate students pursuing integrative, multidisciplinary degrees. Offered by School of Integrative Studies. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
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