INTS Student Experience

What are our students integrating?

Not sure what to integrate? See the list below! Though it isn't exhaustive, this list contains common disciplines that students have chosen to integrate. 

• Africana Studies
• Business (online options)
• Communication
• Community Engagement
• Criminal Justice (online options)
• Early Childhood Education
• Education (online options)
• Health and Human Performance (hybrid options)
• Interior Architecture
• Management
• Marketing
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration and Non Profit Management
• Social Work
• Women's Studies 

Please keep in mind that concentration areas should be in disciplines that are offered at UTC. We cannot integrate disciplines that do not exist on campus as we do not have the expertise to evaluate in those areas. For a more exhaustive list of disciplines offered on campus, please review the current catalog.

What are Senior Experience courses?

Seniors in the Integrated Studies program are required to take a capstone senior experience course. This course ensures that students graduating with a degree in Integrated Studies are able to communicate the skills they have acquired in the classroom to potential employers. For elective INTS credit, students may do more than one course. See below for more information on each course!

INTS 4900-Integrated Studies

• INTS 4900 is a senior-level capstone course in which students will reflect on their learning. Students should enroll in INTS 4900 in one of the last two semesters before graduation. It is only offered in the fall and spring semesters.
• INTS 4900 is an online course. In this course, you will develop an electronic portfolio using Portfolium, which is provided for free through Canvas. In your portfolio, you will be required to reflect on your learning and demonstrate the integration of your coursework.
• Remember to save your papers, exams, presentation, group projects, digital media (video and audio), creative artwork, internship reflections, syllabi, and other course materials in your portfolio!
• Catalog Description
  • INTS 4900 - Integrated Studies Senior Portfolio (3) Credit Hours. Senior capstone course for Integrated Studies majors. Integration of knowledge and concepts of two or more disciplines, demonstrated through an electronic portfolio of student work. On demand. Prerequisite: senior standing, final semester. 

INTS 4810 - Integrated Studies Internship

• INTS 4810 is an internship; you secure work experience in a professional situation that corresponds to your areas of study and your future goals. You may do up to six credit hours of INTS 4810, but only up to 3 in any one semester. For 3 credit hours, you must log 126 hours (in a full-term fall or spring semester this is about 9 hours a week). You keep a log of your work, write three reflection papers linking your internship work to your areas of study, and you are evaluated by your internship supervisor.
• Catalog Description
  • INTS 4810 (3) Credit Hours
  • Supervised working experience in a professional situation. Maximum 6 hours credit. Every semester. BIS major and approval of Program Director in the semester preceding enrollment. Graded standard letter grade. 

INTS 4995r - Departmental Thesis

• INTS 4995 is a two-semester honors thesis that the student coordinates with a director from one of their areas of study. The Honors College provides the details of requirements for an honors thesis. You could take INTS 4995 or do a departmental thesis in one of your areas of study to meet this requirement.
• Please consult the Honors College for information:
  Departmental Honors
• Catalog Description
  • INTS 4995r - Departmental Thesis
  • (1-3) Credit Hours
  • Requires University Honors approval. Department may have additional prerequisite requirements. Students must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Registrar's Office at the time of registration. Every semester.

INTS 4998 - Career Connections 

• INTS 4998 is a senior-level capstone course in which students will reflect on their learning. Students should enroll in INTS 4998 in one of the last two semesters before graduation. It is offered during Part of I Term and Part of II Term in the fall and spring semesters.
• Catalog Description
  • INTS 4998r- Individual Studies
  • (1-9) Credit Hours
  • Department may have additional prerequisite requirements. Students must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Registrar's Office at the time of registration. Every semester. Prerequisites: department head approval.

INTS 4988 - Career Connections 

• INTS 4988 is an online course. Students will reflect and demonstrate how their integration of coursework and their own life experiences connect to make them uniquely prepared for the job market. Through this course, students will develop the materials, skills, and confidence they need to level up what they know to land their next position. They will be coached through career exploration, developing their job application toolkit, and growing their networking and interviewing skills.