Humanities & Arts Focus Area

Career Motivator: Expressing Creativity

  • Values independence, self-expression, unstructured methods, new ways of doing things, aesthetic beauty
  • Uses creativity, imagination, intuition
  • Appreciates the artistic work of others in museums, theatres, and books
  • Apt to be open, impractical, original, nonconforming, sensitive, idealistic, complicated, expressive

Careers by Focus Area

While far from comprehensive, the career pathways below can serve as a reference point to start brainstorming common career outcomes in Integrated Studies. To learn more about what you can do with your major, schedule an appointment with a Career Coach. All other questions, contact an Integrated Studies Advisor.

  • Editor
  • Graphic Designer
  • Photographer
  • Humanitarian Worker
  • Community Development Specialist
  • UX Designer
  • International Relations Specialist
  • Federal Government Official
  • Interior Design
  • English Teacher (Abroad)

Applicable Course Subjects

ANTH, ART, ARTH, CCA, CMST, COMD, ELED, ENGL, ENVS, GEOG, GEOL, HDFS, HIST, ITLS, IGS, MUSC, LANG, PHIL, POLS, PSY, RELS, SOC, SPED, SW, THEA

Popular Courses in Humanities & Arts

Prefix Course Credits
ANTH 3200 Perspectives on Race (DSS/CI) 3
ANTH 5650 Developing Societies (DSS) 3
ARTH 3360 Bad Cinema (CI) 3
CCA 3330 Arts Symposium 2
CMST 3330 Intercultural Communication 3
CMST 4200 Language, Thought, Action 3
COMD 3010 American Sign Language 1 (CI) 4
ENGL 4230 Language and Culture 3
ENGL 5400 Technology and Activism 3
HIST 3210 Classical Mythology 3
HIST 3850 History of Utah (CI/DHA) 3
HIST 4730 History of Black America (CI) 3
HDFS 3350 Family Finance (DSS) 3
HDFS 3100 Abuse and Neglect in the Family Context 3
HDFS 3700 Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy 3
ITLS 4160 Measuring Learning and Performance 3
MUSC 3010 Masterpieces of Music (DHA) 3
PHIL 3100 Ancient Philosophy 3
POLS 3140 The Presidency (DSS) 3
PSY 3510 Social Psychology (DSS) 3
RELS 3080 Mormonism & American Religious Experience (DHA) 3
SOC 3420 Criminology 3
SPED 4000 Education of Students with Disabilities 3
THEA 3720 Theatre History and Literature (DHA) 3

Courses by Applicable Subjects

Courses listed below may not be offered every semester. This is not a complete list of courses students can take in this focus area. Meet with an Integrated Studies Advisor to select the best courses for your academic and career goals. For course descriptions, more details on prerequisites, or a course overview, see the USU General Catalog or the USU Syllabus Tracker.

Anthropology

Prefix Course Credits
ANTH 3110 North American Indian Cultures 3
ANTH 3130 People of Latin America (CI) 3
ANTH 3140 Sex and Gender (DSS) 3
ANTH 3160 Anthropology of Religion (DSS) 3
ANTH 3200 Perspectives on Race (CI/DSS) 3
ANTH 3240 Anthropology of Disease (DSC) 3
ANTH 3310 Intro to Museum Studies (CI) 3
ANTH 3320 Archaeology of Climate Change 3
ANTH 3350 Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations (DSS) 3
ANTH 3360 Utah Archaeology (DSS) 3
ANTH 4130 Intro to Medical Anthropology (DSS) 3
ANTH 4200 Anthropology of War 3
ANTH 4250 Behavioral Ecology 3
ANTH 5650 Developing Societies (DSS) 3

Art (ART), Art History (ARTH), Caine College of the Arts (CCA), Music (MUSC), Theatre (THEA)

Note: Many of these courses are limited to students in the major or college.

Prefix Course Credits
ART 3050 Japanese Calligraphy 1
ART 3400 Typography 3
ART 3420 Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar 1
ARTH 3210 Classical Mythology 3
ARTH 3360 Bad Cinema (CI) 3
ARTH 3640 British Cinema of the 1960s (CI) 3
ARTH 3720 Renaissance Art (CI) 3
ARTH 3850 Foundations in Film Studies (CI/DHA) 3
ARTH 3620 Early Christian and Byzantine Art 3
ARTH 5730 The Art Museum 3
CCA 3060 Quantitative Methods in the Arts (QI) 3
CCA 3070 Unveiling the Anthropocene (QI/DSC) 3
CCA 3330 Arts Symposium (DHA) 3
MUSC 3010 Masterpieces of Music (DHA) 3
MUSC 3020 History of Jazz (DHA) 3
MUSC 3030 Rock and Roll - Catalyst for Social Change 3
MUSC 3320 Psychology of Music 2
MUSC 4915 Careers in Music 3
THEA 3510 Scene Design 3
THEA 3570 Historic Clothing 3
THEA 3720 Theatre History and Literature (DHA) 3
THEA 5960 Costume Crafts  2

Communication Studies (CMST)

Prefix Course Credits
CMST 3020 Advanced Public Speaking 3
CMST 3050 Technical and Professional Communication (DSS) 3
CMST 3120 Communication in Family Contexts 3
CMST 3160 Gender Research in Communication Studies 3
CMST 3250 Organizational Communication (CI) 3
CMST 3270 Culture and Public Discourse 3
CMST 3280 Organizations and Social Change 3
CMST 3330 Intercultural Communication (DSS) 3
CMST 3400 Persuasion (CI) 3
CMST 3510 Development and Philanthropy 3
CMST 3600 Communication and Conflict 3
CMST 3730 Globalization and Discourse 3
CMST 4200 Language, Thought, and Action (DSS) 3
CMST 4270 Communication, Culture, and Power 3
CMST 4330 Advanced Perspectives in Global Communication 3
CMST 4430 Negotiation in the Global World 3
CMST 4700 Health Communication (CI) 3
CMST 4750 Health Communication Campaigns 3
CMST 4800 Qualitative Research in Communication Studies 3
CMST 4810 Quantitative Communication Studies Research Methods (QI) 3
CMST 4820 Communication Criticism (CI) 3
CMST 5000 Studies in Communication Studies 1-5
CMST 5110 Advanced Interpersonal Communication 3
CMST 5250 Communication, Social Justice, and the Environment 3
CMST 5280 Communication Education Theory 3
CMST 5300 Visual Rhetoric 3
CMST 5370 Methods in Teaching Speech Communication 3
CMST 5400 Advanced Persuasion 3
CMST 5500 Communication and Leadership 3
CMST 5600 Advanced Communication and Conflict 3

Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education (COMD)

Note: Many COMD courses are limited to students in the COMD major.

Prefix Course Credits
COMD 3010 American Sign Language I (CI) 4
CMST 3100 Speech Science 3
COMD 3120 Management of Speech Sound Disorders 3
COMD 3200 Child Language Development 3
COMD 3500 Phonetics and Phonological Development 3
COMD 3600 Language Science (CI) 3
COMD 3910 American Sign Language II 4
COMD 4760 Early Intervention for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 3
COMD 4780 Socio-Cultural Aspects of Deafness 3
COMD 4910 American Sign Language III (CI) 4
COMD 4920 American Sign Language IV 4
COMD 5210 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Communicative Disorders 3
COMD 5250 Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults in Speech Language Pathology 3
COMD 5600 Classroom Teaching Using American Sign Language 3
COMD 5610 Introduction to Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3
COMD 5620 Teaching School Subjects to Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 3
COMD 5630 Literacy Methods in Early Childhood Deaf Education 3
COMD 5740 Teaching Reading to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children  
COMD 5880 Methods and Procedures in Early Intervention 3
COMD 5910 Translation Analysis: ASL and English 3
COMD 5920 Ethics and Critical Thinking for Interpreters 3
COMD 5930 Historical & Current Perspectives of Interpreting 3

Elementary Education (ELED)

Note: Many ELED courses are limited to students in education majors.

Prefix Course Credits
ELED 3800 Arts Bridge 2
ELED 4061 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics 3
ELED 4410 Gifted Education in the Regular Classroom 3
ELED 4420 Multiple Talent Approach to Thinking 2

English (ENGL)

Prefix Course Credits
ENGL 3030 Perspectives in Literature 3
ENGL 3040 Perspectives in Writing and Rhetoric 3
ENGL 3070 Folklore on the Internet 3
ENGL 3080 Intro to Technical Communication (CI) 3
ENGL 3210 Classical Mythology 3
ENGL 3305 Medieval Literary History 3
ENGL 3315 Early Modern British Literary History 3
ENGL 3345 Literary History of the British Isles 3
ENGL 3355 Literary History of the Early Americas 3
ENGL 3365 Nineteenth-Century American Literary History 3
ENGL 3375 Literary History of the Americas Since 1900 3
ENGL 3385 Postcolonial World Literature 3
ENGL 3400 Writing for the Workplace (CI) 3
ENGL 3410 Digital Writing Technologies 3
ENGL 3420 Fiction Writing 3
ENGL 3430 Poetry Writing  3
ENGL 3440 Creative Nonfiction Writing 3
ENGL 3450 Workplace Research 3
ENGL 3510 Teaching Young Adult Literature 3
ENGL 3620 Native American Studies 3
ENGL 3630 The Farm in Literature and Culture (CI/DHA) 3
ENGL 3710 Children's Folklore 3
ENGL 3830 The History of Yoga 3
ENGL 4210 History of English: Change and Diversity 3
ENGL 4230 Language and Culture 3
ENGL 4300 Shakespeare 3
ENGL 4400 Professional Editing (CI) 3
ENGL 4500 Teaching Writing 3
ENGL 4510 Teaching Literature 3
ENGL 4520 Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms 3
ENGL 4540 Teaching Creative Writing 3
ENGL 4700 Folk Material Culture 3
ENGL 5320 Gender and Sexuality in Literature (CI) 3
ENGL 5330 Race and Ethnicity in Literature (CI) 3
ENGL 5340 Multimedia Literature (CI) 3
ENGL 5400 Technology and Activism 3

Environmental Studies (ENVS)

Prefix Course Credits
ENVS 3010 Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environment 3
ENVS 3320 Archaeology of Climate Change (DSS) 3
ENVS 4000 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management 3
ENVS 4110 Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management 3
ENVS 4350 Ecological Economics 3
ENVS 4610 Foundations of Environmental Education 3
ENVS 4700 Communicating Sustainability (CI) 3
ENVS 5000 Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management 3

Geography (GEOG)

Prefix Course Credits
GEOG 3100 Human-Environment Geography 3
GEOG 3430 Political Geography 3
GEOG 3800 Data Visualization 3
GEOG 4120 Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3
GEOG 4210 Geography of Utah 3
GEOG 4220 International Regional Geography 3
GEOG 4400 Natural Hazards and Society 3
GEOG 4850 Cartographic Design 3
GEOG 4860 Python Programming for GIS 3
GEOG 4870 Geospatial Analysis 3
GEOG 4920 GIS Internship 1-3

Geology (GEO)

Prefix Course Credits
GEO 3100 Natural Disasters 3
GEO 3150 Energy in the Twenty-First Century 3
GEO 3250 Natural History of Dinosaurs 3
GEO 3300 Geology of the World's Oceans 3
GEO 3400 Communicating Geoscience (CI) 3
GEO 3440 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy 3
GEO 3600 Geomorphology 3
GEO 3800 Geoscience Workforce Techniques 3
GEO 4500 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 3
GEO 4870 Geospatial Analysis 3
GEO 5150 Fluvial Geomorphology 3
GEO 5410 Advanced Stratigraphy 3
GEO 5510 Groundwater Geology 3
GEO 5660 Applied Geophysics 3

Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS)

Prefix Course Credits
HDFS 3100 Abuse and Neglect in the Family Context 3
HDFS 3110 Human Sexuality 3
HDFS 3350 Family Finance (DSS) 3
HDFS 3450 Consumer Credit Problems 3
HDFS 3500 Infancy and Childhood 3
HDFS 3540 Adult Development and Aging 3
HDFS 3570 Youth and Adolescence 3
HDFS 3700 Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy 3
HDFS 4220 Family Crises and Interventions 3
HDFS 4230 Family and Social Policy 3
HDFS 4240 Social and Family Gerontology 3
HDFS 4250 Addictions and the Family 3
HDFS 4270 Research in Human Development 3
HDFS 4350 Advanced Family Finance 3
HDFS 4550 Preschool Methods and Curriculum 3
HDFS 4940 Gerontology Integration 1
HDFS 5200 Human Motivation in Physical Activity Contexts 3
HDFS 5340 Housing Finance and Regulations 3
HDFS 5460 Financial Counseling Certification 3
HDFS 5560 Advanced Home Visiting 3

History (HIST)

Prefix Course Credits
HIST 3010 Intro to Buddhism (DHA) 3
HIST 3020 Intro to Hinduism (DHA) 3
HIST 3030 Intro to Judaism (DHA) 3
HIST 3080 Mormonism and the American Religious Experience (DHA) 3
HIST 3150 Roman History (CI) 3
HIST 3225 Medieval Britain, 500-1500 (DHA) 3
HIST 3230 Early modern Europe (DHA) 3
HIST 3250 Renaissance Europe (CI/DHA) 3
HIST 3660 History of Mexico (DHA) 3
HIST 3700 Regional Folklore (CI) 3
HIST 3850 History of Utah (CI/DHA) 3
HIST 3910 Health, Disease, and Medicine in North America (DHA) 3
HIST 3950 Environmental History (CI/DHA) 3
HIST 4230 The History of Christianity in the West (CI/DHA) 3
HIST 4560 Women in Islam (DHA) 3
HIST 4600 The History of the American West (CI/DHA) 3
HIST 4710 American Indian History 3
HIST 4720 The Civil Rights Movement 3
HIST 4730 History of Black America (CI) 3
HIST 4822 The Vietnam War (DHA) 3

Intersectional Gender Studies (IGS)

Prefix Course Credits
IGS 3010 Intro to Intersectional Gender Studies (CI) 3
IGS 5910 Intersectional Feminist Theories 3
IGS 5920 Intersectional Feminist Research Methods 3
IGS 5930 Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Families 3
IGS 5905 Gender, Sexuality and Adolescence 3

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences (ITLS)

Prefix Course Credits
ITLS 3000 HEDI Orientation 1
ITLS 3120 Design Perceptions and Processes 3
ITLS 3130 How People Learn 3
ITLS 3310 Information and Media Literacy 3
ITLS 3350 Intro to Computational Thinking 3
ITLS 3500 Intro to Game Studies 3
ITLS 3530 Gaming, Technology, and Culture 3
ITLS 3560 Character and Level Design 3
ITLS 4110 Project and Product Management 3
ITLS 4160 Measuring Learning and Performance 3
ITLS 4205 Integrated Multimedia Production 3
ITLS 4210 Virtual Environment Development 3
ITLS 4230 Graphic Design and Production 3
ITLS 4240 Graphic Design and Production II 3
ITLS 4245 eLearning Authoring Tools 3
ITLS 4265 Internet Design and Development 3
ITLS 5000 SLM Foundations and Information Management 3
ITLS 5030 Information Access, Literacy, and Technology 3
ITLS 5500 Integration and Innovation of Technology in Education 3

Philosophy (PHIL)

Prefix Course Credits
PHIL 3100 Ancient Philosophy (CI) 3
PHIL 3530 Environmental Ethics 3
PHIL 3580 Ethics and Economic Life 3
PHIL 3600 Philosophy of Religion 3
PHIL 3700 Political Philosophy 3
PHIL 3800 Philosophy of Literature 3
PHIL 4310 Philosophy of Science (DHA) 3
PHIL 4400 Metaphysics 3
PHIL 4530 Ethics and Biotechnology (DSC) 3

Political Sciences (POLS)

Prefix Course Credits
POLS 3000 Intro to Political Research (QI) 3
POLS 3110 Parties and Elections (DSS) 3
POLS 3130 United States Legislative Politics (DSS) 3
POLS 3120 Law and Politics 3
POLS 3140 The Presidency (DSS) 3
POLS 3200 The Politics of Development (CI/DSS) 3
POLS 3810 Intro to Public Policy (DSS) 3
POLS 4220 Ethnic Conflict and Cooperation (CI/DSS) 3
POLS 4320 History of Political Thought (DSS) 3

Psychology (PSY)

Prefix Course Credits
PSY 3010 Psychological Statistics (QI) 4
PSY 3120 Abuse, Neglect, and Intimate Violence (DSS) 3
PSY 3210 Abnormal Psychology (DSS) 3
PSY 3400 Analysis of Behavior: Advanced (DSS) 3
PSY 3460 Neuroscience I 3
PSY 3500 Research Methods in Psychology (CI/DSS) 3
PSY 3510 Social Psychology (DSS) 3
PSY 3700 Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy 3
PSY 4000 Mental Aspects of Sports Performance 3
PSY 4210 Personality Theory (DSS) 3
PSY 4230 Psychology of Gender (DSS) 3
PSY 4240 Multicultural Psychology (DSS) 3
PSY 4420 Cognitive Psychology (DSS) 3
PSY 5050 Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance 3
PSY 5100 History and Systems of Psychology 3
PSY 5330 Principles of Psychological Measurement and Test Theory 3

Religious Studies (RELS)

Prefix Course Credits
RELS 3010 Intro to Buddhism (DHA) 3
RELS 3020 Intro to Hinduism (DHA) 3
RELS 3030 Intro to Islam (DHA) 3
RELS 3050 Intro to Christianity (DHA) 3
RELS 3080 Mormonism and American Religious Experience (DHA) 3
RELS 3160 Anthropology of Religion (DSS) 3
RELS 3210 Classical Mythology 3
RELS 4230 The History of Christianity in the West (CI/DHA) 3
RELS 4560 Women in Islam (DHA) 3
RELS 4730 History of Black America (CI) 3

Sociology (SOC)

Prefix Course Credits
SOC 3010 Social Inequality (DSS) 3
SOC 3110 Methods of Social Research (CI) 3
SOC 3120 Social Statistics (QI) 3
SOC 3200 Population and Society 3
SOC 3330 Medical Sociology (DSS) 3
SOC 3340 Civil Rights of a Different Color (DSS) 3
SOC 3410 Juvenile Delinquency 3
SOC 3420 Criminology 3
SOC 3430 Social deviance 3
SOC 3500 Social Psychology 3
SOC 3520 Sociology of Mental Illness 3
SOC 3600 Finding Community in Postmodern Society (DSS) 3
SOC 3650 Sociology of Education 3
SOC 3750 Sociology of Aging 3
SOC 4010 Sociological Theory (DSS) 3
SOC 4420 Law and Society (CI) 3
SOC 4620 Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS) 3
SOC 5460 Sociology of Health 3

Special Education (SPED)

Prefix Course Credits
SPED 3100 Introduction to Blindness and Visual Impairment 3
SPED 3101 The Human Eye and Visual System 3
SPED 4000 Education of Students with Disabilities 3
SPED 4106 Intro to Deaf-blindness 3
SPED 4300 What is Normal? Intro to Disability Studies 3
SPED 5110 Social and Psychological Implications of Visual Impairments 2
SPED 5130 Literary Braille Codes and Technologies 4

Social Work (SW)

Prefix Course Credits
SW 3350 Child Welfare 3
SW 3360 Adolescents: Theories, Problems, and Issues 3
SW 3550 Social Gerontology 3
SW 3650 Mental Health 3
SW 3750 Community Health and Social Work 3
SW 4540 Nonprofit Management for Social Workers 3
SW 4580 Grief and Loss in Social Work Practice 3
SW 4925 Resilience and Human Flourishing 3
SW 5901 Dimensions of Human Behavior 3
SW 5903 Social Policy and Social Change 3