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http://integratedstudies.ucdavis.edu/
The Integrated Studies Honors Program is designed to help "high-achieving students" integrate knowledge from various fields of study and learn in a small classroom environment. It is for first-year students only, and entry is only by invitation. Students take three four-unit classes and two one-unit seminars over the course of the year. They all have less than twenty-five students, so it provides a different perspective from most freshman classes.
Examples of IS courses:
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The Scientific Study of Consciousnes
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Inequality
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Science in the Renaissance
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Storytelling
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Americans Debate Their Rights
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Globalization
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Biophotonics
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Documentary Photography (1-unit seminar)
For years IS was located in Tercero B Building, nearest neighbor of the campus dairy. It was quite the fragrant location on warm evenings. Ever since the 2003-2004 school year, though, they've enjoyed newer, nicer digs in Segundo North, in Miller Hall. They left behind some great murals on the walls of B Building, though.
If you want to meet an ISer, look no farther than the nearest Ultimate Frisbee game. The Intramural B league each spring and fall typically has at least half a dozen teams composed largely or entirely of ISers from various years. In 2010, there was still a team consisting mostly of IS alums from 2002-2003.
Rumor has it that the Campus Crusade for Chaos and Confusion grew out of IS people run amok, if it ever existed. However, this story is likely the work of the Illuminati.
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- Being a part of Integrated Studies, the program is a waste in my opinion, the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits. It is full of classes that only sound interesting but dont live up to expectations. The classes do offer GE credit but its better to just take regular GE classes like everyone else and actually be interested in what you take. Also, if you are looking for a traditional honors program, try the Davis Honors Challenge which actually offers challenging coursework. - ManiGandham
The integrated Studies Honor's program proved to be the best thing I did freshman year. My year had an amazing group of people that bonded extremely well and had a blast. It was great for a first year to have so many friends and feel so welcome. The classes were interesting, especially Shakespeare, and offered experiences and subjects that you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Also, priority registration has proved to be extremely useful to this day. Davis Honors Challenge may be more challenging (I do not know, I have not been in it), but Integrated Studies provided me many fond memories and friends, and I don't think Davis Honors Challenge would have done the same (different structure).-ChristyMarsden
2010-02-02 01:46:54 I do wonder if students who do not get into this program are studying Disintigrated studies...? —IDoNotExist
