Bachelor's in Integrative Studies

Are you ready to take your career path in the direction of your aspirations? IWU’s BS in Integrative Studies degree lets you position your learning toward your areas of interest through a choice of five concentration paths, including: early childhood teacher training, elementary teacher training, elementary teacher training – elementary education concentration, secondary teacher training, and individualized concentration. Explore more about these paths and choose the one that fits your future:

Early Childhood Teacher Training

Prepare to serve the educational and social needs of early learners through a bachelor’s degree in early childhood specialization. Gain the skills you need to develop early childhood programs, along with assessment tools for learning progress.

Elementary Teacher Training

Develop your approach to teaching in elementary school settings—from classroom management to instructional techniques and more through this elementary teaching degree online program. Wondering what degree do you need to be an elementary teacher? This concentration path can position you to pursue entry to teaching roles in a number of elementary school settings.

Elementary Teacher Training – Elementary Education

Focus your learning on teaching in elementary school settings through an online elementary teaching degree concentration. The elementary school teacher degree focus builds out foundational skills in key areas from curricular and instructional approaches to teaching diverse student populations. This program leads to Indiana licensure in elementary education.

Secondary Teacher Training

Prepare to impact student outcomes in a variety of secondary learning environments. From classroom management to adolescent development, the concepts you’ll learn can make you a better educator both stateside and overseas.

Individualized

What is integrative studies? The integrative studies program is an opportunity to make the most of your aspirations through a degree you customize to fit your learning and career interests and goals. This degree concentration lets you do just that to prepare you to pursue a number of fields of study and/or practice.

Why Pursue My Integrative Studies Degree Program Online at IWU?

From individualized learning paths and field experiences in early learning and elementary education settings to offering integrative studies degrees fully online, IWU has aimed for the highest caliber of a university education experience for more than a century—and online education for more than a quarter century. Today, we are proud to offer the support you need to foster your meaningful impact through your career passion—with faculty who bring a practitioner-centered approach to your learning and curriculum aligned to industry standards and best practices. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career. Additionally, your tuition rates are locked in the moment you start. You will experience no tuition hikes for the duration of your program.

What Will I Learn in an Integrative Studies Degree Program?

This bachelor’s in integrative studies develops your expertise within your concentration area. Your studies will offer a foundational exploration of elementary school or early childhood teaching, elementary education, or an individualized concentration path within your integrative studies program. Gain the specialized conceptual and applied knowledge needed to pursue entry to a number of career fields within education, human services and more.