Integrated Science

Integrated Science (Interdisciplinary Science and Practice) Program

What is Integrated Science? 

• Integrated Science provides students with a unique opportunity to learn how to combine information from multiple fields of study – both inside and outside science –to address real-world problems.
• Integrating knowledge enables us to approach issues in novel ways, allows for more respectful and productive discourse, and adds depth to our thinking. Skills learned to be immediately employable such as how to interact with stakeholders, communicate findings, synthesize evidence and navigate the science-policy interface.
• The ability to integrate knowledge is increasingly becoming a necessity not only in the workforce, but in society more broadly.

Careers In Integrated Science

• Consulting, Finance, Government, Health, High Tech, High Tech Industries, Knowledge Broker, Data Science, Science Communication, Medical Industry, Non-Governmental Organizations, Non-Profit Sector, Research, Business, Media, Education, Agriculture, Laboratory work, Environmental sectors, Teaching, Dentistry, Medicine, Law.

Advantages for Integrated Science Students

• Options for a three year program or four year Honours degree program
• Student’s educational experience is enriched through exposure to different perspectives from their peers.
• Problem and project-based learning opportunities are provided in many Integrated Science courses, which facilitates real-world applications of knowledge and enables peer-to-peer learning.
• Development of employment skills like science communication, knowledge translation and data analyses
• Core courses only for ISAP students with small classes
• Dedicated Faculty members to support student centered learning
• Students learn from an exciting broad based science education with flexible options
• Integrated Science prepares students for employment post-graduation by emphasizing training in employable skills inaccessible in most other programs (e.g., managing meetings with government partners, translating technical knowledge for non-experts).

**Integrated Science students are required to complete at least one minor in a science discipline. Honours degree students are encouraged to complete a second minor from any faculty, including science.

Minors in Faculty of Science are:

• minor in Biology
• minor in Chemistry
• minor in Earth Sciences
• minor in Food Sciences
• minor in Geomatics
• minor in Health Sciences
• minor in Mathematics
• minor in Neuroscience and Mental Health
• minor in Physical Geography
• minor in Physics
• minor in Statistics