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As a student you invest a lot in your education. We are invested in you. Our academic programs prepare students to solve complex problems, be engaged citizens, and develop the skills that are needed by today's employers.
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Our programs include:
- Undergraduate degrees in Integrative Studies (BA, BS) and Religious Studies (BA, BS, major and minor)
- Graduate degree in Social Innovation (Professional Master of Arts)
- Certificate in Intercultural Competence
- Badge in Intercultural Competence (available to both degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students)
- Degree completion pathways, including our award-winning Accelerated Leadership Program
Student and Faculty Spotlights
GVSU professor: Space exploration and religion have a long shared history
Deana Weibel, professor of anthropology, and jointly appointed in IRIS, finds herself pondering what soaring toward the heavens meant for all astronauts in the space program.
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IRIS IN THE NEWS
June 07, 2019
A new partnership between GVSU's IRIS and WMU allows students to earn a bachelors and masters degrees in comparative religion in five years.
L'dor V'dor: Jewish Histories of Muskegon awarded Michigan Humanities Council Grant
June 02, 2019
Dr. Marilyn Preston has been awarded a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council to support a collaborative oral history project, focusing on the history of the B'Nai Israel Synagogue.
