Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT)

  • Major, Minor
  • 4-year, On Campus

As of Oct. 8, 2024, La Salle has placed the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) major on pause and is not accepting applications at this time. Students currently enrolled in the program will be able to complete their degree on time.

What You’ll learn

Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) is a unique major that integrates multiple fields of study to master the process of innovation. The three areas of focus – energy and natural resources, information management, and biotechnology – equip students with a multidimensional ability to solve complex, real-world problems.

Why Study Integrated Science, Business, and Technology at La Salle?

The ISBT curriculum emphasizes teamwork and critical thinking skills and employs hands-on, active learning styles to engage the whole student. ISBT graduates are well positioned to pursue careers in science and technology as inventors, project managers, analysts, and entrepreneurs.

Curriculum, Courses and Requirements

Meet the Faculty

Our faculty and staff are committed to providing students with a liberal arts education that promotes their discovery of the ethical, moral, scientific, and business aspects of real-world problems. The ISBT program challenges the student to manage complex projects and communicate effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Career Opportunities

After graduating, our alums enjoy successful careers covering a variety of fields with some of the biggest names in the country, including:

Corporate Management

  • Leadership Development Program, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Operations Manager, Delta Geophiscs Inc.
  • Global Marketing Senior Manager, Ethicon, Inc.

Project Management

  • Research Service Analyst, Consumer Health Sciences
  • Systems Analyst II, Robert, Kohler Company
  • Senior IT Manager, Johnson & Johnson

Corporate Analysis

  • Energy/Marine Underwriter, Navigators Group
  • Global Market Acces Analyst, Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, CA Technologies

Research and Development

  • Manufacturing Associate II, Tengion
  • Research Support Specialist,
    CA Technologies

STEM Designated Program

This program meets the requirements of what the Department for Homeland Security considers to be a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field of study. International students who graduate from this program may be eligible to apply for a 24-month OPT extension.

After meeting with Dr. Nancy Jones on my visit to campus, I immediately fell in love with the program, ISBT’s mission, and all of the opportunities it could yield after graduation. From that moment I have never looked back and still to this day am extremely thankful I made the decision to choose ISBT as my major.

Ryan Nork, ’18
Lawrence Mani, ‘26

La Salle University makes Lawrence Mani, ‘26, feel connected and supported.

On Jan. 26, 2025, the Brothers of the Christian Schools celebrated the anniversary of their recognition by Pope Benedict XIII in 1725.

Br. Robert “Bob” Shieler, FSC, Ed.D., ‘72, reflects on the 300th anniversary commemorated on Jan. 26, 2025. 

The John Henry Newman Lecture Series

The John Henry Newman Lecture Series is a series of lectures by prominent academics, intellectuals, and civic leaders providing the community of life-long learners, and high school students and their parents from across the Philadelphia metropolitan area opportunities to learn new perspectives, to think critically about salient issues confronting society, and engage in civil dialogue.