Major Programs of Undergraduate Study - Minor Concentrations
Major programs of undergraduate study are listed on the following pages. Each Center, the External Degree and the Online Programs offer specific majors and minors. Check with your academic advisor to determine the availability of a particular major or minor. Some majors at particular locations will include online or distance coursework.
Those graduating from programs offered through the Extended University will receive a Bachelor of Science (Bachelor of Arts for elementary education learners). Learners cannot seek two of the same degrees at UIU. That means that if an individual earns a Bachelor of Arts, then a second Bachelor of Arts is not allowed. However, if you are the holder of a Bachelor of Arts from UIU, you can seek the Bachelor of Science from UIU. Additional majors may be earned and will be reflected on the UIU transcript.
A double major requires completion of two Senior Projects, one for each major.
Minors
Minors are an optional enhancement to students' courses of study. Any business major may take any other business minor with the exception of the general business minor. The general business minor is available to all non-business majors. The criminal justice, psychology, public administration, and sociology minors are available to all students (in areas different from their majors). In order to be awarded a minor, students must complete at least one course at Upper Iowa University in the minor concentration.
Note: If a course is required in both the major and the minor, it is accepted in both places. It is still counted only once toward the 120 credits needed for graduation. If the course is part of an either/or selection, one course is applied to the major and the other must be taken for the minor.
Accounting Minor
| Credits | ||
| BA 321 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| BA 322 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| BA 323 | Federal Taxation I | 3 |
| BA 324 | Federal Taxation II | 3 |
| BA 431* | Advanced Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 432* | Accounting for Not-For-Profit Organizations | 3 |
| BA 433 | Auditing I | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| BA 421 | Managerial Cost Accounting | |
| BA 422 | Product Cost Accounting | |
| Total | 21 | |
* Must be completed at UIU or another four-year institution.
Finance Minor
| Credits | ||
| Six of the following: | 18 | |
| BA 310 | Money and Banking | |
| BA 343 | Investments | |
| BA 352 | Risk Management | |
| BA 370 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | |
| BA 442 | Intermediate Financial Management | |
| BA 463 | International Finance | |
| Upper level accounting course | ||
| Total | 18 | |
Human Resource Management Minor
| Credits | ||
| BA 371 | Training and Development | 3 |
| BA 383 | Compensation and Benefits Management | 3 |
| BA 393 | Personnel Selection and Evaluation | 3 |
| BA 411 | Labor Relations and Negotiation | 3 |
| BA/PSY 474 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| BA 365 | Leadership Theory | |
| BA 374 | Business Communications | |
| BA/SOC 390 | Complex Organizations | |
| PSY 440 | Industrial Psychology | |
| Total | 18 | |
Management Minor
| Credits | ||
| BA 370 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 3 |
| BA 411 | Labor Relations and Negotiation | 3 |
| BA 423 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| BA 454 | Management Cases | 3 |
| BA/PSY 474 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| BA 362 | Supervision | |
| BA 365 | Leadership Theory | |
| BA 374 | Business Communications | |
| BA/SOC 390 | Complex Organizations | |
| Total | 18 | |
Marketing Minor
| Credits | ||
| BA 358 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| BA 363 | Advertising and Integrated Marketing Comm | 3 |
| BA 424 | International Marketing | 3 |
| BA 451 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| BA 456 | Marketing Cases | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| BA 315 | Sales Management | |
| BA 355 | Retailing | |
| BA 380 | Marketing Management | |
| BA 414 | New Product Development | |
| BA 459 | Contemporary Topics in Marketing | |
| Total | 18 | |
Technology and Information Management Minor
| Credits | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| A computer programming course ACE recognized equivalent coursework in Microsoft, Novell, UNIX, or other comparable courses* | ||
| Five of the following: |
15 | |
| MIS 302 | Principles of Systems Analysis | |
| MIS 360 | Project Management | |
| MIS 388 | Telecommunications and Networks | |
| MIS 415 | Database Management | |
| MIS 435 | Information Systems Strategies | |
| Elective in MIS or Computer Science | ||
| Total | 18 | |
* Check with your academic advisor for additional information regarding coursework completed in any of these areas.
Communications Minor
| Credits | ||
| COMM 100 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
| COMM 115 | Effective Listening | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Principles of Interviewing | 3 |
| COMM 415 | Communication and Media Ethics | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| COMM 132 | Introduction to News Reporting | |
| COMM 310 | Feature Writing | |
| COMM 332 | Writing for Media | |
| Two of the following: |
6 | |
| COMM 105 | Public Speaking | |
| COMM 221 | Intercultural Communication | |
| BA 374 | Business Communications | |
| COMM 499 | Special Project | |
| One of the following: |
3 | |
| ART/COMM 215 | Photography | |
| ART/COMM 235 | Graphic Design I | |
| COMM/ENG 290 | The Movies | |
| Total | 24 | |
Criminal Justice Minor
| Credits | ||
| SOC 110 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| CJ/SOC 224 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ/SOC 367 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Electives in Criminal Justice or Criminal Justice/Sociology | 9 | |
| Total | 18 | |
At least nine credits in this minor must be earned in upper division coursework.
Emergency and Disaster Management Minor
| Credits | ||
| PA 306 | Principles of Emergency Management | 3 |
| PA 320 | Political and Policy Basis of Emergency Management | 3 |
| PA 332 | Emergency Preparedness and Planning | 3 |
| PA 346 | Disaster Response and Recovery | 3 |
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| PA 404 | Integrated Emergency Management | |
| PSY/SOC 409 | Psychology of Disaster | |
| PA 414 | Principles of Practice of Hazards Mitigation | |
| BA 449 | Business and Industrial Crisis Management | |
| Total | 18 | |
General Business Minor
(for non-business majors only)
| Credits | ||
| BA 201 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BA 208 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| BA 210 | Management Principles | 3 |
| BA 211 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Elementary Statistics or | 3 |
| BA 356 | Quantitative Decisions in Business | 3 |
| BA 222 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 302 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Total | 21 | |
Health Service Administration Minor
| Credits | ||
| HSA 205 | Introduction to the American Health System | 3 |
| HSA 340 | Health Care Ethics | 3 |
| HSA 385 | Legal Issues Related to Health Services Organizations | 3 |
| HSA 440 | Health Services Administration | 3 |
| HSA 460 | Health Services and the Political Process | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| HSA 302 | Managed Care | |
| HSA 306 | Long Term Care Administration | |
| HSA 312 | Community and Public Health | |
| HSA 362 | Financial Management of Health Services Organizations | |
| Total | 18 | |
Psychology Minor
| Credits | ||
| PSY 190 | General Psychology | 3 |
| At least two of the following: | 6-15 | |
| EDU/PSY 142 | Human Growth, Development and Guidance | |
| PSY 201 | Adjustment | |
| PSY 270 | Human Sexuality | |
| PSY/SOC 310 | Social Psychology | |
| PSY 323 | Cognition | |
| PSY 335 | Biology and Behavior | |
| PSY 360 | Abnormal Psychology | |
| PSY 432 | Personality | |
| PSY 444 | Assessment | |
| Electives in Psychology |
0-9 | |
| Total | 18 | |
At least nine credits in this minor must be earned in upper division coursework.
Public Administration Minor
(not available for Emergency and Disaster Management majors)
| Credits | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| PS 100 | U.S. Government | |
| PS 230 | State and Local Government | |
| All of the following: | ||
| BA 210 | Management Principles | 3 |
| PA 364 | Public Administration | 3 |
| PA 440 | Public Budgeting Process | 3 |
| PA 445 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| One of the following: |
3 | |
| BA 302 | Business Law I | |
| BA 361 | Human Resources Management | |
| BA 362 | Supervision | |
| SOC 384 | Social Welfare Programs and Policies | |
| BA/SOC 390 | Complex Organizations | |
| PS 411 | American Constitutional Law I | |
| PA 430 | Cases in Public Administration | |
| Total | 18 | |
At least nine credits in this minor must be earned in upper division coursework.
Sociology Minor
| Credits | ||
| SOC 110 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| At least two of the following: | 6-15 | |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | |
| SOC 240 | Diverse Cultures in America | |
| CJ/SOC 333 | Criminology | |
| SOC 363 | Social Stratifications | |
| BA/SOC 390 | Complex Organizations | |
| Electives in Sociology |
0-9 | |
| Total | 18 | |
At least nine credits in this minor must be earned in upper division coursework.
