Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

at Upper Iowa University - Fayette Campus USA

Looking to join one of the fastest growing career fields in the United States and the world? As people and communities experience increasing need for human services professionals, the demand is great for trained people who can provide assistance to a diverse and ever-changing population. As a graduate of UIU’s Human Services program, you will have knowledge, skills and confidence to assist individuals, families and communities in need.

Want a career that’s intellectually stimulating and in high demand—all while integrating your love for computers? In UIU’s Information Technology program, you learn web applications, networking, security systems and more from faculty with real-world expertise so you can graduate with the degree and skills to implement and support the technology driving today’s successful businesses.

Do you want to help others? The public administration degree is a practitioner-oriented degree that provides students with the necessary skills to manage and lead in government and nonprofit organizations. Public administrators work in a variety of specialty areas, such as healthcare, finance, psychology, emergency disaster management, and agriculture.

Looking for a bachelor’s degree built with inspiring and thought-provoking variety in mind? UIU’s Liberal Arts program offers students an educational experience that is both flexible and dynamic while remaining firmly rooted in the Liberal Arts tradition.

Today’s world of uncertainty dictates a need for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. UIU’s Emergency and Disaster Management program integrates theory with practice to prepare you to understand, manage, and mitigate the physical and human consequences of natural, technological, civil, and human-caused disasters.

Do you have a passion for helping others and keeping your community safe? In UIU’s Criminal Justice program, not only will you study law enforcement, courts, and corrections, our multi-disciplinary education also provides you with a focus on communication, politics, psychology and sociology. You leave UIU with the knowledge and skills you need in a variety of high-demand fields.

Looking for job security? How about a career in the largest, yet rapidly growing, private sector, one employing 13% of the U.S. workforce. Your flexible UIU Health Services Administration degree is your ticket to career opportunities in hospitals, clinics, senior living, public health, insurance, and even human resources and human services. As a UIU graduate, you will have the knowledge, skills, and leadership traits employers demand in the people they hire.

Looking for a critical position in the management hierarchy of businesses, governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations? In UIU’s Financial Management program, you’ll learn to orchestrate the sourcing, timing and allocation of the financial resources on an organization needs to fund its goals and accomplishments.

Whether you are aspiring for a psychology or human services career, or making long-term plans for a graduate degree, UIU’s Psychology program provides the perfect balance of theory and student-centered learning. Together, these help you understand, predict, and analyze human behavior, including how individuals think, relate to others, act, feel, and develop.

Do you have a strong interest in helping others attain their exercise or athletic goals? In UIU’s Exercise and Sport Studies program, we study human movement and its relationship to exercise and sport, and help you understand how to manage your own programs. You even have two emphasis areas to choose from: Exercise Science, and Fitness and Wellness.