Bachelor of Science in Emergency and Disaster Management

at Upper Iowa University - Wausau 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.

UIU’s Social Science program is geared toward those students interested in broader exposure to the social sciences and is particularly well suited to adult learners and those students planning careers in law, business and public administration.

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.

Are you the creative type who loves solving problems? A career in marketing is exciting, challenging, and rewarding, and UIU’s Marketing degree is your pathway there. You will explore human nature of consumer behaviors, conduct marketing research, and understand how to build and sustain relationships that fuel success.

UIU’s comprehensive Communication Studies degree reflects the diverse skillset that communication media professionals need to be successful. When you leave UIU, you will be proficient in writing, speaking and visual communication. You will also have enhanced your ability to plan, organize, evaluate, and think strategically and creatively.

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.

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.

Turn your love for computers into a high-paying, high-demand career! UIU’s Information Systems program is an in-demand field for those interested in applying technology to the problems faced by organizations throughout today’s technology-driven world. As a graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to offer a practical approach to a variety of today’s technology problems.

A love or gift for numbers may be your ticket to a high-paying, high-demand career! Choose UIU’s Accounting program and you can earn the combination of knowledge, skills, and leadership qualities you need to tackle your CPA exam and kick off a very rewarding career.

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.