Bachelor of Science in Emergency and Disaster Management

at Upper Iowa University - Quad Cities Campus USA

Looking for a career where you can motivate people and influence outcomes? Your UIU Management degree focuses specifically on making you an effective manager. As a graduate, your skills and preparation will give you the confidence you need to become one of UIU’s newest success stories in how you manage people, projects and activities.

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.

Seeking a career in the wide world of business? UIU’s Business Administration degree gives you seven emphases to pick from, and you will leave UIU with the foundation of knowledge, hands-on experience, and confidence you need for success. Our expert faculty help you understand the world of business and help you strengthen the leadership, collaboration, communication, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills you need to conquer it.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.