Program Overview

University College Online Degree Programs

The University of Iowa offers various online degree programs through its University College.

Organizational Studies Track

The Organizational Studies track focuses on management skills used in business enterprises. This track requires 12 semester hours (s.h.) of foundation course work and 18 s.h. of upper-level course work (courses numbered 3000 - 4999) offered by distance education.

Foundation Course Work

• BAIS:2800 Foundations of Business Analytics (3 s.h.)
• BUS:2300 Searching for Business Information (1 s.h.)
• COMM:1816 Business and Professional Communication (3 s.h.)
• COMM:1819 Organizational Leadership (3 s.h.)
• COMM:2010 Communication and Organizational Culture (3 s.h.)
• ECON:1100 Principles of Microeconomics (4 s.h.)
• ECON:1200 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 s.h.)
• ENTR:2000 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 s.h.)
• JMC:1500 Introduction to Social Media (3 s.h.)
• MGMT:2000 Introduction to Law (3 s.h.)
• MGMT:2100 Introduction to Management (3 s.h.)
• RELS:2000 Religious Diversity for Leadership/Entrepreneurs (3 s.h.) NEW effective Summer 2025
• STAT:1020/PSQF:1020 Elementary Statistics and Inference (3 s.h.)

Upper-Level Course Work

• BAIS:3000 Operations Management (2 s.h.)
• BAIS:3005 Information Systems (2 s.h.)
• CSED:4140 Foundations of Leadership for Community Agencies (3 s.h.)
• CSED:4187/EDTL:4987 Introduction to Assistive Technology (3 s.h.)
• CSED:4197 Citizenship in a Multicultural Society (3 s.h.)
• EALL:4130/MUSM:4150 Introduction to Grant Writing (3 s.h.)
• ECON:3100 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 s.h.)
• ECON:3150 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 s.h.)
• ECON:3325 Personal Economics (3 s.h.) NEW effective Summer 2025
• ENTR:3100 Entrepreneurial Finance (3 s.h.)
• ENTR:3200 Entrepreneurial Marketing (3 s.h.)
• ENTR:4400 Managing the Growth Business (3 s.h.)
• FIN:3000 Introductory Financial Management (3 s.h.)
• GHS:4002 Working in Global Health (3 s.h.) NEW effective Summer 2025
• HHP:3700 Health Care Communications (1 s.h.) NEW effective Summer 2025
• JMC:3530 Social Media Marketing (3 s.h.)
• MGMT:3600/NURS:3600/RELS:3701/SSW:3600 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II (3 s.h.)
• MGMT:4600/ MUSM:4600 Nonprofit Ethics and Governance (3 s.h.) NEW effective Summer 2025
• MKTG:3000 Introduction to Marketing Strategy (3 s.h.)
• PSQF:4143/STAT:4143 Introduction to Statistical Methods (3 s.h.)
• SOC:4225 The Social Psychology of Leadership (3 s.h.)
• SRM:3153 Sport Business Practices (3 s.h.)
• SRM:3154 Foundations of Event Management (3 s.h.) OR EVNT:3154 Foundations of Event Management (3 s.h.)
• SRM:3158 Sport and Recreation Promotion (3 s.h.)
• WRIT:3005/CW:3005/INTD:3005 Professional and Creative Business Communications (3 s.h.)