Social Sciences Majors

Requirements for the Major: 45 semester credits from three concentrations.(See degree checklist or catalog for details.)

Business Concentration:

• Financial Accounting
• Principles of Management
• Marketing
• Principles of Economics
• GV Capstone

6 to 9 credits in ACCT and BSAD. Suggested Courses:

• Managerial Accounting
• Fundamentals of Information Systems
• Facilities and Event Management
• Business Law
• Human Resource Management

Also a minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 18 hours in ECON, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCS. Suggested courses include:

• Human Relations Training
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Small Group Dynamics
• Organizational Behavior

Also, the major requires a minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 16 hours in technical skills.

Criminology Concentration:

• GV Capstone

A minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 18 hours in the following suggested courses:

• Principles of Management
• Introduction to Public Administrations
• American Constitutional Law & Development
• Social Problems
• Criminology Theory
• Research Methods for Social Sciences
• Small Group Dynamics

A minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 18 hours in the following suggested courses:

• Addictive Behaviors
• Abnormal Psychology
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Race & Ethnic Relations
• Social Psychology
• Forensic Socio-psychology
• Crime and Media
• Women and Crime
• Violence in the Workplace

Also, the major requires a minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 16 hours in technical skills.

Organizational Leadership Concentration:

• Entrepreneurship & Business Fundamentals
• Principles of Management
• GV Capstone

6 to 12 credits in ACCT and BSAD. Suggested Courses:

• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Marketing
• Facilities and Event Management
• Business Law
• Human Resource Management

A minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 18 hours in the following suggested courses:

• Human Relations Training
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Small Group Dynamics
• Organizational Behavior

Also, the major requires a minimum of 12 hours/maximum of 16 hours in technical skills.

 For detailed course descriptions, please go to the current catalog HERE.

What alumni say:
"Grand View's Individualized Major degree program allowed me to combine military training and experience with traditional business and liberal arts courses to meet the requirements of a baccalaureate degree. With my Grand View degree, I qualified for a new position within the Iowa National Guard's Education Services Office, and that degree will enhance my chances for promotion within this organization."

Bradley D. Westpheling '96
Education Guidance Counselor
Iowa Army National Guard

2012-13 Requirements

Organizational Studies Major
 

2010-12 Requirements

Organizational Studies Major
 

2008-10 Requirements

Organizational Studies Major