Bachelor's Degrees
U of I Coeur d’Alene offers a wide variety of bachelor’s degrees to Coeur d’Alene-based students. With in-person, online and video conferencing courses available, Vandals can earn their educations at the Coeur d’Alene center, from home or from afar.
*Asterisk indicates degrees can be completed entirely online.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
A bachelor's degree in Business Administration (B.B.A.) is a comprehensive program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the dynamic world of business. This degree encompasses a broad range of subjects, including finance, marketing, human resources, management and entrepreneurship, providing students with a well-rounded understanding of the business landscape.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
Career and Technical Education emphasizes practical application critical for success in public and private employment settings. This program prepares you to teach secondary-level students skills associated with construction, communications, energy, life skills, transportation and more.
CTE Options Available Online:
- Business & Marketing
- Engineering & Technology
- Family & Consumer Sciences
- Occupational Education
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered in a combination of online, videoconference and evening formats.
Curriculum focuses on human and family development, strategies for observing children and assessing their development, nutrition, and family resource management. Students learn about families and children through practical experiences in programs that serve children and families. Many students choose a second major to supplement their learning and career goals.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
Learn and apply principles of effective communication in a variety of professional, cultural and interpersonal settings. The multidisciplinary nature of the field prepares students to enter a variety of high-demand occupations that are experiencing high growth, including public relations, sales, editing and writing.
Program Delivery: Lower division courses are offered at North Idaho College. U of I courses are offered live and via videoconference.
From developing cyber security software programs to building complex wireless mobile devices to creating social networking or gaming platforms, the work of computer scientists is as diverse as it is in demand — especially in North Idaho.
In this program, you will learn how to design, develop and test computing systems for a wide variety of purposes. You will become proficient in various operating systems, programming languages and techniques, and computer architecture, with many opportunities to practice your software development skills on real-world projects.
Students have the flexibility to specialize in an area that best supports their interests and career goals. For example, you may focus on computer networking, cyber security, computer graphics, gaming and virtual environments, bioinformatics, software engineering or many other areas.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
Have you ever wondered why people act in the way that they do? If people and their behavior capture your attention, prepare to delve into the social forces that influence our experiences, behavior and opportunities. Criminology students have the opportunity to work on research projects with faculty members, including projects on human rights, criminal justice policy and social issues.
Program Delivery: Lower division courses are offered at North Idaho College. U of I courses for this program are offered live, via videoconference and online.
Protect our nation’s computing systems, networks and critical infrastructure and train for the 1.8 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs expected by 2022.
U of I has developed a network of state-of-the-art equipment, labs and resources at its statewide campuses and centers to give undergraduate students opportunities for lab exploration and research aimed at strengthening cybersecurity and developing inherently cyber-secure industrial control systems.
Program Delivery: Classes for this program are offered in a combination of online, videoconference and evening formats.
This program is a joint offering through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the College of Education. Upon graduation, graduates will be eligible for the Idaho Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education (ECE/ECSE) Blended Teacher Certification.
Program Delivery: Classes for this program are offered in a combination of online and live formats.
The University of Idaho undergraduate program in Elementary Education offers a quality professional course of study for students seeking a career in teaching.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered in a combination of online, video conference and live formats. Students in this program are typically concurrently enrolled or graduated from North Idaho College.
Strengthen your critical thinking and writing skills to prepare for your career in education, publishing, communications, politics and more.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
The Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) degree program provides a non-specialized education that allows you the flexibility to develop a multidisciplinary course of study to meet your specific goals for a college degree. Students can add a minor or certificate program to their B.G.S. degree.
Minors available in Coeur d'Alene include:
- Accounting
- Addictions
- Business
- English
- Psychology
- Sociology Minor
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
Complete a broad-based study of the human past, focusing on American history, European history or a wider scope of coverage on regional and chronological developments worldwide. U of I students who graduate with a degree in history often go on to become journalists, lawyers, intelligence analysts, teachers, authors or more.
Program Delivery: Most of this program is offered online.
Bridge the gap between engineers and technicians, and enter your career field at the supervisory or management level in business, manufacturing, industry or government.
Learn to create and manage complex technological systems, gain experience in basic and advanced level processes, procedures and planning while taking classes that suit your educational objectives.
Companies hiring U of I’s Industrial Technology graduates include: NASA, General Motors, Dow Chemical, Hewlett Packard, IKON, Boeing, Intel, Lockheed-Martin and many others.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online.
This program is intended for students who present a curriculum not included among the ones listed in the catalog, provided the program is focused toward meeting the student's particular educational goal by combining the offerings of two or more major departments.
The program is normally developed and presented before the end of the second semester of the junior year or the time when at least 30 credits of the proposed program remain to be taken.
Program Delivery: Lower division courses are offered at North Idaho College. U of I courses are offered online and via videoconference at the Coeur d’Alene campus and upper-division labs will be held in-person at the Harbor Center in Coeur d'Alene.
This degree will prepare students for a variety of health professional programs, such as medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, or radiology. It is also a terrific launch point for students interested in pursuing careers in biomedical research or allied health professions such as medical law, ethics, or hospital administration.
Students will engage in a comprehensive range of coursework in fundamental concepts in biology, critical thinking, leadership and professional conduct, psychology, global and cultural competence, and biomedical specialty areas. Opportunities for internships, hands-on research experiences, and peer teaching and mentoring are available to support a diversity of career goals.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online only.
This interdisciplinary program in Organizational Sciences through the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences draws from business, organizational psychology, public administration, industrial sociology, educational leadership and other disciplines. This area of study provide students with an understanding of interpersonal workplace dynamics and fundamentals of leadership.
Program Delivery: Classes in this program are offered online only.
Psychology is the scientific study of thinking, emotion and behavior. It is a diverse field and can be applied to almost all aspects of everyday life: interpersonal relationships, college life, lifelong learning, family and the work environment.
Education and training for becoming a Chemical Dependency Counselor also is available through the Psychology Department.
Program Delivery: Courses for this program are offered online, with one required internship and one required practicum in the community.
Recreation, Sport and Tourism Management equips you to mentor others in healthy active lifestyles, guide them in sports and outdoor adventures, manage parks and resorts, and lead recreation programming.
If you are interested in serving as an activities director or inspiring others through the hospitality industry, this degree may be for you.
Prospects: The median income of a Director of Parks and Recreation is $100,000.