Majors & Minors

Accounting

Major only

Accountants and auditors prepare, analyze and verify financial reports and taxes and monitor information systems that furnish these reports to managers in business, industry and government. Additionally, accountants often advise executives on best business practices.

The Carthage Accounting program includes accounting courses and practices as well as relevant business administration and economic courses. Students may take specialized elective courses to prepare for the CPA exam. Possible career paths include public accountant, tax accountant, CPA, auditor, financial analyst, and personal financial planner.

Select upper-level accounting courses meet one night per week for 14 weeks.

Marketing

Major only

The Marketing major includes essential courses on how to plan and execute the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, and goods and services. Students also complete business and economic courses that foster not only a good knowledge of the business world, but also an understanding of human behavior.

Some career paths in marketing include marketing management, marketing research, sales, advertising, public relations and consumer affairs.

This major may be completed in the 7-week format.

Business Administration/Management

Major and Minor

The Business Administration/Management major offers a superb opportunity to learn general business principles and public and private sector economic systems. Course study includes management of information systems, business law, organizational management, accounting, and marketing.

Possible career paths include banking, benefits administrator, human resource personnel, marketing research, credit manager, customer service, sales, project manager, and recruiter.

This major/minor may be completed in the 7-week format.

Criminal Justice

Major and Minor

The Criminal Justice major at Carthage gives students a basic understanding of the criminal justice system as it operates within the American political system. The curriculum includes criminal justice coursework as well as specialized courses in political science and sociology to provide a unifying perspective on the criminal justice system and legal theory.

Possible career paths include law enforcement in the police or sheriff's departments, private security and investigation, probably/parole enforcement, corrections, court services, victim services, customs enforcement and investigation, U.S. Marshall Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Immigration and Naturalization Service.

This major/minor may be completed in the 7-week format.

Computer Science

Major and Minor

By taking computer science courses, students develop problem-solving skills that can be applied across many disciplines. These courses also provide students with a firm foundation of knowledge and practical experience in software development, computer architecture, and theoretical computer science. This knowledge will prepare students for successful careers in the computer industry or for graduate studies in computer science.

This major/minor may be completed in the 7-week format.

Geographic Information Science

Minor only

The minor in Geographic Information Science (GIS) allows students to create a focus on the techniques and practice of spatial data analysis and its practice within the larger field of information science. This particular emphasis will be of value to students who intend to pursue a career in data analysis or pursue graduate degrees in the natural or social sciences.

The core material highlights the theory and application of Geographic Information Science. The remaining courses offer background in programming, statistics and other areas of information and computer science.

Students completing the minor will be awarded a certificate in Geographic Information Science.

This minor may be completed in the 7-week format.

Religion

Major and Minor

The religion curriculum at Carthage is progressive in design. Classes address the most pressing religious issues of the day, while still providing the depth and breadth in classical religion scholarship needed for effective ministry and graduate studies. The department has a fine record of landing graduates in some of the most prestigious seminaries and graduate schools in the country.

This major/minor may be completed in the 7-week format.

Sociology

Minor only

Sociology is the science of society. It examines social patterns and social change wherever found: in small groups; in a range of political, economic, and cultural organizations; in whole societies and in world systems. It reveals the social forces constraining our lives and discloses the critical play of economic, racial, and gender inequalities.

This modern mode of thought is useful in diverse walks of life, which benefit from an informed, critical view of the society's master, middle-range and minor institutions.

This minor may be completed in the 7-week format.

Elementary Education

Major only

This program is designed for those seeking their first bachelor's degree in education, and for those who already hold a bachelor’s degree and are looking to complete the Wisconsin license requirements. The entire program is accredited and meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

The Education Department at Carthage offers adult students majors in Middle Childhood/Early Adolescent (grades 1-9) and Cross Categorical Special Education.

The evening program also offers courses to complete a minor in early adolescence/adolescent (grades 6-12) and add-on certification for additional education licenses. The middle childhood/early adolescent (grades 1-9) major will require a minor in a teaching subject area.

Note: General education and elective courses can be completed in the 7-week format. Select upper-level courses will be offered in a 14-week format. Clinical experiences are required of all elementary and secondary education majors.

Social Work

Major only

Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the Carthage social work curriculum equips students with knowledge, values and skills necessary for general social work practice. Through required field experiences, the social work program provides Carthage students with supervised opportunities to master competencies in actual practice situations.

Possible career paths include clinical social work, case management, family services, community social work, group social work, hospital social work, and public health social work.

Note: General education and elective courses can be completed in the 7-week format. The social work major must be completed in the semester format. Clinical experiences are required of all social work majors. Some course work may be required during the day.