The age of Big Data continues to inundate us with extensive amounts of information through phones, computers, televisions, store sensors, airports — just about every aspect of daily life. A major in business analytics can turn Big Data into big opportunity.

Valparaiso University’s College of Business prepares students to hit the ground running in the professional world. Finance majors at Valpo often pursue careers as financial or investment managers, as investment bankers, or in similar fields. Students study key elements and tools in financial management and develop analytical and communication skills.

Graduates of Valparaiso University’s international business program enter the workforce with experience working with an international company in the United States or abroad. A business curriculum is supplemented by extensive study of a foreign language, and students spend at least one semester in an international location where they live, study, and work. Internship and Study Abroad experiences, combined with the expertise and confidence gained by four years of study with highly qualified and internationally experienced Valpo faculty, mean that international business majors are highly sought after as prospective employees or graduate students.

Valparaiso University is committed to developing managers who are effective, ethical and humane leaders. With curricula that focus on ethics, communication and problem-solving, Valpo uniquely emphasizes preparing students to be effective and practical stewards of the resources entrusted to them as managers of organizations and leaders of people.

Valparaiso University’s College of Business offers more than theoretical knowledge; students graduate with practical experience that makes them highly desirable in even the most competitive job markets. Marketing majors at Valpo participate in real-world marketing projects, conducting team research and developing strategies for Valparaiso and nearby communities, businesses and organizations, and departments of the University.

Supply chain and logistics management program gives students hands-on experience with ERP software that is commonly used in the workplace. Valpo graduates will develop the analytical and decision-making skills necessary to address complex supply chain problems locally, regionally, and globally.

This bachelor-level program in supply chain management is intended to be a four-year course of study. University-wide general-education core of arts and sciences courses strengthens business communication and critical thinking skills while introducing students to global cultures and traditions. Having this foundation gives students a unique perspective as they move through the bachelor’s in supply chain management program to more specialized courses.

The computer engineering department prepares students with the engineering expertise and well-rounded education necessary to lead and serve society. Valpo computer engineering students have the opportunity to explore:

Digital Logic: Valpo CPE students learn digital logic from basic topics through computer architecture design. We offer such hands-on activities as programming FPGA devices and fabricating printed circuit boards.

Embedded Systems: Valpo engineers learn to program a wide array of microcontrollers and have the opportunity to develop applications for a state-of-the-art DSP board.

Virtual Reality: The Scientific Visualization Laboratory is the only virtual reality lab at a primarily undergraduate institution that is dedicated exclusively to developing educational applications.

Robotics: From big to small, robots are prevalent in the CPE program. Students program microcontrollers to form the “brain” of robots as well as design large-scale battlebot-like systems.

The Bioengineering Program provides a series of professional studies grounded in engineering fundamentals and arts and sciences and augmented by the development of interpersonal skills, experiential learning, and an appreciation of lifelong learning. Graduates are prepared to apply their knowledge to society’s needs and help shape the future.

Civil engineering education and extracurricular projects will develop the professional skills needed to solve global challenges, such as increasing access to clean water and designing safer structures. As a student in the College of Engineering, you’ll develop the teamwork and communication skills needed to lead sustainable development initiatives that protect our environment and improve the quality of life of people.

The electrical engineering department prepares students with the engineering expertise and well-rounded education necessary to lead and serve society. Valpo electrical engineering students have the opportunity to explore:

Circuit Design: Circuit analysis and design goes from theory to practice. Valpo engineers get practical skills from the five circuit labs in the curriculum.

Signal Processing: Students use computer technology to filter, encrypt, compress, and modify digital audio and video signals like those found on a cell phone.

Power Systems: Power systems is a specialty of Valpo’s ECE curriculum, including a strong tie to industry and two advanced classes in power systems and power electronics.

Nanotechnology: The study of the very small; represents one of the fastest growing multidisciplinary fields.

The environmental engineering department teaches students to develop the professional skills needed to work collaboratively with others to engineer solutions that protect our environment and use resources in a sustainable manner.

 Through integrated classroom and lab experiences in engineering, chemistry, biology, and soil science, students learn how to design solutions that help prevent, reduce, and treat pollution in our air, soil, and water. Students develop the teamwork and communication skills needed to lead sustainable development initiatives. This knowledge prepares students for a career solving global problems related to clean water access, water supply demands, air quality, and public health.

Mechanical engineering students develop expertise in the areas of alternative energy; automatic control of processes; and the design, development, and manufacture of mechanical components or systems.

The Mechanical Engineering Department provides a program of professional studies grounded in engineering fundamentals and arts and sciences and augmented by the development of interpersonal skills, experiential learning, and an appreciation of lifelong learning. Graduates are prepared to apply their knowledge to society’s needs and help shape the future.

The Valparaiso University International Engineering Program is a five-year program that combines a major in one of the four engineering fields with a major or minor in either German, French, or Spanish (VIEP-German, VIEP-French, VIEP-Spanish) or a minor in Chinese (VIEP in China). The program allows students to gain multicultural experience and language proficiency, along with technical engineering skills, and prepares them for careers with one of many international research and manufacturing firms located in the United States or abroad.  

Actuarial science is the study of the financial implications of uncertain future events. Actuaries study how to quantify and manage risk primarily in the fields of life and health insurance, pensions, employee benefits, and investments. They also work as financial consultants and as government employees on Social Security and Medicare issues.

Actuaries must have excellent quantitative reasoning skills in addition to an understanding of modern business and finance. To become an actuary, a candidate must pass a series of exams in areas such as probability, financial mathematics, and actuarial modeling.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Valparaiso University is dedicated to the study, research, and instruction of the most fundamental structures of our physical universe, seeking to find and characterize orderliness in a seemingly complex environment ranging from the most elementary constituents of matter to objects of the astronomical realm.

This study and research is motivated by a conviction that there is an underlying order, symmetry, and beauty in nature, which are God’s manifestations.

We enthusiastically strive to communicate this knowledge and its limitations; to motivate students to achieve a greater understanding, appreciation, and support of scientific inquiry; to overcome widespread scientific illiteracy; and to promote the development of morally responsible citizens, concerned about our environment and our society.

Accounting skills have broad applications in business, helping companies avoid mistakes and use money efficiently. If you are interested in pursuing a career as a certified public accountant, or if you are not planning to become a CPA but want to gain a solid background in these critical skills, our accounting degree program is for you.

The extraordinary placement rate of graduates of Valparaiso University’s accounting program demonstrates that accounting is an excellent foundation for a variety of careers. By attending our Indiana college for accountants, Valpo students learn to understand an organization’s bottom line in an environment that emphasizes ethics, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication.

Many accounting majors combine this 125-credit program with a second business major; it is also a popular option for students who plan to continue their education in an MBA program.

In Department of Music, you can feel the strength of the community that’s built every day in music studies classes. The collaborative environment is intentionally designed to bring out the best in every music student. Music studies goes beyond just practicing your craft, it also involves service to the community, a union of faith and music, and creative inspiration

Music therapists bring hope, healing, recovery, support and beauty through music to the most vulnerable in society. Working in settings ranging from mental health clinics to religious institutions to prisons, music therapists draw from integrative and evidence-based approaches to address the physical, spiritual, psychological, cognitive and social needs of individuals.

Valpo’s teacher education curriculum fulfills the requirements for a teaching license in Indiana, and its impact also extends far beyond the state’s borders.

Valpo graduates benefit from Indiana’s licensure reciprocity agreements with dozens of other states, including Illinois. Because of this, a Valpo degree is truly portable.