Through an active learning environment, students are encouraged to actively engage in critical thinking with their peers and faculty. Students have an opportunity to present their collaborative and individual work at national meetings and at campus events.
Students gain hands-on experience through internships, independent studies, and field trips.
Students are encouraged to combine their departmental majors with other areas of study such as foreign language, computer information systems, communication arts, or political science. To provide students with opportunities to develop ethical leadership and decision-making skills that are consistent with Wartburg's heritage as a college of the church. To provide students with the ability to function effectively in diverse cultures, both domestic and international. For students planning to sit for the Uniform C.P.A. Exam in Iowa, AC 425 Auditing is required, and AC 421 Advanced Accounting, AC 424 Income Tax Accounting II, and AC 429 CPA Review are recommended. African History, PS 270 Comparative Political Systems, PS 302 International Relations, PS 304 The Developing World.