Courses at the University of Iowa
Course numbers at the University of Iowa consist of an alphabetical prefix (up to four letters) showing the college, department, or program, followed by a colon and a four-digit numerical suffix for the individual course. For example, SOC:2810 identifies the course numbered 2810 in the Department of Sociology and Criminology (SOC), titled Social Inequality.
Course suffix numbers:
- 0000–0999 designate prelower-level courses;
- 1000–2999 designate lower-level undergraduate courses;
- 3000–4999 designate courses for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students (except in the College of Engineering, where numbers 3000–5999 designate courses for undergraduate and graduate students);
- 5000–7999 designate graduate-level courses; and
- 8000–9999 designate professional-level courses.
Tippie College of Business
| ACCT | Accounting |
| BAIS | Business Analytics |
| BUS | Business Administration (Tippie College of Business) |
| ECON | Economics |
| ENTR | Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurial Management) |
| FIN | Finance |
| MBA | Graduate Management Programs (Master of Business Administration Program) |
| MGMT | Management (Management and Entrepreneurship) |
| MKTG | Marketing |
College of Dentistry
| DENT | Dentistry |
| DPH | Dental Public Health (Preventive and Community Dentistry) |
| ENDO | Endodontics |
| FAMD | Family Dentistry |
| GSND | Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry |
| OMFS | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
| OPER | Operative Dentistry |
| OPRM | Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine |
| ORDN | Orthodontics |
| ORSC | Oral Science |
| PCD | Preventive and Community Dentistry |
| PEDO | Pediatric Dentistry |
| PERI | Periodontics |
| PROS | Prosthodontics |
College of Education
| BBC | Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education |
| CSED | Counselor Education |
| EALL | Education Interdepartmental (College of Education) |
| EDTL | Education Teaching and Learning (Teaching and Learning) |
| EHOP | Education Honors Opportunity Program (College of Education) |
| EPLS | Educational Policy and Leadership Studies |
| PSQF | Psychological and Quantitative Foundations |
| REA | UI REACH |
| SIED | Science Education (Teaching and Learning) |
College of Engineering
| BME | Biomedical Engineering (Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering) |
| CBE | Chemical and Biochemical Engineering |
| CEE | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| ECE | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| EIT | Engineering and Information Technology (College of Engineering) |
| ENGR | Core Engineering Courses |
| ISE | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering |
Graduate College
| AMCS | Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences |
| BMED | Biomedical Science |
| CBIO | Cancer Biology (Biomedical Science) |
| GENE | Genetics |
| GRAD | Graduate College |
| IGPI | Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics (Informatics) |
| IMMU | Immunology |
| IWP | International Writing Program |
| MMED | Molecular Medicine |
| NSCI | Neuroscience |
| PBAF | Public Affairs (Planning and Public Affairs) |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals (Sustainable Development) |
| SLIS | Library and Information Science |
| TBM | Translational Biomedicine |
| TOX | Human Toxicology |
| UICB | University of Iowa Center for the Book (Center for the Book) |
| URP | Urban and Regional Planning (Planning and Public Affairs) |
College of Law
| HRTS | University of Iowa Center for Human Rights |
| LAW | Law |
| LWAB | Law Study Abroad |
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
| ACTS | Actuarial Science (Statistics and Actuarial Science) |
| AFAM | African American Studies |
| AMST | American Studies |
| ANIM | Animation (Art and Art History) |
| ANTH | Anthropology |
| ARAB | Arabic (French and Italian) |
| ARTE | Art Education (Art and Art History) |
| ARTH | Art History (Art and Art History) |
| ARTS | General Art (Art and Art History) |
| ASIA | Asian Languages and Literatures (Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures) |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| ASLE | American Sign Language in English |
| ASP | Aging and Longevity Studies |
| ASTR | Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy) |
| BIOL | Biology |
| BKAT | Papermaking (Art and Art History) |
| CCCC | Critical Cultural Competence |
| CERM | Ceramics (Art and Art History) |
| CHEM | Chemistry |
| CHIN | Chinese (Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures) |
| CINE | Cinematic Arts |
| CL | (Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures) |
| CLAS | Liberal Arts and Sciences Nondepartmental (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) |
| CLSA | Classics: Ancient Civilizations (Classics) |
| CLSG | Greek (Classics) |
| CLSL | Latin (Classics) |
| CNW | Creative Nonfiction Writing (English) |
| COMM | Communication Studies |
| CRIM | Criminology, Law and Justice (Sociology and Criminology) |
| CS | Computer Science |
| CSD | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| CW | Creative Writing—Writers' Workshop (English) |
| DANC | Dance |
| DATA | Data Science (Statistics and Actuarial Science) |
| DIGA | Public Digital Arts |
| DRAW | Drawing (Art and Art History) |
| DSGN | Design (Art and Art History) |
| DST | Disability Studies |
| ECON | Economics |
| EES | Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| ENGL | English |
| ENVS | Environmental Sciences |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| EVNT | Event Management |
| FREN | French (French and Italian) |
| GEOG | Geography (Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) |
| GHS | Global Health Studies |
| GRMN | German |
| GWSS | Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies |
| HHP | Health and Human Physiology |
| HIST | History |
| HPAS | Health and Physical Activity Skills (Health and Human Physiology) |
| IIEP | Iowa Intensive English Program (English as a Second Language) |
| INTD | Interdepartmental Studies |
| INTM | Intermedia (Art and Art History) |
| IS | International Studies |
| ISA | Iowa Sciences Academy |
| ITAL | Italian (French and Italian) |
| JMC | Journalism and Mass Communication |
| JPNS | Japanese (Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures) |
| KORE | Korean (Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures) |
| LAS | Latin American Studies |
| LATH | Latham Science Engagement Initiative |
| LATS | Latina/o/x Studies |
| LING | Linguistics |
| MATH | Mathematics |
| MDVL | Medieval Studies |
| MTLS | Jewelry and Metal Arts (Art and Art History) |
| MUS | Music |
| MUSM | Museum Studies |
| NAIS | Native American and Indigenous Studies |
| PHIL | Philosophy |
| PHTO | Photography (Art and Art History) |
| PHYS | Physics (Physics and Astronomy) |
| PNTG | Painting (Art and Art History) |
| POLI | Political Science |
| PORT | Portuguese (Spanish and Portuguese) |
| PRNT | Printmaking (Art and Art History) |
| PSY | Psychology (Psychological and Brain Sciences) |
| RELS | Religious Studies |
| RHET | Rhetoric |
| RUSS | Russian (Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures) |
| SCLP | Sculpture (Art and Art History) |
| SJUS | Social Justice (Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies) |
| SLA | Second Language Acquisition |
| SOAS | South Asian Studies (Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures) |
| SOC | Sociology (Sociology and Criminology) |
| SPAN | Spanish (Spanish and Portuguese) |
| SPST | Sport Studies (American Studies) |
| SRM | Sport and Recreation Management (Health and Human Physiology) |
| SSW | Social Work |
| STAT | Statistics (Statistics and Actuarial Science) |
| SUST | Sustainability Science (Geographical and Sustainability Sciences) |
| SWAH | Swahili (French and Italian) |
| TAPE | Teaching Assistant Preparation in English (English as a Second Language) |
| TDSN | Three-Dimensional Design (Art and Art History) |
| THTR | Theatre Arts |
| TR | Therapeutic Recreation (Health and Human Physiology) |
| TRNS | Translation |
| WLLC | Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| WRIT | Writing (Magid Center for Writing) |
Carver College of Medicine
| ACB | Anatomy and Cell Biology |
| ANES | Anesthesia |
| AT | Athletic Training (Orthopedics and Rehabilitation) |
| BMB | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| CTS | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| DERM | Dermatology |
| DIET | Dietary |
| EM | Emergency Medicine |
| EMTP | EMT—Paramedic Program (Carver College of Medicine) |
| FAM | Family Medicine |
| FRRB | Free Radical and Radiation Biology |
| IM | Internal Medicine |
| MED | Carver College of Medicine |
| MICR | Microbiology and Immunology |
| MPB | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics |
| MSTP | Medical Scientist Training Program |
| NEUR | Neurology |
| NSG | Neurosurgery |
| OBG | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| OPHT | Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
| ORTH | Orthopedics and Rehabilitation |
| OTO | Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery |
| OTP | Orthoptics Teaching Program (Carver College of Medicine) |
| PA | Physician Assistant Studies and Services |
| PATH | Pathology |
| PCOL | Pharmacology (Neuroscience and Pharmacology) |
| PEDS | Pediatrics (Stead Family Department of Pediatrics) |
| PERF | Perfusion (Cardiothoracic Surgery) |
| PSYC | Psychiatry |
| PTRS | Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science |
| RAD | Radiology |
| RADO | Radiation Oncology |
| RSBI | Breast Imaging (Radiation Sciences) |
| RSCI | Cardiovascular Interventional (Radiation Sciences) |
| RSCT | Computed Tomography (Radiation Sciences) |
| RSMR | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program (Radiation Sciences) |
| RSMS | Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program (Radiation Sciences) |
| RSNM | Nuclear Medicine Technology |
| RSP | Radiation Sciences Program |
| RSRT | Radiologic Technology (Radiation Sciences) |
| RSTH | Radiation Therapy (Radiation Sciences) |
| SURG | Surgery |
| URO | Urology |
College of Nursing
| NURS | Nursing |
College of Pharmacy
| PHAR | Pharmacy |
College of Public Health
| BIOS | Biostatistics |
| CBH | Community and Behavioral Health |
| CPH | College of Public Health |
| EPID | Epidemiology |
| HMP | Health Management and Policy |
| OEH | Occupational and Environmental Health |
University College
| ABRD | Study Abroad |
| AERO | Aerospace Studies |
| CCP | Career Center Programs |
| CIAE | Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence |
| CSI | College Success Initiatives |
| HONR | Honors Program (University of Iowa Honors Program) |
| IALL | Iowa Lakeside Laboratory |
| INTL | International Activities (Study Abroad) |
| LLS | Lifetime Leisure Skills |
| LS | Leadership Studies |
| MILS | Military Science |
| SSTP | Secondary School Training Program (Secondary Student Training Program) |
| UIUB | University of Iowa Upward Bound |
| ULIB | University Libraries |
| URES | Undergraduate Research Experiences |