Academic Programs in Business
MAJORS PROGRAMS
The work of the accountant is firmly established as an indispensable service in the world of business, government, and social institutions. The accounting system is an essential quantitative information system in almost every organization. Effective planning requires that relevant data be collected, analyzed intelligently, and reported coherently. Providing information for efficient allocation of resources is an important function of accounting in all organizations. A career in accounting offers many possibilities that can bring excitement, achievement and responsibility. Accountants are involved in everything, from the smallest business to federal agencies, from large universities to international corporations. With a degree in accounting, the type of work you do depends much on what career you choose to pursue.
Students majoring in accounting must also complete business core requirements and meet School of Business exit requirements.
ACCT
310, Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 311, Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)
ACCT 320, Cost Accounting (3 credits)
ACCT 430, Income Tax Accounting (3 credits)
Choose one of the following: 3 credits
ACCT 431, Advanced Income Tax (3 credits)
ACCT 440, Accounting Theory (3 credits)
ACCT 450, Auditing (3 credits)
ACCT 470, Non-Profit Accounting (3 credits)
ACCT 480, Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
BADM 351, Business Law (3 credits)
Total 27 credit hours
Professional Accountancy (BS)
(150 Credit Hour Degree)
Students interested in sitting
for the CPA (Certified Professional Accounting)
examination should choose the Bachelor of Science in
Professional Accountancy degree. Students majoring
in professional accountancy must also complete
business core requirements, the Management
Information Systems minor (or a program approved by
the advisor) and meet School of Business exit
requirements.
ACCT
310, Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 311, Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)
ACCT 320, Cost Accounting (3 credits)
ACCT 360, Accounting Systems (3 credits)
ACCT 430, Income Tax Accounting (3 credits)
ACCT 431, Advanced Income Tax (3 credits)
ACCT 440, Accounting Theory (3 credits)
ACCT 450, Auditing (3 credits)
ACCT 451, Advanced Auditing (3 credits)
ACCT 470, Non-Profit Accounting (3 credits)
ACCT 480, Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
BADM 351, Business Law (3 credits)
Total 36 credit hours
Administrative Systems (BS) - Beginning Fall 2006
We live in an Information Age in which knowledgeable workers continue to have excellent opportunities for employment and promotion. The development of new approaches to the design of information systems aids companies in maintaining their competitive edge in the global market. Today's electronic information systems transmit data via local and global area networks. The business system of today and tomorrow helps improve productivity and allows for an extensive range of business activities - all at incredible speeds.
Management
Information Systems Specialization
The focus of this program is to
provide high-level competencies for prospective
administrative managers and supervisors. Management
Information Systems (MIS) is concerned with the
analysis, design and implementation of management
information systems and networks, software design
and database applications. Students develop and use
computer-based decision support systems in business
environments in preparation for careers in
information systems. The program will:
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Prepare graduates for entry-level positions involving the analysis, design and implementation of information systems.
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Provide the essential foundation knowledge and skills for progress in an information management career path.
- Prepare graduates to participate successfully in the application of information technology in the business world.
MIS continues to be one of the fastest growing and highest salaried professions in the world. As a consequence, those individuals who are well prepared in this area will continue to be in high demand.
Students majoring in management
information systems must also complete
business core requirements and meet School of
Business exit requirements.
CSC 130, Visual Basic Programming
(3 credits)
MIS 332, Structured Systems Analysis and Design
(3 credits)
MIS 335, Telecommunications and Networks for
Business (3 credits)
MIS 484, Database Management Systems (3 credits)
Electives (choose four): 12 credits
ACCT 360, Accounting
Systems (3 credits)
CSC 140, Web Programming (3 credits)
CSC 273, Computer Mathematics with Excel & VBA (3
credits)
MIS 150, Computer Science I (3 credits)
MIS 210, Web Authoring (3 credits)
MIS 250, Computer Science II (3 credits)
MIS 371, Data Structures (3 credits)
MIS 384, Decision Support Systems (3 credits)
MIS 461, Programming Languages (3 credits)
Total 24 credit hours
Banking and Financial
Services (BS)
- Beginning Fall 2006
The Banking and Financial
Services major at Northern State University
provides broad diversity in a liberal arts setting,
while focusing on the understanding of the role of
banking and financial services in business,
government, and society.
The banking and financial services program combines
case studies, computerized banking simulations,
group projects and presentations that require
students to gather and analyze individual and
company data. Specifically, students gain
competency in the areas of lending, bank operations,
insurance, risk management, investments, securities
brokerage, trust operations, wealth management,
regulation, compliance, asset management, liability
management, community banking/economic development,
and the history and operation of the monetary
system.
A degree in banking and financial services from Northern State University prepares students for careers in such fields as banking, insurance, and other financial institutions. Graduates of this program will require little additional training to accept managerial positions in either a bank or financial institution.
Students majoring in
banking and financial services
must also complete business core requirements and
meet School of Business exit requirements.
BADM 311, Asset & Liability Management (2 credits)
BADM 353, Regulation and Compliance (2 credits)
BADM
417, Bank Operations (2 credits)
BADM 434, Personal Lending & Credit Cards (2 credits)
BADM 445, Trust Management & Operations (2 credits)
BADM 446, Community Banking (2 credits)
BADM 449, Commercial, Agricultural & Mortgage
Lending (2 credits)
BADM 494, Internship (1 credit)
ECON 330, Money & Banking (3 credits)
Electives (choose one): 3 credits
BADM 351, Business Law (3 credits)
BADM 411, Investments (3 credits)
BADM 431, Risk Analysis and Insurance (3 credits)
BADM 440, International Finance Management (3
credits)
Total 21 credit hours
E-Business Education Major (BSEd)
The E-Business (Electronic Business) Education major prepares students to teach business and computer courses at the middle school and secondary school levels. Emphasis is placed on the use of electronic technology; including internet based classroom support programs, distance education, and current electronic research methods. Extensive instruction in the actual subject matter of business is provided. Tip "How to Teach" skills are learned through a methods course and in the classroom setting beginning in the sophomore year. This classroom experience includes a semester of practice teaching in the senior year.
E-Business Education Majors will:
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Develop enhanced skills in software/hardware usage and application development
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Develop oral, written, and electronic communication skills
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Learn how to manage a classroom effectively
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Develop a variety of teaching skills
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Have an opportunity to participate in student organizations
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Observe a variety of business/computer and management information classes.
- Be able to touch and influence the lives of hundreds of future business leaders and citizens
The current demand for business and/or computer teacher is good. Choosing teaching as a career will prove to be very rewarding. Students who choose a major in E-Business Education, but decide to work in private business or government will find their degrees and special training will qualify them for many positions. A major in business education prepares students to teach business subjects at the junior or senior high school level. Pre-business or core courses are NOT REQUIRED for the E-Business Education major. A minor is required to complete the BSEd curriculum. (Suggested Plan of Study)
ACCT
210, Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
BADM 101, Survey of Business (3 credits)
BADM 244, Business Communications (3 credits)
BADM 284, Career Placement Procedures (1 credits)
BADM 350, Legal Environment of Business and
Contracts (3 credits)
BED 480, 7-12 Business Education Methods (3 credits)
ECON 202, Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
MIS 150, Computer Science I (3 credits)
Choose two: 6 credits
ACCT 211, Principles of
Accounting II (3 credits)
BADM 220, Business Statistics (3 credits)
BADM 360, Organization and
Management (3 credits)
BADM 370, Marketing (3 credits)
Approved Technology Proficiency Electives (3
credits) - excluding MIS 105.
Students will be
required to earn an endorsement in another area of
their choice. (K-12 Educational Technology
Endorsement Recommended)
Total 34 credit hours
Economics (BS)
The Economics major at Northern State University
provides broad diversity in a liberal arts setting,
while focusing on the understanding of the role of
economics in business, government, and society.
The economics program combines classroom
discussions, simulations, case studies, and real
life situations to teach economic analysis.
Specifically, students gain competency in the areas
of microeconomics, macroeconomics, monetary policy,
and international economics.
A degree in economics from Northern State University prepares students for careers in such fields as banking, government, and industry. In addition this solid academic foundation allows for success in graduate school.
Students majoring in economics must also complete business core requirements and meet School of Business exit requirements.
ECON 301 or 302, Intermediate Macroeconomics or
Microeconomics (whichever was not taken in the
business core) (3 credits)
ECON 330, Money and Banking (3 credits)
ECON 441, International Trade (3 credits)
Choose five of the following courses: 15 credits
BADM 424, Operations
Research (3 credits)
ECON 304, Managerial
Economics (3 credits)
ECON 423, Statistics II (3 credits)
ECON 433, Public Finance (3 credits)
ECON 442, International
Finance (3 credits)
ECON 482, Labor Economics (3 credits)
ECON 491, Independent Study (1-3 credits)
ECON 492, Topics (1-4 credits)
ECON 494, Internship in
Economics (1-12 credits)
Total 27 credit hours
Finance (BS)
- Beginning Fall 2006
The Finance major at Northern State University provides broad diversity in a liberal arts setting, while focusing on the understanding of the role of finance in business and society. The finance program combines classroom discussions, case studies, simulations and real life situations to teach students to manage financial issues relating to equipment, facilities, people, and money. Specifically students gain competency in financial analysis, short-term and long-term financial management. plus a sound understanding of regional, national and international financial markets and institutions.
A degree in Finance from Northern State University prepares students for careers in such fields as banking, investments, insurance, real estate, government, and many positions in the business world. In addition, the solid academic foundation allows for success in graduate school.
Students majoring in finance
must also complete business core requirements and
meet School of Business exit requirements.
ACCT 310, Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 311, Intermediate
Accounting II (3 credits)
BADM
411, Investments (3 credits)
BADM 413, Advanced Corporate Finance (3 credits)
BADM 440, International Financial Management
ECON 330, Money and Banking
Risk Management (choose one): 3 credits
BADM 418, Financial Futures and Options
BADM 431, Risk Analysis and Insurance
Quantitative skills (choose one): 3 credits
BADM 424, Operations
Research
ECON 423, Statistics II
CSC 273, Computer
Mathematics with Excel & VBA
BADM/ECON/ACCT/MIS Elective: 3 credits
Total 27 credit hours
Fitness Management
(BS)
- Beginning Fall 2006
This interdisciplinary
major between the Business and the Health and
Physical Education Departments provides the student
preparation in business with a fitness management
focus. The student will be able to assume
business and/or fitness management positions.
The student will be prepared to manage health,
fitness, or wellness programs and be an exercise
leader developing individual fitness programs for
the client who participates in a health, fitness,
and/or wellness program.
Students majoring in fitness
management must also complete and business core
requirements and meet School of Business exit
requirements.
PE 345, Applied Human Anatomy and Kinesiology (2
credits)
PE 346, Applied Human Physiology (2 credits)
PE 350, Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
PE 352, Adapted Physical Education (2 credits)
PE 354, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (2
credits)
PE 395, Practicum: Fitness Management (3 credits)
PE 400, Exercise Test and Prescription (3 credits)
PE 410, Personal Training (3 credits)
PE 440, Organization Administration of Health,
Physical Education & Athletics (3 credits)
PE 496, Field Experience (Fitness Management) (3 credits)
Total 26 credit hours
General Business (BS)
The general business major
at Northern State University is well rounded, with a
diverse background in liberal arts education, while
gaining an understanding of business on the local,
regional, national, and international level.
The general business program combines classroom
discussions, simulations, case studies, and
real-life situations to enhance understanding of the
business world. The flexibility of the general
business program allows the student to tailor a
program to his or her needs and interests.
BADM 464,
Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
Choose one: 3 credits
BADM 362, Supervisory Management (3 credits)
BADM 450, Business Leadership (3 credits)
Choose one: 3 credits
ACCT 421, International
Accounting (3 credits)
BADM 440, International
Finance (3 credits)
BADM 468, International
Management (3 credits)
BADM 478, International
Marketing (3 credits)
ECON 441, International
Trade (3 credits)
BADM/ECON/ACCT/MIS
Electives 300 level or higher: 15 credits
Total 24 credit hours
International
Business Studies (BA)
- Beginning Fall 2006
The increasing amounts of
trade among nations and international strategic
alliances between businesses created the need for
managers trained specifically in the facets of
international business. Even the smallest
business cannot escape the reality of the world as
its market. Students who major in
international business acquire the basic knowledge
to operate successfully in an international business
environment. The multi-disciplinary curriculum
emphasizes foreign language and culture to give a
broad understanding to the international business
environment. Graduates will have a firm
understanding of the international economy and the
global marketplace.
Students majoring in international business must also complete business core requirements and meet School of Business exit requirements.
Foreign Language:
Introductory I and II (8 credits)
Intermediate I and II (6-8 credits)
Cultural Studies (choose one): 3 credits
ANTH 210, Cultural
Anthropology (3 credits)
GEOG 385, World Cultures and Current Affairs (3
credits)
Political Studies (choose one): 3 credits
POLS 250, World Politics (3 credits)
POLS 440, Comparative Government and Politics (3
credits)
POLS 453, American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
POLS 468, Politics and Religion (3 credits)
Geographic Studies (choose one): 3 credits
POLS 459, Political Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 210, World Regional Geography (3 credits)
International Business:
ACCT 421, International
Accounting (3 credits)
BADM 440, International Financial
Management (3 credits)
BADM 468, International
Management (3 credits)
BADM 478, International Marketing (3 credits)
ECON 441, International Trade (3 credits)
ECON 442, International Finance (3 credits)
Electives (choose one): 3 credits
BADM 458, International Business
Law (3 credits)
BADM 486, Readings in Business
(1-3 credits)
BADM 494, Internship in
Business (1-12 credits)
EXCH XXX, Student Exchange
Additional language course
Other approved electives
Total 44-46 credit hours
South
Dakota International Business Institute
Developed as a cooperative effort between the state
of South Dakota and Northern State University, the
South Dakota International Business Institute (SDIBI)
supports the Governor's Office of Economic
Development in facilitating and enhancing
international trade and investment. Through
offices in Aberdeen, Sioux Falls and the
Netherlands, SDIBI engages in the following
activities:
1. SDIBI offers educational programs to help businesses acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to successfully compete in the international marketplace.
2. SDIBI
offers free-of-charge consultations to companies interested in learning more about international trade or requiring assistance with specific international business issues.3. SDIBI maintains a trade lead system to match foreign buyers with South Dakota companies and an exporters directory which is distributed in hardcopy and electronic format to promote South Dakota products worldwide.
4. SDIBI maintains international networks and an Internet site to provide South Dakota access to a wide array of international trade resources.
5. SDIBI provides students an opportunity to earn a certificate in international trade and gain practical international business experience through internship opportunities.
Northern State University is privileged to be one of the six Centers of Excellence in the state university system in South Dakota. In 1997, the South Dakota Board of Regents designated Northern State University's School of Business as a Center of Excellence in International Business, with the goal of creating a nationally recognized program in International Business. The Center has created an International Business major focusing not only on international business courses, but also on language and cultural training. The Center also provides both students and faculty the opportunity to have an international experience through exchange programs with schools in Mexico, Germany, Poland, China, South Korea, international internships and conferences. Northern's Center for Excellence in International Business also sponsors an annual International Business conference that is attended by faculty, students and business people from around the world. Northern State University's Center for Excellence in International business provides today's students with the scholarly and theoretical foundations to become tomorrow's international business leaders.
Management (BS)
- Beginning Fall 2006
Students majoring in management
must also complete business core requirements and
meet School of Business exit requirements.
BADM 334, Small Business
Management (3 credits)
BADM 424, Operations Research (3 credits)
BADM 460, Human Resources Management (3 credits)
BADM 464, Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
BADM 468, International Management (3 credits)
Choose three: 9 credits
BADM 362, Supervisory
Management (3 credits)
BADM 450, Business Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 451, Organizational Leadership (3 credits)
BADM 463, Women in
Management (3 credits)
BADM 469, Project Management (3 credits)
Choose one: 3 credits
BADM 471, Marketing
Management (3 credits)
BADM 476, Marketing Research (3 credits)
Total 27 credit hours
Marketing (BS)
- Beginning Fall 2006
As consumer-oriented
economies continue to develop around the world,
organizations will need people trained in marketing
to create awareness among consumers of the products
and services the organization has to offer.
Students will examine the marketing mix of product,
distribution, pricing, promotional activity.
The marketing program exposes the student to the
process by which the demand for goods and services
is anticipated, enlarged and satisfied.
Marketing training prepares students for careers in
private industry, government, and non-profit
organizations, as well as for graduate studies.
Students majoring in marketing
must also complete business core requirements and
meet School of Business exit requirements.
BADM 372, Advertising (3 credits)
BADM 471, Marketing Management (3 credits)
BADM 475, Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
BADM 476, Marketing Research (3 credits)
BADM 478, International Marketing (3 credits)
Choose three: 9 credits
BADM 403, Marketing Communications (3 credits)
BADM 404, Not-for-profit Marketing (3 credits)
BADM 459, Direct Marketing (3 credits)
BADM 473, Retail Management (3 credits)
BADM 474, Personal Selling (3 credits)
Total 24 credit hours