Marketing is a versatile field with a broad range of career options, including advertising, digital marketing, market research, public relations, branding, and more. This diversity allows you to explore various aspects of business and find a niche that aligns with your interests and skills. In a competitive business landscape, organizations are constantly seeking skilled marketers to help them promote products or services, reach their target audience, and increase sales. This high demand often leads to excellent job prospects and competitive salaries for marketing professionals.

As a math major at Northern State University, each of your upper-level math courses will provide you with the foundational knowledge needed to pursue further mathematical study or a quantitative career outside of mathematics. In addition, if you’re interested in applying the mathematical skills you’ll acquire from our program to other pursuits, Northern offers minors or double majors in related fields such as chemistry, finance, or pre-law.

The music program teaches you to leverage critical thinking skills and develop discipline through the study of music to pursue a broader array of professional opportunities in music as well as other fields that require creative skills. The program is designed to provide you with the opportunity to pursue music in a formal setting while allowing you time to pursue your unique interests alongside broader course offerings in the liberal arts.

As an NSU music education major, you can learn to teach music to K-12 students, perform and create music, and develop students’ understanding and appreciation of the art of music. We have two emphasis (Instrumental and Vocal): The instrumental emphasis is for you if you’d like to teach K-12 instrumental music and supervise school music programs. The vocal emphasis prepares you to teach K-12 vocal and general music and supervise school music programs.

Designed to meet teaching certification requirements in multiple states, the program opens doors to local and regional employment opportunities. The curriculum adheres to the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America Teacher Education standards, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to excel in educational settings.

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Secondary education bachelor's degree graduates from Northern State University are in high demand in South Dakota schools and throughout the U.S.

We provide hands-on, effective teacher preparation that includes extensive experience in actual secondary classrooms.

As a social science education major at NSU, you'll be prepared to teach a wide range of history and social science courses at the middle and high school levels. In many schools, the ability to teach multiple subjects is highly valued.

Your studies will include a solid core of courses in history, government and geography. You'll also have the option to take courses in economics, psychology and sociology. Rounding out this degree are required teaching courses.

As a sociology major at Northern State University, you’ll hone your skills in analysis and problem solving, comparative thinking, writing, and critical inquiry. Equipped with these skills, you’ll have a strong foundation for a career in social work, law, social justice, nonprofit organizations, administration, government, business, or medicine. In addition, your sociology coursework will provide the theoretical and methodological training you’ll need for advanced graduate work in all the behavioral sciences. 

NSU Spanish majors take courses that concentrate on real-world application. With our bachelor's degree in Spanish, offered online and on campus, you'll be equipped to apply your Spanish knowledge, practice and experience to best serve your interests and career pursuits. 

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