DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS
Office: Cowan Hall 307D
Professors: Barber, Wood
Associate Professor: Carlson, Munson, Skornogoski
Assistant Professors: Barce, Fallon (Chair)
The Department of Business is responsible for two programs on the Montana State University-Northern campus: Management and Business Education.
The Department of Business serves over 400 students
with its programs on the Havre campus and at the Great Falls Center.
About 90 percent of those students are enrolled in the management
program. Another five percent are studying to be high school business
teachers, and the remaining students are enrolled in the Business
minor.
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Management students can choose between a two-year, Associate degree and a four-year Bachelor's degree. The two-year degree is designed so students move into the four-year degree without losing any credit.
In addition to professional management courses, the four-year program also requires students to do additional work in a business specialty or a minor program outside the department. The business emphases are Marketing, Small Business Management or Accounting/Finance. The selection of minor degrees includes over 20 programs in the liberal arts and technologies
The two-year degree is the first step in a professional management career. Students may find good entry-level jobs with a variety of businesses, but eventually they will have to compete with people who have a four-year Bachelor's degree. The four-year degree at Montana State University-Northern is particularly appealing to students since it permits them to do additional work in business subjects or develop an expertise in other academic area.
Graduates of the management program work for a variety of organizations. They have found careers with major corporations, small businesses, banks, insurance companies, health organizations, educational institutions, agricultural companies, entertainment groups, and manufacturing entities.
EDUCATION PROGRAM
The four-year Business Education degree prepares students to become high school teachers. Those teachers are usually responsible for a number of clerical courses like keyboarding and computer word processing and courses in accounting or bookkeeping, law, marketing and personal finance.
The curriculum is designed to satisfy the requirements of the State of Montana's certification standards for teachers. Students take management and clerical courses, and also complete a number of education courses which include several field experiences in area high schools. Business Education majors are also required to take several specific courses in the liberal arts and health to meet state teacher certification standards.
Student Education Plans (S.E.P.): Students should consult their advisors when setting goals, objectives and compiling their individual Student Education Plans. Students completing entrance requirements to Business or Business Education programs may complete their degree requirements in four (4) years when the course offerings are carefully followed as stated:
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Associate of Science Degree
GENERAL EDUCATION AND PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
| Freshman Year: | Cr. | Sem. |
| ENGL | 111 | Written Communication I | 3 | Fall |
| ENGL | 112 | Written Communication II | 3 | Spring |
| SPCH | 141 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| CIS | 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | Fall |
| MATH | 112 | College Algebra | 3 | Fall |
Sophomore Year:
| ECON | 241 | Microeconomics Principles | 3 | Fall |
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CORE
Freshman Year:
| BUS | 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 110 | Creative Problem Solving | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 120 | Leadership and Quality Management | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| BUS | 245 | Personal Finance | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 250 | Business Statistics | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 261 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 262 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 271 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
The Associate of Science degree requires 64 credits for completion.
The above courses account for 42 of those credits. The remaining
22 credits are selective courses.
Advisors: (Havre Campus) Barber, Barce, Fallon, Munson, Skornogoski,
Wood (Great Falls Campus) Carlson
Student Education Plans (S.E.P.): Students should consult their
advisors when setting goals, objectives and compiling their individual
Student Education Plans. Students completing entrance requirements
to Business or Business Education programs may complete their
degree requirements in four (4) years when the course offerings
are carefully followed as stated:
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY MAJOR
Business Emphasis or Minor Required
Bachelor of Science Degree
GENERAL EDUCATION AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
| Freshman Year: | Cr. | Sem. |
| CIS | 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | Fall |
| ENGL | 111 | Written Communication I | 3 | Fall |
| ENGL | 112 | Written Communication II | 3 | Spring |
| MATH | 112 | College Algebra | 3 | Fall |
| SPCH | 141 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| ECON | 241 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 | Fall |
Junior Year:
| GEN | 301 | Society and Technology | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Additional Selective General Education Credits:
| Area A Humanities | 6 |
| Area B Social Science | 3 |
| Area C Math and Science (Required Lab Science) | 3 |
| Area D Technology | 6 |
BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS
Freshman Year:
| BUS | 110 | Creative Problem Solving | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 120 | Leadership and Quality Management | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| BUS | 250 | Business Statistics | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 261 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 262 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 271 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Junior Year:
| BUS | 300 | Management in Organizations | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 350 | Financial Management | 3 | Fall |
Senior Year:
| BUS | 400 | Operations Management | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 410 | International Business | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 420 | Business Policies | 3 | Spring |
Advisors: (Havre Campus) Barber, Barce, Fallon, Munson, Skornogoski, Wood
(Great Falls Campus) Carlson
BUSINESS EMPHASES:
ACCOUNTING/FINANCE REQUIRED COURSES
| Junior Year: | Cr. | Sem. |
| BUS | 305 | Income Tax | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 315 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 316 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 321 | Cost Accounting I | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 322 | Auditing | 3 | Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUS | 355 | Investments | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 340 | Management Information Systems | 3 | Spring |
| OR | ||||
| CIS | 325 | Information Resource Management | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUS | 479 | Cooperative Education | 6 or 12 | Fall/Spring |
Senior Year:
| BUS | 407 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | Spring |
MARKETING REQUIRED COURSES
Junior Year:
| BUS | 336 | Sales and Sales Management | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 337 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 338 | Promotion | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 340 | Management Information Systems | 3 | Spring |
| OR | ||||
| CIS | 325 | Information Resource Management | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Senior Year:
| BUS | 414 | Marketing Research | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 430 | Senior Project | 3 or 6 | Fall/Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUS | 440 | Internship | 6 or 12 | Fall/Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUS | 479 | Cooperative Education | 6 or 12 | Fall/Spring |
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT REQUIRED COURSES
Junior Year:
| BUS | 321 | Cost Accounting I | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 332 | Human Resource Management | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 337 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 338 | Promotion | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Senior Year:
| BUS | 402 | Small Business Management | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 416 | New Venture Development | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 430 | Senior Project | 3 or 6 | Fall/Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUS | 440 | Internship | 6 or 12 | Fall/Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUS | 479 | Cooperative Education | 6 or 12 | Fall/Spring |
Suggested selective General Education courses for Business Emphases:
| ECON | 242 | Macroeconomics (Finance emphasis) | 3 | Spring |
| OR | ||||
| SOC | 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | Fall |
(Marketing or Small Business emphasis)
| OR | ||||
| PSYC | 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | Fall |
(Marketing or Small Business emphasis)
General Education and Business Core Requirements provide 75 of
the 128 credits needed for the Business Technology degree. A minor
or a Business emphasis will provide another 21-33 credits depending
on choice. This will leave 20-34selective credits necessary for
the degree.
Student graduating with a Bachelor's degree must have a cumulative
GPA of 2.00 and a GPA in both the major and the minor of at least
2.25.
The minors are:
| MINOR | ADVISOR | OFFICE |
| Agricultural Mechanics Technology | Clouse | EB 213 |
| Applied Agriculture | Danley, W. | BC 210 |
| Welch, T. | BC 210 | |
| Auto Body Technology | Thackeray, D. | EB 216 |
| Automotive Technology | Johnson | EB 207 |
| Franson | EB 209 | |
| Young | EB 210 | |
| Civil Engineering Technology | Barber, M. | BC 201N |
| Computer Information Systems | Stone | BC 210T |
| Howland | BC 210N | |
| Diesel Technology | Clouse | EB 213 |
| Miller | EB 211 | |
| Design Drafting Technology | Kegal | BC 210K |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | Reitan | EB 215 |
| Stallkamp | EB206 | |
| General Science - Biology | Klarich | HSC 109 |
| Rundquist | HSC 106 | |
| General Science - Chemistry | Christeck | HSC 205 |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - Community Service | Wiberg | CH 306E |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - Drama | Curry | CA 312A |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - English | Snider | CH 302D |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - Graphic Design | Soiseth | PH 106 |
| Waln | PH 105 | |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - History | Sylvester | CH 305 |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - Humanities | Westenskow | CH 307 |
| Swartz | HSC 208 | |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - Native American Studies | Thackeray,W. | CH 306 |
| IDST/Liberal Studies - Social Science | Edwards | CH 312C |
| Gilmartin | CH 312A | |
| Manufacturing Technology | Hawkinson | BC 210T |
| Water Quality: Environmental Health | Klarich | HSC 109 |
BUSINESS MINOR
| Freshman Year: | Cr. | Sem. |
| BUS | 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| BUS | 110 | Creative Problem Solving | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 120 | Leadership and Quality Management | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 261 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 271 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| ECON | 241 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 | Fall |
Junior Year:
| BUS | 300 | Management in Organizations | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 350 | Financial Management | 3 | Fall |
Senior Year:
| BUS | 410 | International Business | 3 | Fall |
Students graduating with a minor must have a GPA in the minor
of at least 2.25.
Advisors: (Havre Campus) Barber, Barce, Fallon, Munson, Skornogoski, Wood
(Great Falls Campus) Carlson
Student Education Plans (S.E.P.): Students should consult their advisors when setting goals, objectives and compiling their individual Student Education Plans. Students completing entrance requirements to Business or Business Education programs may complete their degree requirements in four (4) years when the course offerings are carefully followed as stated:
BUSINESS EDUCATION EXTENDED (5 - 12) MAJOR
No Minor Required
Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education
BASIC SKILLS AND GENERAL EDUCATION
| Freshman Year: | Cr. | Sem. |
| CIS | 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| ENGL | 111 | Written Communications I | 3 | Fall |
| ENGL | 112 | Written Communications II | 3 | Spring |
| MATH | 112 | College Algebra | 3 | Fall |
| SPCH | 141 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| ECON | 241 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 | Fall |
| HPE | 235 | Principles of Health Education & Substance Abuse | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| PSYC | 205 | Human Growth and Development | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Junior Year:
| Presentation Graphics | 3 | |||
| GEN | 301 | Society and Technology | 3 | Fall/Spring |
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CORE
Freshman Year:
| EDPY | 112 | Introduction to Educational Psychology | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| EDPY | 215 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Junior Year:
| EDUC | 325 | General Teaching Methods | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| EDUC | 380 | Classroom Environment and Management | 2 | Fall/Spring |
Senior Year:
| EDUC | 405 | Current Issues in Education | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| EDUC | 445 | Teaching Reading, Writing, and Critical | ||
| Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum | 3 | Fall/Spring | ||
| EDUC | 450 | Secondary Teaching Practicum and Seminar | 12 | Fall/Spring |
| GUID | 424 | Prin. of Counseling and Development | 3 | Fall/Spring |
BUSINESS CORE
Freshman Year:
| BUED | 100 | Basic Keyboarding | 2 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUED | 121 | Speedwriting | 3 | Fall |
| BUED | 142 | Introduction to Word Processing | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| BUED | 238 | Automated Office | 3 | Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUED | 279 | Cooperative Education | 6 | Fall/Spring |
| BUED | 280 | Business Applications | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 245 | Personal Finance | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 261 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 262 | Principles of Accounting II | 4 | Spring |
| BUS | 271 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Junior Year:
| BUED | 312 | Methods of Teaching Business | 2 | Fall |
| BUS | 300 | Management in Organizations | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 302 | Advanced Business Solutions | 3 | Spring |
| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Fall |
Senior Year:
| Professional Core |
The General Education Requirements, Professional Education Core
and Business Core provide 113 of the 128 credits needed for the
degree. The 15 additional credits are selective courses.
Note: According to MSU-Northern graduation requirements, in the
Business Education Program, grades below a C will not be accepted.
Advisor: Wood
BASIC BUSINESS EDUCATION (5-12) MINOR
Teacher Preparation
| Freshman Year: | Cr. | Sem. |
| BUED | 100 | Basic Keyboarding | 2 | Fall/Spring |
| BUED | 121 | Speedwriting | 3 | Fall |
| BUED | 142 | Introduction to Word Processing | 3 | Fall/Spring |
| BUS | 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Sophomore Year:
| BUED | 238 | Automated Office | 3 | Spring |
| OR | ||||
| BUED | 279 | Cooperative Education | 6 | Fall/Spring |
| BUED | 280 | Business Applications | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 261 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 | Fall/Spring |
Junior Year:
| BUED | 312 | Methods of Teaching Business | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 300 | Management in Organizations | 3 | Fall |
| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Fall |