SMSU has broadened the scope of its business-related majors and minors. Building upon a solid reputation in business administration, SMSU now offers both a major and a minor in Finance at the baccalaureate level. This major will allow finance students to further strengthen and define their business skills and knowledge.

Student demand helped bring about the creation of SMSU’s new major and minor. The new curriculum is founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment. The Finance Major allows business students to branch into one of two concentrations: a Financial Planning and Investments Concentration, or a Corporate Finance Concentration. These interesting and valuable concentrations provide finance students with real options to focus their course-work towards the career opportunities that best meet their individual goals and interests.

Students with other majors could also decide to earn a Minor in Finance. The minor is built around the same core competencies as the major, and can be a great addition to a student’s academic credentials.

SMSU’s Career Services Office has years of data that consistently demonstrate the strong job placements of our finance graduates. We also have a very successful and active internship program.

Our finance faculty are professionals who have industry experience and strong academic credentials. More importantly, our faculty are dedicated educators with a passion for teaching and learning. We care about our students, and we are constantly improving our programs to make sure that we are fully preparing our students for a globally-competitive business world where change is the only constant.

SMSU has broadened the scope of its business-related majors and minors. Building upon a solid reputation in business administration, SMSU now offers a major and a minor in Management at the baccalaureate level. This major will allow business management students to further strengthen and define their business skills and knowledge. The new curriculum is founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment. The new Management Major offers the following concentrations: General Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, and Supply Chain Management. These interesting and valuable concentrations provide management students with real options to focus their course-work towards the career opportunities that best meet their individual goals and interests.

SMSU has broadened the scope of its business-related majors and minors. Building upon a solid reputation in business administration, SMSU now offers a major and a minor in Management at the baccalaureate level. This major will allow business management students to further strengthen and define their business skills and knowledge. The new curriculum is founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment. The new Management Major offers the following concentrations: General Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, and Supply Chain Management. These interesting and valuable concentrations provide management students with real options to focus their course-work towards the career opportunities that best meet their individual goals and interests.

Students with other majors could also decide to earn a Minor in Management, Human Resource Management or Supply Chain Management. The minor is built around the same core competencies as the major, and this minor can be a great addition to a student’s academic credentials.

SMSU also has degree offerings that are particularly suited to transfer students who have course work and earned degrees from other colleges and universities. For example, students with degrees from two-year colleges can pursue either a B.S. in Management , or a B.A.S. in Management. To determine which degree is the best fit, transfer students should consult with the Chairperson for SMSU’s Business and Public Affairs (BPA) Department. Students located at distant sites outside Marshall, Minnesota should know that the BPA Department works closely with SMSU’s Distance Learning Office to operate numerous outreach programs throughout Minnesota.

SMSU has broadened the scope of its business-related majors and minors. Building upon a solid reputation in business administration, SMSU now offers a major and a minor in Management at the baccalaureate level. This major will allow business management students to further strengthen and define their business skills and knowledge. The new curriculum is founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment. The new Management Major offers the following concentrations: General Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, and Supply Chain Management. These interesting and valuable concentrations provide management students with real options to focus their course-work towards the career opportunities that best meet their individual goals and interests.

Students with other majors could also decide to earn a Minor in Management, Human Resource Management or Supply Chain Management. The minor is built around the same core competencies as the major, and this minor can be a great addition to a student’s academic credentials.

SMSU also has degree offerings that are particularly suited to transfer students who have course work and earned degrees from other colleges and universities. For example, students with degrees from two-year colleges can pursue either a B.S. in Management , or a B.A.S. in Management. To determine which degree is the best fit, transfer students should consult with the Chairperson for SMSU’s Business and Public Affairs (BPA) Department. Students located at distant sites outside Marshall, Minnesota should know that the BPA Department works closely with SMSU’s Distance Learning Office to operate numerous outreach programs throughout Minnesota.

SMSU has broadened the scope of its business-related majors and minors. Building upon a solid reputation in business administration, SMSU now offers a major and a minor in Management at the baccalaureate level. This major will allow business management students to further strengthen and define their business skills and knowledge. The new curriculum is founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment. The new Management Major offers the following concentrations: General Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, and Supply Chain Management. These interesting and valuable concentrations provide management students with real options to focus their course-work towards the career opportunities that best meet their individual goals and interests.

Students with other majors could also decide to earn a Minor in Management, Human Resource Management or Supply Chain Management. The minor is built around the same core competencies as the major, and this minor can be a great addition to a student’s academic credentials.

SMSU also has degree offerings that are particularly suited to transfer students who have course work and earned degrees from other colleges and universities. For example, students with degrees from two-year colleges can pursue either a B.S. in Management , or a B.A.S. in Management. To determine which degree is the best fit, transfer students should consult with the Chairperson for SMSU’s Business and Public Affairs (BPA) Department. Students located at distant sites outside Marshall, Minnesota should know that the BPA Department works closely with SMSU’s Distance Learning Office to operate numerous outreach programs throughout Minnesota.

SMSU has broadened the scope of its business-related majors and minors. Building upon a solid reputation in business administration, SMSU now offers a major and a minor in Management at the baccalaureate level. This major will allow business management students to further strengthen and define their business skills and knowledge. The new curriculum is founded on a strong foundation of business core courses that are necessary for success in today’s competitive economic environment. The new Management Major offers the following concentrations: General Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, and Supply Chain Management. These interesting and valuable concentrations provide management students with real options to focus their course-work towards the career opportunities that best meet their individual goals and interests.

Students with other majors could also decide to earn a Minor in Management, Human Resource Management or Supply Chain Management. The minor is built around the same core competencies as the major, and this minor can be a great addition to a student’s academic credentials.

SMSU also has degree offerings that are particularly suited to transfer students who have course work and earned degrees from other colleges and universities. For example, students with degrees from two-year colleges can pursue either a B.S. in Management , or a B.A.S. in Management. To determine which degree is the best fit, transfer students should consult with the Chairperson for SMSU’s Business and Public Affairs (BPA) Department. Students located at distant sites outside Marshall, Minnesota should know that the BPA Department works closely with SMSU’s Distance Learning Office to operate numerous outreach programs throughout Minnesota.

The field of marketing impacts all aspects of business in the global economy today. Success or failure of a product or service in today’s highly competitive marketplace depends on a well-executed marketing program. The successful graduate of the Marketing Program at Southwest Minnesota State University will find numerous opportunities within the business community to pursue a meaningful and financially rewarding career. Typical career paths encompass both the consumer and business-to-business markets. Entry-level positions would include sales, advertising and promotion, public relations, purchasing, distribution, product development, and marketing research. Positions would exist for both domestic and international assignments. A marketing graduate could advance to positions such as sales manager, distribution manager, product development director, director of marketing research, director of sales, director of public relations, vice-president of marketing or research, to name a few of the possibilities.

The Biology Program offers a diversified selection of courses in the life sciences. These courses are designed for students having specific degree objectives and for students interested in certain pre-professional programs. Degree programs available include Biology, Biology Education, and Medical Laboratory Science.

The major in Biology is broadly based in biology and the supporting sciences. It is designed especially to prepare students for continued study at the graduate level and can lead to a wide variety of career opportunities. The Biology Education major, including coursework in the Education Department, prepares the graduate for a teaching career at the secondary level.The major in Medical Laboratory Science is designed for entry into the Medical Technology professions at graduation, contingent upon certification by National Registry Examination.

The Biology Program offers a diversified selection of courses in the life sciences. These courses are designed for students having specific degree objectives and for students interested in certain pre-professional programs. Degree programs available include Biology, Biology Education, and Medical Laboratory Science.

The major in Biology is broadly based in biology and the supporting sciences. It is designed especially to prepare students for continued study at the graduate level and can lead to a wide variety of career opportunities. The Biology Education major, including coursework in the Education Department, prepares the graduate for a teaching career at the secondary level.The major in Medical Laboratory Science is designed for entry into the Medical Technology professions at graduation, contingent upon certification by National Registry Examination.

The SMSU Chemistry Program offers lecture and laboratory courses in support of a variety of professional, pre-professional, liberal arts, and technical curricula. A bachelor of science or a bachelor of arts degree in Chemistry may be earned. In addition, a bachelor of science degree in Chemistry Education is available.

Completion of the B.S. degree in chemistry prepares a student for employment as a practicing laboratory chemist in a wide variety of industrial, educational, and governmental enterprises. It provides excellent preparation for admission into graduate programs in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, food science, environmental science, and other related areas and for admission into the professional schools of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.

Completion of the B.A. degree in chemistry prepares a student to seek a career in areas in which a knowledge of matter, energy, and their
transformation is important including the chemical, food, health, environmental, and energy industries. Students frequently combine the B.A. degree with a second major such as biology, mathematics, and management.

The Computer Science Program is designed to meet the needs of students desiring careers in business, industry, and government as well as preparation for advanced studies at the graduate level. Students majoring in Computer Science may apply their technical strengths to second majors in many programs such as accounting, business administration, mathematics, science, and education. A graduate-level certificate program in Cybersecurity is also available. The faculty of the Computer Science Program have been selected to provide quality instruction in all branches of Computer Science.

The Environmental Science Program at SMSU was developed with three goals in mind: first, to prepare students for a variety of career opportunities in the environmental field; second, to provide students with basic skills and knowledge needed for advanced study in professional or graduate school; and third, to promote an appreciation and understanding of the natural world. To meet these goals, the Environmental Science Program offers a diversified selection of courses in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences. Supporting courses in biology, chemistry and geology are an important part of this curriculum in that they provide additional skills and knowledge required of environmental scientists.

The Environmental Science Program at SMSU was developed with three goals in mind: first, to prepare students for a variety of career opportunities in the environmental field; second, to provide students with basic skills and knowledge needed for advanced study in professional or graduate school; and third, to promote an appreciation and understanding of the natural world. To meet these goals, the Environmental Science Program offers a diversified selection of courses in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences. Supporting courses in biology, chemistry and geology are an important part of this curriculum in that they provide additional skills and knowledge required of environmental scientists.

The Mathematics program is designed to meet the needs of students desiring careers in business, industry, and teaching as well as preparation for advanced studies at the graduate level. Students majoring in mathematics may apply their technical strengths to second majors in many programs such as accounting, business administration, computer science, and science. The faculty of the Mathematics programs has been selected to provide quality instruction in all branches of mathematics. ALL major and minor programs must have the approval of the student’s advisor and the department faculty.

The Mathematics program is designed to meet the needs of students desiring careers in business, industry, and teaching as well as preparation for advanced studies at the graduate level. Students majoring in mathematics may apply their technical strengths to second majors in many programs such as accounting, business administration, computer science, and science. The faculty of the Mathematics programs has been selected to provide quality instruction in all branches of mathematics. ALL major and minor programs must have the approval of the student’s advisor and the department faculty.

The Mathematics program is designed to meet the needs of students desiring careers in business, industry, and teaching as well as preparation for advanced studies at the graduate level. Students majoring in mathematics may apply their technical strengths to second majors in many programs such as accounting, business administration, computer science, and science. The faculty of the Mathematics programs has been selected to provide quality instruction in all branches of mathematics. ALL major and minor programs must have the approval of the student’s advisor and the department faculty.

The Mathematics program is designed to meet the needs of students desiring careers in business, industry, and teaching as well as preparation for advanced studies at the graduate level. Students majoring in mathematics may apply their technical strengths to second majors in many programs such as accounting, business administration, computer science, and science. The faculty of the Mathematics programs has been selected to provide quality instruction in all branches of mathematics. ALL major and minor programs must have the approval of the student’s advisor and the department faculty.

The Justice Administration curriculum provides academic training for students preparing for careers in criminal justice. This academic program includes a major in Justice Administration and a minor in Criminal Justice. The Justice Administration program provides students with the opportunity and assistance to acquire knowledge of the roles of policing, courts, laws, and corrections as they contribute to social order in a free society. Students will gain knowledge of the history, major concepts, and critical policy issues in these areas through the Justice Administration required courses.

The curriculum further provides a theoretical foundation of the discipline, combined with a thorough understanding of the scientific method as it applies to Justice Administration or Criminal Justice. This curriculum also prepares students for graduate study. Graduates of the Justice Administration program are expected to continue their personal and professional development in a variety of practical settings in criminal justice.

The Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree is broad-based in design and includes studies in hotel administration, restaurant management, and culinary management. This four-year program prepares students for positions in hotels, restaurants, convention bureaus, resorts and other hospitality and recreational facilities. Our students select a concentration in hotel & event management or/and culinary management as part of their degree. All two concentrations provide ample opportunity for the hospitality professionals of tomorrow to build upon their leadership and management abilities, critical thinking skills, problem solving techniques, strong financial analysis skills and customer awareness.

The Hotel & Event Management concentration focuses on contemporary issues related to strategic management in the hotel and event industry. Students are prepared for employment in management trainee and supervisory positions at hotels, public institutions and private clubs, entertainment venue manager, wedding sales manager, convention and meeting manager, event manager, etc., with the opportunity for advancement to upper-level management positions.

The Culinary Management concentration prepares graduates for positions as supervising chefs in hotels, restaurants, clubs and resorts, cafes and eateries, hospitals, catering companies, and more. This concentration will allow students with a passion for culinary arts to obtain a baccalaureate degree and advance professionally in the future

The Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree is broad-based in design and includes studies in hotel administration, restaurant management, and culinary management. This four-year program prepares students for positions in hotels, restaurants, convention bureaus, resorts and other hospitality and recreational facilities. Our students select a concentration in hotel & event management or/and culinary management as part of their degree. All two concentrations provide ample opportunity for the hospitality professionals of tomorrow to build upon their leadership and management abilities, critical thinking skills, problem solving techniques, strong financial analysis skills and customer awareness.

The Hotel & Event Management concentration focuses on contemporary issues related to strategic management in the hotel and event industry. Students are prepared for employment in management trainee and supervisory positions at hotels, public institutions and private clubs, entertainment venue manager, wedding sales manager, convention and meeting manager, event manager, etc., with the opportunity for advancement to upper-level management positions.

The Culinary Management concentration prepares graduates for positions as supervising chefs in hotels, restaurants, clubs and resorts, cafes and eateries, hospitals, catering companies, and more. This concentration will allow students with a passion for culinary arts to obtain a baccalaureate degree and advance professionally in the future