With a nod to the past and a vision for the future, Minot State University empowers generations for today’s world. Founded in 1913 as Minot Normal School, our history began in Model Hall, where future teachers prepared for service in Northwestern North Dakota. As the decades changed, so did our name, campus, and degree offerings.Today, we are proud to offer 100+ areas of study at the undergraduate and graduate level on a beautiful campus that has grown to over 100 acres in size. Students from our backyard to across the United States and over 55 countries call Minot State home.

With a nod to the past and a vision for the future, Minot State University empowers generations for today’s world. Founded in 1913 as Minot Normal School, our history began in Model Hall, where future teachers prepared for service in Northwestern North Dakota. As the decades changed, so did our name, campus, and degree offerings.

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Applied mathematiciansapply theories and techniques to practical questions, such as the effectiveness of a new drug or the aerodynamics of a new car.Theoretical mathematiciansidentify and resolve unexplained issues to increase basic knowledge that leads to advancements in science and engineering

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BA in Mathematics

Whether you choose to perform, teach in a private studio or classroom, or prepare for advanced studies, Minot State University will offer the education and experiences you need to reach your professional and personal goals. We offer high-quality private instruction on woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboard, string, guitar, and voice.

BA in Music

When you study production at Minot State University, you will learn the ins and outs of audio and video to create messages for traditional and new media. KMSU, Minot State's television and radio station, provides opportunities to produce and create content ready for the air. You are limited only by your imagination, as the station's YouTube channel offers and opportunity for you to pursue your own interests with original shows and specials.

BA in Professional Communication - Production

Public relations (PR) is an ever-evolving industry. In today's multimedia world, the work of professional communicators is in high demand. The most successful PR specialists have a thorough understanding of their industries and the workings of the media to best broadcast important messages across print, television, radio, social media, and online platforms.

BA in Professional Communication - Public Relations

When you study social media at Minot State University, you will gain hands-on experience that is guided by industry knowledge. You will work on projects that allow you to create a variety of content, including social media posts, photos, videos, and visual graphics. As a communication specialist, you’ll learn to operate all major platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Additionally, you’ll learn how to analyze online performance data and ultimately adjust your efforts to meet the needs of your clients.

BA in Professional Communication - Social Media

As a student studying speech communication at Minot State University, you will gain valuable experience evaluating evidence and developing written and verbal arguments, delivering professional presentations, composing a variety of written products such as blogs, press releases, and crisis plans, and completing hands-on projects with local organizations.

BA in Professional Communication - Speech Communication

When you study sports communication with us, you'll put learning into action as you learn the ins and outs of the sports communication field with an emphasis in theory and practical experience. KMSU, our campus television and radio station, provides opportunities to produce and create content ready for the air. You are limited only by your imagination, as the station's YouTube channel offers and opportunity to pursue your own interests with original content.

BA in Professional Communication - Sports Communication

One of psychology’s most important characteristics is its coupling of science and practice. This is reflected in the mix of academic courses and laboratory experiences offered at Minot State. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in critical thinking, writing, and synthesizing research material.

BA in Psychology

In the age of big data, employers are actively seeking students with skills to critically analyze information about social questions and to present findings and trends. The Bachelor of Arts in Social and Data Science lets you design an applied capstone project that showcases your abilities and prepares you to work in government, advertising, nonprofits, social services, business, and the technology sector.

BA in Social and Data Science

As a sociology major, you will take general education courses and core classes in sociology, social problems, statistics, social research methods, and theory. Topics of study range from the sociology of gender and cultural studies to deviance, social movements, and comparative ethnic studies. Students who have been well trained in sociology know how to think critically about human social life and how to ask important research questions. They know how to design good social research projects, carefully collect and analyze empirical data, and formulate and present their research findings.

BA in Sociology

Bachelor

Globalization has made cross-border business more common than ever. Most international business careers involve sales and marketing but, as businesses expand around the world, more entry-level management positions are opening. While some positions involve extensive travel, in many cases, international business is conducted via technology, so little or no travel may be required.

BS in International Business

As a manager, you will plan, direct, and oversee operations and employees. You may supervise an entire company, government office, specific department, or territory. Managers often specialize in a particular field, such as sales, finance, health services, human resources, social and community services, government, and education.

BS in Management

Management information technology graduates are multi-taskers who are highly organized, detail-oriented, analytical, and have excellent interpersonal and management skills. With an MIS degree, you will be prepared to work in a variety of IT settings as system analysts, IT managers, information security analyst, web designers, webmasters, network specialists, database designers, project managers, IT trainers, etc.

Distance Learning

BS in Management Information Systems

Marketing has proven to be a competitive and high energy business. As you study marketing, you will be exposed to the most up to date marketing techniques including the ever-changing world of social media, significance of sales skills, the where, when, and how to advertise, and the role of public relations.

BS in Marketing

Medical laboratory technologists use and maintain the equipment needed for diagnosis and treatment. The demand for medical lab scientists is increasing rapidly due to an increase in the aging population that is expected to lead to a greater need to diagnose medical conditions, and the number of individuals who will have access to health insurance is also expected to increase.

BS in Medical Laboratory Science

Multimedia artists work in all modes of communication — web, social media, print, television, and radio — to impart messages relating to all aspects of culture, commerce, and business.

BS in Multimedia Communications

The BIS is a “design-your-own major” program at Minot State that offers you the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree by combining coursework from disciplines you choose in an intentional, thoughtful way. The program is designed for students whose career goals cannot be adequately met by pursuing an existing major.

Bachelor in Individualized Studies

With an accounting degree, you will provide tax services, conduct audits, or provide financial or managerial accounting services. You’ll work in small businesses, large corporations, not-for-profit organizations, medical facilities, schools, all levels of government, and may be self-employed. Some teach and conduct research at colleges and universities. Public accountants work with the general public.

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art bolsters your talent by broadening your skill level and tapping into your individual strengths as an artist. You will learn technique and master skills necessary to make you the artist only you can become. You will be required to take a selection of general education courses, a core of foundational art courses, and specific courses in the option of your choice. Under the required foundation, you will learn about color, design, drawing, art history, graphic design, and photography. Under your specific option, you will take a selection of courses that delve into your interests and prepare your aesthetic skills and professional abilities for your career goals.

Bachelor of Arts in Art

The Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) with a major in Art is a professionally-oriented program designed to offer you a well-rounded experience for a career as a visual art teacher, grades K–12. The program prepares you to be a competent, employable teacher as well as a skilled artist. Candidates accepted into the BSEd program are expected to adhere to a high standard of excellence and demonstrate significant artistic growth.

Bachelor of Arts in Art Education

Arts managers are responsible for curating exhibitions, designing gallery promotion, developing programs, managing facilities, writing grants, and supervising personnel to support artists and arts agencies. With this major, you will explore the interrelationship of the arts, communication skills, and business practices that apply to the financing, producing, promoting, and marketing of the arts.

Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration

Our business education degree will prepare you to teach middle and high school students for careers in business through hands-on exercises and experiences. Your education will include.

Bachelor of Arts in Business Education

Our criminal justice (CJ) program will expose you to relevant social, political, economic, and philosophical issues confronting the justice system both within the U.S. and in other countries. To meet the demands created by issues such as prison overcrowding, rising crime rates and violence, domestic abuse, and international and domestic terrorism, the need for qualified graduates has increased significantly.

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

The Department of Criminal Justice intends to provide students a comprehensive and balanced education through varied curricular offerings, which will be delivered in traditional and non-traditional formats. This education prepares students to assume professional roles, and to pursue further academic studies in criminal justice and related fields. The educational programs offered by the Department of Criminal Justice foster local, national, and global perspectives while emphasizing ethical, critical, creative, innovative, and culturally sensitive thinking regarding crime as well as the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Research and Policy Evaluation

Our special education department has a 55-year history of offering programs related to supporting individuals with hearing loss. Our minor in deaf and hard of hearing education will provide you with the foundational knowledge of teaching children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing, while our concentration in deaf studies will expand your understanding of the unique culture and language of the American Deaf Community.

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