38 Bachelors Degree Programs in Aberdeen USA

The NSU music department will help you grow as a musician while preparing you to excel in your dream career. The Bachelor of Arts in music, offering a general background in music theory, literature, history, and performance, is for students majoring in music as part of a liberal arts program. NSU is a fully accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Here, you'll get individual attention from our renowned music faculty members who will help you develop your fullest potential. Performance and ensemble opportunities at NSU are numerous. Performance groups include the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony, Symphonic Band, University/Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and opera scenes. Here, you’ll also find opportunities to participate in NSU’s woodwind, brass, percussion, and chamber music ensembles. Music majors are required to perform a senior recital and complete the MFAT exam.

NSU provides hands-on instruction combined with extensive in-classroom experience – including courses that take place at a local elementary school – to prepare you to become an effective and engaging elementary school teacher. In the elementary education program at Northern, you’ll learn to create lessons that actively involve your students, and how to best address a wide variety of learning styles. In our elementary education program, you'll receive a free iPad in your sophomore or junior year, and learn to use it and other technology tools effectively as a teacher. Through a partnership with the Aberdeen School District, several of your elementary education classes will take place at the new Mike Miller Elementary school, where each student has access to an iPad. To further enhance your educational technology skills, the Creation Lab at Northern's Williams Library offers open access to a 3D printer, 3Doodler Pen, Chromebooks, SMARTboard, and AppleTV.

As part of NSU's preprofessional programs, the study of chemistry provides excellent preparation for medical, dental, veterinary, or chiropractic school admission. It also prepares students to attend graduate school or work in the chemical industry. NSU chemistry students pursuing the chemistry major have the option of taking courses in analytical, biochemistry, organic, chemical education, environmental, and physical chemistry, or material science.

Northern's communication studies students learn to understand and practice communication, developing insight into and ability in effective expression and listening. In this compact, agile communications program, we'll help you tailor experiences and projects to your special needs and interests. Our communication studies degree also prepares you for professional schools in law, journalism, public relations, and organizational communication; or graduate studies in speech communication, rhetoric, public relations, mass media, and others.

Translate your ideas into impactful art that inspires and influences in NSU’s Art-Graphic Design program, where you’ll learn advanced visual design skills and master modern digital media and tools. With this degree, you’ll be ready to enter the professional design field or attend graduate school.

Mathematics is an essential tool for many career paths. As an NSU mathematics major, you’ll receive a strong foundation in math that sets the stage for a successful career. NSU math courses foster the ability to ask questions and learn valuable critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Stay involved in sports while enjoying a successful career in a growing field. Northern State University’s sports marketing and administration professors are committed to providing you with a curriculum that is real, exciting, and meaningful. As a student of this program, you’ll be involved with numerous hands-on learning experiences, in addition to a practicum and internship.

NSU’s sociology program includes emphases on criminal justice or human services to help prepare you for many different jobs in fields such as law, law enforcement, social welfare, business administration, education, communications, and advocacy.

Northern's Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with studio art emphasis is designed to take you and your art to a professional level. The BFA in Studio Arts degree program prepares you to excel in highly technical areas of art, including: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture. It's the perfect gateway to attending graduate school for a master of fine arts degree (MFA) or doctorate in art education degree. With this professional degree, you can investigate visual and aesthetic discourse within your own artistic practice and in the context of history and contemporary culture. Because a BFA requires more art studio and art history courses, you'll engage with your discipline on a professional level, preparing you for careers in art fields or for graduate studies. You'll build a strong foundation in art technique and history and learn to research problems that require visual solutions. Through critical study, you can become a creative problem solver and evolve into a natural leader - unleashing your career potential.

Unleash your potential and help meet the growing need for financial professionals with Northern's online banking and financial services degree. Offered on-campus and online, this program has the strong support of area professionals who provide internships and part-time work for our banking and financial services students; employ NSU graduates, and serve on the NSU Bank Advisory Board.

Northern's Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with digital media emphasis offers outstanding educational opportunities in graphic design, interactive design, and other new media. The BFA in digital media degree program prepares you to excel in highly technical areas of art and design. It's the perfect gateway to attending graduate school for a master of fine arts degree (MFA) or doctorate in art education degree. A BFA in digital media offers a rich selection of upper-level courses to enhance your academic experience and professional potential. In this program, you'll engage intensely with your art and design practice while being immersed in technological advancements and art history. In your final year, you'll take your first steps into the industry through career planning in the senior capstone course; upper-level media courses; and optional internship opportunities. The capstone course requires a portfolio, thesis, public exhibition, and career mentoring.

Preparing you for a rewarding career in K-12 physical education. As a student in our B.S.Ed. Physical Education program, you’ll learn scientific and fitness principles, pedagogy (the method and practice of teaching), and curriculum development from our diverse and experienced faculty.

NSU’s broad-based, balanced secondary education programs lay the groundwork to help you flourish as an outstanding educator and effective leader in today’s diverse classrooms. NSU secondary education graduates are in high demand in South Dakota schools and throughout the U.S. NSU provides hands-on, effective teacher preparation that includes extensive experience in actual secondary classrooms. A major area of study is required if you plan to apply to teach secondary school in South Dakota, and NSU is ready with options to suit your interests and career goals. Choose from the following education areas: art, biology, chemistry, language arts/English, history, mathematics, music, physical education, Spanish and special education.

With an accounting degree from Northern - available both online and on-campus - you'll be ready to become a key player helping organizations make the most impact with their resources.

NSU's biology program emphasizes hands-on activities and critical thinking to bring you to a better understanding of the study of life. You'll work one-on-one with caring, supportive faculty who encourage independent thinking skills that will prepare you to become a leader in your biological field. Most upper-level courses have no more than 25 students. Northern's biology faculty members teach their own labs - they'll get to know you as a person.