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Accounting Analytics Master's Degree (Online)
Format: Online or On Campus
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Our Accounting Analytics master's degree provides specialized study of data analysis as it relates to decision-making in accounting. It will also give you a competitive edge in an increasingly data-driven business climate,?and it offers thorough preparation for the CPA exam.
Accounting Bachelor's Degree (Online)
Format: Online or On Campus
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As a student in our accounting major, offered online or on campus, you’ll develop the critical thinking and analytical skills needed to manage financial transactions and prepare financial reports, and use those reports to make good real-world business decisions. Our caring, supportive faculty and comprehensive coursework will build your skills so you're prepared to apply for professional certification and sit for these exams:
All Certificates
For more information on our certificates, please email admissions@northern.edu
Certificates
Behavioral and Justice Studies Certificate (graduate)
Allied Health Certificate
Northern's Allied Health Certificate, offered on the main campus in Aberdeen, S.D., provides knowledge and skills you'll need as you work toward a career in the health care field.
American Civic Traditions Certificate
Format: Online or On Campus
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Contemporary issues of social, political, cultural?and community importance require?American citizens equipped for civic engagement. This four-course certificate prepares?students with the foundational knowledge to understand current debates through the lens of?history, political structures?and differing perspectives so as to cultivate an educated and?engaged citizenry.
Art Education B.S.Ed. Degree
In the NSU art education program,?you’ll learn advanced visual design skills and use traditional studio media and tools, within the enriching context of a liberal arts curriculum. Graduates are prepared to enter the art field as professional K-12 teachers or to attend graduate school.
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In NSU’s studio and lab classrooms, you’ll receive broad exposure to art history, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, painting, drawing, design and mixed media.
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Art Education M.S.Ed. Degree (Online)*
Starting January 2023, Northern’s Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) in Art Education degree is a summer residency, practice-oriented, primarily online degree program designed for educators who are already teaching art in K-12 schools.
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Arts Administration Certificate
Northern's Arts Administration Certificate is geared toward?students seeking a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts or in business.?The goal of this unique,?cooperative venture of the School of Business and School of Fine Arts is to provide you?with the essential skills to successfully enter the arts administration job market.
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Banking and Financial Services Degree (Online)
Format: Online or On Campus
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Offered on campus and online, Northern's banking and financial services degree 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.
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Banking and Financial Services Master's Degree (Online)
Format: Online or On Campus
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In Northern’s entirely?online Master of Science in Banking and Financial Services program, you’ll study the business of banking. You’ll learn how bankers best serve customers’ financial needs through business performance evaluations. You’ll also study the inner workings of banking and financial institutions, and the economic environment in which they operate.
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