Bachelor of Science in Education - Business Education

Program Description

The business education major provides hands-on, cutting-edge courses in the areas of business, technology, marketing, accounting, and economics while providing the core principles of effective education. This major is designed to prepare students to teach at the secondary level (grades 9-12). The business education major is recognized nationally and by the state as an outstanding business education program, and Northwest is the only public institution in Missouri north of I-70 that offers a business education program.

At the high school level, teachers are trained to educate students on more specialized content such as the theories of business, marketing, accounting, and technology. At the middle school level, teachers focus on the basics of keyboarding, computer applications, introduction to business, and money management.