The mission of our AACSB International accredited College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato,MSU Video is to educate undergraduate and MBA students in the region and beyond to be successful and responsible business professionals. Undergraduate business degree programs at MSU follow a two-plus-two format in which students enter the College of Business and declare their major in the third year of study. In the first and second years, prospective business students begin building the foundation for further business study through coursework in math, english, computer science and cultural diversity studies. In the second year, they complete prerequisites in accounting, economics, management and business and law, as well as the Second Year Experience Course, which requires students to develop a four-year plan of study. Third-year students select a major from any of the College of Business’s four departments: Accounting and Business Law; Finance; Management (including General Management, Human Resource Management, and Management Information Systems); Marketing and International Business. The I.T. Initiative, the MSU Honors Program, the E-Mentoring Program, internship opportunities, student clubs, scholarship opportunities, study abroad programs, and career placement resources enhance students’ learning.
Prospective College of Business (COB) students are encouraged to visit the MSU campus and the COB. You will have the opportunity to meet with a representative from our Advising Center and you may also be able to meet with one of our faculty members teaching in the area of your interest.
In the fall of 2000, the college implemented a college-wide laptop program. This initiative is designed to provide students with industry applications of wireless laptop information technology that makes them better prepared and more marketable to prospective employers. All college classes are taught in state-of-the-art classrooms. Students are required to purchase specially configured laptops. For more information on the College of Business I.T. Initiative, visit our Web site at: www.cob.mnsu.edu.
Minnesota State has a long tradition of fostering active learning, research, and student involvement. More than 125 companies recruit on campus. MSU is located in the scenic Minnesota River Valley. Its ties to the area reach back more than 130 years to the University’s founding in 1867. Greater Mankato has grown to be a community of more than 50,000 in which MSU figures prominently as the city’s second largest employer.
Internships are available in all of the programs. The College has internship coordinators in each department to assist students who need help in being placed and to supervise students while they are working. The majority of the internships available through business, industry, and government are paid.
Students are encouraged early on to join and actively participate in one of the nine student organizations in the College of Business. These organizations provide an excellent opportunity to meet other business students while also developing leadership skills. They include: The Accounting Club, The Advertising Club, The Marketing Club, The Finance Club, The Human Resource Management (HRM) Club, The International Business Organization (IBO), The Management Information Systems (MIS) Club, Student Senate, and Delta Sigma Pi. Each of these clubs has a faculty advisor. The presidents from each of these clubs are members of the Council of Student Business Organizations (COSBO).
