Business Education, BSED
Program Quick Facts
Credits
120
Start Terms
Fall
|Spring
Available
On Campus
Tuition
$8,956.50
estimated cost per semester
With a degree in Business Education from DSU, you’ll prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders while building a classroom where innovation and lifelong learning thrive. Designed for students seeking to teach business in grades 7–12, this program combines core business disciplines, including accounting, economics, management, and marketing, with professional education coursework and hands-on classroom experience. You’ll graduate equipped ready to teach business classes in today's tech driven environment.
Curriculum and experience highlights
Student teaching residency
Put your learning into action during a semester-long student teaching residency. In your final semester, you’ll be placed in a partner school district where you’ll gain real classroom experience through co-teaching, lesson planning, classroom management, and professional collaboration. This immersive experience helps you refine your teaching style, build confidence, and prepare you for South Dakota teaching licensure and certification.
Built-in technology advantage
At DSU, technology is intentionally integrated into every teacher preparation program. As a Business Education major, you’ll earn a built-in K–12 Educational Technology Endorsement, equipping you with the skills and credentials to effectively incorporate computer applications and digital tools into your business courses. Because technology plays a critical role in today’s workforce, you’ll graduate prepared to connect business concepts with real-world software, emerging technologies, and practical applications giving your future students a competitive edge.
Notable business education courses
Explore the fundamentals of starting and growing a business. This course introduces opportunity identification, business planning, innovation, and entrepreneurial management practices. You’ll also examine the legal, ethical, and social responsibilities involved in launching and leading new ventures.
Develop a strong foundation in financial and managerial accounting. You’ll learn how to record and analyze financial transactions, prepare financial statements, and use accounting information to support sound business decisions. The second course builds on these concepts with a focus on partnerships, corporations, cost control, and management decision-making.
Gain insight into how businesses connect with customers. This course covers consumer behavior, market research, product development, pricing strategies, promotion, distribution, and marketing management — providing a practical understanding of how successful marketing strategies are developed and evaluated.
Learn how to effectively integrate technology into classroom instruction. This course explores digital tools, instructional software, and emerging technologies that enhance teaching and learning across content areas.
Complete a supervised teaching residency in a middle or high school classroom. You’ll observe, co-teach, and lead instruction while applying classroom management strategies and instructional methods in a real-world setting.
Faculty
Lead the next generation of entrepreneurs
After graduation, you’ll jump right into the classroom. Find the teaching career rewarding, as you help young entrepreneurs achieve their academic and personal goals. You can also be an advocate and coach extracurricular activities like The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) or the National Honor Society (NHS).
