KICKSTART
KICKSTART your experience at Minot State by attending classes in a major you may be considering! Choose as many as you want from the list below.
We’ll be ready to greet you when you arrive on campus at Enrollment Services. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled class(es) and we’ll walk you to the classroom.
Questions? Call or text us at 701-639-2467.
To Register, please call us or stop by twenty minutes before the class begins!
Classes and Schedules
Location: Model Hall 115
Instructor: Mr. Darren Seifert
Description: This course introduces students to service side programming for the World Wide Web.
Location: Old Main 120
Instructor: Dr. Erik Anderson
Description: Introduction to the language that describes music and allows for writing it down
Location: Administration 364
Instructor: Dr. Vicki Michels
Description: MHA 338 develops students knowledge of ethical and legal standards pertaining to counseling. Students develop an understanding of the complexity of ethical dilemmas and how to approach finding solutions.
Location: Model Hall 214
Instructor: Mr. Tim Morris
Description: Topics include limits, continuity, differentiation, Mean Value Theorem, integration (indefinite and definite integrals), Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and applications.
Location: Hartnett Hall 230C
Instructor: Greg Vettel
Description: This course introduces students to forms and techniques of social media graphics. Students will explore stylistic elements that are documented in current trends and established methods of design.
Location: Hartnett Hall 220 East
Instructor: Micah Bloom
Description: Introduction to basic painting through a variety of materials.
Location: Model Hall 115
Instructor: Mr. Darren Seifert
Description: In this class, you will explore what it means and takes to be a cyber (computer) professional in the 21st Century. You will also learn about careers and other skills needed to be a successful techie in today's world.
Location: Swain Hall 214
Instructor: Dr. Lisa Borden-King
Description: Come and experience a course in elementary education focused on teaching reading to students K through 6th grade! We use a lot of hands-on activities and always have a lot of fun.
Location: Old Main 203
Instructor: Dr. Jynette Larushus
Description: The goal of the class is develop an understanding of sociological theory by exploring some of the basic theoretical orientations sociologists use in studying social phenomena and some of the specific theories based on these orientations.
Location: Hartnett Hall 327W
Instructor: Ms. MariDon Sorum
Description: Communication is key for all humans no matter what form it takes. Students from all majors can explore the Deaf Culture and the basics of American Sign Language (ASL).
Location: Old Main 106B
Instructor: Ms. Jolynn Webster & Ms. Paula Burckhard
Description: Diversity is a vital part of our world - this course looks at the various aspects of how people with disabilities participate in our society.
Location: Administration 359
Instructor: Kristen Howard
Description: This course includes knowledge, values, and skills for preparing entry level Generalist Social Work Practice. An emphasis is placed on learning and applying interpersonal skills used in social work practice, including self-awareness, interactive listening, attending behaviors, and self-disclosure.
Location: Swain Hall 204
Instructor: Dr. Terry Eckmann
Description: Students will actively participate in group exercise through yoga.
Location: Model Hall 213
Instructor: Mr. Tim Morris
Description: An examination of introductory statistics concepts, including sampling, descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, regression, binomial and normal distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing of one and two populations, ANOVA, and Chi-square tests.
Location: Old Main 216
Instructor: Dr. Daniel Ringrose
Description: This course surveys the history of civilations of the world after the year 1500.
Location: Old Main 218
Instructor: Dr. Jynette Larshus
Description: This course encourages students to think critically, to apply sociological knowledge, and to develop a global perspective. Topics for discussion include culture, social interaction, deviance, sexuality, stratification, race relations, gender, family, economics, politics, technology, and social change.
Location: Model Hall 116
Instructor: Mr. Rahul Gomes
Description: This course introduces programming to students using Python and shows how Python can also be used to create interactive webpages. Come join us if you want to be a techie!
Location: Old Main 106B
Instructors: Christina Klassy and Katherine Halvorson
Description: This is a pre-nursing class that focuses on nursing concepts and professionalism.
Location: Memorial Hall 110
Instructor: Dr. Buchholz-Kerzmann
Description: Survey of 21st Century US Criminal Justice including law, lawmaking, and court decisions, law enforcement, courts and prosecution, corrections, juvenile justice, and interface with Homeland Security, FEMA, private security, and contract justice services, and international criminal justice.
Location: Hartnett Hall
Instructor: Ryan Stander
Description: Introduction to digital photography.
Location: Old Main 211
Instructor: Dr. Zebulon Wallace
Description: Introduces students to theory and techniques of geographic information systems (GIS), which includes the discovery, management, analysis, and display of spatial data. GIS is a valuable tool in disciplines that deal with spatial data, including geography, history, field or environmental sciences, epidemiology, economics, and business.
Location: Swain Hall 112
Instructor: Dr. Kathy Hintz
Description: Are you thinking about teaching? Come to this section of UNIV 110 with first-year students and think about what it might be like to teach.
Location: Swain Hall 107
Instructor: Chelsie Hultz
Description: This is the HEART of education. Relationships are the number one key! Experience how you will learn how to be the best teacher you can be!
Location: Hartnett Hall 330 West
Instructor: Andrea Donovan
Description: A survey of Modernism in Art.
Location: Memorial Hall 110
Instructor: Dr. Wenjing Zheng
Description: Good teachers strive to meet the needs of every student. See how future teachers are learning how to include students with disabilities.
Location: Old Main 402
Instructor: Mr. Dean Frantsvog
Description: Business Law is a course where we discuss the law and how it affects businesses and individuals on a day to day basis. It is a required course for accounting majors, but many other majors take this course as well.
Location: Old Main 216
Instructor: Dr. Mark Singer
Description: This course surveys the history of civilizations of the world up to the year 1500.
Location: Memorial Hall 314
Instructor: Sandra Groth
Description: Fun, engaging lectures on the research process and nursing theory.
Location: Old Main 216
Instructor: Dr. Mark Singer
Description: This course surveys the history of civilizations of the world up to the year 1500.
Location: Old Main 121
Instructor: Dr. Erik Anderson
Description: Ear training, development of singing and listening skills.
Location: Old Main 104
Instructor: Dr. Stewart Kelly
Description: This class focuses on what it means to be a human being and the so-called "nature-nurture controversy."
Location: Old Main 218
Instructor: Dr. Harry Hoffman
Description: This course focuses on the social, political, legal, and economic dimensions of contemporary women's issues. Topics include the feminization of poverty, reproductive technology, single parenthood, childcare policies, aggression against women, and institutionalized sexism.
Location: Cyril Moore 210
Instructor: Dr. Super
Description: Introduction to principles of genetics including: inheritance, DNA and chromosomes, gene regulation, evolution, and genetic engineering.
Location: Swain Hall 106
Instructor: Ms. MariDon Sorum
Description: Communication is key for all humans no matter what form it takes. Students from all majors can explore the Deaf Culture and the basics of American Sign Language (ASL).
Location: Hartnett Hall 303E
Instructor: Kristen Howard
Description: This course is an overview of basic knowledge, values, and skills applied in macro social work. Social problems will be defined and discussed and the various arenas and methods of macro practice will be reviewed. To provide experiential application of the concepts and skills learned in the course, students will engage in service learning projects under the auspices of community organizations. These projects will provide students the opportunity to practice and demonstrate skills in the various stages of the planned change process and will assist in the process of students’ accomplishment of course learning objectives.
Location: Old Main 106B
Instructor: Ms. Susan Weston
Description: Business course focused on accounting principles.
Location: Cyril Moore 311
Instructor: Dr. Bob Crackel
Description: In this lab, students will conduct an experiment and make observations on different chemical reactions.
Location: Old Main 104
Instructor: Dr. Stewart Kelly
Description: Basic problems, concepts, and methods of philosophy.
Location: Swain Hall 106
Instructor: Ms. MariDon Sorum
Description: Communication is key for all humans no matter what form it takes. Students from all majors can explore the Deaf Culture and the basics of American Sign Language (ASL).
Location: Memorial Hall 222
Instructor: Kristen Howard
Description: This course is an overview of the basic knowledge, values, and skills applied in social work with groups. Students will become acquainted with the stages of group development and the dynamics, objectives, and tasks of each stage. General leadership skills will be explored as well as specific interventions with the individual group member, the group as a whole, and the group's external environment. The class will also examine groups as manifestations of societal/cultural norms and will discuss the specific knowledge, values, and skills related to working with groups that have diverse membership.
Location: Model Hall 214
Instructor: Dr. Alexandra Deufel
Description: Freshman level course on animal biology. During this class, we will probably be talking about evolution and how to illustrate evolutionary relationships between animals.
Location: Hartnett Hall 330 West
Instructor: Andrea Donovan
Description: In this course, students will examine western art from Paleolithic to Renaissance.
Location: Old Main 218
Instructor: Dr. Harry Hoffman
Description: This course encourages students to think critically, to apply sociological knowledge, and to develop a global perspective. Topics for discussion include culture, social interaction, deviance, sexuality, stratification, race relations, gender, family, economics, politics, technology, and social change.
Location: Swain Hall 106
Instructor: Ms. MariDon Sorum
Description: Communication is key for all humans no matter what form it takes. Students from all majors can explore the Deaf Culture and the basics of American Sign Language (ASL).
Location: Memorial Hall 222
Instructor: Dr. Holly Pedersen
Description: Our 5 senses help children learn about the world around them - but how is children's learning impacted when vision, hearing, or both are not typical and what can teachers do to make learning accessible to these students?
Location: Hartnett Hall 301E
Instructor: Nicole Thom-Arens
Description: This course is an introduction to the field of broadcasting and communication. We discuss the variety of career options available after graduation and how all of the careers are interconnected.
Location: Old Main 213
Instructor: Dr. Jon Rumney
Description: Classical Music in Vienna (1770-1820)
Location: Memorial Hall 222
Instructor: Dr. Wenjing Zheng
Description: Good teachers strive to meet the needs of every student. See how future teachers are learning how to include students with disabilities.
Location: Cyril Moore 215
Instructor: Dr. Deufel
Description: Student research into constriction, swallowing, and burrowing in snakes.
Location: Hartnett Hall 327W
Instructor: Mrs. Lisa Roteliuk
Description: This course provides an overview of assessment and intervention strategies to maximize communication, socialization, and education of person who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Location: Old Main 218
Instructor: Dr. Harry Hoffman
Description: This course encourages students to think critically, to apply sociological knowledge, and to develop a global perspective. Topics for discussion include culture, social interaction, deviance, sexuality, stratification, race relations, gender, family, economics, politics, technology, and social change.